why can't external devices be used as a secondary memory device

Discus and support why can't external devices be used as a secondary memory device in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; seriously 200 gb for cloud saves isn't enough for me to store my Xbox 360 games external should be alternate source for backward compatibility games... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by Ian McPherson, Mar 17, 2016.

  1. Ian McPherson
    Ian McPherson Guest

    why can't external devices be used as a secondary memory device


    seriously 200 gb for cloud saves isn't enough for me to store my Xbox 360 games external should be alternate source for backward compatibility games

    :)
     
    Ian McPherson, Mar 17, 2016
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  2. Elohmn
    Elohmn Guest
    Yoostar 2 & External Harddrives

    Okay a little confusing but here's how it works. When any External Device be it a HDD or Flash Drive is used as a Storage Device (Memory for the Xbox 360), the Xbox 360 will only recognize it as such (a Storage Device) via the
    USB. In short, a really huge External HDD becomes a 16Gb (Max) Storage Device from USB.

    Some Games and some Features of Xbox LIVE require an Official MS Xbox 360 HDD that is for that particular Xbox 360 Console (ie Slim with Slim HDD). Simply using an External HDD will not work for these cases. Any External Storage Device is meant to supplement,
    not replace an Official HDD or the performance of one that some Games and Features require.
     
    Elohmn, Mar 17, 2016
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  3. ashz22
    ashz22 Guest
    Skyrim unreadable disk problem

    do you have any external memory device plugged in like a USB or external HD?
     
    ashz22, Mar 17, 2016
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  4. ngocphi
    ngocphi Guest

    why can't external devices be used as a secondary memory device

    USB devices aren't supported in the emulator

    You will have toove your xbox one games unto the external hd and then use the internal hd for xbox one
     
    ngocphi, Mar 17, 2016
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  5. ngocphi Win User

    why can't external devices be used as a secondary memory device

    USB devices aren't supported in the emulator

    You will have toove your xbox one games unto the external hd and then use the internal hd for xbox one
  6. SpiralOut46and2 Win User

    Games uninstalling them self

    It sounds like maybe the memory that is holding the games might have an issue or have stopped working. Are you using an external device (external HDD or SSD for example)? If so, check the device. It might have a loose connection and come unplugged, or
    it might not be working anymore. This could easily explain why all of your games suddenly are no longer there.
  7. SpiralOut46and2 Win User

    Games uninstalling them self

    It sounds like maybe the memory that is holding the games might have an issue or have stopped working. Are you using an external device (external HDD or SSD for example)? If so, check the device. It might have a loose connection and come unplugged, or
    it might not be working anymore. This could easily explain why all of your games suddenly are no longer there.
  8. ashz22 Win User

    Skyrim unreadable disk problem

    do you have any external memory device plugged in like a USB or external HD?
  9. The Viral Cyrix Win User

    External Hard-drive Issue

    Thats not true I use an external harddrive as a memory device although im not sure how to fix the OPs issue
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