Xbox Backups
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Ripping
Ripping a Game to the Xbox Hard Drive
DVD2Xbox
Px-HDD Loader
XBCopy
Ripping an Xbox Game using XCommander
Ripping an Xbox Game using boxplorer
Ripping a Game using xToolBox
Patching games on your Xbox hard drive
Transferring Games
Transferring a Game From Xbox to Xbox
Transferring a Game from the Xbox to your PC
Creating Managing and Burning xISOs
Creating an xISO
Creating an xISO with Craxtion
Creating an xISO with C-Xbox Tool
Creating an xISO with Qwix
Patching an xISO
Patching an xISO with C-Xbox Tool
Transfer an xISO to your Xbox Hard Drive
Burning an xISO
Introduction to Backing up Xbox games
Xbox games do not contain the same file systems as Windows file systems (NTFS or FAT32). In fact, xbox games have the NDVDFS file system and cannot be read by any regular computer DVD drive. The only drives that can read Xbox games are the DVD drives that come in Xbox video game console systems. At this time, the only way to backup an Xbox game is by using an original Xbox DVD drive. There are a few ways to make an Xbox game backup, but all methods require a modified Xbox running a hacked BIOS. The first is an application called DVD2XBOX made by WiSo. This is by far the most popular application for making Xbox game backups because it is very simple to use, but also automatically "patches" the backup to make sure the backup will work. (Some newer games try to "trick" a modded xbox by only playing from the original disc, but said "patches" are fixes for these attempts). Dvd2xbox is updated regularly and is the best Xbox Game backup application. The second method is using an application called Px-HDD Loader. Px-HDD Loader was the first Xbox game backup application and came before dvd2xbox. Px-HDD Loader is no longer updated and is therefore obsolete. This is the reason why few people use Px-HDD Loader anymore. The third method is by using a simple file manager of FTP utility to copy all the files from the Xbox's DVD drive (D:/) to a folder on the Xbox's hard drive (usually E:/Games/'name of game'/). Using this method, there is no patching involved and therefore it's also not suggested because your backup may not work correctly because of a "trick" by the manufacturer of that game. So, by far, the best application for backing up an Xbox game is dvd2xbox. Just make sure you use the most updated version and you're almost guaranteed that your backup will play fine. All the methods described above will backup the game to a folder on your Xbox's hard drive. So what if you want to back it up onto a disc? Well, the first thing you have to realize is this: Xbox games greatly range in size. Some can be as little as 0.6GB to as much as 6.0GB. Most games will be around 3-4GB. This means that the game you want to backup to a disc will most likely have to be on a blank DVD. Therefore, you need a DVD burner in your computer and blank DVDs. In my experiences, I have found that DVD-R's work better than DVD+R's, but you may have to try it out yourself, because the different Xbox DVD drives like different formats and different media. You will also have to have an XISO creation software (Qwix or Craxtion) as well as DVD burning software capable of burning .iso images (Nero, Roxio, or DVD Decrypter). To make an Xbox Game backup onto a DVD, you must first do the above and get it backed up onto the Xbox hard drive. Now, you must get that folder onto your computer. To do this, you will need to network your computer to your xbox and use a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program to connect to your Xbox. The most popular FTP program is FlashFXP, as well as CuteFTP and SmartFTP. Once you have your Xbox networked together, open up your FTP program and connect to your Xbox. Go to the folder where you backed up the game (usually E:/Games or F:/Games) and find the name of the game you want to burn. Transfer that folder (the game) to your computer. Usually, the process will take around 15-20 minutes for it to transfer across, depending on network setup, file number and size, and the overall size of the game. Once the transfer is complete, you can close your FTP program and continue on to making an XISO. To do this, open your XISO program (Qwix or Craxtion) and find where it says to Create ISO. Select local folder and locate the game you just transferred to your computer. Hit create and wait for the process to finish. It will now have made a .iso image somewhere on your computer (the location that you specified) To burn this .iso image to a DVD, you must place a blank DVD in your DVD burner and open up your DVD burning software (Nero, Roxio, or DVD Decrypter). In Nero, you go to Recorder, Burn Image and then locate the .iso image and then burn it. Once the burn is complete, test to make sure the DVD plays fine in your modded Xbox before deleting the .iso on your computer's hard drive, the game folder on your computer hard drive, and the game folder on your Xbox's hard drive.
