(Xbox 360) Guide to Open, Navigate, And Extract from Memory Devices (Tutorial)

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Guide to Open, Navigate, And Extract from Memory Devices

System: Xbox 360

Description

I made this tutorial to help people understand how to get files from their xbox to their computer to modify them. This guide will teach you how to access and extract the files you have saved on your Xbox 360 memory device. I have made this as thorough as I could for people who don't understand easily.

Things You Need

• Computer
  
• Program to read memory device.
  

Below is a list of programs, with links, that will allow you to browse your memory device.

1. Horizon
   
2. PartyBuffalo
   
3. Xport360
   

• You will also need a Xbox Transfer Cable, or something similar to access the HDD's or memory unit. Disregard this is you are using a USB.
  

Below is a device that can connect to internal and external hard drives.

1. [link]http://us.codejunkies.com/Products/EZTrans-Transfer-cable-for-Xbox-360__EF000934.aspx[/link]
   

Step One
You first need to identify what memory device you are trying to connect.

First is a picture of an Xbox Memory Unit
Second is a HDD.
Third picture is a USB device.
Fourth is an internal Hard Drive.

Step Two Connecting & Extraction

• USB Device
  

Let us start with opening and extracting from the device it is easiest to do so from!

Steps:

1. Make sure your the file you wish to extract is located on the device.
   
2. Once you verify the need files are on board remove it from your Xbox 360 system.
   
3. Connect it to your computer or laptop and open the program you selected above.
   
4. Once the program has loaded your USB navigate to the file you wish to extract, once there right click and hit "Extract..."
   

• Hard Drive Disk
  

Next we will be connecting the HDD.

Steps:

1. Make sure your the file you wish to extract is located on the device.
   
2. Now that you have verified the needed files are stored, power off your Xbox and procced to disconnect your HDD from your xbox using the release button indicated below.
   
3. Now that it has been safely removed, connect the transfer cable to your computer. After connect your HDD to the transfer cable itself.
   
4. Next you will be able to launch one of the device explorers and navigate through the files on your hard drive. Once you find the desired file right click it and then "Extract..."
   

Things You Should Know
I want to clarify some things about using a USB or HDD.

• If you modified it, you need to rehash and resign.
  

The reason you need to do this is because their is a signature on all Xbox files to see if they were modified. The content will be corrupt if it does not have the proper signature and therefor will not load.

• You can only modify CON(console) files.
  

CON files are files that are signed by the console, these files can have their signature repaired by rehashing the blocks and resigning the file.The process is stored on the Xbox 360, some modders figured this out an developed an application to repeat this process on a computer. If it was not stored on the console we could not resign files such as LIVE and PIRS files and have them work on a retail console. Rehashing and resigning is simple now but when Xbox 360 modding was first developing it was extremely difficult to do so.

• You cannot modify LIVE or PIRS files.
  

Actually, you can. The only dilema is that it will not work on your retail console since retails cant use unsigned code. We are not able to resign the files, therefore you will need a JTAG Xbox, RGH Xbox, or an Xbox Development Kit (XDK or XeDK)

• Some, if not most games, have their own security on their files.
  

They can be encrypted, obfuscated, or have a checksum. This mean you would need to reverse the xex(Xenon Executable) to find out the checksum and the formula used to calculate it. Well that is only if you want to mod the game still. You might luck out and the game might already have an application to fix the games security, or better yet a fully completed tool for you.

Extra Notes
This guide only covers the USB and HDD until I order the kit from codejunkies posted above.

I will add how to explore the other devices once I am able.
The reason I made this guide is to help out the newbies, I was also bored and wanted to post on Se7enSins instead of just lurk.

If you want a guide for something please send me a private message containing the details.

Tutorial and pictures by ttrever