After connecting the device a notification will come up on the xbox screen.
Add external drive to xbox 1.
Connect your external usb 3 0 drive to one of the usb 3 0 ports on the xbox one and plug in the ac power for the.
How to format your xbox one external hard drive.
You ll notice that the external drive does not show up at all within windows file explorer.
It doesn t matter which port you use but it will be easier.
We opted for one of the rear ones so we could tuck the hard drive out of sight.
When you connect a compatible external storage drive xbox one will prompt you to format.
The xbox one has three usb ports that you could attach your shiny new external hard drive to.
Adding your hard drive to xbox one for more storage connect your hard drive to your xbox one console by plugging it into a usb 3 0 port.
Add external drive to xbox one for more storage first fire up your xbox one and plug in the drive you want to use into an available usb port on the console.
With all of your game data off the external drive you ll now need to plug it in to a windows pc.
Remember that microsoft deliberately disabled the ability for.
When your xbox one is.
Once automatically detected follow the on screen prompts permitting the drive to be formatted.
Don t worry this is to be expected.
Do step 3 or step 4 below for how you want to set up the external drive on xbox one.
Connect the drive to a vacant usb port using the included cable.
Switch on the xbox one and plug in the external storage device into one of the three usb 3 0 ports given on the console.
By using the external hard drive on.