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How to Save Xbox Games to a Hard Drive

If a gamer is planning on spending countless hours on just a few of their favorite Xbox 360 games, then saving them to an Xbox 360 hard drive may be a beneficial option to consider. The gains of saving a game to a hard drive may not be apparent because the disc must still be in the drive to play it. However, studies have proven that load times decrease substantially when a game is played off the hard drive because the disc drive doesn't have to do any work.

Things You'll Need

NXE system update or higher

Instructions

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  Upgrade your Xbox 360 so that it's running the latest software version by logging into Xbox Live and downloading a software update if prompted. If you do not have Xbox Live then you can visit Xbox.com to download the software update to a USB flash drive or a CD to install to the console. See the resources section for a link.
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  Insert a game disc into your console's disc tray. When it loads, exit to the dashboard. This is where you can save your game to your hard drive.
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  Go to the first blade of the "My Xbox" section and press "Y." Notice that a new menu list opens.
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  Scroll to "Install to hard drive" and press "A" to begin saving the game. You will not be able to do anything on your console until the saving process completes. A progress bar on-screen informs you of the saving progress.

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