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Xbox One games are enormous.
Red Dead Redemption 2 alone is 107 GB.
If you have a data cap, downloading the same game multiple times is wasteful.
Instead, transfer your games between consoles using external drives to save data.
Your Xbox then downloads everything else it needs to play the game.
Worse yet, if you have a data cap, you risk going over.
Thankfully, Microsoft added external hard drive support for Xbox One.
First, plug in your external drive you plan to use, and format it if prompted.
Warning: The formatting process will erase the data on the drive.
Microsoft requires you use a USB 3.0 drive with at least 256 GB of storage.
Given the sheer size of games, we recommend gettingat least a 1 TB drive.
Choose the configs gear to the far right, followed by “configs.”
Select “System” and then “Storage.”
Here, you’ll grab the hard drive your games currently reside on.
If you’ve never used an external hard drive before, you’ll choose the Internal option.
We’ll choose the “xbox” hard drive.
In the submenu that appears, choose the “Transfer” option.
choose the individual games you want to transfer or choose “Select All” to transfer all games.
Choose “Copy Selected” to copy game files to the external drive.
The next step prompts you for a destination.
go for the drive you to transfer your games to.
In this case, we’re choosing an empty external hard drive named “External2.”
You’ll see a confirmation detailing the number of games to transfer.
If the information is correct, select “Copy” or “Move.”
The option shown is dependent on your earlier choices.
Double check your choices before moving on.
The Xbox One will start copying or moving the game files to the external drive.
You won’t see a confirmation or progress bar, however.
If you press the Xbox button, you should see the first game transferring.
To peek if you have any games still transferring, go to “My games & apps.”
Select “Queue” in the sidebar.
But more importantly, you’ll avoid going over a data cap if you have one.
