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The 360 back-up solution

Written by Random J •
Xbox 360 FINALLY supports external USB key and hard drive devices
D'ya know: life's funny. I posted on my friend having lost his PlayStation 3 to the yellow light of death, and was exchanging comments with some red head about backing up data. It didn't occur to him to just use a USB key or his iPod to back up his game saves: because after all - if you check what is eating your consoles' hard drive space, you'll find it's not the game saves consuming it all: but game installs, demo's and downloadable games.

Despite my parting of wisdom, it didn't occur to me to back up my own games saves - so I thought I'd try. Only, the Xbox 360 won't allow users to copy any data between devices (You gotta love Microsoft!)

It's been revealed than an update will hit Xbox LIVE in a few weeks which will allow the support of USB devices, allowing gamers to shift over games saves and random memory scoffing shit easily. Sony were already way ahead of Microsoft here (as they have been in a couple of regards where space is concerned *cough*Blu-ray*cough*), but at least 360 owners have a solution for backing up their game saves and making space with the aid of external memory devices now.

If we all took the time to spring clean our console hard drives, we'd probably find most of the shit we have saved is just crap. I know I've got loads of demo's and trailers saved on my hard drive that could do with deleting.

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  1. Junlee28 March 2010 at 19:32

    Some red head?! LOL!

    You know I still haven't backed up my saves? I got the flash drive sitting here right in front of me too. I would have been pissed too if, while playing FF during a storm last night, my shit would have been screwed up if the power went out and I didn't have a way to retrieve my saves.

    For real, I'm doing that right now, lol.

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  2. Random J28 March 2010 at 21:52

    Tell me when you're done. I want visual evidence too, because... *J starts talking out of the side of his mouth* I don't trust 100% that you'll do it *gives some side eye*

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  3. Junlee28 March 2010 at 22:27

    Ok ok, I'll give you your visual evidence tonight, when I get home. Doubt me will ya!

    *hurries up and copies save files to flash drive*

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  4. Junlee29 March 2010 at 17:09

    I'll give you visual evidence today...or tonight. But definitely within 12 hours.

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  5. Random J29 March 2010 at 22:12

    Uh-huh. Sho' you will *J carries on with what he was doing*

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