How do I copy an Xbox 360 game to the HDD?

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How do I copy Xbox 360 games to the HDD?

I would like my games to load faster with little to no lag.

score 27 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 02 '11 at 08:08

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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.

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answered Feb 02 '11 at 08:08

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Also 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 02 '11 at 12:26
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 02 '11 at 13:07
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 01 '11 at 07:55
This answer is now out of date. Maybe someone can update it. – deutschZuid Feb 02 '13 at 21:00

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 02 '11 at 07:31

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Select a game and press Y button, there will be an option to install it to a hard drive.

answered Feb 02 '11 at 07:31

serg

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 02 '13 at 20:58

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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.

edited Feb 02 '13 at 20:58

deutschZuid

answered May 22 '12 at 15:11

jumbo

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For me it was my games then x button for details then install – Dec 26 '12 at 22:06

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