The Xbox One is equipped with a 500-gigabyte (GB) internal hard drive. Most of this space is available for storing games and apps, though some is reserved for saved games, console software, and other important system functions.

Your data is stored to both your hard drive and the cloud simultaneously. Xbox Live keeps your important data in sync so you dont lose anything when you use a friend or family members console, or even when you switch to a new console.

Note A regular connection to Xbox Live is required to keep your data in sync. Playing offline may cause your cloud data to become out of date. Your data refreshes each time you connect to Xbox Live.

You can check the free space on your console by looking in My games & apps. then From the Home screen, select My games & apps. On the left side of the screen, a meter shows the percent of storage space used and your total free space.

Note The Xbox One uses some storage for system files, so even with no games installed, youll not see the full 500 GB free.