I just did this for my hard drive, a WD My Passport 4TB. I can honestly say there was no screen coming up to format it. I also had the hard drive plugged in when I turned on the xbox so when I went to settings it wasn't recognized at all. What worked for me was simply unplugging the usb cord to the hard drive and plugging it back in while the xbox was on. That allowed the xbox to read that something was there and the format screen popped up right away. Everything went smoothly from there. Thanks for the video!
Thank you so so so incredibly much. I was having issues when I first got the harddrive and this helped me through all of it. You are a great guy and I thank you.
Can I format just a single partition? Im using a drive for backup and storage already, but i still have room to use it for gaming. Can I use this on xbox and still use it on my computer for backups and storage? Will this work for a 360?
What if your hard drive was used on a PS4 with games on it and the person stopped using it and they gave it to you and you try and format it on your Xbox
It doesn’t give me the notification saying it’s ready for my games and apps after 2:13 nothing happens... please someone help before i give my monitor a swift left hook followed by an nicely placed uppercut
Okay, so on the first screen, I pressed "cancel", and now I can't seem to access the hard drive. Did that ruin everything, or can I still go back and fix it?
can i use a chrome os laptop to format it for xbox, because ive restarted it multiple times but once i plug in the drive the LED will turn on then go away after 15 seconds, it doesn't even recognize it as media storage, no prompt, and it doesn't say theres external storage when i go to the storage icon in the xbox settings, ive also left it plugged to see if it would take a awhile to recognize it but nothing
I don’t know if you still check comments but what if my Xbox recently stopped detecting my hard drive. Because it’s plugged into my Xbox but my only storage option is the default internal storage
Will xbox one hard drive keep the game's data if you reformat it to pc? Does it delete all the contents if you reformat it to pc? A really serious question for campaign save file select games.
My Xbox recognizes mine but it says “would you like to format your external hard drive to store games and apps?” And I say yes so I can have more games. So when I hit format Drive, it doesn’t do anything. The screen just goes away and doesn’t do anything. And I’ll unplug my drive and plug it back in and it does the same thing over again. Help please
I've had one for a couple of years and it's worked fine until now. I've been unable to connect it to the Xbox as it doesn't recognise that I've put anything into it in any of the USB ports, restarting the Xbox does nothing yet the light on the hard drive is on when plugged in, yet the hard drive works instantly when I connect it to a computer.
Mine when I plug it in into my Xbox one s it works well and everything the only problem is that when I’m playing a game and I barley moved it (Samsung ssd T5) it kicks me out the game someone help?
My external storage worked great for a month (new) and suddenly all the games on it would give the error "*Game* took too long to start *error code*". I formatted the device and reintroduced it to the Xbox, but after trying to format it at 2:30 , no pop-up appears to say it is ready. Any ideas or others encountering similar problems?
That's not anything I've run into, but I can see that happening if there are issues with the hard drive. Hopefully someone else who has run into this see this and can jump in.
Same problem but after 4yrs it just keeps saying "took to long to load" or "waiting for game to install" or "you don't own this game"...really weird and will not reformat but gives all prompts to format and change the name but never gives the prompt that the hd is ready
Do I reformat a hard drive to a PC that was already formatted to an Xbox One my son accidentally erased all the data and I know it is formatted to an Xbox One what I want to do is reformat it to a BC it is not reading the it says it's there but it's not connected to the my PC I don't see it there how do I reformat it to able to put data on there
I just bought the series s and I formatted my external hard rive and I didn't know my games and apps would dissappear so I'm sorta freaking out and I unplugged it from my Xbox one and then plugged it into my series s and tried Doing soemthing then I plugged it back jnto my one console and not sure what to do please help
Will a WD 1.0TB hard drive from a sky q box work in my xbox if so anyone have a link to a video as everything on here os trash and has nothing on the lines of what im asking thanks
How long does it take to format cuz I went through all the steps all the options and that formatting is ready option has not popped up on my homescreen yet and it's been a few hours
Quick question I done the steps to format the hard drive but I never got a message to say it was completed/ready I've got a 2tb hard drive and does it take a while to finalise the formatting or do I have something else that's wrong?
Max Dalton no matter what I do I can't get the xbox one to recognize the hdd. I've done a full format and it didn't recognize. I've done the xbox one format and it didn't recognize. And I've done the quick format and it doesn't recognize. The hdd itself just keeps doing its 2 short 1 long pattern of flashes.
On your XBOX, Got to Settings>System>Storage. From here you'll see your internal hard drive and your WD My Passport drive as an option. Click on the WD My Passport and from there you should get a popup list of options, one of which is to format the drive. Then follow the directions on this video to format for games and apps.
Thanks for the info I just got a hardrive delivered to me and I was so lost on how to set up and transfer my shit 😂 but you simplified it while most others would say ok so do this this and this and then deny this and accept that etc etc
I dont have the format option
did you try using another port to plug into?
Same thing here and I tried all 3 ports
Same thing for me
Possibly your cable isnt usb 3.0
Ronan Ferreira what’s that mean
I just did this for my hard drive, a WD My Passport 4TB. I can honestly say there was no screen coming up to format it. I also had the hard drive plugged in when I turned on the xbox so when I went to settings it wasn't recognized at all. What worked for me was simply unplugging the usb cord to the hard drive and plugging it back in while the xbox was on. That allowed the xbox to read that something was there and the format screen popped up right away. Everything went smoothly from there. Thanks for the video!
East Coast Meta LLC I did this once a day and nothing has happened, it’s been 3 months
Thanks, this worked for me with my Samsung Portable SSD
Thank you!
That was happening to me too I have a wd black 2tb and it would go through all the steps to format but wouldn't actually format it.
Mine doesn’t say “your storage is ready” after I’m done clicking format device
Yea I had the same problem
Mine does not say its done as well
So how do we fix it
Same problem 😔
I’ve been on the phone with Xbox. And you need to format it from a computer first and format it as NTFS. Then it will work with your Xbox
It did not give me the notification saying it was ready. I can’t see it on my storage settings either
I don't think I can help with this one. This is hard to troubleshoot from a distance. Sorry.
Thank you so so so incredibly much. I was having issues when I first got the harddrive and this helped me through all of it. You are a great guy and I thank you.
None of this popped up it connected me to the media and thats not what i wanted
Help how u fix that
Me to
Same
Samee ffs
same bros
I've done all the steps to format my drive but not getting any notification that it is done
what if your external needs a reformat and since its not a totally new external drive you dont get the pop up format option box?
make sure its on correct usb port o put in back didnt work put in the side usb port on the old original xbox one and got pop up strait away
@@drewsprinkhuizen9721i don’t get the pop up on any of my usb ports. idk what to do about it now it’s basically useless
If nothing is popping up on Xbox try to reformat on computer and change file system to exFAT in the reformat window
Brandon no you can’t do that Xbox is only on ntfs
What if there are no dialog icon appearing whenever I insert my external drive. Btw, its a 3.0 USB and 2TB storage.
The notification never came up for me and it didn’t add it to storage any suggestions
same
Can I format just a single partition? Im using a drive for backup and storage already, but i still have room to use it for gaming. Can I use this on xbox and still use it on my computer for backups and storage? Will this work for a 360?
I am trying to reformat both of mine
Thank you so much fo mentioning the settings. I was having a problem formatting the hard drive automatically. I didnt know I could do it manually
My lady did not format at the beginning and is now only usable for media, how do i format for games afterwards?
Hey how to format for games if i already choos for media already?
What if your hard drive was used on a PS4 with games on it and the person stopped using it and they gave it to you and you try and format it on your Xbox
What if I formatted my HDD to work on my pc but now I want to use it on my xbox again? I am having some difficulties in finding this online
How long does it take to format
It doesn’t give me the notification saying it’s ready for my games and apps after 2:13 nothing happens... please someone help before i give my monitor a swift left hook followed by an nicely placed uppercut
Vexiosis same for me. tried it like 10 times the other day.
Same here. Restarted console and the external hard drive doesnt appear in my sydtem storage.
It might be because you aren't using a 3.0 USB cable. I don't know if it actually works or not but I'll be trying it out soon
I need to know how I can format and use my ssd portable use in xbox one x to use in my pc
I put use for media how can I change it for use for games?
Thanks very helpful, haven't done this in awhile!
Awesome. Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching!
Okay, so on the first screen, I pressed "cancel", and now I can't seem to access the hard drive. Did that ruin everything, or can I still go back and fix it?
I did it but when i try to format it doesnt change it from media
Is this safe to do when you already have games downloaded? Sorry I’m a newb when it comes to this stuff
can i use a chrome os laptop to format it for xbox, because ive restarted it multiple times but once i plug in the drive the LED will turn on then go away after 15 seconds, it doesn't even recognize it as media storage, no prompt, and it doesn't say theres external storage when i go to the storage icon in the xbox settings, ive also left it plugged to see if it would take a awhile to recognize it but nothing
I don’t know if you still check comments but what if my Xbox recently stopped detecting my hard drive. Because it’s plugged into my Xbox but my only storage option is the default internal storage
Will xbox one hard drive keep the game's data if you reformat it to pc? Does it delete all the contents if you reformat it to pc? A really serious question for campaign save file select games.
I did all these steps but I never get a notification when it's done and it doesn't show under my storage devices any suggestions?
How long does it take for it to finish formatting?
Yeah mine isn't formatting
I need serious help my hard drive makes my Xbox not work and every time I try to play a game on it is Bugs out and crashes and just doesn’t work
How long have you had it?
Max Dalton I got it for Christmas two years ago but it’s never worked
My Xbox recognizes mine but it says “would you like to format your external hard drive to store games and apps?” And I say yes so I can have more games. So when I hit format Drive, it doesn’t do anything. The screen just goes away and doesn’t do anything. And I’ll unplug my drive and plug it back in and it does the same thing over again. Help please
Sorry. I don't have any additional thoughts. Maybe format on your computer and then try connecting again to your Xbox.
Max Dalton yes that fixed it for me, I reformatted it and now it works!
How long should it take to format it to games and apps
It didn't take long at all when I did it. I want to say it wasn't more than a few minutes -- if that.
I accidentally hit the xbox button at the exact wrong time and formatted it for Media, how do i reset it and change it to games?
When I plug it in nothing shows up I tried unplugging it and restarting my xbox, can I reformat it or something if so how?
Try reformatting it again on your computer and then connect it.
@@MaxDalton reformatting to what format, NTFS or FAT32. This is everyone's question all the time
@@joseluisdasilva8442 NTFS
Mine doesn’t give an option, it just wants me to download media player, what do I do?
Also have this issue. Did you ever figure out how to fix it?
Did you fix it?
I've had one for a couple of years and it's worked fine until now. I've been unable to connect it to the Xbox as it doesn't recognise that I've put anything into it in any of the USB ports, restarting the Xbox does nothing yet the light on the hard drive is on when plugged in, yet the hard drive works instantly when I connect it to a computer.
Did you set file format as fat 32 bit?
How do I change it from use for media to format storage device
Idk and I have the same issue did you figure out how to solve it?
Did you figure it out cause I need help but it doesn’t show that I have one plugged in
I haven’t watched it yet I just wanted to ask, is it possible without a pc?
Yes, this is possible without a PC.
I have a 1.8TB(terabytes of storage) WD( wild elements) storage thing and hasn’t been used for ages and I really need to use it
At 2:47 or just press the home button(Xbox button)
i cant format I just see settings and Help?? so Help?
Some other people have said that. I never ran into that. Sorry I can't help.
Is it at least 256 gigabytes?
Try plugging in the storage device after you have the console powered on. I ran intobthis issue also.
How long dose it take to format with a 1tb?
Mine when I plug it in into my Xbox one s it works well and everything the only problem is that when I’m playing a game and I barley moved it (Samsung ssd T5) it kicks me out the game someone help?
How long does it take to format I have a 256GB SSD
Thanks. Very easy setup.
Awesome. Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching!
What do I do if I have already clicked media
My external storage worked great for a month (new) and suddenly all the games on it would give the error "*Game* took too long to start *error code*". I formatted the device and reintroduced it to the Xbox, but after trying to format it at 2:30 , no pop-up appears to say it is ready. Any ideas or others encountering similar problems?
That's not anything I've run into, but I can see that happening if there are issues with the hard drive. Hopefully someone else who has run into this see this and can jump in.
I’ve had this exact same problem and can’t find anything helpful
Same problem but after 4yrs it just keeps saying "took to long to load" or "waiting for game to install" or "you don't own this game"...really weird and will not reformat but gives all prompts to format and change the name but never gives the prompt that the hd is ready
When I click format it never formats.after I get done on Xbox and turn it off and later turn it back on it makes me redo all of this
Weird. Try formatting it on a computer first, and then connecting it.
Max Dalton ok I’ll try but I have a 1 terabyte so how long should it take
I want to switch mine to media please help
Do I reformat a hard drive to a PC that was already formatted to an Xbox One my son accidentally erased all the data and I know it is formatted to an Xbox One what I want to do is reformat it to a BC it is not reading the it says it's there but it's not connected to the my PC I don't see it there how do I reformat it to able to put data on there
Mine was formated to an pc and i for matted it to an xbox and id earsed all my data and i cant format it back
I just bought the series s and I formatted my external hard rive and I didn't know my games and apps would dissappear so I'm sorta freaking out and I unplugged it from my Xbox one and then plugged it into my series s and tried Doing soemthing then I plugged it back jnto my one console and not sure what to do please help
I think it's going as normal cuz I can hear my one console running so uhm I'm not too completely sure
But my dad pressed use for media how do I change it?
Reformat the hard drive and try again.
Will a WD 1.0TB hard drive from a sky q box work in my xbox if so anyone have a link to a video as everything on here os trash and has nothing on the lines of what im asking thanks
If I format it will it delete my data I know it will uninstall my games but does it permanently delete the data?
thank you very easy to follow
You're welcome. Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching!
How long does it take to format cuz I went through all the steps all the options and that formatting is ready option has not popped up on my homescreen yet and it's been a few hours
Depends on the size of the hard drive. It should be done after a few hours.
@@MaxDalton ok thanks didn't expect too get a response its 3 terabytes so makes sence
Quick question I done the steps to format the hard drive but I never got a message to say it was completed/ready I've got a 2tb hard drive and does it take a while to finalise the formatting or do I have something else that's wrong?
i got the sane question, did u ever figure it out?
@@soldmyak
Me too any luck with that problem?
I got a 1TB 3.0 and it's only showing available for media? No option for formatting?
I’m having the same problem rn did you solve yours?
Straight to the point thank you
I plugged it in my xbox but the option to format it or use it doesn't come up.oh and the light iant on either
What's the model and what are the specs on the drive?
if you go into settings>system> storage> scroll over to your eternalHD then click it. dialouge box should appear
Can you have a usb flash drive of 32 Gb for this to work? I want go format to games and apps
Good question. I’m honestly not sure. Sorry.
Needs to be 256gb or more.
THANK YOU
Mine can only do pictures and music and I can’t change it to games and apps
Same any idea how to change it?
Maybe not 3.0 USB
I’m having the same problem rn did you solve yours?
I picked the wrong format how do I change it
Great video 🙏
Awesome. Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching!
That option never pops up for me I have a 17tb hard drive why ain't it showing for me?
So if I did this to my Xbox one and plug the external hard drive into an Xbox one S what I get all of my games and downloads? Please respond thank you
You should. I've never done it, so I can't confirm, but I would think so.
What happens if you click “install here by default “ ???
This did not help me I have a 2.5" HDD external case
Dialogue box not appearing. What do I do
Disconnect and try again. Restart Xbox as well. Worst case, reformat and try again.
How long does it taker to format usually? 5 days seems too long.
It depends on the size of the drive, mostly. It should not take five days. Not sure what to tell you.
Max Dalton it's a 2tb and it's been 5 days with no notification or recognition of the external drive.
It should definitely not take you five days. See if you can just run a quick format.
Max Dalton can a Xbox do a quick format?
Max Dalton no matter what I do I can't get the xbox one to recognize the hdd. I've done a full format and it didn't recognize. I've done the xbox one format and it didn't recognize. And I've done the quick format and it doesn't recognize. The hdd itself just keeps doing its 2 short 1 long pattern of flashes.
I just got a new hard drive but the prompt for formatting doesn’t pop up
On your XBOX, Got to Settings>System>Storage. From here you'll see your internal hard drive and your WD My Passport drive as an option. Click on the WD My Passport and from there you should get a popup list of options, one of which is to format the drive. Then follow the directions on this video to format for games and apps.
@@scrivendedragons non of that worked for me either
If nothing pops up restart your xbox
Only Usb 3.0 works
To store games it must be above 256gb
How do you tell if you have a 3.0 hard drive/cord?
The plastic inside the bigger side will be blue. It’s not 100% but it’s a decent way to tell
Thank you so much
You're very welcome. Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching!
I accidentally formatted and all my games got deleted
Same and I didn’t get a warning
me too 1tb of games cyberpunk Vahalla and so many moree. Yeah they should give you a warning wtf
Very helpful, thanks!
Cool. Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching!
If you don't get a popup - try restarting your xbox.
Agreed. Thanks.
how long does it typically take to format so i know when to restart?
It did not work what do I do now
Yeah I restarted my Xbox after I formatted it and now it’s in my storage section in my settings
Nice one 👍🏻
Thanks man
it didnt work for me it say i dont have a 3.0 hard drive but i do how do i fix it?
I’m having the same problem rn did you solve yours?
What if I accidentally hit "use for media" instead of format?
Unplug it
Did this too? Any fix?
If nothing pops up on your screen make sure there’s is a hard drive inside, the blinking light doesn’t mean there’s a hard drive inside
Simple Simple what do you mean blinking light
Thanks!
Thank you the Help, work
Hope I'm not the only adult gamer thanks!
The hopes of us all go with you my son. May they not be in vain.
someone help please i need it badly
What if I don't get the option to format the device?
I’m having the same problem rn did you solve yours?
Dude. Thanks
You bet. Glad the video helped. I hooked up a 2TB hard drive, and I really dig the extra space.
Thank you
Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching!
@1:00 Holy cobwebs and dust!!!
It’s not letting me format to games and apps
I’m having the same problem rn did you solve yours?
Am able to unformat it to get my games back
Thanks for the info I just got a hardrive delivered to me and I was so lost on how to set up and transfer my shit 😂 but you simplified it while most others would say ok so do this this and this and then deny this and accept that etc etc
You're most welcome. Glad this helped.
When you format it, does it delete anything you already had on the console?
Such as...
No nothing should delete.
Thank you so much!!
You’re most welcome. Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching!
I don’t have a format option
Weird. What model? Did you add additional storage? Or are you using what came with it?
It doesn't show it :(