The easy microsoft approved way to expand your xbox one s hard drive space is to add an external hard drive.
Add storage to xbox one s.
Adding your hard drive to xbox one for more storage connect your hard drive to your xbox one console by plugging it into a usb 3 0 port.
And you can add multiple drives after all there are three usb 3 0 ports.
Using your xbox controller navigate to the format storage device option and press the a button to select.
Press the menu button to carry on to the setup screen or the user can select it manually by navigating to.
While microsoft s initial run of xbox one s consoles includes 500 gb 1 tb and even 2 tb options users will eventually face the same issue we see on smartphones and tablets.
This means you ll be able to keep everything you have stored on the internal 500 gb.
It doesn t matter which port you use but it will be easier.
After connecting the device a notification will come up on the xbox screen.
Switch on the xbox one and plug in the external storage device into one of the three usb 3 0 ports given on the console.
Add external drive to xbox one for more storage first fire up your xbox one and plug in the drive you want to use into an available usb port on the console.
That storage will.
Settings system manage storage.