Xbox One Owner Provides Feedback on External HDD Format Method but still gets Banned For Breaking rules

[McGran]

the-pi-guy said:

Adinnieken said:

That isn't "techy".

Granted, it may be a little beyond the neophyte user, but it isn't "techy".  The way to resolve it isn't to open up the barn door and let the cows out.  The way to resolve it is to write a support document on how people can revert an external HDD from an Xbox One formatting to a standard Windows/PC formatting.  Likewise, offer instructions on how to dual-partition a HDD so you can use one-half for PC content and the other for Xbox One content.

Understand.  The Xbox One partition on the HDD is for DRM content ONLY.  Stuff you purchased through Xbox LIVE.  Not your personal music or video collection. 

I think you are overestimating a lot of users.  

I'm not saying it is difficult, or anything to that extent.  I am merely saying that so many people have absolutely no idea about a lot about computers.  As far as they care, the computer is a magic box.  

In my school, even some of the more "tech-savvy" have little idea about it.  

This is a fair point.  Remember Microsoft have gone to a lot of effort to innoculate users from  the C:/ world.  Many many users lose confidence at any tasks beyond installWizard.

What's a drive letter?  It doesn't have one? I see something that says C:, do I click on that?  My screen's gone black...