Can you plug a portable hard drive into a xbox 360 4GB?

R_Flip

So i want a xbox, im looking at a 4gb kinect bundle, its on sale and really cheap.
What are the cons of 4gb?
Does this xbox have the same features as the others? like 250gb and whatever else?
Like wifi? and usb ports?
so can you plug a portable hard drive into it and save things on and and it work the same?
Thanks .

Answer
Yes, you can use a portable hard drive with an XBOX 360, but BEWARE! It won't work the same. There are some disadvantages of choosing this method for storing data.

+ You can use the entire hard drive for files you add on your PC or Mac like movies etc...
- You can only use up to 16 GB space for XBOX 360 Storage. (for games, saves etc etc) on an external (portable) hard drive.


I think you should get an internal hard drive, which is has no limitations for the XBOX 360 storage (the whole HDD is for XBOX 360).
You can only use a geniue Microsoft hard drive specifically designed for XBOX 360 Slim.

(it's hard to make hard drives for older XBOX 360s work and it's impossible to use a regular 2,5" SATA hard drive that are for PCs. Even thought it has a 2,5" SATA bay, it WONT accept a regular HDD, it spins it but it doesn't show up no matter how I format it. It needs a specific firmware, which is only present on Microsoft's HDD for XBOX 360)
So it's a much easier way to just get the official 250 GB HDD. It also has a special enclosure which makes it sliding it perfectly and fits it tight.
So basically it's just a slide-in thing.


So I would suggest you getting the Microsoft 250 GB Hard drive for XBOX 360 Slim. That's what I will do; I also have an XBOX 360 Slim 4 GB. (w/o Kinect)

HELP! I plugged in a portable hard drive into my xbox,and lost all my files!?

Dub5

I have a 300gb hard drive tht i store EVERYTHING on. i plugged it into my xbox through the usb port to put music onto my xbox. i went into setting on my xbox and "configured" my hard drive thinking it would allow me to put my files o my xbox. When I put it back in my computer all my files were gone. I tried un-configuring the hard drive into my xbox but that didnt work, please help!

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geez, the xbox will only use up to 16gigs of any external hard drive , if there is anything on it and you place it into the usb slot it will ask you if you wish to config/format it - when you CONFIGURED the drive to the xbox, the xbox formated it, and erased all the files!!! so that the hard drive is now just a xbox external drive - even if it was a 1Tb hard drive the console will only use up to 16gig !!

you will have to connect it back into your computer and format it there! hope this helps

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Playing Media from a Portable Hard drive on an Xbox 360?

fender_roc

Im looking at getting a portable hard drive so i can back up all my media files and was looking at may be getting an HDD Media Player so i could view it on my TV but was wondering if could plug the drive into my xbox and use that to view the files. If not what HDD media player is the best out there. Seagate just came out with a new one and was looking at the one because they have Mac compatible hard drives and I have a Macbook Pro.

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most hardrive are not supported for the xbox, i would go for the media player or stream the media files from my computer to the xbox

Portable hard drives and xbox 360?

ScaryPanda

can you download themes and gamer pics on your computer and then put them on one of those little memory sticks that are like 8gb and then download them for your xbox and use them?

Answer
No. You can only transfer media (music, pictures, etc.) from your PC to 360. Games saves, demos, gamerpics, and any other game data cannot be saved or transferred via a flash or external drive. You can use a flash drive to transfer a background or wallpaper from your PC and set it as your 360 background, but it's not a whole theme.

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Playing Media from a Portable Hard drive on an Xbox 360?

fender_roc

Im looking at getting a portable hard drive so i can back up all my media files and was looking at may be getting an HDD Media Player so i could view it on my TV but was wondering if could plug the drive into my xbox and use that to view the files. If not what HDD media player is the best out there. Seagate just came out with a new one and was looking at the one because they have Mac compatible hard drives and I have a Macbook Pro.

Answer
most hardrive are not supported for the xbox, i would go for the media player or stream the media files from my computer to the xbox

Portable hard drives and xbox 360?

ScaryPanda

can you download themes and gamer pics on your computer and then put them on one of those little memory sticks that are like 8gb and then download them for your xbox and use them?

Answer
No. You can only transfer media (music, pictures, etc.) from your PC to 360. Games saves, demos, gamerpics, and any other game data cannot be saved or transferred via a flash or external drive. You can use a flash drive to transfer a background or wallpaper from your PC and set it as your 360 background, but it's not a whole theme.

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How can I transfer an Xbox 360 Minecraft map to the PC version?

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Jonathan

I already copied the map files from my Xbox onto my portable hard drive but where do I go from here?

Please provide links to any online tutorials you know of.

Thanks.

Answer
No, PC is unlimited worlds and Xbox limited. Not the same plateform!

Can I transfer media from one xbox to another?

Drew

The video on my xbox 360 went out and I'm planning on getting a new one. Can I also buy a portable hard drive to transfer the contents on my old xbox to my new one? Like all my downloaded material and songs and such? Thanks!

Answer
You can buy a hard drive transfer cable

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Can you use a portable hard drive on the xbox 360 as memory?

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skibum_us

I am out of memory and I have a 400GB portable hard drive that I would love to use. Is it possible to use it on the xbox 360?

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unfortunately it is not able to be used. The only option you really have regarding a portable is to play music or pics from it. Can store to it. Sorry :(

Using portable hard drive for storage device on Xbox?

Byrd Man

Could I use my 500 gigabyte portable hard drive on my Xbox 360 as the storage device for my games and downloadable content? If so, how would I go about doing that in terms of setting it up to put the information on the portable HD.

Answer
yes, you can just plug it and play it in the main screen...

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Using portable hard drive for storage device on Xbox?

portable hard drive and xbox image

Byrd Man

Could I use my 500 gigabyte portable hard drive on my Xbox 360 as the storage device for my games and downloadable content? If so, how would I go about doing that in terms of setting it up to put the information on the portable HD.

Answer
yes, you can just plug it and play it in the main screen...

How to I save music from a Portable Device onto my Xbox 360 Hard Drive?

Emma

I saved all of my music onto a USB portable hard drive, and connected to my Xbox 360 (250GB). It's letting me play this music, but I was wondering if it was at all possible to actually save it to my Xbox Hard Drive so I can create playlists etc.? Thanks (:

Answer
Not possible.

If you want to put music on your hard drive, you have to rip it from an audio CD.

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