How to update my xbox 360 memory

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. I forgot to mention I did they this but figured I should try it again. I also did the resetting the network hardware till and it is doing the same thing. I cleared the cache of both before doing so and made sure the corrupted file was deleted. In reply to mewsicle's post on August 26, Hello Mewsicle, I recommend trying to manually update the console. You can find the steps to do that here : How to get a new Xbox update If you have done this step already also, go ahead and let us know every step you have done.

Hope this helps! This is typical when the Memory Unit has failed and a chunk of the memory can no longer be read from or written to. The update won't install. You can try and plug in a USB 2.

If you end up getting another , get one without a memory unit that is hard drive only or consider getting an Xbox One I tried using the flash drive and that did not work. It gave me the same error as before. Trying to remember all I did, so far: Tried testing Xbox live connection Cleared cache of both memory and hard drives Took out the hard drive and tried to update it Formatted the hard drive.

The memory drive I tried to format but it will not erase anything. Is there any way around it? Like trying to use just the hard drive for stuff or a USB? I am pretty broke and cannot afford another or a One, though I would love to get a One. Plus most of my games are not compatible with One and neither is my Kinect.

Any chance I can save it? This data is dependent on Microsoft servers, and any maintenance or downtime of those serves may leave your data inaccessible. Once you have selected the memory unit you wish to manage for this Instructable, I have selected the main hard drive , you will see a list of options. A lot of the different folders are technical, so the only folders you should need to access are:. Profiles : this is where gamer profiles are stored.

Profiles are also known more commonly as gamertags. Videos : this is where saved videos, like tv shows movies, and the like will be stored. A majority of your hard drive is taken up by game and app data. In this folder, you can select the game or app whose data you wish to manage. Once you are in the menu for your selected game or app, you will see a list of different data pertaining to that game. The major forms of data you will find are:. Copy : this will create a copy of the selected data to be stored to another device that is currently connected Flash Drive, Microsoft Cloud, etc.

You have now successfully managed the data on your Xbox ! By following these instructions, you should have more space available to use in the future. Happy gaming! Photographs of each individual step taken by Tyler Giering. All other games and apps owned by their respective companies. All rights reserved. This Instructable was created by a student for educational purposes.

The writer has no affiliation with Microsoft, Xbox, or any other company. Typical options are: System Memory : this is the memory included with your system purchase. This means you need to delete a few things on your device before you can install because there is not enough storage space for this. In this case, you need to delete some old items to get more free space.

You can follow the step by step guide to see the available disk space and fix the Xbox not enough storage space problem. Then you can see how much storage space on your hard drive is free to use.

If you need to install a Kinect update, which proximately needs MB of space, you can select a few things to delete accordingly. Click on the drive and then it will bring you a list of items. As a matter of fact, users often concerned about Xbox one not enough space problem.