Xbox memory transfer question

Intrepid Homoludens · 05-06-2005, 07:43 PM

Helloooo. I just bought myself an Xbox today (I've been playing on my nephew's box til now). My question is, how do I transfer all my saved games from his box to mine using a memory card?

I've been trying to figure it out. Accordingly, with the memory card shoved into the controller, when I select the memory setting it shows me what's stored in the hard disk. But the only option is to delete, there is none to 'copy' stored info from the hard drive onto the card. However, there are two stored saves already in the card when I bought it, and when I click the memory card setting there is an option to copy those saves into the box's hard drive.

Am I not getting something here? Please advise. Thanks.

Fairygdmther · 05-06-2005, 08:33 PM

Trep, did you try to load the game from the save, then save it in the same place to the memory card? I think that's how we did it.

FGM-Lyn

hengst2404 · 05-06-2005, 09:00 PM

Actually, what you do is turn the xbox on, with a memory card in the controller and then instead of loading a game, select memory on the options. Then just follow the prompts to see what is on your hard driver. then just select the files to copy onto the card.

Intrepid Homoludens · 05-06-2005, 11:20 PM

That's what I've been trying to do. The problem is that 'copy' option never shows up, it's only 'delete'. Why is that? I have a Madcatz brand memory cartridge, and its seems to work fine.

Crunchy in milk · 05-06-2005, 11:27 PM

Then when you have some free time go out and buy Breakdown for it. Amazing little game that references Halo and Half life (1) and has a unique vomit inducing realism to it. Awesome twist thrown in Waaaay too late in the game has you forgetting the similarities to its predecessor games, assuming you survive that far. Hardest game ever. Stick it on Easy for a very difficult but usually enjoyable time. It should be in the 'please buy me for the price of my plastic case' bargain bin by now and its worth it.

Intrepid Homoludens · 05-06-2005, 11:36 PM

Thanks for the suggestion, I know about that game.

So, maybe you can help with this memory transfer problem.

Crunchy in milk · 05-07-2005, 03:04 AM

I'm going to take a stab in the dark here and guess you're trying to copy your Jade Empire saves, and possibly your Kotor(1/2) saves.

AFAIK unfortunately those saves are stuck like glue (almost). None of bioware's xbox games support memory cards so you cannot save to the card in game, nor can you transfer them to a memory stick from the xbox menu. If you're determined to transfer them you'll have to look to something like an Action Replay, Maxdrive or a Mega-X-Ke or Gameshark

http://www.megaxkey.com/

I have NO experience with any of these utilities so do your homework if you're determined, or look on it as an excuse to play through Bioware's gems once more.

Intrepid Homoludens · 05-07-2005, 04:11 PM

I tried it with Psychonauts but it still doesn't work.

That's so damn retarded, why in hell would they not allow you to transfer game save files?!!

SoccerDude28 · 05-07-2005, 04:36 PM

Maybe this does not make any sense, but how difficult is it to take out a hard drive from an XBOX? Is it different than a PC? Can't you just open up the XBOX and replace the hard drives?

Intrepid Homoludens · 05-07-2005, 04:39 PM

I'm not THAT desperate.

Glenn Epic · 05-07-2005, 06:46 PM

The only way to do it is like FGM said. You have to load your game and then save to memory card. Apparently this will not work with Jade Empire though.

It's lame but Microsoft disabled copying save games on the HDD.

Intrepid Homoludens · 05-07-2005, 09:50 PM

So THAT's how it works. Not all games are enabled to save onto memory cards. You'd have to look at the box where it's indicated. Project Gotham Racing and Tao Feng can be saved onto the card, but Psychonauts, KoTOR, and Jade Empire can't. I wonder if it has to with the memory storage capacity per card.

Shit.

UPtimist · 05-08-2005, 02:01 AM

Quote:

I wonder if it has to with the memory storage capacity per card.

Very possible. I heard that for example KotOR's saves are too big for memory cards...

Huz · 05-08-2005, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

I'm not THAT desperate.

You can't do it anyway (without chipping) - Xbox HDs are locked to the machine.

Might be worth looking into Action Replay, or those USB memory sticks that plug into the controller ports - but if you're stuck with a retail Xbox, I think your options are very limited.

Time for a sneaky Xbox swap?

I presume it is due to disk space - I was looking at my Psychonauts saves earlier and I think they were quite large.

05-06-2005, 07:43 PM	#1
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Xbox memory transfer question Helloooo. I just bought myself an Xbox today (I've been playing on my nephew's box til now). My question is, how do I transfer all my saved games from his box to mine using a memory card? I've been trying to figure it out. Accordingly, with the memory card shoved into the controller, when I select the memory setting it shows me what's stored in the hard disk. But the only option is to delete, there is none to 'copy' stored info from the hard drive onto the card. However, there are two stored saves already in the card when I bought it, and when I click the memory card setting there is an option to copy those saves into the box's hard drive. Am I not getting something here? Please advise. Thanks. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

05-06-2005, 08:33 PM	#2
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	Trep, did you try to load the game from the save, then save it in the same place to the memory card? I think that's how we did it. FGM-Lyn Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

05-06-2005, 09:00 PM	#3
hengst2404 2404 $hengst2404's Avatar$ Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 145	Actually, what you do is turn the xbox on, with a memory card in the controller and then instead of loading a game, select memory on the options. Then just follow the prompts to see what is on your hard driver. then just select the files to copy onto the card. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-06-2005, 11:20 PM	#4
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	That's what I've been trying to do. The problem is that 'copy' option never shows up, it's only 'delete'. Why is that? I have a Madcatz brand memory cartridge, and its seems to work fine. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

05-06-2005, 11:27 PM	#5
Crunchy in milk delusions of adequacy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,403	Then when you have some free time go out and buy Breakdown for it. Amazing little game that references Halo and Half life (1) and has a unique vomit inducing realism to it. Awesome twist thrown in Waaaay too late in the game has you forgetting the similarities to its predecessor games, assuming you survive that far. Hardest game ever. Stick it on Easy for a very difficult but usually enjoyable time. It should be in the 'please buy me for the price of my plastic case' bargain bin by now and its worth it. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-06-2005, 11:36 PM	#6
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Thanks for the suggestion, I know about that game. So, maybe you can help with this memory transfer problem. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

05-07-2005, 03:04 AM	#7
Crunchy in milk delusions of adequacy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,403	I'm going to take a stab in the dark here and guess you're trying to copy your Jade Empire saves, and possibly your Kotor(1/2) saves. AFAIK unfortunately those saves are stuck like glue (almost). None of bioware's xbox games support memory cards so you cannot save to the card in game, nor can you transfer them to a memory stick from the xbox menu. If you're determined to transfer them you'll have to look to something like an Action Replay, Maxdrive or a Mega-X-Ke or Gameshark http://www.megaxkey.com/ I have NO experience with any of these utilities so do your homework if you're determined, or look on it as an excuse to play through Bioware's gems once more. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-07-2005, 04:11 PM	#8
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I tried it with Psychonauts but it still doesn't work. That's so damn retarded, why in hell would they not allow you to transfer game save files?!! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

05-07-2005, 04:36 PM	#9
SoccerDude28 Homer of Kittens Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Francisco, Bay Area Posts: 4,374	Maybe this does not make any sense, but how difficult is it to take out a hard drive from an XBOX? Is it different than a PC? Can't you just open up the XBOX and replace the hard drives? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ -------------------------------------------------- Games I am playing: Jeanne D'Ark (PSP) Firefox rules

05-07-2005, 04:39 PM	#10
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I'm not THAT desperate. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

05-07-2005, 06:46 PM	#11
Glenn Epic How am I not myself? Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,009	The only way to do it is like FGM said. You have to load your game and then save to memory card. Apparently this will not work with Jade Empire though. It's lame but Microsoft disabled copying save games on the HDD. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Happenstance

05-07-2005, 09:50 PM	#12
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	So THAT's how it works. Not all games are enabled to save onto memory cards. You'd have to look at the box where it's indicated. Project Gotham Racing and Tao Feng can be saved onto the card, but Psychonauts, KoTOR, and Jade Empire can't. I wonder if it has to with the memory storage capacity per card. Shit. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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