Transfer Saved Games From Xbox 360 Hdd (Hard Drive) To 20Gb To 120Gb To 250Gb Using Pc

Upgrade XBOX 360 HDD Guide from www.XBOX360Outletstore.comThis instructions are recommended attempt to the best of our ability to clarify the use of an XBOX 360 HDD Transfer cable with a Windows PC computer, and a piece of software (XPlorer360) to transfer saved games, media, etc., from your XBOX 360 formatted HDD to a new XBOX 360 formatted HDD.

The text of this blog post is also located in the “readme.txt” file in this archive.

Using “Xplorer360_extreme2″ to transfer saved games on your XBOX 360 HDD

1. These instructions are not intended to be a comprehensive manual.

2. This instructions as well as this software are distributed without
written warranty either implied or guaranteed.

3. We are not the original author if this software, but, it is assumed
that we can redistribute this software under the GNL license.

More information on this license can be found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License

Getting started:

We recommend using Xplorer360_extreme2 because the software is known
to be compatible with all versions of the XBOX 360 formatted HDD.

We also recommend using Xplorere360_extreme2 because you can access
information on your drive without directly connecting the HDD to an
internal SATA port, but instead can use a USB-ATA/ATAPI bridge cable.

Note: USB-ATA/ATAPI bridge cable is THE SAME CABLE that is disturbed
by the original manufacturer to transfer the HDD contents using the XBOX360
and associated software for the XBOX360. THIS process is involves your PC
because this software is not available for resale.

Excellent luck! Please try to remember this process is not guaranteed. If you don’t feel
you can complete the steps consider calling Microsoft and requesting a copy of the
HDD transfer software DVD for XBOX360 (only avalible for them).

What you need:
XBOX360 Source HDD (where you want to extract your saved games, media, etc.) from
XBOX360 Destination HDD (typically of larger size)
XBOX360 USB-Transfer cable (sometimes referred to as USB-ATA/ATAPI bridge)
A Windows PC, with a local hard drive with enough free space for your data

Instructions (don’t worry if it looks wordy, its only 5 steps!):

1. Connect your original (data source) XBOX360 formatted HDD to your PC by:

(a) using your USB transfer – preferred

This is preferred because you don’t need to open your drive or your
computer.

(b) connecting the drive directly to an internal SATA port.

This is possible, but you must open your XBOX360 HDD casing, open your PC
and connect the drive directly to internal power adapters (typically only
available on tower-style PC casing)

2. Confirm that the drive is in fact being recognized. Were you prompted by
windows that new hardware has been detected, installed, and/or ready to use?

If you use used a USB cable does the icon for quick release appear next to the
clock in the lower right corner giving you the option to eject a USB mass storage device?

Note: The drive will not appear in Windows explorer as it is not formatted for the Windows
operating system.

3. Launch Xplorer360_extreme2.exe

If your computer reports a missing “DLL” Google the name of the “DLL” file,
download, and go to your “Windows/System” folder, and try re-launching.

3. Once Xplorer360 has launched, select:

Drive->Open->Harddrive or Memcard

At this point a directory listing should appear in the left panel.

You should see 3 partitions. Partition 1, Partition 2, Partition 3.

More information about what each partition does is available on the internet.
For now all you need to know is that Partition 3 contains your saved games, media, etc.

4. Select “Partition 3″, then click:

Edit–>Extract.

Select a file folder you know you can find again on your computer’s file system
(Desktop works just fine).

A folder will be made on the desktop and a “progress” bar for each file will appear.
This process can be extremely lengthy as the size of data and the speed of the drive
in your computer and hardware varies. Don’t let your computer go to standby or power
off during this process.

Remember you will need space on your computer’s local hard drive equal to or greater
than the amount of data you are transferring from your drive.

5. Once this process has completed, follow the same steps above to connect your
new, destination XBOX360 HDD. Locate the “Partition 3″ folder on this HDD in Xplorer360.

Now locate your original data on your local computer, and drag and drop the contents
of the “Partition 3″ directory (on local computer) to your “Partition 3″ (directory)
in Xplorer360. Remember that you are not moving the directory folder, but all folders
and items INSIDE the folder on your local computer into the directory in Xplorer360

You will receive an “Injecting Data” progress dialog. Once again this process
can be very lengthy. Once it has completed the progress bar should disappear.
Don’t let your computer go to standby or power off during this process.

6. Remove and connect your new HDD on an XBOX console to see if your data
has successfully transferred. If your games have not been transferred or
you receive an error please feel free to contact us.

Again, Excellent luck! Please try to remember this process is not guaranteed. If you don’t feel
you can complete the steps consider calling Microsoft and requesting a copy of the
HDD transfer software DVD for XBOX360 (only available for them).