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How to Clone an Xbox 360 HDD

Compared to its competitors, the Xbox 360's multiple hard drives give prospective 360 owners ample options when they're choosing a console model. But if you've run out of space on your old hard drive, it might be time to clone it onto a larger hard drive. Transferring the contents of one Xbox 360 hard drive to another is easy to do, though, thanks to Microsoft's hard drive transfer accessory.

Things You'll Need

Xbox 360
Two Xbox 360 hard drives
Data transfer cable
Data transfer CD

Instructions

- 1
  Turn off the Xbox 360 and remove any additional accessories, such as wireless adapters or controllers. The primary hard drive---the hard drive whose data you want to copy---should be mounted in the top bay.
- 2
  Turn on the Xbox 360.
- 3
  Connect the secondary hard drive to the Xbox 360 with the transfer cable. Plug the USB end of the cable into the Xbox 360 and connect the other end into the second hard drive.
- 4
  Insert the included transfer CD into the disc drive to start transferring data to the secondary hard drive.

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