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.
Add storage to xbox one s.
After connecting the device a notification will come up on the xbox screen.
It doesn t matter which port you use but it will be easier.
This means you ll be able to keep everything you have stored on the internal 500 gb.
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.
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.
Using your xbox controller navigate to the format storage device option and press the a button to select.
And you can add multiple drives after all there are three usb 3 0 ports.
And after all the xbox one and xbox one s internal drives are 5400 rpm too so the performance will at least match them.
That storage will.
After that you ll be prompted to.
Settings system manage storage.
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.