First, make sure your external drive supports USB 3.1, and if it does, then you're good to go. To get started: Turn on the console. Plug the external drive into one of the Xbox's USB ports.

Step 2: If your laptop has a hard drive, or older 2.5-inch SATA SSD, you should see it locked in place with a few screws and a pair of cables. Remove all of those before gently pulling the drive free.

Sometimes you need more than a USB drive to carry around important files, and that's where these bad boys come in. The best external hard drives are a sure fire way to expand your storage space.

Assuming we’re talking about external hard drives, rather than the kind of SSD you can install in your console, the difference between an external HDD and an external SSD may not be as large as ...