Press and hold the Xbox button in the middle of your controller to open a menu, and then select Restart console. Power-cycle the Xbox One from the Something Went Wrong screen. If your screen is showing the 'Something Went Wrong' message, select Restart this Xbox. Wait for the console to restart, and see if the update is able to finish. Jul 15, 2017 To get more storage space, consider getting an external hard drive for your Xbox One. Plug an external hard drive into your Xbox One via a USB cable and, assuming the drive is fast enough, the Xbox One will be able to install games to that drive. The Best Tech Newsletter Anywhere. To change the default location to install new apps, use these steps: Open Settings on Windows 10. Click on System. Click on Storage. Under the “More storage settings” section, click the Change where new content is saved option. Change were new content is saved option. Use the New apps will save to drop-down menus to select the new default.

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Ever since game consoles first started seeing internal hard drives, I've been fascinated with hardware previously reserved for PCs rearing their head inside living room systems. Installed free antivirus and computer is freezing up video. The PlayStation 2 toyed with the idea of an expansion bay that could take an HDD, even though it was near useless for 99+ percent of games. But it was the original Xbox which finally shipped with an HDD built in, making this concept a mainstay from then onward.

Press the Xbox button  to open the guide, and then select Notifications. See if there are any notifications about low or unavailable hard drive space. Xbox One will alert you when you’re running low. If there’s a notification about low hard drive space, you’ll have to either delete content to free up space or add an external drive. Hello, if you liked today’s video please hit the subscribe button to let me know u liked my videos.

This holiday I took the chance to treat myself with an Xbox One X to replace my original edition Xbox One. I've loved the Xbox One ecosystem so far, and previously outlined all the major reasons why I feel the Xbox One is the clear choice (IMHO) over the PS4. Yet the one area that Microsoft continues to boggle my mind is with its choice of drive type for internal storage. Xbox One game install and patch storage needs were already growing, and now with the Xbox One X, 4K game asset patches are getting crazy large. Quantum Break is one egregious offender, with 4K assets coming in the form of an additional 94GB it has been reported -- putting its total install size at almost 178GB.

I like to have a diverse span of games installed on my console at any given time. I usually have 1-2 'go to' current titles I'm playing (currently focused solely on PUBG) with another 6-8 that I flip between when I get bored of my usual fare. Add in the problem that Xbox Live Games with Gold offers 4 new free games each month, of which I usually allow these to download just to toy with them on the side. You can see the raw GB counter spinning already, and I know I'm definitely not alone in my storage woes.

For many gamers, just buying an external hard drive to plug in over USB is a one-and-done kind of affair. But as an IT geek by night, and Managed IT Services business owner by day, I HATE the idea of external drives when it comes to game consoles. First, they are unsightly items that clutter my home theater, not to mention the extra cabling that needs to dangle from the Xbox One X -- and pray that my cats don't knock the drive around as well.

The PS2 was the first true console to toy with using an internal hard drive. Very few games took advantage of it, but being one of the first to use an HDD for a game console was enough to sell me on the expensive add-on. A decade and a half later, all game consoles are now sporting internal drives as standard fare. (Image Source: AHFR.org)

Second, while more of a petty geek matter, it's traditionally been known that USB always carries some kind of processing overhead that eats into the CPU compared to a native SATA drive. I know full well the Xbox One X has more than enough CPU power, but a part of me likes technical purity that only the SATA3 port on the XB1X offers.

And third, the idea of digging into the Xbox One X to do something that Microsoft doesn't outright provide instructions for is intriguing in its own right. I'll be the first to admit that Microsoft should have followed Sony in allowing for easier internal HDD upgrade paths, as this is the one area that PS4 got right. But just because it's slightly more complicated doesn't mean it can't, or shouldn't, be done.

NOTE: All of my instructions apply to all current editions of the Xbox One, including the Original, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X. I am focusing my article around the Xbox One X since that is what I upgraded, but these instructions cover the entire XB1 line.

DISCLOSURE: My instructions are provided merely as informational in nature, and are not endorsed or warranted by Microsoft or myself. While the chances of Microsoft banning a console are very slim using these instructions to replace a drive, the risk nonetheless exists. In addition, you knowingly void your console warranty by opening your Xbox One. These instructions are valid and accurate as of January 2018 and are not being guaranteed forever. Also, I give credit to the folks whose articles and help I link to below that made this possible -- this was NOT compiled solely through my own efforts!

The Basics: Picking a Replacement Drive for your Xbox One X

One of the first things you need to do is choose what kind of drive you will get for your Xbox One X. All editions of the console come with a spinning mechanical drive connected over a SATA port, in the form of a 2.5' laptop style drive. With the exception of the rare Xbox One Elite (which had a SSHD, or Solid State Hybrid Drive) all other versions of the Xbox One come with a standard HDD -- along with their known performance limitations.

I know why Microsoft had to do this: cost. Including SSHDs in every Xbox One raises the console's manufacturing costs, and choosing to go SSD (Solid State Drive) is even more of a death sentence for price points. But with the advent of now knowing that any Xbox One can be upgraded to a larger drive of ANY style you wish, this opens a few interesting doors.

Before you get any crazy ideas, I want to clear the water with this key piece of information. While it is confirmed as being technically possible to use any size drive over 500GB as a replacement, from what I can glean online, it's far safer to stick to the 'approved' sizes Microsoft has shipped in Xbox One consoles to date. These approved sizes are 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB officially. The tool which I will link to below has the capability to size other drives with the right partitions, but you'll either 1) have unused wasted space on the drive or 2) risk bricking the drive in a future console update that could in some way inspect drive sizing more specifically. Best to avoid these scenarios and go with the safe path.

I initially wanted to go with an SSD. I've used one in every PC personally and at my business for the last however many years, and they are awesome. But the goal for this upgrade project places storage as a priority, with performance being a secondary concern. And until the cost per gigabyte of SSDs comes down to what HDDS and SSHDs offer, for most of us, going this route (especially at 1TB and larger sizes) becomes financially unfeasible.

I settled on a drive which offers the best of both worlds in my eyes. Seagate makes a 2TB FireCuda Gaming SSHD (Model ST2000LX001) that I got off Amazon for a mere USD $91 with free shipping (Note: as of 1/3/2018, it's now only USD $85 with free shipping). At only $0.0425/GB this drive is a beast that offers plenty of storage (double the Xbox One X standard). On the performance side, it has 8GB of flash memory caked onto the PCB which uses algorithms to 'intelligently store' the most used data for the console to speed up load times in key areas. To top it off, the drive uses SATA3 which means it can take full advantage of the purported SATA3 port now on the Xbox One X. Check, check, check!

The 2TB Seagate FireCuda 2.5' SATA drive blends the best of performance and storage space for a reasonable cost per gig that most gamers can afford. This is the same drive I used to replace my stock Xbox One

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