How do I copy Xbox 360 games to the HDD?
I would like my games to load faster with little to no lag.
- Insert the game disc into the disc drive.
- From the "Xbox Dashboard", go to "My Xbox".
- Select the game you want to install.
- Press Y on your controller.
- Select "Install to Hard Drive".
Notes:
- Installing an Xbox 360 game might take several minutes.
- Multidisc game? Install each disc to your hard drive.
- Installing an Xbox 360 game on a hard drive requires between 4 and 8 gigabytes (GB) of free disc space.
answered Feb 2 '11 at 8:08
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3Also be aware that some games suffer when installed, e.g. Halo 3 (because it caches data from DVD to HD, and so (when installed) ends up caching stuff from HD to itself). – Rawling Feb 2 '11 at 12:26
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Rawling is correct, but in general, most new games are going to be faster and have better performance when installed. Halo 3 came out before the NXE (new dashboard) was released with the ability to install games, so it wasn't optimized for that type of performance. – Doozer Blake Feb 2 '11 at 13:07
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One small addition: Running the game still requires the Disc in the drive, and Multi Disc games still require disc swapping. This is for copy protection purposes. – Michael Stum♦ Mar 1 '11 at 7:55
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Select a game and press Y button, there will be an option to install it to a hard drive.
For me it was like this:
With the DVD inside, go to Games -> My Games. Select Game Details with your X button and choose Install.
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1For me it was my games then x button for details then install – user38923 Dec 26 '12 at 22:06
