can i use a external hard drive on xbox 360?

Layne Pofa

can i use a usb hard drive on my 360 slim like this one?
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Buffalo-Technology-500GB-MiniStation-Stealth-USB-Portable-Hard-Drive/15572014

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on all Xboxs usb flashdrives that have atleast 1gb of memory can be used as a hard drive along with external harddrives for computers, sometimes if the drive has a large amount of memory the xbox will only access a portin of it, for instance i use a 320gb external hard drive but the xbox will only use 16gb of it

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

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Is it possible to save a xbox 360 game on a portable hard drive?

emperor ev

Any one know if there are any kind of mods to do such a thing?

personally I hate the idea of having to buy another xbox 360 harddrive, I just wish the 360 was like the ps3 where you can change the harddrive on that.

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yeah i think
http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-6828716762099822%3Akwm6ort73pj&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=XBOX+hard+drive&sa=Search

can i use a external hard drive on xbox 360?

Layne Pofa

can i use a usb hard drive on my 360 slim like this one?
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Buffalo-Technology-500GB-MiniStation-Stealth-USB-Portable-Hard-Drive/15572014

Answer
on all Xboxs usb flashdrives that have atleast 1gb of memory can be used as a hard drive along with external harddrives for computers, sometimes if the drive has a large amount of memory the xbox will only access a portin of it, for instance i use a 320gb external hard drive but the xbox will only use 16gb of it

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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 .

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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)

Can i connect my portable external hard drive to my xbox 360?

kathychz

I wan't an external hard drive to put my movies in. I just want to know if i can connect my external hard drive to my xbox 360 to watch them...cause it works with my pen drive. but i found out that my external hard drive has to be set to FAT32... is that right? even if I has to be that format, can change the format on my external hard drive then transfer my movies on there and then plug it into my xbox and watch the movies?.... HELP and i was looking at getting this hard drive http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Seagate+-+FreeAgent+Go+320GB+External+USB+2.0+Hard+Drive+-+Pink/1590128.p?id=1218270192755&skuId=1590128

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I have the hard drive you are looking to purchase. An amazing drive. Yes, you can connect it to your 360 as i have done, however, the xbox will only recognise up to 16GB. Your HDD would have to be in FAT32.

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Can i connect XBOX 360 4GB Console wit 320GB WD Portable HDD to use 16 GB for games and rest for Mp3,Videos?

portable hard drives that work with xbox 360 image

Paiyya

I have brought XBOX 360 4GB console. I have a 320 GB Western Digital Elements 2.5" Portable Hard Drive. Will i be able to use this to extend 16 GB memory to store some games and remaining for for my personal Mp3 and videos for entertainment ?

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Yes as long as it's compatible with the 360. It needs to be FAT 32 to play media on the console. You can partition it under the memory section when you choose to use it to store 360 content. Set aside 16GBs for use on there and the rest will be accessible on your computer to add media.

Can you use a portable hard drive as storage for you Xbox 360 S?

John

So now I decided to buy an Xbox 360, but I don't have the money for a 250 GB one. Is it possible to use a portable hard drive for storage (game saves, installs, etc.)?

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no sorry,only the 250gb or 320gb hdd,or flash drives up to 6gb,but not enough room to install your games

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