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    XBOX App, created an install folder with a SPACE in it, can't install games to it NOR can I...


    I got a new 2TB drive, I created an install directory on it using the Xbox App when installing a game and it let me create the folder "XBOX GAMES" (ignore the quotes, but notice the SPACE). None of the games would install on this directory, so I figured it was the space, stupid me, so I tried to change it, but Xbox App will NOT recognize the folder, I can see the drive, but can't switch to it and then change the folder. So I have a huge 2TB drive just going to waste. Please help me purge and restart with this drive. I have tried everything, YES, looked all over the forums and web. Nothing.

    PLEASE HELP!!!!


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  2. SwordofWhedon Win User

    XBOX App, created an install folder with a SPACE in it, can't install games to it NOR can I remove or change it, please HELP!!!

  3. andersonpassos Win User

    XBOX App, created an install folder with a SPACE in it, can't install games to it NOR can I remove or change it, please HELP!!!

    Thank you for contact us! I'm Anderson, an Independent Consultant and a Microsoft user like you.

    Good afternoon

    you can try accessing the drive and folder from the Command Prompt. To do this, open the Command Prompt by pressing the Windows key + R and typing "cmd" in the Run dialog box. Then, navigate to the drive containing the folder by typing the drive letter followed by a colon (e.g. "D:") and pressing Enter.

    Once you're in the correct drive, type "cd XBOX GAMES" (without the quotes) to navigate to the folder. Then, type "rename "XBOX GAMES" XboxGames" (without the quotes) to rename the folder without the space.

    If neither of these methods work, you may need to reformat the entire drive and start over.
  4. Buffalmacco88 Win User

    Problem recovering my installed game

    so u are telling me that i can't clone an HD with Xbox pass game on it? Because i really can't do nothing anymore with my xbox app, i can't install game on that HD nor delete the old one. The only solution that i've found is to force access on that folder
    and manually delete the game, hoping that, then, windows can recognize that folder as empty and allow me to install over there.

    Maybe that's a problem Windows need to solve :)
  5. Farscape247 Win User

    DIRT 5 not letting me play.

    most if not all windows/xbox app games install to windowsapp folder, this is encrypted, if you took ownership or messed with the files then you have broken the encryption and will need to delete the folders and redownload the game. you can't just move windows games into different folders, you can move them to another drive via the apps and programs menu but they have to reside in the windows app folder that is created by the system.
  6. HeisenbergK3 Win User

    Game pass for PC save location

    Also in this directory / F:\WindowsApps / Im seeing 2 folders of the same size, totalling 100gbs, the game install was 54gbs or so, did the xbox app store 2 installs of this game in this folder? If so why? It's eating lots of storage space.
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