How to move your Xbox One games to a new Xbox One S

Here's how to move your existing Xbox One installs to a new console!

Just got a new Xbox One! Awesome, that's great. But what about all of your games and saves and the rest of your library on your old Xbox One? You could redownload everything over your internet connection, but that's a painfully slow option. If you happen to have an external hard drive sitting around, you can use it to shuttle everything between the two consoles. Here's how!

Getting set up

Before getting started, you'll need to gather your two Xbox One consoles and a suitable external hard drive for the transfer process. The drive must be at least 256GB in size and support USB 3.0. If you're looking to pick up an external hard drive, we've got a few great recommendations!

If you're yet to use an external hard drive, simply plug a supported drive into your Xbox One and wait for it to be automatically detected. Follow the on-screen prompts, giving permission to format the drive and configure it to support games. By formatting the external hard drive, all data it previously stored will be erased.

If you've previously installed Xbox One games to an external hard drive, it will already be prepared for moving games between consoles. Keep in mind that if games are already stored on the hard drive, these can be plugged into a new console logged into the same Xbox account and used right away.

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