Xbox series x internal storage missing

Devilchildz · Sep 12, 2022

I love this console

And i came to conclusion

Most games i run of external hardrive

I only have 1 game on internal storage

But for some magical reason i lost 2.6gb from internal storage

Its not quick resume or videos or screenshots

I tried factory reset i got them back but after few hours its gone

:)

[ A J ]

Hi, Devilchildz! thank you for reaching out.

My name is AJ, I'm an Independent Advisor for the Xbox Community.

This space is likely being occupied by the game you have installed on the console's internal storage unit, specifically, by the game's "Reserved Space" section. This would explain why your missing 2.6 GB were cleared when you performed a factory reset, and why they were occupied again a few hours later.

"Reserved Space" could be defined as extra space a game allocates to hold game updates, patches, and even Mods (only some games support Mods). This space is automatically allocated every time you launch a game that requires it, and its size usually varies depending on the game you are playing.

For example, if I launch Halo Infinite right now and then go to My games & apps > Halo Infinite > Manage game and add-ons > Saved Data > it will show the game has allocated 4.0 GB.

• To see if it's your game's reserved space taking up the missing space, go to My games & apps > Highlight your game > Manage game and add-ons > Saved Data.

I'll be looking forward to your reply.

Best regards.

Just a Volunteer

Screenshots and clips use a limited reserved disc space to save to your console, not the whole capacity of the console disc drive. Once the limit is reached any new shots or clips will overwrite the oldest captures on the console. Upload any captures you wish to keep to the Xbox network and/or to Onedrive. From there you can share to Activity feed, Clubs etc.

StuartATrueRed

Yeah, those games are optimised for the Xbox Series X|S consoles, so will need to be installed on the internal storage.

ngocphi

Which xbox

If not series consoles then no

If Xbox one you can only cloud play it

Of series s or x then it must be stored on internal nvme or storage card

Obsessive Power

Hi,

Both Series X/S games and Xbox One games that been optimised (I'm British) for Series X/S must be installed on either the internal storage or the expansion card. They can not be run from a USB connected storage device. My optimised Series X/S Xbox One games
were moved to my Expansion card during their update.

Xbox series x internal storage missing