Xbox hard drive transfer

[Amnesiac]

Okay, VT, I have a problem for you. Here it is, shortened:

>Buy used 60GB HDD off of eBay
>Buy transfer cable
>both arrive
>try and use transfer cable to move data from my old 20GB HDD to the new 60GB
>not working
>realize I need some transfer disc
>cable didn't come with disc
>can't find disc for sale anywhere on Internet

So, now I'm stuck. What should I do? Is there any way for me to move the data from the 20GB onto my PC and then from the PC to the 60GB? Could I use a flash drive to transfer data?

I already talked to Microsoft, and they don't have the disc for sale.

[Commander Thor]

If you plug the new drive into the USB port on the BACK of the xbox, you should be able to do it yourself (By moving the files manually from one drive to the other.). Note, the new drive may need to be 'initialized' first, by plugging it into the top of the xbox (Replacing your 20 gig).
I believe you can also leave the new drive plugged in on top, and plug the old drive in the back to do the transfers.
If not, then yeah, you can use a flash drive to move the stuff. (Note, the flash drive can't be formatted as NTFS, has to be FAT, FAT32, exFAT, ect, ect.)

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Is it a Microsoft transfer cable?

[Amnesiac]

If you plug the new drive into the USB port on the BACK of the xbox, you should be able to do it yourself (By moving the files manually from one drive to the other.). Note, the new drive may need to be 'initialized' first, by plugging it into the top of the xbox (Replacing your 20 gig).
I believe you can also leave the new drive plugged in on top, and plug the old drive in the back to do the transfers.
If not, then yeah, you can use a flash drive to move the stuff. (Note, the flash drive can't be formatted as NTFS, has to be FAT, FAT32, exFAT, ect, ect.)

Okay, I'll try that.

Is it a Microsoft transfer cable?

Yes.