Add Storage To Xbox One S

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.

Add storage to xbox one s.

Press the menu button to carry on to the setup screen or the user can select it manually by navigating to. Settings system manage storage. It doesn t matter which port you use but it will be easier. And after all the xbox one and xbox one s internal drives are 5400 rpm too so the performance will at least match them.

On the next screen you also have the option of naming the storage device. And you can add multiple drives after all there are three usb 3 0 ports. While microsoft s initial run of xbox one s consoles includes 500 gb 1 tb and even 2 tb options users will eventually face the same issue we see on smartphones and tablets. After connecting the device a notification will come up on the xbox screen.

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. After that you ll be prompted to. This means you ll be able to keep everything you have stored on the internal 500 gb. 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.