Xbox 360: The hard drive capacity is listed as 13 gigabytes in the Dashboard (911593)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Xbox 360
  • Microsoft Xbox 360 Hard Drive
  • Xbox Video Game System

SUMMARY

The maximum capacity of the removable Xbox 360 Hard Drive is listed as 13 gigabytes (GB) in the dashboard.

MORE INFORMATION

The total capacity of the Xbox 360 Hard Drive is 20 GB. Of this amount, approximately 7 GB is reserved for system use. Approximately 4 GB of that portion is reserved for game title caching and other hard drive-specific elements in games that support the hard drive, and an additional 2 GB is reserved for use by the Xbox 360 backwards-compatibility software. This leaves you with almost 14 GB of free space, rounded down to 13 GB in the Dashboard, to save game files, downloadable content and music, and other media.

Depending on the market, the hard drive comes preloaded with content, such as videos and Live Arcade games. Therefore, actual free space on a new hard drive may be 11 to 12 GB.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/30/2006
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