Can i download xbox 360 games to a flash drive

I am not a gamer and am trying to help my son download a game we purchased from the xbox marketplace. The game will not download because it is trying to load to the hard drive which only has 1.

The game, Left For Dead 2 is 4. The system keeps choosing the memory unit of the system and gives us no option to change it. Your expertise would be greatly appreciated. Montana Of Mfs Mad Download. Stitch The Movie Download Torrent. Tried a demo program with a flash drive. When I inserted the flash drive in the console, I had to format it. After that I was able to install the game on the drive.

I have tried to install or run a games from my flash drive, but to no avail. Can some one please post the full process for me please — user Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Bob Bob 2 2 silver badges 13 13 bronze badges. Yes , you can definitely play a full 3. Wolf Wolf Screenshot of the Week. Submit your photo Hall of fame. Featured on Meta. Hi, I am planning to buy a Xbox 4gb slim console. I know that the dvd is required for playing the game but still installing the games on a local drive increases the life of dvd reader lens.

Thanks in advance. Happy Gaming :. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. And, once configured, users can put game content on any Xbox into which they plug the flash drive. Turn on the Xbox and log into your Xbox Live profile. Download the latest system update if prompted. If not prompted, you already have the latest system update.

Refer to your flash drive's specifications manual to ensure it meets these minimum requirements. Choose 'Memory' from the menu. Notice a new screen appears prompting you to select your desired device. This directs you to the configuration wizard. Choose 'Configure now' if you want all data erased from your USB flash drive and allot all available memory on the drive for Xbox use. Choose 'Customize' if you want to manually select how much storage space of the drive you want to allot for Xbox use.

Select the amount of drive space you would like to configure, then press 'A. Choose 'Yes,' if you chose to 'Configure now,' to delete all data from the USB flash drive and begin the automatic configuration process. Choose 'Configure' if you chose to 'Customize' the drive to begin the configuration process.