Jonathan
ok so I have a flash drive and when I plug that in, I can play any of the video files on there (avi, mp4), but when I tried with an external hard drive, it wouldnt even let me click the button and it wanted me to delete everything on there and format it specifically for xbox 360 storage. Is this because it is a hard drive, or will some hard drives work like a USB flash drive where it will just let me pick the file and play?
tl;dr can you play videos off of a hard drive on xbox 360? How?
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Make sure the external is formatted to FAT-32 first. It will not detect it as a media device unless it's in that format. Flash drives are already formatted that way You can make a partition while it's plugged into your computer. FAT has a limit of 4GB though. Make sure your your videos in the right format too. Ones that I know work are mp4, avi, and wmv. When streaming media, look under the video section of My Xbox. The other listing under the system settings-memory section is to format it to use as a storage device for game data. Don't use that one unless you want to use it that way and don't mind losing all files that are currently on it.
Make sure the external is formatted to FAT-32 first. It will not detect it as a media device unless it's in that format. Flash drives are already formatted that way You can make a partition while it's plugged into your computer. FAT has a limit of 4GB though. Make sure your your videos in the right format too. Ones that I know work are mp4, avi, and wmv. When streaming media, look under the video section of My Xbox. The other listing under the system settings-memory section is to format it to use as a storage device for game data. Don't use that one unless you want to use it that way and don't mind losing all files that are currently on it.
USB stick vs external hard drive for storage?
music_is_1
I want to store ALL my files (documents,music,video:everything) somewhere externally but are USB sticks a viable means of storing all my data? Or should I invest in an external hard drive? The thing is I only really need about 16GB and external hard drives come in much bigger capacities and cost more. Are there any advantages for using one over the other (besides portability + capacity)?
There is a maximum number of times you can write to a USB stick right? Or is that a non-issue? Which lasts longer and is more durable?
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You can only write to a USB a certain number of times, but that number is typically in the hundreds of thousands if not millions. It's generally a non-issue as the USB stick will likely last over 10 years still. The only time it might be an issue is if you're using a program that's constantly writing to the USB.
External hard drives costs less per GB and have larger capacities, but are also larger themselves. USB sticks are just barely hitting around 16GBs of storage.
You can only write to a USB a certain number of times, but that number is typically in the hundreds of thousands if not millions. It's generally a non-issue as the USB stick will likely last over 10 years still. The only time it might be an issue is if you're using a program that's constantly writing to the USB.
External hard drives costs less per GB and have larger capacities, but are also larger themselves. USB sticks are just barely hitting around 16GBs of storage.
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