Error code: 0x80073d13 (Xbox Game Pass PC Beta)

Anonymous
2019-06-13T07:38:49+00:00

When installing certain games on the Xbox Game Pass PC Beta app I seem to be getting Error code: 0x80073d13, Games will download to about 4.5%-9% then come up with the error.

Trying to install Metro, Wolfenstein, We Happy Few, Imperator: Rome and probably others I have not yet tried will give me this error.

I really hope this is not similar to the Microsoft Store error that does not allow certain games/programs to be installed on other drives besides C: which I don't think it is cause Halo Wars 1 seems to be giving me a different error code that I think is the disk drive error but I am not sure but It would really suck to have a bunch of games you can't install and we can't decide on a game-by-game basis yet so say I had just enough space for Metro on my C: drive but not enough to include another game from my other drive I can't specify that (atleast I think) it would all have to be on the same drive.

Update: That seems to be what the error is, must be installed on your main C: drive, when I disconnect my external drive Xbox app will auto download Metro directly to my C: drive

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-07-23T22:36:33+00:00

    The issue here is your disk format. GamePass games don't have to be installed on your C: drive, but they do need the following:

    • NTFS formatted partition
    • 4096 byte allocation unit size

    Both of these requirements stem from the delta-update mechanism GamePass games use.  It relies on some low level features of NTFS to efficiently move data around on the drive during game updates. Changing the external disk to be NTFS / 4KB allocation size will allow you to move games there or set that disk as your default installation drive.

    something else at play. some games can install. others give ntfs error. some days same game previous ntfs error now installs. not consistent

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-07-21T20:09:13+00:00

    Nope, i have both my secondary drives as NTFS for ages. And it does give me the same error wherever I try to install instead of main drive

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-10T14:56:35+00:00

    This worked for ME!!!! Upvote this!

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-06-27T16:31:43+00:00

    So I had this error and though it had to be installed on primary too but wrong, the drive you are saving to needs to be NTFS format. so format the drive to NTFS and everything will work fine.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-06-23T16:26:46+00:00

    I work on a shadow computer and i had the same problem and error.

    I found a clear solution on another website.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/ShadowPC/comments/h0pifp/xbox_game_pass_and_ntfs_error_workaround/

    It works for me!

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