USB Drive Issues and Xbox 360

Solved
thomas-94190 Posted messages 13 Status Member -  
 legentilgarçon -
Hello,
When I plug a USB stick into my Xbox 360, it doesn't recognize it whether I'm trying to read a video, music, or images. By the way, is it possible to get a USB stick recognized by an Xbox 360?
Configuration: Windows Vista Firefox 3.0.4

4 answers

  1. Cous
     
    Check the formatting type of your USB drive: FAT32 or NTFS?

    NTFS doesn't seem to be supported by the Xbox 360. I tried it and nothing happened, as if the device wasn't detected.

    Whereas FAT32 is perfectly supported by the console; you insert it and the drive is immediately recognized, allowing you to read your media files (.mp3, .avi, .mp4, and seemingly .mkv).

    A problem arises!

    The main difference between these two formatting types is the file size limit when transferring files to a FAT32 USB drive!

    Unlike NTFS formatting, you can't move large files onto a FAT32 drive (at least, I don't know how).
    A 720p (HD ready) movie that takes about 4.7 GB therefore cannot be viewed on the Xbox 360 via a USB drive.

    ...I hope there's still a way... I'll continue the search.
    22
    1. romain
       
      Even after formatting in FAT32, I'm unable to install my console updates; when I plug in my USB drive, nothing happens...
      0
    2. flo84
       
      Yeah, I know, I've had the same problem, but personally, I can't do anything because I'm also looking for help, this time on my PS3 console because it doesn't even recognize my USB drive, so if someone can help me, that would be great, but for you, I don't know, sorry Romain.
      0
    3. adrien60
       
      Pour déterminer si votre clé USB est formatée en FAT32 ou NTFS, vous pouvez suivre ces étapes : 1. Branchez votre clé USB sur un ordinateur. 2. Ouvrez l'explorateur de fichiers (Windows) ou le Finder (Mac). 3. Faites un clic droit sur la clé USB et sélectionnez "Propriétés" (Windows) ou "Obtenir des informations" (Mac). 4. Dans la fenêtre qui s'ouvre, vous verrez le système de fichiers listé (FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, etc.). Vérifiez que votre clé USB est bien formatée en FAT32, car la Xbox 360 ne prend pas en charge NTFS. Si elle est en NTFS, vous devrez la reformater en FAT32 pour qu'elle soit reconnue par la console.
      0
    4. adrien60
       
      Il semble que votre message soit un peu confus. Pourriez-vous clarifier ce que vous souhaitez ?
      0
    5. JeffyJeff
       
      You just need to go into your drive's properties and look at its structure. You can change the type (FAT32 or NTFS) at any time by formatting it and specifying the desired formatting type beforehand.
      0
  2. x360gamer
     
    Hello,
    Here is my problem: I have a Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ 8GB USB drive, and I want to use it as storage for my Xbox 360, but my Xbox 360 won't read it. I have already used a USB drive for storage that worked perfectly, so I think the problem lies with my Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ USB drive because it has a CDFS partition which is used as security software (it asks for a password every time I connect it). I have already tried to delete this CDFS partition but without success :( How can I make this USB drive readable for Xbox 360? Thank you for your help :)
    6
  3. ellexA
     
    For my part, I have (finally) managed to get my USB drive recognized by the Xbox; however, it only has 1.8GB, and according to the Xbox after setup, there are 1.3GB left, which is enough for a movie: that is my initial intention, to use it for movies, so I don’t need more space.
    When I get to the computer, copy/paste doesn’t work because there is no space left, and in fact, the properties of the drive show that there is barely 3MB of space left.
    Can someone enlighten me?

    P.S.: Does anyone still need help getting their USB drive to be read?
    4
    1. aurelienfff
       
      It needs a bigger key than 5 gigabytes because they say that 763 gigabytes are needed to work, but you need more to choose a movie. I recommend a 4 or 5 gigabyte key.
      0
    2. roro
       
      nonsense, you just need to configure personalize before.
      0
    3. didicool76
       
      Yes, I have some problems, so I created a topic :/
      0
    4. ZeroxHD
       
      Yop! I have a problem, Horizon doesn't want to detect my USB key and it's new!
      0
    5. azerty > ZeroxHD
       
      me too, on Horizon it doesn't detect me either
      0