Xbox not recognizing the installed game on external hard drive

Discus and support Xbox not recognizing the installed game on external hard drive in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I have downloaded cold war and when I got on and went through the update it froze so I had to do a reset once I got back on it wasn't showing cold war... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by jom2, Apr 23, 2021.

  1. jom2
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    Xbox not recognizing the installed game on external hard drive


    I have downloaded cold war and when I got on and went through the update it froze so I had to do a reset once I got back on it wasn't showing cold war was even installed but when I checked my external hard contents its saying its installed but its saying I need to install the game to play
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    jom2, Apr 23, 2021
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  2. StuartATrueRed Win User

    Installs disappearing?

    Is it possible that your Xbox One is no longer recognizing your external hard drive. If your games are installed on that drive, then that would be why they are now in the ready to install section.
  3. reddevildj Win User

    external hard drive

    I got an external hard drive for my Xbox One and installed everything on it, yesterday i turned off the Xbox while i was on a game and now my Xbox doesn't recognize the hard drive but when i connected it to my PC it is recognized.
  4. andersonpassos Win User

    Gamepass uninstalls Gears of War 4 when I install it to external drive

    Game Pass games use protected folders, and if format Windows, it no longer recognizes any game even if it is on another external hard drive or hard drive. If you install it on a Windows or PC you don't recognize any of the games.
  5. StuartATrueRed Win User

    Can you transport Xbox 360 / One games on a Harddrive of some sort on a Series X?

    If you have an Xbox One with an external USB 3.0 hard drive connected to it with games installed on it. Then just disconnect the drive from the Xbox One, and connect it to the Series X, the drive should be recognized, and you should be able to play the games without having to install them.
  6. ExtraBarrel9 Win User

    Microsoft fix the Xbox or you lose customers (and credibility)

    I've just finished downloading/installing the newest system update for xbox one. The xbox now no longer recognizes my external hard drive. I have tried numerous times restarting the system, as well as unplugging/replugging in the external hard drive.
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