Can I upgrade my Xbox 360 slim hard drive to a bigger HDD without losing game files?
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'Hi there, do you know how to change and replace the Xbox 360 slim hard drive to a bigger one without losing all games? I have a 64GB slim hard drive for saving all my present games in Xbox 360 console but it's too small.
I couldn't even install new games on it. Finally, I made the decision and I bought a new hard drive which is 250GB. And now, here is the problem - how can I upgrade and replace my Xbox 360 slim hard drive to a bigger HDD without losing any games?'
It's no longer a new issue for Xbox players to upgrade and replace old Xbox HDD to a bigger new one. If you are having this issue, don't worry. You can directly follow below 3 guide steps to effectively transfer and move Xbox 360 games from old HDD to new HDD with ease now.
1. Turn off Xbox 360 console and take out the old Xbox slim hard drive;
2. Connect both the old Xbox 360 slim hard drive and new hard drive to your PC.
Your next move is to clone and transfer all saved games and packages from old Xbox 360 slim hard drive to the new HDD. How to upgrade Xbox HDD to a bigger one without losing all game files? Copying and paste won't be able to move all installation files or hidden files into the new drive.
Here you may try professional disk clone software and let it help you complete this task. EaseUS Todo Backup will effectively help to clone and upgrade Xbox 360 slim hard drive to a bigger HDD within simple clicks. You can also apply it to clone and upgrade Xbox one to bigger drive without losing any game files. Just free download it here and apply it for cloning Xbox 360 HDD now:
Step 1. Launch and run EaseUS Todo Backup on your PC and select 'Clone'on the left pane.
Step 2. Select the disk or partition that you want to clone.
And then select the destination disk that you want to save cloned disk or partition with data.
Note: If you prefer to allocate the target disk with the same layout as the source disk, just enable a sector level clone by clicking 'Advanced options' -> 'Sector by sector clone'.
Step 3. Click 'Proceed' to start cloning your disk or partition now.
1. Replace the old Xbox 360 slim hard drive with the newly upgraded HDD and put it into the hard drive case;
2. Insert the new hard drive into Xbox 360 console;
3. Press the Guide button on your controller > Go to 'Settings' > 'System Settings';
4. Select 'Storage' or 'Memory' > Make sure the new Hard Drive appears in the list of Storage Devices;
If it doesn't show up, shut down Xbox 360 and re-plug and insert the hard drive into console again till it shows up in storage.
This guide will show you how to create your own xbox 360 slim HD, its worth mentioning that you can also hack a 20gb, 60gb and 120gb drives, however i think doing a 250gb is the best value for money.
If you have an Xbox 360 slim you can also hack a hard drive using this guide and connect it directly to the console, have a look at the end of the guide for information on how to connect your hacked drive to an Xbox 360 slim.
Ok let’s get started, first you will need to buy a hard drive to use in the Xbox 360.
Hddhackr will only work with the following Western Digital Drives:
– WD Scorpio Series BEVS/BEAS
– WD Scorpio Blue Series BEVS/BEVT/BPVT
– WD Scorpio Black Series BEKT/BJKT
– WD VelociRaptor Series
– WD AV-25 Series BUDT
As of version 1.30, Hddhackr now works with all sizes and versions of the Western Digital Scorpio Series.
You cannot use another make of hard drive for this hack, it has to be one of the supported Western Digital drives.
The first thing you will want to do is create a bootable USB drive, for this I used a tool called Bootable USB Drive Creator Tool.
Download Bootable USB Drive Creator Tool
Unzip and load the program, be sure to right click and run as an administrator.
Select your USB drive
Set the file system as FAT
Tick quick format and Create bootable drive
Select the box with 3 dots and choose the USB Drive Boot FilesMS-DOS folder as the location.
Hit start and you will have a bootable usb drive within a few seconds.
Now the drive sector for the size you need
Download Xbox 360 320GB Hard Drive Security Sector
Download Xbox 360 250GB Hard Drive Security Sector
For anyone who wants to hack a diffrent size drive here are the security sectors that can be used for a:
20gb drive
60gb drive
120gb drive
And
Download HddHackr v1.40 Build 20130303
Unzip both to the USB drive you just made bootable
Be sure to rename the HDDSS_250GB.BIN to HDDSS.BIN if you are hacking a 250gb drive or HDDSS320.bin to HDDSS.BIN if you are hacking a 320gb drive.
The end result should be something like this, don’t worry you will not have an UNDO.BIN yet.
You will need to shut down your pc now, I would advise you disconnect all the other hard drive in your computer just to stop you accidently hacking the wrong drive!
Now connect the hard drive you want to hack to your computer
I had a problem with HDDHackr on various laptops not reading the program properly. I had to use a physical desktop machine.
Power your computer back on, before you carry on it might be an idea to enter you bios configuration and ensure the SATA operation mode is set to ATA or disable AHCI depending on the options you have. On some motherboards this can also be called legacy or enhanced, if you are presented with this you want to set it to legacy. This will vary depending on your motherboard / bios.
The above appears to be the most common cause for people not been able to flash there drives.
Now tell your computer to to boot from the usb drive, this will be different depending on your motherboard, on my pc I have to press F11 then select the drive I wish to boot from.
You will find yourself at a dosprompt, type hddhackr and press enter.
All been well hddhackr will have listed all the drives in your system, in my case the drive I want to hack is number 5.
After entering the number you will be asked if you want to dump, flash or restore the firmware, select F to flash.
Type in the name of the security sector you want to flash, this will be HDDSS.BIN if you have followed this tutorial.
You will get a message saying that the information in file HDDSS.BIN does not match the drive’s firmware info. Do you want to flash the Xbox 360 compatible firmware.
Say yes to this:
You will then be asked if you also want to create partition 0/2/3 (HddHackr_v1.30 will not display any message about partitioning, this is normal)
Again say yes to this, you drive should now be hacked, congratulations!
An UNDO.BIN will have been saved on your USB drive, keep this safe as you will need it for if you ever want to restore the drive back to normal.
The hacked drive:
Installation
It is also possible to use your hacked drive in the new Xbox 360 slim, with the slim you are not required to insert the hard drive in any enclosure, you can simply connect it to the console.
However I found a bunch on Ebay for under $5.
First open the panel at the side, the entry way is on the right side as you look at the Xbox. If you look towards the end of the right side of the Xbox you can see 3 vents you can pull to remove the cover.
If you have the 4gb model, there will be no hard drive in this area. This is the Western Digital Scorpio Blue 250gb hard drive inside the Xbox. Be sure to make sure it’s seated. It may take some time to get it perfectly fit.
The Sata and power connections inside the slim you need to connect the drive to
A Western Digital Scorpio Blue 250gb installed in a 4gb Xbox 360 Slim:
The new 4gb Xbox 360 slim with a nice 250gb hacked drive installed:
Credit to Digiex member Nsab3001 for the slim information and photos.
Once you plug in the HD you’ll need to format it with your Xbox.
Before you format go to your system menu and copy down your system’s serial number.
Next go to the storage devices menu.
Open your HD and select format if it says it needs to be formatted first.
When it asks you for your serial number type in the serial number of the console you copied down.
After formatting is complete you are able to begin using it.
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