Can you plug an external hard drive into an Xbox 360?

You need USB storage. The Xbox 360 has three USB 2.0 ports—sorry, they’re not USB 3.0—with two on the front hidden under a little door and one on the back. You can plug USB storage—flash drives and/or hard drives—into any or all of these ports if you want.

What kind of hard drive does the Xbox 360 use?

The Xbox 360 uses standard 2.5″ SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) held within custom enclosures…The hard drives themselves are manufactured by various companies, including Fujitsu, Seagate, Samsung, Hitachi and Western Digital. There’s nothing special about the 360 HDD. It’s just a standard SATA drive in a custom case.

How can I Make my Xbox 360 hard drive work?

HDDhackr is a really cool little software utility that allows you to make any hard drive work as an XBox 360 hard drive.

Can you use HDDHackr on an Xbox 360?

HDDhackr is a really cool little software utility that allows you to make any hard drive work as an XBox 360 hard drive. No need to pay a ridiculous premium to buy a cheap hard drive from Microsoft!

Can a USB flash drive work with an Xbox 360?

Unlike with external USB hard drives, however, Microsoft manufactures a USB flash drive that is designed for use specifically with the Xbox 360 console. To determine whether or not your USB drive will work with your Xbox 360 system, turn on the system and connect the USB drive to one of the system’s USB ports.

Can you use an external hard drive on an Xbox 360?

Yes. You must open the hard-drive case, remove the hard drive, and put it in the new case. Or you can use the Xbox 360 transfer cable. Thanks! I have an external hard drive, but I am having trouble using a seagate backup. Is there anything else I can do? You could copy all the files on the drive to a folder on your computer.

How big is the hard drive on the Xbox 360?

In general, the Xbox 360 Slim hard drive and the Xbox 360 E hard drive have the same shape. It looks like the following picture: So far, 500 GB is the biggest capacity for Xbox 360 E and Xbox 360 S internal hard drive.

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Do you need a hard drive to use an Xbox One?

Your additional hard drive must be compatible with your Xbox One. Make sure that the drive meets all the requirements required in order to connect it with your Xbox One. If the drive is compatible, it will run optimally with your Xbox One but if not, it will essentially become useless for your console.