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