Transfer from 20Gb 360 Hard Drive to a 60Gb 360 Hard Drive

If you're upgrading from a 20Gb 360 hdd to a 60Gb you know it works thanks to Lee's post earlier this week.

I also made the change to a 60Gb 360 earlier this week and interestingly enough I had a chance to compare the software and cables supplied for the transfer to the 60Gb with those supplied when transferring to a 120Gb as this seems to be where the confusion lies.

So let's play Spot the Difference!

60Gb120GbAt first glance it may appear to be the same but a closer inspection, if your eyes are good enough to read the text on the disk sleeves, you can see that the software is different. The transfer won't work if you use the 120Gb software unless you're using the 120Gb hdd. The part number for the 60Gb hdd is X13-45328-04 and that's the one you need for the transfer to work.

I suspect that the newer 60Gb software works with all sizes of hdd considering that Microsoft only tell you to make sure the destination drive is the same size or larger than your original source drive and that all mention of the 120Gb size has been removed from the packaging and booklet.

If you have an old 20Gb that's ageing faster than it should then the 60Gb is a great option. The one I have operates quieter and has a manufacter date of 08/08 so I'm hoping all the gremlins have been ironed out seeing as my old console was an 06 version. You will need to have lots of patience while you wait for MS to post you a cable, thanks for saving me the pain Lee, or you could ask Gamestation if they have a Transfer Pack. If you trade in at Gamestation, as I did, they'll very kindly loan you your original hdd to take away with you so that you can transfer all your content which makes the whole deal sweet and very straight forward. Just make sure they give you the right software. The Gamestation shop that I went to only had the Elite Transfer Pack so despite them being helpful and loaning me the pack they didn't have a clue if it would work or not.

Another chance to migrate to the GAMEOV3R Forum?

Xbox 360 20GB to 60GB Data Transfer

I'm posting this purely in the hope that people thinking about upgrading for whatever reason to the Xbox 360 with a 60GB hard drive will come across it among all the posts on forums that say this doesn't work.

I recently upgraded due to a faulty DVD drive in my old 20GB 360 and took the opportunity to go for a larger hard drive due to the recent price drop. The form you fill in on the Microsoft website in order to obtain the free data migration cable only mentions the Elite console, but I crossed this out and sent it off anyway. During the three weeks I spent waiting for the cable (yes, three weeks Microsoft!) I've heard advice from game shops that the process may not work for the 60GB console. I've also read numerous posts on forums from people that say they have tried this and it doesn't work. I couldn't find a single article that said a 20GB to 60GB transfer had been successful. I was getting a little worried and thinking my only option may be to buy a Microsoft Memory Unit and transfer my saves that way. While not a huge outlay it's not something I really wanted to be having to spend more money on.

Anyway the cable turned up the weekend and worked a treat. Everything was transferred over in around 40 minutes. With the licenses transferred everything is back to normal only with a bit more free space. The only reason I can think that others have had trouble is if the CD that comes supplied with the cable has been updated since the 60GB console was released and maybe the older kits intended for the Elite don't work?

EDIT: Further Reading...

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