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New international payment options
July 12, 2026
by Eaton
In response to numerous complaints and issues with international pricing and purchase methods, updates have been applied to make the purchase process much better if you are not in the US!
FATXplorer has a wide international reach. In fact, in the last 30 days, FATXplorer had more users in [...]
Xbox 360 XL patches now open-source
May 4, 2026
by Eaton
The Xbox 360 XL HDD and USB patches are now open-source on GitHub! These are the patches that extend the size limit of the internal SATA drive and external USB drives from 2 TB to 16 TB.
This was one of the most challenging projects I ever worked on. It involves significant updates to the Xbox [...]
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 36 “Bad Storage” brings 2 TB internal drive support to Bad Update consoles
October 13, 2025
by Eaton
Now you can get 2 TB of internal storage on your Bad Update console!
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 35 – Xbox 360 SSD Maker
September 4, 2025
by Eaton
Upgrade your Xbox 360 to use an SSD today!
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 34 – introducing XDON
April 4, 2025
by Eaton
The first FATXplorer release of 2025 is finally here with big tech updates and a new innovation: XDON.
What is XDON?
In December 2024, a new idea came to mind: what if FATXplorer could connect directly to a console and interact with the disks? A lot of people use FTP, but it’s always been a [...]
Celebrating 15 years of FATXplorer
November 25, 2024
by Eaton
Looking back after 15 years, plus a special discount!
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 32 – an alternative to HDDHackr
August 13, 2024
by Eaton
Xbox 360 HDD Maker is a full HDDHackr replacement that works on Windows desktop and even over USB. Gone are the days of creating a bootable USB and having to worry about SATA chipset compatibility.
New KB page: FATX File System Limitations Reference
July 30, 2024
by Eaton
To attempt to answer the many questions people have about common FATX file system limitations, such as the file size and name length limits, a new knowledge base page has been created to outline all these limitations and offer workarounds/additional information.
Check it out!
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 31 – password recovery for OG Xbox Western Digital drives
May 31, 2024
by Eaton
As many people who have done any type of original Xbox modding know, the internal hard-drive is locked using the ATA security feature. This was done by Microsoft as a first line of defense to keep modders out back in the early 2000s. It was quickly defeated, but continues to remain an annoyance to [...]