How to Add a Hard Drive to the XBox 360

The Xbox 360 is one of the most popular next-generation gaming systems on the planet. However, with the ability to download games and updates, the provided hard drive can fill up quickly and you may need to add a hard drive.

Things You'll Need

• External hard drive Mac computer

Instructions

1. Plug the new external hard drive into the Mac computer.

2. Open "Applications" and select "Utilities."

3. Click "Disk Utilities" and select the external hard drive.

4. Click "Erase" and disconnect the hard drive from the Mac.

5. Connect the hard drive to the XBOX 360. It is now ready to be used.

Tips & Warnings

• A hard drive can not be formatted with a PC for the XBOX 360. It does not format it with the correct data limitations needed for the XBOX.

• When formatting the new drive, be sure to select the correct drive. You do not want to accidentally format the wrong drive and lose all the data stored on it.