How to Remove External Hard Drive from Xbox One?

How to Eject an External Hard Drive in Xbox?

How can I properly eject an external hard drive on Xbox One? The best way would be to fully power down your console by holding the power button on the console for then unplugging the power cord for 23 minutes. Then unplug your external hard drive and power back up.

How do I Safely Remove an External Hard Drive?

Navigate to the bottom right corner of the bottom toolbar.
If the USB icon is hidden, click the Up arrow.
Locate the USB icon and find your external hard drive .
Click Eject, and wait for a message stating its safe to disconnect. A bell noise should also play.

What Happens if I Unplug an External Hard Drive from my Xbox One?

If the drive doesn't wake up when you power the Xbox then you can just unplug the usb cord from the back of the Xbox and plug it back again and it should work. Plugging and unplugging the USB cord will have no effect on the drive.

Can I just Pull out my External Hard Drive?

When you use external storage devices like USB flash drives, you should safely remove them before unplugging them. If you just unplug a device, you run the risk of unplugging while an application is still using it. This could result in some of your files being lost or damaged.

What to do if Xbox One Won't Recognize External Hard Drive

Restart your Xbox One as it is a quick fix that usually helps in many cases.
Remove and reconnect your external storage device.
Connect your external storage device to a different USB port on your Xbox One console.

Can you Fix Failing Hard Drive?

Only speciallytrained expert engineers in a professional data recovery service can repair hard disks safely and effectively. And even then, a repaired hard disk drive will not perform well enough or last long enough for it to be used.