Transferring Your Old Data to the Xbox 360 Slim

[Gikoku]

Transferring Your Old Data to the Xbox 360 Slim

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A transfer will be necessary in order to move download content and game save data from an older console to the new 360. The harddrives of all original-design Xbox 360s simply don't bolt onto the new Xbox 360, which uses a different harddrive shape and connection.

People with the outgoing model will be able to transfer their data to a USB stick, ferrying it from one console to the next. Both versions of the console have USB ports, making such a transfer fairly simple. But If you have many Gigabytes of data on your current 360 — or a stick that doesn't hold much data — that solution won't be much help.

The alternate solution is to use the existing Xbox 360 transfer cable which connects Xbox 360 harddrives to the destination console's USB port. Plugging the transfer cable in will allow the data transfer. The cable will run you about $19.99.

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Transferring Your Old Data to the Xbox 360 Slim

The cable is cheap enough and seems fairly easy to transfer the data. Must say those new slim models look rather sleek. ^_^

 

[Gikoku]

Re: Transferring Your Old Data to the Xbox 360 Slim

The cable is cheap enough and seems fairly easy to transfer the data. Must say those new slim models look rather sleek. ^_^

Mmm, my only problem with it is that Microsoft chose to use their own unique HDDs instead of (what looks like a missed opportunity) using the common 2.5" HDDs that are in laptops & PS3s.

 

[sfroggy1]

Re: Transferring Your Old Data to the Xbox 360 Slim

I've already transferred my data from a 20gb to a 120gb . . . u can't do it again tho can you or is the usb the answer to my problems? Its just that my Xbox RRoD this morning but I think it's working again atm

 

[Gikoku]

Re: Transferring Your Old Data to the Xbox 360 Slim

I've already transferred my data from a 20gb to a 120gb . . . u can't do it again tho can you or is the usb the answer to my problems? Its just that my Xbox RRoD this morning but I think it's working again atm

You can do it again, but not between the same HDDs in a back & forth manner. So you'll be able to use the cable again on your 120GB to transfer data to the 250GB.

Probably wasn't the RRoD then, you probably had the power brick sitting awkwardly, or it wasn't getting enough ventilation. The power brick error displays exactly the same as the RRoD.

 

[sfroggy1]

Re: Transferring Your Old Data to the Xbox 360 Slim

You can do it again, but not between the same HDDs in a back & forth manner. So you'll be able to use the cable again on your 120GB to transfer data to the 250GB.

Probably wasn't the RRoD then, you probably had the power brick sitting awkwardly, or it wasn't getting enough ventilation. The power brick error displays exactly the same as the RRoD.

Cheers m8 That's really good to know and sooo unbelievably helpful ! +rep

I hope it wasn't the start of a plague or RRoD scares until it finally dies on me Microsoft just replaced my old xbox a few months back aswell :hmm: