"When Xbox is off, turn off storage" not working.

Muh Freedom · Dec 10, 2014

I thought I'd give instant on a try, to realize my external is quite noisy. So I tried ticking the "When Xbox is off, turn storage off" option to find my external still staying on. I tried hard rebooting it and ticking/unticking the option several times
to no avail. Is there a fix?

:)

C L 0 V I 5 · Dec 10, 2014

"When Xbox is off, turn off storage"

I'm sorry. I'm not good at wording questions lol I also failed to ask specifically, what would be the key differences with how the Xbox One uses the external hard drive when I select/deselect the option "When Xbox is off, turn off storage" under Instant
On?"

DENAz666 · Dec 10, 2014

"When Xbox is off, turn off storage"

haha what a confusing question (in a funny way)

Basically, instant on is like a sleep mode. Most hard drives also have a sleep mode, so when the console is 'asleep' then so is the hard drive (and therefor not spinning), or it is simply switched off.

When there is an update or install, then the console remains in sleep mode, however the hard drive will fire up to receive the data.

That being said, there have been some issue's with certain hard drives not turning off (older models I believe), which is currently being worked on by the support team.

Your hard drive should not remain on all day/night though, it should switch off and then turn on when it needs to receive data, like when there is an update or you are playing games

I hope that answers your questions,

Cheers

Denaz

Muh Freedom · Dec 10, 2014

Okay, I got it to switch off for the most part. But sometimes it still randomly turns on. Is this just a little bug like friend notifications being borked too?

Muh Freedom · Oct 31, 2018

I hate to bump. But does anyone know a fix?

MaximumExtreme

There is also an option to turn off drive when console shuts off. Make sure that is checked off too. It's (Settings -> Power -> "When Xbox is off, turn off storage").Hope this works. Good luck!

Muh Freedom

I hate to bump. But does anyone know a fix?

Muh Freedom

Okay, I got it to switch off for the most part. But sometimes it still randomly turns on. Is this just a little bug like friend notifications being borked too?

SigmaTheDJ

Does the external hard drive ever turn off when the Xbox is off?

The console has a setting to turn external storage off when the console is turned off. It's in the power settings. However, for some reason, some externals do not turn off when the console is turned off, even when the "When Xbox is off, turn off storage" setting is enabled.

The second thing that will cause most externals to go to sleep is inactivity. Usually there is a setting in the drive's own firmware that says "go to sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity" or whatever.

Here's what I would recommend: -

1. If it's not already enabled, enable the "When Xbox is off, turn off storage" setting in the console's power settings, then test to see if the drive turns off when the Xbox is turned off.

2. If option 1 is no help and the drive never turns off, disable that setting, then see if the external turns off after a period of inactivity once the Xbox has been turned off.

If you unplug the drive when the console is off, obviously, if you have the console set to automatically update your games/apps, it won't be able to update anything on the external while the Xbox is off as it's not connected. That is the primary downside of what you're currently doing.

C L 0 V I 5

I'm sorry. I'm not good at wording questions lol I also failed to ask specifically, what would be the key differences with how the Xbox One uses the external hard drive when I select/deselect the option "When Xbox is off, turn off storage" under Instant
On?"

"When Xbox is off, turn off storage" not working.