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Upgraded Hard Drive Using Hdm - Can't Find Extra Space


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So I used HDM v1.9 and created a new xbox hard drive (40GB) that works.  However, I don't see the extra space when I turn it on - it isn't softmodded yet.  I'm just wondering if I should put the hard drive back in the PC and create a F Folder using HDM.  Will the F folder naturally partition the rest of the available space on the drive or will the ROCKY 5 softmod make all the extra available space in the E drive?  Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

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You will not see the extra space in the MS dashboard.  Only after you mod the console, soft or hard mod, and have a replacement dashboard installed will the F drive show up (if enabled in the dashboard's settings).

Rocky5's Xbox Softmodding Tool will install the replacement dashboard UnleashX.

After initial installation, you can change to a different replacement dashboard if you find another one you'd prefer to use.

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29 minutes ago, KaosEngineer said:

You will not see the extra space in the MS dashboard.  Only after you mod the console, soft or hard mod, and have a replacement dashboard installed will the F drive show up (if enabled in the dashboard's settings).

Rocky5's Xbox Softmodding Tool will install the replacement dashboard UnleashX.

After initial installation, you can change to a different replacement dashboard if you find another one you'd prefer to use.

Thanks should I put the hard drive back in the pc - open HDM and create the F drive before I softmod it?

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Nah. At this point you don’t need the Pc at all. Softmod the console, you should see the space. 

If you don’t for some reason, use XBpartitioner to create the F:/ partition or just extend E:/. 

Keep in mind extending the E:/ partition will destroy all, if any, data stored in it. 

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No need to connect it to the PC again. 

I know that later versions of XboxHDM, namely XboxHDM23USB Beta 2 or Beta 3, prompt you to format the F and/or G drives when working with a larger than 8GB hard drive.  But, there are many ways to format the extended partitions, F and/or G drives, in the Xbox.  G is not required for hard drives up to 1TB in size.

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17 minutes ago, Magicaldave said:

Nah. At this point you don’t need the Pc at all. Softmod the console, you should see the space. 

If you don’t for some reason, use XBpartitioner to create the F:/ partition or just extend E:/. 

Keep in mind extending the E:/ partition will destroy all, if any, data stored in it. 

Brill thanks for that!

 

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On 5/25/2019 at 9:29 PM, KaosEngineer said:

No need to connect it to the PC again. 

I know that later versions of XboxHDM, namely XboxHDM23USB Beta 2 or Beta 3, prompt you to format the F and/or G drives when working with a larger than 8GB hard drive.  But, there are many ways to format the extended partitions, F and/or G drives, in the Xbox.  G is not required for hard drives up to 1TB in size.

Thanks - could you recommend some of these programs?  Thanks

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XBPartitioner v1.3, UnleashX can have format items added to the menu if not already present.  They are generally protected with a password, Xbox, that must be entered before you can select the options to format the F and/or G drives (partition 6 and/or 7).

Format Menu excerpt from an example UnleashX config.xml file:

<Menu>

    ...other menu items to be listed before Format Menu...

    <List Text="Format Menu" Sort="Off" Auto="On" Password="Xbox">
        <Item Action="Format" Arg1="X">Format X Drive</Item>
        <Item Action="Format" Arg1="Y">Format Y Drive</Item>
        <Item Action="Format" Arg1="Z">Format Z Drive</Item>
        <List Text="Format F Drive" Sort="Off" Batch="True">
            <Item Action="AskUser" Arg1="Format">Are you sure you want to format Drive F?</Item>
            <Item Action="MessageBox" Arg1="Format">Press OK to proceed with the format operation.</Item>
            <Item Action="Format" Arg1="F">Format F Drive</Item>
        </List>
        <List Text="Format G Drive" Sort="Off" Batch="True">
            <Item Action="AskUser" Arg1="Format">Are you sure you want to format Drive G?</Item>
            <Item Action="MessageBox" Arg1="Format">Press OK to proceed with the format operation.</Item>
            <Item Action="Format" Arg1="G">Format G Drive</Item>
        </List>
        <List Text="Format E Drive" Sort="Off" Batch="True">
            <Item Action="AskUser" Arg1="Format">Are you sure you want to format Drive E?</Item>
            <Item Action="MessageBox" Arg1="Format">Press OK to proceed with the format operation.</Item>
            <Item Action="Format" Arg1="E">Format E Drive</Item>
        </List>
    </List>

    ...other menu items to be listed after Format Menu...
    
</Menu>
	

 

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Forgot to mention: if using UnleashX to format a new larger HDD, it will only use 16KB or 32KB cluster allocations so the largest partition it can PROPERLY format is from 257 to 512GB's not a 1GB partition needed when using a 2TB hard drive.

Cluster allocation size to partition size usage:

- 16KB cluster allocation 129GB to 256GB partition
- 32KB cluster allocation 257GB to 512GB partition
- 64KB cluster allocation 513GB to 1024GB (1TB) partition

To properly format a 2TB hard drive, you must use XBPartitioner v1.3.

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