Xbox 360 transfer cable needed badly!

dunie001

I'm badly in need of an xbox 360 transfer cable to transfer all my stuff from my pathetic 20gb harddrive over to the new 60gb harddrive that I got when I bought a second hand xbox 360.

If anyone can help out i'd be extremely grateful. I will of course send it back with a postal order for the amount it cost to send the cable to me in the first place.

If anyone has a cable and would be willing to send it onto me so I can finally start using my new Hard drive...please post a comment.

P.S.: I have already tried to get a cable from Microsoft but they don't seem to send them out unless you're upgrading to an xbox elite!

Oafley Jones

dunie001 wrote: »

I'm badly in need of an xbox 360 transfer cable to transfer all my stuff from my pathetic 20gb harddrive over to the new 60gb harddrive that I got when I bought a second hand xbox 360.

If anyone can help out i'd be extremely grateful. I will of course send it back with a postal order for the amount it cost to send the cable to me in the first place.

If anyone has a cable and would be willing to send it onto me so I can finally start using my new Hard drive...please post a comment.

P.S.: I have already tried to get a cable from Microsoft but they don't seem to send them out unless you're upgrading to an xbox elite!

The cable that works for 20-120GB doesn't work with the 60GB drives. The upgrade thing doesn't make any sense. I'd get on to MS again.

docentore

They give the cable only for people who bought Elite (120gb).

And you're right, you can only transfer data onto 120gb - but only when using console. You can connect transfer cable to your pc and backup all data using Xplorer360 and then copy it to new 60gb.

dunie001 check your pm

theteal

i transferred from my old 20gb to a 60gb, no problem. i still have the cable and disk if you still need it OP, let me know

Lenny

Yea lads, I bought a new premium xbox 60 gig.
sent off my serial number off my 20gig premium and 60gig premium and got the cable posted out to me..
and transfarred it from 20gig to 60gig no probs. have the cable if you need it too.

pH

How useful is the cable anyway? If you redownload the stuff (same console - no charge or problems) and use a memory-card to xfer the profiles and save games.

I mean if you had one to hand then yes, but if you need to go to all this trouble to get one and return it, why not just re-download and use a mem-card?

dunie001

Because Xbox will not allow you (or anyone) to copy files onto a memory stick. Also all the profile data is stored on the original hard drive.

Xbox won't let you transfer it that way because of the high risk of copyright fraud. Think about it...if everyone could just copy Map Packs from console to console then nobody would be buying anything online!!!

dunie001

jasus, I had a shock when I seen all the posts!! thanks for the tips lads...I'll still try the cable.

Also can't see how it would be different for a 120gb than a 60gb hard drive, at the end of the day, they both have to fit onto the same console!!!:):)

I'm sending some pm's now to Lenny and theteal.:cool:

Axwell

dunie001 wrote: »

Because Xbox will not allow you (or anyone) to copy files onto a memory stick. Also all the profile data is stored on the original hard drive.

Xbox won't let you transfer it that way because of the high risk of copyright fraud. Think about it...if everyone could just copy Map Packs from console to console then nobody would be buying anything online!!!

Xbox allows you to copy both your profile and game saves to a memory card no problem and then load them to another console so I dont know where you got the idea you cant. You cant copy downloaded content but you can just redownload that, considering you have a 20gb hard drive most of your content is made up of downloaded maps which you could just get a again, the gamer profile and saves just copy them with a memory card, assuming you dont get a transfer cable from one of the lads above.

pH

dunie001 wrote: »

Because Xbox will not allow you (or anyone) to copy files onto a memory stick. Also all the profile data is stored on the original hard drive.

You seem to be confusing a USB memory stick with the official xbox memory unit.
http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/hardware/x/xbox360memoryunit64mb/

Xbox won't let you transfer it that way because of the high risk of copyright fraud. Think about it...if everyone could just copy Map Packs from console to console then nobody would be buying anything online!!!

Yes, I said you'd need to redownload the stuff you'd paid for, but as it's the same console this is easy. And you *can* transfer the profiles and save games from one HD to another with a mem-card, I don't need to think about it because I've done it.

super_furry

I copied over all my profile and saves from my 20gb drive to a new 120gb one yesterday with no problems at all using the Xbox memory unit.

Downloaded all my games and maps overnight with no problems either.

dunie001

alright i got the cable and the manual from thetheal, but unfortunately not the disc...boo hoo!

Anyway hopefully he has the disc at home and will send it on, so hopefully everything will be alright!

dunie001

posted same thing twice in error!

pires

Hi Lads,

I just got a super elite and I need a data transfer cable I order one but it wont arrived in time as I'm going to sell my old one to a friend in brazil and I'm going for holidays in less then 2 weeks

any one could lend me one ?

Cheers

chavezychavez

Hey All,

I'm in need of a transfer cable as well if anyone could give a lend. I'll send it straight back when finished.

calex71

could do with the use of one myself if anyone is about the rathfarnham area

vectra

docentore wrote: »

They give the cable only for people who bought Elite (120gb).

And you're right, you can only transfer data onto 120gb - but only when using console. You can connect transfer cable to your pc and backup all data using Xplorer360 and then copy it to new 60gb.

dunie001 check your pm

Could you send a PM to me as well please