If you are looking to upgrade your Xbox One storage, replace a failing hard drive, or simply tinker with the inner workings of your console, you have likely come across the term .

A 2.5-inch SATA HDD or SSD (500GB, 1TB, or 2TB are the officially supported sizes). SATA to USB Adapter: To connect the new drive to your PC.

Now that the software side of the is ready, it’s time for the hardware. Power off your Xbox and unplug all cables.

Older guides claim you cannot exceed 2TB internally. With and modern Xbox OS updates (version 10.0.19041.etc), the console can support up to 8TB internally. However, for mechanical drives, stick to 2TB-5TB. Above that, the console may experience slow boot times or the "E208" error.