Xbox Backup

mrsikhay · #1 20-01-2003, 07:22

I know you can create an ISO for backup the xbox games. I'm thinking of just using winRAR to compress my games since I run all of them from the HD anyway. Anyone know if there's any issue doing it this way??

Quall999 · #2 20-01-2003, 07:42

sry, playing games off the HDD doesn't support any kind of compression.

AXmichigan · #3 20-01-2003, 10:18

yea dude, the box can only play from the xbe file, much like a comp cant play or use compressed file, unless its an .exe

mrsikhay · #4 20-01-2003, 10:52

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Originally posted by AXmichigan
yea dude, the box can only play from the xbe file, much like a comp cant play or use compressed file, unless its an .exe

Sorry guys for not making it clear. I was talking about compressing the game folders and burn it on a DVD for archive. Whenever I need need to play them I can just put the DVD in the computer DVD-rom and extreacted in to the xbox HD via FTP. I just wanted to know by doing that will it change/alter the file attributes that will make the game unplayable. Why amd I doing this? well I have a agme (MSG2, Shenmue 2) that I wanted to archive onto another DVD for extra backup. As you know it's over 4.7 gig. I was planning on using winRAR multiple volume option and put that on 2 DVD. I don't want to downsample the video or anything.

Quall999 · #5 20-01-2003, 15:23

yes, you can do that. As long as it isn't compressed on the xbox HDD.