Xbox One X

Setting up external storage

1. Locate a USB port on the back of the Xbox One X to insert an external storage device.

2. Scroll to Use for media and press the A button.

3. You will need a Media Browser app before you can access the external drive. The Xbox One X will display the install page for media browser, scroll to Get and press the A button to install it.

4. The Media Player app will now download.

5. Scroll to Launch and press the A button.

6. Once the Media Player app has been installed, the external drive is set up for media. Scroll to the desired drive to access and press the A button.

7. To set up the external drive for games and apps, the storage device needs to be formatted. To format the drive, from the home page press the Guide button.

8. Scroll to System and press the A button.

9. Scroll to Settings and press the A button.

10. Scroll to System and press the A button.

11. Scroll to Storage and press the A button.

12. Scroll to the desired storage (E.g. External) and press the A button.

13. Scroll to Format for games & apps and press the A button.

14. Scroll to Format storage device and press the A button.

15. If you would like to give your external storage device a name, press the A button.

16. Enter a name for the storage device, then scroll to Enter and press the A button.

17. Choose a default storage location. Scroll to the desired option (E.g. Install new things on here) and press the A button.

18. Scroll to Format storage device and press the A button.