Xbox:FTP
Files can be transferred to and from your Xbox using FTP programs. On a custom dashboard, AID, or SID, an FTP server will always be running in the background. The recommended FTP program is FileZilla, and a step-by-step tutorial for it can be found here.
Note that XBMC (and variants) will automatically truncate filenames to fit the hard drive if they are too long. This will break some games which have long file names, such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
Using FTP
1. Make sure you have either an Ethernet or WiFi connection between your Xbox and PC.
2. Take note of your Xbox's IP address. It should be on the dashboard.
- If there is no IP; change the IP address to a static one. You may need to also set the gateway to your PC's IP address, but this isn't usually necessary.
3. Open an FTP program, such as Filezilla, and connect using your Xbox's IP.
- You may need to navigate to Network and Sharing Center → Change Adapter Settings → Right click the ethernet adapter → Properties → Configure... → Speed & Duplex → Select 100Mbps Full Duplex from dropdown and hit OK.
4. You should see a directory listing of the different partitions on the drive.
- C: is your operating system directory, do not modify anything here unless you know what you are doing.
- D: is your DVD-ROM.
- E: is your game save directory; also used as the default app install location.
- F: is an extra storage directory.
- G: is an extra storage directory if your HDD is bigger than 137GB.
- H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O: are memory cards or USB devices.
- X, Y, Z: are your cache drives. It is OK to delete all files here.
5. You can upload or download files by right clicking them and choosing the relevant option.
If you have problems with DHCP, try using the following settings for a static IP address:
Xbox IP: 172.16.16.2 Xbox Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Xbox Gateway: 172.16.16.3 Xbox DNS 1: 8.8.8.8 Xbox DNS 2: 8.8.4.4
Computer IP: 172.16.16.3 Computer Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Computer Gateway: (leave blank) Computer DNS: (leave blank)