Tutorial  Updated

Xbox One Internal Hard Drive Upgrade or Repair: Build any size drive that works on any console

THREAD UPDATE FEBRUARY 26, 2020:

Script version 9 has been released!
Version 9 is now completely re-written using PowerShell 5.1 instead of Windows Batch.
As a result, the code structure and process error checking is much improved.
On the downside the new script only supports Windows 10 and above however, the old script is still included and slightly improved as well.

As it stands there are now 3 Windows scripts to choose from and are functionally equivalent:
create_xbox_drive_gui.bat - which includes a graphical interface and is the new primary Xbox One hard drive partitioning script using PowerShell 5.1 for Windows 10 and above
create_xbox_drive.bat - which includes a command line interface similar to the original script using PowerShell 5.1 for Windows 10 and above
create_xbox_drive_old.bat - the original Windows Batch script supporting Windows 7 and above

Also, there is a new COMMON ISSUES section at the bottom of this thread.

Anyone wanting the latest and greatest news about everything Xbox One hard drive related continue reading below.

WHAT THIS IS:

This is a set of scripts that allow you to create a standard/official 2TB, 1TB, or 500GB internal hard drive that works on any Xbox One, Xbox One S, or Xbox One X console and can be reset and remain at that appropriate size. In effect, all Xbox One consoles are potentially 2TB consoles.

Additionally the newer version 7 of the Windows and Linux partitioning scripts can copy your standard/official 2TB, 1TB, or 500GB internal hard drive's content to a new standard 2TB, 1TB, or 500GB HDD, SSD, or SSHD. Version 7 can also copy to non-standard drive sizes between 256GB and 5TB with minimum 138GB and maximum 1947GB of available storage respectively.

In short, you can go from any Xbox One internal standard/official drive size to any other 2.5" standard or non-standard drive size.

These scripts should support systems using any language but particularly on Windows 10 you'll need to have "English (United States)" installed but does not need to be the default language.

For standard sizes this is NOT a hack or mod, this is a script which creates the exact hard drive structure Microsoft uses on each 2TB, 1TB, or 500GB console it sells.

In the several years I've been doing hard drive upgrades and repairs on the Xbox One I'm not aware of a single person being banned for this practice. That said, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

INTRO:
I've sat on this particular iteration of the scripts for about a month just to be sure that others were getting the same results that I was able to achieve.

That said, I've had a YouTube channel for about 4 years with the channel's goal being to help people upgrade or replace their existing and potentially broken Xbox One hard drive.

Larger 5TB, 4TB, and 3TB 2.5" hard drives have been around for some time but Microsoft has only officially supported up to 2TB drive sizes and will likely never support anything beyond this. Internally speaking of course, externally you can attach up to 16TB.
Xbox One internal drives have a 2TB limit that you cannot get around. This is a bug or feature by Microsoft's design.

While a big feature of this script is the ability to change any Xbox One to a 2TB, 1TB, or 500GB standard console that can be "Reset" at any time, the big caveat of non-standard sizes is that performing a console "Reset" will incorrectly format a non-standard drive requiring the recreation of a standard 2TB, 1TB, or 500GB drive.
That being said, resetting your console should be a rare occurrence.

Reddit user A1DR1K sent a message to me on YouTube informing me that he had figured out how the Xbox One determines drive size and it isn't tied to the console itself but rather the disk GUID.
This is a big deal. With a properly partitioned drive any console can use any size drive at any time. Officially Microsoft has defined 2TB, 1TB, and 500GB drive sizes and the latest script now supports them all.

So without further ado the script:
xboxonehdd-master-9.zip or use Google Drive

WHAT YOU NEED:
Aside from the scripts to partition a 2TB, 1TB, or 500GB drive you'll need or need to do the following:
  1. You have to be willing to open your console and potentially void the 1 year or extended warranty.
  2. When doing a 'Repair or Replace' a 2.5" HDD, SSD, or SSHD SATA drive with a minimum capacity of 500GB. You can use a drive larger than 2TB but you can only partition it as 2TB.
  3. When doing an 'Upgrade' a working standard/official 2.5" 2TB, 1TB, or 500GB source drive.
  4. When doing an 'Upgrade' a 2.5" HDD, SSD, or SSHD SATA target drive. This can be 5TB, 4TB, 3TB or 256GB but it can also be a standard size as well. For example, maybe you just want to upgrade from 500GB to 2TB.
  5. A way to attach 1 or 2 2.5" HDD, SSD, or SSHD SATA drives to a Windows or Linux desktop or laptop. This can be a SATA to USB adapter or installing the SATA drive temporarily in said desktop or laptop. I recommend the USB3S2SAT3CB .
  6. When doing a 'Repair or Replace' an 8GB or larger NTFS USB Flash drive to extract the contents OSU1.zip to.
  7. When using Linux instead of Windows another 8GB or larger FAT32 USB Flash drive for creating an Ubuntu Live USB Flash Drive.
REPAIR, REPLACE, OR UPGRADE AN XBOX ONE DRIVE USING WINDOWS:
I've created a detailed walk through found within the xboxonehdd-master-9.zip file:
xboxonehdd-master\win\readme_windows.txt
Last Updated: 2019/10/23
Author: XFiX
https://gbatemp.net/threads/xbox-on...-size-drive-that-works-on-any-console.496212/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLURaLwRqr6g14Pl8qLO0E4ELBBCHfFh1V

Creates a properly partitioned Xbox One hard drive. You'll want to source the
entire original drive files or use the latest OSU1 files.

FEATURES:
1. Create a Standard Xbox One 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB internal hard drive
2. Upgrade a Standard Xbox One drive to non-standard sizes including
as small as 138GB, as large as 1947GB, and other non-standard sizes
3. Set Standard Xbox One GUID values without formatting the drive
4. Backup "System Update" to current directory System_Update and more
5. Restore "System Update" from current directory System_Update and more
6. Check all partitions for file system errors using chkdsk
7. Wipe drive of all partitions and GUID values

This script is a direct replacement to create_xbox_drive.sh for Linux:
create_xbox_drive_old.bat is tested and works on Windows 7 and 10
create_xbox_drive.bat and create_xbox_drive_gui.bat are tested and only work
on Windows 10

You'll need some sort of USB to SATA device or have the ability to connect a
SATA drive directly to your PC. I recommend the USB3S2SAT3CB USB 3.0 to SATA
adapter cable.


NOTES AND WARNINGS:
NOTE 1: Xbox One internal drives have a 2TB limit that you cannot get around.
This is a bug or feature by Microsoft's design.
This is the video I made trying to fill a 5TB internal drive.

Version 7.0 and above max the "User Content" partition out at 1947GB.
Theoretically you can created a larger partition than this but you
cannot use the additional space.

NOTE 2: You need to run this script from an Administrator Command Prompt
using the "Run as administrator" feature.

NOTE 3: For this script to work on non-English Windows systems
C:\Windows\System32\en-US needs to be present.
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Language\Add languages
English (United States)

NOTE 4: Click "Cancel" or "X" on any "You need to format the disk in drive ?:
before you can use it." messages.

NOTE 5: diskmgmt.msc is your friend. Keep it open while running this script
to check progress and verify proper partitioning and formatting.

WARNING 1: E100 is bad. It is possible to do an offline update to resolve it
but this mostly isn't the case. E100 is the only know error that
actually refers to the Blu-ray drive. Under certain circumstances
during an Xbox One update the Blu-ray drive firmware can become
permanently corrupted. Any sort of Blu-ray drive failure involving
the daughterboard will brick your system since only the original
factory matching Xbox One motherboard and Blu-ray daughterboard can
be used together.
YOU CANNOT REPLACE A BLU-RAY DAUGHTERBOARD FROM ANOTHER SYSTEM!

WARNING 2: Only have one Xbox One or future Xbox One drive connected when
running this script to ensure the right drive gets formatted and
avoid Offline signature collisions!

This means disconnecting the SOURCE drive after:
(b) Replace/Upgrade keeping original drive data
but before:
(c) Fix GUID values without formatting the drive
When redoing the entire process run this step on the TARGET with
the SOURCE disconnected:
(g) Wipe drive of all partitions and GUID values

WARNING 3: Always use "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" and "Eject" the
newly created drive.
If you receive the message: "Windows can't stop your
'Generic volume' device because a program is still using it."
Either shutdown your system and remove the drive or use
diskmgmt.msc right click the disk, select "Offline", then "Online"
and then "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" and "Eject".

SCRIPT FUNCTIONS EXPLAINED:
(a) Replace/Upgrade without a working original drive (Standard Only) - used to fix systems when the original drive has failed
(b) Replace/Upgrade keeping original drive data (Standard and Non) - used to swap to a smaller or larger standard or non-standard drive
(c) Fix GUID values without formatting the drive (Standard and Non) - should be used after step (b) and after disconnecting the SOURCE drive
(d) Backup "System Update" to current directory (Standard and Non) - use before doing a Reset or Upgrade, better safe than sorry
(e) Restore "System Update" from current directory (Standard and Non) - use after doing a Reset or Upgrade, told you so
(f) Check all partitions for file system errors (Standard and Non) - optionally check for filesystem corruption or prepare for Clonezilla
(g) Wipe drive of all partitions and GUID values (Standard and Non) - used to blank a drive before rerunning step (b)
(h) CANCEL

PARTITION LAYOUT:
There are 5 partitions on an Xbox One drive. The 2nd partition 'User Content'
is what this selection refers to. The other 4 partitions are always the same
size regardless of the drive size.

All partitions are rounded to the nearest gibibyte (normally and not to be
confused with gigabyte). So options (d) through (g) will mostly do the right
thing. Options (a) through (c) are for wanting to force a particular size on
the target drive.

Most people should choose (a), (b), or (c). If you have a 256GB or 750GB you
should select (d). For 3TB, 4TB, or 5TB drives you should select (f).

(a) 500GB Standard (365GB) (779MB Unallocated)
(b) 1TB Standard (781GB) (50.51GB Unallocated)
(c) 2TB Standard (1662GB) (101.02GB Unallocated)
(d) Autosize Non-Standard w/ 500GB Disk GUID (1947GB MAX) - create an autosized 'User Content' resetting to 500GB
(e) Autosize Non-Standard w/ 1TB Disk GUID (1947GB MAX) - create an autosized 'User Content' resetting to 1TB
(f) Autosize Non-Standard w/ 2TB Disk GUID (1947GB MAX) - create an autosized 'User Content' resetting to 2TB


REPAIR AND UPGRADE PATHS:
Xbox One Internal Hard Drive Backup and Restore Upgrade

Menu roadmap:
(d) Backup "System Update" to current directory (Standard and Non)
(a) Replace/Upgrade without a working original drive (Standard Only)
(e) Restore "System Update" from current directory (Standard and Non)


Xbox One Internal Hard Drive Direct Copy Upgrade

Menu roadmap:
(b) Replace/Upgrade keeping original drive data (Standard and Non)
(c) Fix GUID values without formatting the drive (Standard and Non)


Xbox One Internal Hard Drive Repair or Replace Using

Menu roadmap:
(a) Replace/Upgrade without a working original drive (Standard Only)


EXAMPLE SCRIPT USAGE AND OUTPUT:
1. Unzip xboxonehdd-master-8.1.zip to the Desktop which will create an xboxonehdd-master directory
2. Open an Administrator Command Prompt:
Windows 7: Click "Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories" right click "Command Prompt" select "Run as administrator"
Windows 10 1607 and earlier: Right click "Start Menu" select "Command Prompt (Admin)"
Windows 10 1703 and later: Right click "Start Menu" select "Windows PowerShell (Admin)"
3. In the Command Prompt paste:
Command Prompt:
cd %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\xboxonehdd-master\win
Windows PowerShell:
cd $Env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\xboxonehdd-master\win
4. Then paste:
.\create_xbox_drive.bat

5. Follow all the prompts and be sure to select the appropriate drive. Example below:

**********************************************************************
* create_xbox_drive.ps1:
* This script creates a correctly formatted Xbox One HDD against the
* drive YOU select.
* USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
*
* Created 2019.10.08.8.1
* Last Updated 2019.10.22.8.1
* Now 2019.10.23 21:50:28
* PowerShell 5.1.18362.145
* Windows 10.0.18362
* PWD C:\Users\XFiX\Desktop\xboxonehdd-master\win
* System Type Intel64
* Language ID 0409
* Language UI en-US
**********************************************************************

* Administrative permissions confirmed *

* Are required drive letters available? Checking... *
* H: is free
* I: is free
* J: is free
* K: is free
* L: is free
* Found U: - Fixed Drive - Temp Content
* Found V: - Fixed Drive - User Content
* Found W: - Fixed Drive - System Support
* Found X: - Fixed Drive - System Update
* Found Y: - Fixed Drive - System Update 2

* WARNING: Any non-free drive letters above may interfere with this *
* script. Adjust the letters used in the 'Changeable drive *
* letters' section near the top of this script. *
* If you have an Xbox One drive attached non-free drive *
* letters are expected. *

Press any key to continue . . .

Select Xbox One drive creation type:
(a) Replace/Upgrade without a working original drive (Standard Only)
(b) Replace/Upgrade keeping original drive data (Standard and Non)
(c) Fix GUID values without formatting the drive (Standard and Non)
(d) Backup "System Update" to current directory (Standard and Non)
(e) Restore "System Update" from current directory (Standard and Non)
(f) Check all partitions for file system errors (Standard and Non)
(g) Wipe drive of all partitions and GUID values (Standard and Non)
(h) CANCEL

?: a
"a" was selected

* Scanning for connected USB/SATA drives . . . *
Disk Size Free Name
1 3726 GB 0 GB WDC WD40EZRX-00SPEB0
2 3726 GB 0 GB WDC WD40EZRX-00SPEB0
3 1863 GB 101 GB ASMT 2115

* Select TARGET Xbox One Drive . . . *
Enter c to CANCEL or use a Disk Number from the list above
?: 3
"3" was selected

GUID Dev Size Name
5B114955-4A1C-45C4-86DC-D95070008139 (2TB)
B3727DA5-A3AC-4B3D-9FD6-2EA54441011B U: 41 GB 'Temp Content'
869BB5E0-3356-4BE6-85F7-29323A675CC7 V: 1662 GB 'User Content'
C90D7A47-CCB9-4CBA-8C66-0459F6B85724 W: 40 GB 'System Support'
9A056AD7-32ED-4141-AEB1-AFB9BD5565DC X: 12 GB 'System Update'
24B2197C-9D01-45F9-A8E1-DBBCFA161EB2 Y: 7 GB 'System Update 2'


WARNING: This will erase all data on this disk. Continue [Y,N]?: y

* Disk 3 will be formatted as an Xbox One Drive . . . *

Select partition layout:
(a) 500GB Standard (365GB)
(b) 1TB Standard (781GB)
(c) 2TB Standard (1662GB)
(d) CANCEL

?: c
* Removing existing partitions with Clear-Disk . . . *

GUID Dev Size Name
A2A1044F-42EF-4279-B915-377EA82A63C3 (Unknown)

* Creating partition 1 with 44023414784 bytes . . .
* Creating partition 2 with 1784558911488 bytes . . .
* Creating partition 3 with 42949672960 bytes . . .
* Creating partition 4 with 12884901888 bytes . . .
* Creating partition 5 with 7516192768 bytes . . .

* Changing disk and partition GUID values with C:\Users\XFiX\Desktop\xboxonehdd-master\win\gdisk64 . . .

* Formatting and labeling partition 'Temp Content' . . .
* Formatting and labeling partition 'User Content' . . .
* Formatting and labeling partition 'System Support' . . .
* Formatting and labeling partition 'System Update' . . .
* Formatting and labeling partition 'System Update 2' . . .

GUID Dev Size Name
5B114955-4A1C-45C4-86DC-D95070008139 (2TB)
B3727DA5-A3AC-4B3D-9FD6-2EA54441011B U: 41 GB 'Temp Content'
869BB5E0-3356-4BE6-85F7-29323A675CC7 V: 1662 GB 'User Content'
C90D7A47-CCB9-4CBA-8C66-0459F6B85724 W: 40 GB 'System Support'
9A056AD7-32ED-4141-AEB1-AFB9BD5565DC X: 12 GB 'System Update'
24B2197C-9D01-45F9-A8E1-DBBCFA161EB2 Y: 7 GB 'System Update 2'

* Found Drive X: 'System Update'

* Script execution complete.
* Ended: 2019.10.23 21:51:50
* Script ran for 81 seconds

Press any key to continue . . .

6. The last bit of output should look like the following, except for the
first line depending on the drive size, if not run the script again:
A2344BDB-D6DE-4766-9EB5-4109A12228E5 (500GB)
25E8A1B2-0B2A-4474-93FA-35B847D97EE5 (1TB)

GUID Dev Size Name
5B114955-4A1C-45C4-86DC-D95070008139 (2TB)
B3727DA5-A3AC-4B3D-9FD6-2EA54441011B U: 41 GB 'Temp Content'
869BB5E0-3356-4BE6-85F7-29323A675CC7 V: 365 GB 'User Content'
C90D7A47-CCB9-4CBA-8C66-0459F6B85724 W: 40 GB 'System Support'
9A056AD7-32ED-4141-AEB1-AFB9BD5565DC X: 12 GB 'System Update'
24B2197C-9D01-45F9-A8E1-DBBCFA161EB2 Y: 7168 MB 'System Update 2'

7. To view the log file paste this:
Command Prompt:
notepad %TEMP%\create_xbox_drive.log
notepad %TEMP%\create_xbox_drive_cli.log
notepad %TEMP%\create_xbox_drive_gui.log
notepad %TEMP%\RoboCopy-Temp_Content.log
notepad %TEMP%\RoboCopy-User_Content.log
notepad %TEMP%\RoboCopy-System_Support.log
notepad %TEMP%\RoboCopy-System_Update.log
notepad %TEMP%\RoboCopy-System_Update_2.log
Windows PowerShell:
notepad $Env:TEMP\create_xbox_drive.log
notepad $Env:TEMP\create_xbox_drive_cli.log
notepad $Env:TEMP\create_xbox_drive_gui.log
notepad $Env:TEMP\RoboCopy-Temp_Content.log
notepad $Env:TEMP\RoboCopy-User_Content.log
notepad $Env:TEMP\RoboCopy-System_Support.log
notepad $Env:TEMP\RoboCopy-System_Update.log
notepad $Env:TEMP\RoboCopy-System_Update_2.log

8. OPTIONAL (skip if OSU1 doesn't match the last successful update):
Download the latest OSU1.zip which contains the files:

$SystemUpdate/host.xvd
$SystemUpdate/SettingsTemplate.xvd
$SystemUpdate/system.xvd
$SystemUpdate/systemaux.xvd
$SystemUpdate/systemmisc.xvd
$SystemUpdate/systemtools.xvd
$SystemUpdate/updater.xvd

Place them in the 'System Update' partition as:

A/host.xvd
A/SettingsTemplate.xvd
A/system.xvd
A/systemaux.xvd
A/systemmisc.xvd
A/systemtools.xvd
B/host.xvd
B/SettingsTemplate.xvd
B/system.xvd
B/systemaux.xvd
B/systemmisc.xvd
B/systemtools.xvd
updater.xvd

Also I walk you through the entire process in the following videos:

Repair or Replace Using Windows:


Direct Copy Upgrade Using Windows:


Backup and Restore Upgrade Using Windows:


REPAIR, REPLACE, OR UPGRADE AN XBOX ONE DRIVE USING LINUX:
I've created a detailed walk through found within the xboxonehdd-master-8.zip file:
xboxonehdd-master/linux/readme_linux.txt
Last Updated: 2018/11/16
Author: XFiX
https://gbatemp.net/threads/xbox-on...-size-drive-that-works-on-any-console.496212/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLURaLwRqr6g14Pl8qLO0E4ELBBCHfFh1V

Creates a properly partitioned Xbox One hard drive. You'll want to source the
entire original drive files or use the latest OSU1 files.

FEATURES:
1. Wipe drive of all partitions and GUID values
2. Create a Standard Xbox One 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB internal hard drive
3. Upgrade a Standard Xbox One drive to non-standard sizes including
as small as 138GB, as large as 1947GB, and other non-standard sizes
4. Set Standard Xbox One GUID values w/o formatting the drive

Make an "UBUNTU FAT32" flash drive with ubuntu-17.10.1-desktop-amd64.iso or
newer created with LinuxLive USB Creator 2.9.4.exe

Download Linux Live USB Creator:
http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/download

Download Ubuntu Desktop:
https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

You'll need some sort of USB to SATA device or have the ability to connect a
SATA drive directly to your PC. I recommend the USB3S2SAT3CB USB 3.0 to SATA
adapter cable.


NOTES AND WARNINGS:
NOTE 1: Xbox One internal drives have a 2TB limit that you cannot get around.
This is a bug or feature by Microsoft's design.
This is the video I made trying to fill a 5TB internal drive.

Version 7.0 and above max the "User Content" partition out at 1947GB.
Theoretically you can created a larger partition than this but you
cannot use the additional space.

WARNING 1: E100 is bad. It is possible to do an offline update to resolve it
but this mostly isn't the case. E100 is the only know error that
actually refers to the Blu-ray drive. Under certain circumstances
during an Xbox One update the Blu-ray drive firmware can become
permanently corrupted. Any sort of Blu-ray drive failure involving
the daughterboard will brick your system since only the original
factory matching Xbox One motherboard and Blu-ray daughterboard can
be used together.
YOU CANNOT REPLACE A BLU-RAY DAUGHTERBOARD FROM ANOTHER SYSTEM!


REPAIR AND UPGRADE PATHS:
Xbox One Internal Hard Drive Direct Copy Upgrade


Xbox One Internal Hard Drive Repair or Replace



EXAMPLE SCRIPT USAGE AND OUTPUT:
1. Unzip xboxonehdd-master-7.zip to the root of the "UBUNTU FAT32" flash drive which will create an xboxonehdd-master directory
2. Boot the "UBUNTU FAT32" flash drive and choose "Try Ubuntu"
3. Right click the desktop and select "Open Terminal"
4. cd /media/cdrom/xboxonehdd-master/linux
5. Use the following command to find the drive you wish to partition, /dev/sdb in my case but your case may be different:
sudo ./list_part_info.sh

Current Drive List:
Disk /dev/sda: 480GB
Disk /dev/sdb: 2000GB
Disk /dev/sdc: 16.0GB

Usage: list_part_info.sh /dev/sd*

Examples:
list_part_info.sh /dev/sdb (List Disk Partition Information)

6. sudo ./create_xbox_drive.sh

Last Updated: 2018.05.10.7.0
Usage: create_xbox_drive.sh [options]

Options:
-c|--source Source drive to copy data to target drive -d with -s 2
-d|--drive Target drive to install Xbox filesystem
-s|--stage Install stage [0|1|2|3]
0 - will fully erase drive -d
1 - will erase and partition drive -d
2 - will copy source drive -c data to target drive -d
3 - will rewrite drive -d GUIDs
-t|--disktype Disk GUID to set [0|1|2]
0 - 500GB
1 - 1TB
2 - 2TB
-m|--mirror Mirror standard partition sizes specified with -t on drive -d
Not using this option will autosize 'User Content'
-h|--help Display help

Examples:
create_xbox_drive.sh -d /dev/sdb -s 0 (Erase a drive)
create_xbox_drive.sh -d /dev/sdb -s 1 -t 2 -m (Partition standard 2TB drive)
create_xbox_drive.sh -d /dev/sdb -s 3 -t 2 -m (Rewrite 2TB GUIDs)

7. First erase and partition the specified drive:

NOTE: Replace /dev/sdb with your drive, change -t 2 to -t 0 for
500GB drives and -t 1 for 1TB drives, and optionally use -m to force
standard Xbox One Partition sizes

sudo ./create_xbox_drive.sh -d /dev/sdb -s 1 -t 2 -m
8. OPTIONAL (skip if you don't have a working standard Xbox One drive):
Second if you have a working standard Xbox One drive you can copy the data
from that drive to the new drive with:

NOTE: Replace /dev/sda with your source drive, /dev/sdb with your target
drive, change -t 2 to -t 0 for 500GB drives and -t 1 for 1TB drives, and
optionally use -m to force standard Xbox One Partition sizes

sudo ./create_xbox_drive.sh -c /dev/sda -d /dev/sdb -s 2 -t 2 -m
9. Third rewrite the drive GUID values to Xbox One compatible ones:

NOTE: Again replace /dev/sdb with your drive, change -t 2 to -t 0 for
500GB drives and -t 1 for 1TB drives, and optionally use -m to force
standard Xbox One Partition sizes

sudo ./create_xbox_drive.sh -d /dev/sdb -s 3 -t 2 -m
10. Check to see that your newly created drive matches the output below:
5B114955-4A1C-45C4-86DC-D95070008139 /dev/sd* (2TB)
25E8A1B2-0B2A-4474-93FA-35B847D97EE5 /dev/sd* (1TB)
A2344BDB-D6DE-4766-9EB5-4109A12228E5 /dev/sd* (500GB)

sudo ./list_part_info.sh /dev/sdb
GUID Dev Size Name
5B114955-4A1C-45C4-86DC-D95070008139 /dev/sdb (2TB)
B3727DA5-A3AC-4B3D-9FD6-2EA54441011B /dev/sdb1 (41.0 GiB) 'Temp Content'
869BB5E0-3356-4BE6-85F7-29323A675CC7 /dev/sdb2 (1.6 TiB) 'User Content'
C90D7A47-CCB9-4CBA-8C66-0459F6B85724 /dev/sdb3 (40.0 GiB) 'System Support'
9A056AD7-32ED-4141-AEB1-AFB9BD5565DC /dev/sdb4 (12.0 GiB) 'System Update'
24B2197C-9D01-45F9-A8E1-DBBCFA161EB2 /dev/sdb5 (7.0 GiB) 'System Update 2'

11. OPTIONAL (skip if you are able to do step 8, also skip if OSU1 doesn't
match the last successful update):
Mount /media/ubuntu/System\ Update/ by right clicking the proper drive in
the left hand menu and select Open
12. OPTIONAL (skip if you are able to do step 8, also skip if OSU1 doesn't
match the last successful update):
Download the latest OSU1.zip which contains the files:

$SystemUpdate/host.xvd
$SystemUpdate/SettingsTemplate.xvd
$SystemUpdate/system.xvd
$SystemUpdate/systemaux.xvd
$SystemUpdate/systemmisc.xvd
$SystemUpdate/systemtools.xvd
$SystemUpdate/updater.xvd

Place them in the 'System Update' partition as:

A/host.xvd
A/SettingsTemplate.xvd
A/system.xvd
A/systemaux.xvd
A/systemmisc.xvd
A/systemtools.xvd
B/host.xvd
B/SettingsTemplate.xvd
B/system.xvd
B/systemaux.xvd
B/systemmisc.xvd
B/systemtools.xvd
updater.xvd

Also I walk you through the entire process in the following videos:

Repair or Replace Using Linux:


Direct Copy Upgrade Using Linux:


CONCLUSION:
While the PS4 will always have the advantage when it comes to internal hard drive upgrading and replacement in terms of difficulty.
Now the Xbox One can finally support the same functionality.

Finally, if you want to know if the Xbox One X is using Internal SATA3 over the Xbox One S and original models SATA2.
Perhaps you want to know how much faster an SSHD, SSD, or 7200RPM HDD would be in comparison to a stock 5400RPM HDD.

Look no further than lilhed's video:


COMMON ISSUES:
A couple quick points about the E101 error and offline updates:
  1. When doing an offline update using the contents of OSU1.zip extracted to an NTFS formatted USB drive and you are greeted with an E101 error 9 times out of 10 your system is part of the dashboard preview program and is newer than the current OSU1 version. The current OSU1 version is 10.0.17763.4088 as of 2019/04/09. If your version is newer than this you will have to wait until the OSU1.zip version is updated past your version. Alternatively, if you have another console in the dashboard preview program you could copy over it's "System Update" A and B folders.
  2. In 2019 OSU2.zip and OSU3.zip are useless. They haven't been updated in years and are for updating Xbox One OS 6.3 and day one consoles respectively. Don't waste your time with these.
The E100 error is a Blu-ray drive issue NOT the hard drive. Do NOT swap Blu-ray drives between systems.
You may see an E100 error during an offline update likely relating to a failed Blu-ray firmware update. Sometimes this can be resolved by forcing the offline update a second time.
For more information check out the following video:


Update May 14, 2019 E105 and E102 errors on Xbox One X models:
There does appear to be an epidemic with Xbox One X consoles suddenly producing E105 errors and then E102 when trying to force an OSU1 offline update.
This does appear to be file/data corruption rather than a physical hardware issue and I believe there is an OS bug in combination with increased system temperatures.
Often leaving the system off for a while resolves the bad behavior only to resurface when the system heats up again.
If under warranty call Microsoft, if not I would suggest 3 things if you have the means.
  1. Wipe the disk and start with a cleanly formatted Xbox One disk.
  2. Many have mentioned doing step 1 with a new HDD or SSHD only fixes the issue temporarily. In which case upgrading to an SSD may help. SSD drives produce and are less affected by heat.
  3. Change the (APU) thermal paste. I recommend Arctic Silver 5 but any high quality paste will do.
 
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Final Hardware FIX update:

E102 E105 E10x E20x Fix ms wrecking short story:

1) Main wrecking culprit is Overheating the Southbridge processor by using a Fake white (fabric-mesh) Thermal pad causing hence Data Corruptions.

pic: https://www.boydcorp.com/images/blo...x South Bridge Thermal Interface Material.png
=Replace the white fake pad with any Real blue/grey Thermal Pad 2mm thick. Now the SB processor will be cooled properly.

SB processor is located in the bottom side of the motherboard under the powersupply-module position.

2) Leaking Air-inlet powersupply-module top-enclosure causing overall area Overheating, the Square Foam air leaking port must be closed.

pic: https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/bgGcQCoRKNPsuOsh.medium
=Cover this Square Foam with isolating (Duck)tape/copper/metal/foil/hardcover-tape, whatever to 100% Air-sealed this wrecking.

Depends on the damages done the 4 capacitors must be replaced.

These hardware fix will stop returning datacorruptions caused by the overheated SB i/o processor.
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100% DIY FIX update:

E102,E105 E10x E20x etc. are intended designed hardware failures in long run due datacorruptions on hdd/ssd/FW nand, mostly after warranty by overheating specific components inside the Xbox1X, gradually renders it unusable.


It start with symptoms: stuttering splash boot screen, clear/saved games errors, installation stopped, cant start game/app, console shutdown due ventilation while the fan blows max but console is not even hot, E102,E105 etc. hdd errors.

After an online System update the problems starts shortly, while before it was working normally. Then with offline OSU1 update will stops/hangs with error loops: E106,E102,E105 etc.

In the beginning you can still fixed it with simple RESETS and hdd reformats/replacements/OSU1 but in the end errors will returns quickly in a loop, because the main causes are not hardware fixed.
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I had found the time released hardware to fail design evidences and a full DIY hardware fix/repair.
Since MS doesn't respond to my allegations, I'm prepared to make it public.
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REF:
https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/hsvtfq/error_e102e105_fixed_replacing_faulty_capacitors/

https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/dl8cta/for_everyone_with_an_e105e102_issue/
 
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I wanted to chime in and possibly help people with the E100 error after upgrading the HDD

The Seagate Hard drives of Fing pieces of crap

Even after swapping the drive with a known working unit it as still giving me E100. It would go through the download and verify and as soon as it got to stage 3 it would just reboot and give E100. I decided to just try another brand HDD (WD) and it worked without any issues.

The drive I was using passed all hard drive tests, was fully accessible on a windows system and could transfer files to the drive without any issues.

E100 is EITHER the BD Drive OR a failing Hard Drive.
 
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Question, I bought a 2TB samsung 860 evo, in the tool it shows 1863 GB, but when formatting for a 2TB drive it tells me 1662GB for the standard size. That's 201 gigs I miss out on. Is there a way for me to make it tusable?
 

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Final Hardware FIX update:
I had found the time released hardware to fail design evidences and a full DIY hardware fix/repair.
Since MS doesn't respond to my allegations, I'm prepared to make it public.
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Idk how, but this guy is right. I had HDD failure and after replacing Seagate to WD Blue it was fine just for a week. Now it goes the same pattern: corrupted saved games, e105 following e102, then it's all messed up into constant resets...until it stucks on e105 and you have to replace HDD...again. Though HDD itself is pretty fine.Just sell this piece of nonsense.

DIY option with capacitors and foam seems too hard, I've already learned to unscrew all these 99999 bolts to get HDD out
 
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Hi,

A client brought an out of warranty XBOX ONE X with a failing HDD, in store I only got 480GB SSD, and the script (option A) only lets me choose 500GB, 1TB or 2TB. The HDD randomly works so I could attempt to clone it.

Option B fails at 'X: System Update', might need to assign the letter manually and try again.

I could also order a 500GB, 1TB disk if the client is okay, but I would like to make it work with the 480GB SSD.

This has to be internal, since the randomly fails to boot, although I think right now is completely dead.

Dunno if I'm missing something to get it ready without a working HDD, but when the HDD worked trying to clone it using aomei partition, or the script with non standard sizes gave errors.
 
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Thanks for script and all
Just finished changing HDD on One X to 2TB.
Went for option adding brand new drive, without copying anything as I was suspected some hdd file system errors as my dashboard was a bit glitchy.
Done everything as in tutorials in here - formatted drive and copied only OSU1 to A/B folders. The other partition left empty.

Accidentally copied all of the files from OSU1 apart from additional languages System Update partition.

Strangely, once I've turned Xbox for a first time it got stuck on "X" logo for a few minutes but then it just turned on as usual.
Straight in to dashboard, no system errors, no need to use USB with OSU1.
Just like that

Straight away I fought that I've installed wrong drive :D but no. It was SSD

Done factory reset, just in case.
Works like a charm.

Thanks everyone



Full list of files I've copied to both A/B

bootanim.dat
en-gb.xvd
host.xvd
ScarlettHost.xvd
SettingsTemplate.xvd
system.xvd
systemaux.xvd
systemauxf.xvd
systemmisc.xvd
systemtools.xvd
uERA.xvd
updater.xvd


A little update.
Everything works fine but.... HDMI-CEC functions don't at all.
Xbox no longer can wake up amplifier, neither TV. Hopefully future update will solve the problem
 
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Please help. During covid lockdown and no access to a pc shop, I used a 500gb laptop drive. Worked fine following your tutorial. Issue happened again this week, e106, then E102. Bought new wd 1tb drive and followed the process perfectly. But aaargh, still getting e106 error. Offline update goes to 5% and "something went wrong, e106"
 

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Marc - unfortunately I'm getting an E101 error now after following the steps for a new SSD install on my Xbox One X. Now when I boot the Xbox it automatically goes to preparing console update and then reboots starting over..it seems to be in a boot loop. Any suggestions? thanks - KP
 

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Marc - unfortunately I'm getting an E101 error now after following the steps for a new SSD install on my Xbox One X. Now when I boot the Xbox it automatically goes to preparing console update and then reboots starting over..it seems to be in a boot loop. Any suggestions? thanks - KP
 

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Final Hardware FIX update:
E102 E105 E10x E20x Fix ms wrecking short story:
1) Main wrecking culprit is Overheating the Southbridge processor by using a Fake white (fabric-mesh) Thermal pad causing hence Data Corruptions.
=Replace the white fake pad with any Real blue/grey Thermal Pad 2mm thick. Now the SB processor will be cooled properly.
SB processor is located in the bottom side of the motherboard under the powersupply-module position.
2) Leaking Air-inlet powersupply-module top-enclosure causing overall area Overheating, the Square Foam air leaking port must be closed.

Hello dude, just wanted to thank you about the effort you put in trying to help people with those errors. Im one of them and im still struggling to try to fix my 1x. Ive already changed the hdd, did all the tests on it with chkdsk, swapped the 4 big caps and the smaller 2 rear. After that, i got the x1x working perfectly with the november 05/11 offline procedure, but as soon it got a new os update it has been bricked again (it freezes frequently even on the os menu or gives Exxx errors at the startup). So i'm trying to change the pads on ram/vram and the sb and let you know if it worked.
 
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Hello dude, just wanted to thank you about the effort you put in trying to help people with those errors. Im one of them and im still struggling to try to fix my 1x. Ive already changed the hdd, did all the tests on it with chkdsk, swapped the 4 big caps and the smaller 2 rear. After that, i got the x1x working perfectly with the november 05/11 offline procedure, but as soon it got a new os update it has been bricked again (it freezes frequently even on the os menu or gives Exxx errors at the startup). So i'm trying to change the pads on ram/vram and the sb and let you know if it worked.
Classic, at last found the main root cause is the fake pad on the SB processor with failed cooling. When updating OS the SB is working extra harder=overheating faster causing R/W data errors/corrections when accessing data between usb, hdd and OS nand.
If after SB pad fix and still any of the errors returns again, then need replace the hdd cable because that could be damaged/burned contacts? due overstressed (error) data accesses by the SB. see feedback from ppl that needed: https://www.reddit.com/r/consolerep...05_xbox_one_x_diy_fix_vs_ms_milking/?sort=new.
My xb1x didn't need cable fix and still working perfectly without any errors and even after 3 online OS updates.
 
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I wanted to chime in and possibly help people with the E100 error after upgrading the HDD

The Seagate Hard drives of Fing pieces of crap

Even after swapping the drive with a known working unit it as still giving me E100. It would go through the download and verify and as soon as it got to stage 3 it would just reboot and give E100. I decided to just try another brand HDD (WD) and it worked without any issues.

The drive I was using passed all hard drive tests, was fully accessible on a windows system and could transfer files to the drive without any issues.

E100 is EITHER the BD Drive OR a failing Hard Drive.


Hi, I am having the same problem. Unfortunately I don't have another hard drive to test with, but i have tried this hard drive after formatting in 2 separate XBONE S which both worked before. Now I'm getting the E100 error on both consoles. I will get another hard drive and see if that fixes the problem.

UPDATE:
Thank you so much M4A2T0T! this was the problem Tai1976 should update his page because this E100 error is clearly not just for bad blueray drives. THANK YOU!
 
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Classic, at last found the main root cause is the fake pad on the SB processor with failed cooling. When updating OS the SB is working extra harder=overheating faster causing R/W data errors/corrections when accessing data between usb, hdd and OS nand.
If after SB pad fix and still any of the errors returns again, then need replace the hdd cable because that could be damaged/burned contacts? due overstressed (error) data accesses by the SB. see feedback from ppl that needed:
My xb1x didn't need cable fix and still working perfectly without any errors and even after 3 online OS updates.

Changed the thermal pads, now the consolle seems to work fine but I've not tried it a lot.

I thought that the cable has some issues because of a warning message during the hdd test with Hard disk sentinel.

I would change it but I can't find one compatible, do you have suggestions?
 

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Changed the thermal pads, now the consolle seems to work fine but I've not tried it a lot.

I thought that the cable has some issues because of a warning message during the hdd test with Hard disk sentinel.

I would change it but I can't find one compatible, do you have suggestions?
Its very simple to check if the SB pad is working properly, play 4 hrs gfx heavy gaming like gears5, call of duty that will heat up the console.
Then install games on int. hdd, if "installation stopped" then the hdd cable could be defective.
If your console is working normally now, then there's no problem with the cable (you can check/clean the contacts of the cable) so why need replacement?.
If need option then watch that video in that thread, either get used ones from xbox ones s/x or cut the original and use short pc SATA cable etc. like what was done in the video.
 

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No problems encountered since the new thermal pads installation, I played rdr2 for some times.
Thanks again dude, your solution is the only one that has worked after months of research over the internet and you should get credits for it.

I already have a sata cable but I'm not sure about which power cable should i get, because I can't find anything similar with the pwr 4 pin socket on the mb. I guess it is a standard 4 pin floppy pwr socket, isn't it?
 

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Yup, took me 2yrs. someone should sue ms.
DIY, google SATA to 4pin power cable, replace/solder the 4pin connector to a xbox 4pin type connector, google/ebay/ali is your friend.
 
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Thanks OP for the script. I had a couple of problems initially, but it worked and everything was fine after reading thoroughly the documentation and some of the previous posts.

Edit: For everyone using 960gb drives, format them with the standard 1tb script option. But note that if you use osu or reset your console the drive will be treated as 512gb one.

BTW, does anyone know if the non standard 1tb drives get treated as 512gb after update?
 
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Hello
I have the same problem with my 960 Gb Kingston A400 SSD, the console take it as a 500 gb
I need your Help, please to fix this.


Thanks OP for the script. I had a couple of problems initially, but it worked and everything was fine after reading thoroughly the documentation and some of the previous posts.

Edit: For everyone using 960gb drives, format them with the standard 1tb script option. But note that if you use osu or reset your console the drive will be treated as 512gb one.

BTW, does anyone know if the non standard 1tb drives get treated as 512gb after update?
 

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I have the same problem with my 960 Gb Kingston A400 SSD, the console take it as a 500 gb
I need your Help, please to fix this.

Make a clean install from OSU. After the installation is done, detach the drive and copy the new files to your PC. Make sure to write down the folder names and letters and which content goes where. Add the xbox dat animation file, as shown in the end of the video tutorial from page 1.

Then, format the new xbox hd, use the script with the first option and choose standard 1tb hd. Now copy the contents from your pc to the newly done hd and attach it back to the xbox.

If you have your old drive you can use the second + third script options.

Note that if you reset your console, you will have to redo the process, otherwise your console will show a 512 gb hd
 

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