Xbox One External HDD questions
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Sun, 04/19/2015 - 05:53
Xbox One External HDD questions
A friend of mine let me borrow his Xbox One for an extended period of time. I asked him when he wanted it back, he said "when a great JRPG comes out on it...".
We both laughed and I went home and hooked it up.
So...since it's not my Xbox...I'd like to keep his hard drive cleaned off as best as I can. If I get an external hard drive, can I move all of my content (installed games, gamer profile...etc.) to the external and run it off of that?
Also, what is the maximum size that the Xbox One supports? And does it support USB 3.0?
Thanks guys & gals.
More importantly, what is the minimum ext HD. USB3/256GB min
You can move games from one storage device to another.
Key is that it is a USB 3 drive. I am using a Toshiba Canivo 2TB drive so you should be able to find one that will easily hold all game data you generated on the internal HD.
I don't know if there is a max size, but I'm currently using a 3TB external. I believe they reconmend that it's a self powered HDD with USB 3 and the USB 3 port is on the BR drive side.You can select in the settings section to have everything you instal go directly to the external HDD. I don't know if your profile gets saved to external.
I'm using a Seagate-brand 4TB Desktop External Hard Drive. It's self-powered & USB 3.0, and also currently $119.99 on Amazon. The setup is ridiculously simple too. Plug in the HD, the console will auto-detect it & prompt you to format it, then you're good to go.
Awesome! Thanks guys for the info! I greatly appreciate it! Next paycheck I'll snag a hard drive for it and transfer everything over.
super fast loads from USB 3.0. Faster than the internal drive.
Saw a seagate 5 terrabyte for $129.00 today, but it wouldn't say what the rpm was. Wondering with USB 3.0 if it matters?
Yes, sorry, what I meant was, with USB 3.0, I don't know if RPM speed matters...
3.0 is needed, and will work with my 2.0 PC as well.
Today only, newegg has the following on sale:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149521
4 TB usb 3.0 and usb 2.0 compatible. Not 5 TB like Seagate, but still a great price. I use Toshiba Canivo external drives for my XBONE and as backup drives for my desktop and laptop. Never had a problem with them. Don't need that much storage? Amazon has a 2 TB Toshiba drive for $85. Not in a hurry? Check newegg every Saturday morning. The site has some ridiculous weekend deals.
Thanks. I'll definitely keep an eye out.
Looking for opinions.
Any reason why this Seagate Backup Plus 2TB Desktop External Hard Drive with Mobile Device Backup USB 3.0 (STDT2000100) wouldn't be a good External hard drive for my XB1?
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00HFRWXV0/ref=dra_a_cs_lb_hn_it_P3150_100?tag=dradisplay0c-20&ascsubtag=672d99b66d125a5630eb84b92586f3cb_S
The external drive has to be formatted to be compatible with the XB1 which means that any embedded apps/software in the drive will probably be lost. You would wind up paying the price premium for nothing. I can't speak to the reliability of the drive, but you can get a 2 TB 3.0 drive for about $90 from Seagate, Toshiba, or WD.
You're correct about the apps but I didn't need them anyway (free to download). The cheaper Seagate drives do not have as good a ventilation so that is why I went with this one.
I have read heat is an issue on externals.
I picked up a 1tb WD and it works fine and so far since christmas has never felt hot
I think the Seagates are the commonly pointed at for heat. Just from reading some reviews.
Fixed.
I'm stuck in the cloud.
Radikal, Jonesy and I have played this game on a level not attained by many, are you sure you want to drop the gauntlet?
Ha! I am superior at making fun of myself. So neer neer neeee neeer neee neeerr! :-P
Well, that does put a wrinkle in it.