How to Backup All of Your Xbox 360 Data to Your Computer « Null Byte :: WonderHowTo

Flash memory can be a tad unpredictable at times. I have had4flash drives die out on me over the last few years, and they usually diewithoutwarning. When a flash memory based device dies, the data is likelyimpossibleto recover. Adversely on anHDD, orHardDriveDisk, even if the disk dies out, someone will probably be able to fix it and get it back to working order—at leastlong enough for you to back up your data. Hard drives are a bit more forgiving. As you can guess, due to the unpredictable nature of a flash devices standing, it is a great idea to frequently backup your flash memory based devices so you don't lose important data forever.Examples of flash DevicesiTouch and iPhoneMemory cardsRAMUSB thumb drivesA good Rule of ThumbIf you know that there are moving parts in a storage device, it's not flash-based.Losing game saves can be theworstfeeling in the world. Literallythousandsof hours of my life have gone down the tubes with nothing to show for it, due to a lost thumb drive that I kept my game saves on. So, what if you want to backup your data from an Xbox 360? This is a common question I have heard, mostly from the older crowd who aren't as computer savvy as the next generation tends to be. Luckily enough, there is a very simple solution. So, in thisNull Bytewe are going to get our 360 saves and data backed up to our computer to prevent data loss. Game saves and online stats are the main priority here.Make sure all of your data that you want to backup is saved to your thumb drive.RequirementsData to backupWindows OS or a Virtual Machine running WindowsStep1Download USBXtafGUIUSBEXtafGUI is a tool that allows you to read the Xbox 360 file system that is saved to a USB device. It also has the built-in utilities that we need to back up our precious data.Download USBXTAFGUI fromhere.If you are running Windows Vista or later, right-click the program executable and clickProperties.Click the compatability tab and run in compatibility mode forWindows XP service pack 2.Tick the box that asks you to run it as administrator.ClickApply.Step2Backup Your Drive ContentsWe actually have two ways of backing up our drive. We can back it up as a raw image, which means it is one file with all of our data that can be restored to the drive. Alternatively, we can do a raw dump of our drive, and simply copy the entire directory structure to be copied back in case of disaster.Backup Your DriveOpen USBXtafGUI.ClickFile > Open first USB device.ClickBackup > Backup Raw Drivefor a raw image andDump Drive Contentsto copy files and directories recursively.Save it as any name you choose.To restore, simply clickBackup > Restore Disk Image, or just copy and paste the directory and contents recursively into the thumb drive for raw images and dumps respectively.Please enable JavaScript to watch this video.If you're a fan of Null Byte, come chat with me and other members in theIRCchannel! 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