Why won't my external hdd launch games anymore?

Discus and support Why won't my external hdd launch games anymore? in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; I have a Seagate expansion desktop drive model SRD00F2 and for some reason since january of this year it won't launch any games. I get the message... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by Madrr, Aug 13, 2018.

  1. Madrr
    Madrr Guest

    Why won't my external hdd launch games anymore?


    I have a Seagate expansion desktop drive model SRD00F2 and for some reason since january of this year it won't launch any games. I get the message saying that it took too long to launch the game/app.

    Why does it not launch my games anymore??

    I really hope this isn't a shady way to get people to buy the xbox branded hdd's..

    :)
     
    Madrr, Aug 13, 2018
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  2. Iron Mounta1n
    Iron Mounta1n Guest
    External Hard Drive problem

    Uninstall the games that won't transfer, re-install the games to the external HDD and then when you launch the game it will re-sync your progress with the cloud.

    Joe
     
    Iron Mounta1n, Aug 13, 2018
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  3. DallasLeBeau210
    DallasLeBeau210 Guest
    External 500 go hdd

    Why won't my 360 use more than 32 go of external hdd. I thought the latest update added support for that? Please help.
     
    DallasLeBeau210, Aug 13, 2018
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  4. WPAK
    WPAK Guest

    Why won't my external hdd launch games anymore?

    Hi there,

    please try the manual power cycle steps like mentioned on the following link, be sure to wait at least 60 seconds before powering on again:

    http://support.xbox.com/en-us/xbox-one/console/power-cycle-console

    If that fails then be sure to check (if possible) what happens when you connect the hard drive to a different Xbox one console to see if your profile can start the games on there. If that does work, then you can try to Redownload the profile on the console
    where you are experiencing the issue. If that fails then Factory resetting the console (with keeping games and apps installed) is worth a shot too.

    If the same issue happens on a different console, then it could be related to the hard drive, and it might be best to format it and redownload the content from the store.

    Let us know the results
     
    WPAK, Aug 13, 2018
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  5. skylaar
    skylaar Guest
    My Seagate drive suddenly stopped being detected, after troubleshooting and deciding it was the drive I went to their website and found it was still under warranty and replaced it (their website was not very friendly and it took me a few tries to get the
    request to go through). I could see my games but when I tried to play them it would error out like yours. After a couple of weeks the games disappeared all together and the drive stopped being detected. I hope your issue is not as severe but wanted to offer
    you an example.

    Troubleshoot External Storage Drive Detection | Xbox One External Storage
     
    skylaar, Nov 2, 2018
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  6. WPAK Win User

    Why won't my external hdd launch games anymore?

    Hi there,

    please try the manual power cycle steps like mentioned on the following link, be sure to wait at least 60 seconds before powering on again:

    http://support.xbox.com/en-us/xbox-one/console/power-cycle-console

    If that fails then be sure to check (if possible) what happens when you connect the hard drive to a different Xbox one console to see if your profile can start the games on there. If that does work, then you can try to Redownload the profile on the console
    where you are experiencing the issue. If that fails then Factory resetting the console (with keeping games and apps installed) is worth a shot too.

    If the same issue happens on a different console, then it could be related to the hard drive, and it might be best to format it and redownload the content from the store.

    Let us know the results
  7. skylaar Win User

    Why won't my external hdd launch games anymore?

    My Seagate drive suddenly stopped being detected, after troubleshooting and deciding it was the drive I went to their website and found it was still under warranty and replaced it (their website was not very friendly and it took me a few tries to get the
    request to go through). I could see my games but when I tried to play them it would error out like yours. After a couple of weeks the games disappeared all together and the drive stopped being detected. I hope your issue is not as severe but wanted to offer
    you an example.

    https://support.xbox.com/en-US/games/troubleshooting/console-doesnt-detect-external-storage
  8. Iron Mounta1n Win User

    External Hard Drive problem

    Uninstall the games that won't transfer, re-install the games to the external HDD and then when you launch the game it will re-sync your progress with the cloud.

    Joe
  9. Fly07 Win User

    Instant On features haven't worked in over a year, can anyone help me get it working again???

    Plus my over 100 XBLA games that I can't play anymore on xb1, and I have 72 games on my xb1 between internal and external HDD. Before anyone suggests it....these features stopped working long before I got an external hdd, lol.
  10. Melita Foo Win User

    Sea of thieves crashes on Startup

    Try move the game onto an external hdd and launch it from there if you have one i had same problem. Turns out my xbox hdd was failing.
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