Windows 10: cannot install games on external hard drives

Discus and support cannot install games on external hard drives in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; im having trouble downloading any games on my external hard drive with microsoft store. I have tried troubleshooter, going into settings and changing... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by sachahobert, Nov 7, 2021.

  1. cannot install games on external hard drives


    im having trouble downloading any games on my external hard drive with microsoft store. I have tried troubleshooter, going into settings and changing where new content is saved, changing windowsapp folder to windowsapp.old , clearing chache , resetting windowsstore. nothing works and I cant find any other reccomandation than those listed above. This is the error code shown to me :0x80070005.

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    sachahobert, Nov 7, 2021
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  2. Remon Ont Win User

    External Hard Drive

    Hi John,

    We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

    • Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
    • Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.
    The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

    Let us know if you need further help.
     
    Remon Ont, Nov 7, 2021
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  3. twynog Win User
    External hard drive not recognised

    Thanks for this. I've done what you suggested and been through all the steps mentioned in the article. The hard drive works fine on a Mac computer, and I've managed to copy the information on it. It must be a Surface issue so I'll try to get a chat line tomorrow.
     
    twynog, Nov 7, 2021
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  4. cannot install games on external hard drives

    External Hard Drive

    To address your concern, here are the troubleshooting steps that you can try. Follow the steps below:

    Uninstall and reinstall the external hard drive program.

    • In the Settings app, go to System.
    • Go to Apps & features and locate the external hard drive program.
    • Uninstall the program and go to the manufacturer's website to reinstall the updated version.
    Uninstall and reinstall the Paragon driver software.

    • Following the same steps mentioned above, locate the software in Apps & features
      and uninstall it.
    • After uninstalling the software, go to the manufacturer's website to reinstall it.
    To further isolate your concern, we'd also like to verify if the OneDrive app is enabled on your PC.

    You can hit us back for additional help.

    Kind regards.
     
    Jennifer Cha, Nov 7, 2021
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