Question about WD Elements

External drives must be at least 256GB and support USB 3.0 on Xbox One. Slower USB 2.0 drives are not supported.
For most, 1TB externals provide a welcome boost, ideal for those on a budget. Making an upgrade to 2TB offers more flexibility, while 4TB and 8TB prove overkill for many.


-With a drive in-hand, it's now time to connect it to Xbox One. Connect the drive to a vacant USB port using the included cable. Once automatically detected, follow the on-screen prompts, permitting the drive to be formatted. By using the external hard drive on Xbox One, all prior data is erased.

Connect your external hard drive to an Xbox One USB port. An on-screen pop-up will display.
Select Format storage device.
Enter a name for the drive using the on-screen keyboard.
Select Install new things here to automatically install future games on this drive.
Select Format storage device.
Now configured for Xbox One, future games, and apps automatically install to your external drive.


-How to move Xbox One games to an external hard drive Xbox One Transfer.
With your external drive installed and formatted, existing game installations can be moved. This allows games to take advantage of performance benefits without re-downloading over Xbox Live. Transferring all but the lowest-priority games.

Open the Settings app on Xbox One.
Navigate to the System tab.
Select Storage.
Scroll over to the right to select the drive to move content from.
Select Transfer.
Select items you plan to transfer. If moving all items, choose Select all.

-Xbox One Transfer Choose Drive

Choose Move selected to move the items between the console and drive.
Choose the external drive.
Press Move to initiate the transfer.
After you're done moving your games, the "My Games & Apps" menu will now display the total combined free storage and percentage of used storage on the left side of the screen.