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How to Save Games to XBox 360 Hardrives

Saving games to an Xbox 360 hard drive (HDD) can cut several seconds off of loading times. Not only that, running a game off the HDD can greatly increase the lifespan of the failure-prone console because the Xbox 360 will no longer have to read the game disc off the disc drive when you play it. The feature has become even more convenient with Microsoft releasing large HDDs capable of storing up to 120 GB, allowing gamers to save more than a dozen of their favorite games. Any console with the NXE update can rip a game to its HDD.

Things You'll Need

NXE or newer

Instructions

- 1
  Power on your console and log in to Xbox Live. A dialogue window will appear if your console needs to be updated. Select "Yes, update" if applicable. You must have the NXE update or newer to save a game to the hard drive.
- 2
  Turn off the console.
- 3
  Connect a HDD to the console if necessary by snapping it into place in the HDD bay. Push the larger side of the HDD down first then push the smaller side until it clicks in.
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  Turn on the console and insert your desired game disc into the tray and close it.
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  Exit to the dashboard and go to the "My Xbox" section. Scroll to the first blade of this section, which should show the game that is currently in the disc drive.
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  Press "Y" to pull up the "Game Details."
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  Choose "Install to Hard Drive" and wait for the process to complete. A progress bar displays on screen.
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  Press the "A" button when the saving process completes.

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