Xbox One External Hard Drive, BF4 will not move,copy or fresh install on to.

lets see if a cold reboot will help. all you need to do is hold the power button on the console 10 seconds. to verify that it worked load up a game (i dont suggest battlefield as thats the game youre trying to move) and a notification should pop up that says syncing. what this will do is clear your system cache. it may not help but its something you can try if you havent already

Hi Deathspnkd thanks for the quick reply, unfortunately I have already tried the cold reboot several times with no luck, I was wondering if BF4 is set to be only installable to the internal drive as default of its programming but in all the searches that I have tried no one else has mentioned this so it is either not a problem for them or no one else has installed it on to an external drive which I doubt as I am sure someone must have done it. It would be nice to get a definite yes / no answer from EA or the BF4 guys as to if it can be installed onto the external.

you are able to install to the external hdd people were doing benchmarks between the hdds i found this information here http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/general_discussion/general_discussion/f/3817/t/1779907.aspx

have you tried contacting xbox support? if you havent here is where you can http://support.xbox.com/en-US/contact-us you can also call them 1-800-469-9269.

Nice link with great info - many thanks again - looks like I am going to have to speak to MS and see what they have to say - its an interesting if annoying problem and funny how it only affects BF4 whereas other games that are larger (and smaller) move back and forth with no issues - weird.

it could be something that has to do with the console. another speculation might be the save data if it forcing it to stay on the internal hdd thats just my thought there isnt any info to back the idea up. whether they are able to help you figure it out or not post back here ill keep researching for a solution

EDIT

i found another thing you can try if you havent already

Clear persistent storage: 

• Press the menu button on your Xbox One controller and select 'Settings'. 
• In the Settings menu, select Disc & Blu-ray settings.
• From here, select Persistent storage and clear it.

found here http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/xbox_support/xbox_one_support/f/4269/p/1863785/5040542.aspx

Nope - still no joy even after clearing the persistent storage - worth a try though 😕mileyhappy:

on this page http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/691088-xbox-one/69672708 6th post someone suggested that the reason the game wouldnt move is because there is an update. now we already know the newest update has been out for a while. is there a way you may delete the update and see if you can move it either before or after the update? the disc may need to be in the drive when attempting

i tried to move my game to my external and that did not work so i tried to copied it and it did the same thing it stops at 16.0 percent and i don't know how to fix it.

Hey @25123421 please make a new topic about the issue you are having. 

I'm closing this topic to stop being necrod. 

/Atic