WD Black external drive only reading as media player

Discus and support WD Black external drive only reading as media player in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I have a brand new WD Black external drive. I bought it to move games I’m not currently playing. When I plug it in to the usb port on my Xbox series x,... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by CJ Shrop, Aug 15, 2023.

  1. CJ Shrop
    CJ Shrop Guest

    WD Black external drive only reading as media player


    I have a brand new WD Black external drive. I bought it to move games I’m not currently playing. When I plug it in to the usb port on my Xbox series x, I get a message “media storage ready”. It doesn’t allow me to format for games, and I can’t find it in the device storage list to reformat. How do I get this working so I can free up some space on my internal drive?

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    CJ Shrop, Aug 15, 2023
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  2. TimCleveland1968 Win User

    WD Black external drive only reading as media player

    Plilugged it into the back
  3. ngocphi Win User

    WD Black external drive only reading as media player

    Where did you connect it

    If not.the port In the back that would be why

    The front ports are for controllers

    This is with any next gen console they reserve.the front for media or.controllers and back ports for storage
  4. TimCleveland1968 Win User

    WD Black external drive only reading as media player

    Ive gotten the same thing with the WD P40 drive. I couldn't ever get it to show up to format. I know these drives work. It just will not allow me to format it. Ive connect to my laptop and formatted as exfat and ntfs and the same issue, shows up as media drive and no option to format.
  5. TimCleveland1968 Win User

    WD Black external drive only reading as media player

    Me neither. Im still seeking a solution.
  6. TimCleveland1968 Win User

    WD Black external drive only reading as media player

    Have you ever been able to get it to let you reformat it?
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