How to Delete Your Saved Data on Xbox Series X|S

Being able to delete your saved data from your consoles is sometimes not as easy as it sounds. With cloud saves backing up nearly all of a console's saved data, removing a game's

data can involve both the data stored on your console and the data stored by the cloud. With Xbox, there are a few common reasons you might need to delete your game's saved data,

and you can do it in a few specific ways that can affect your Xbox's storage and cloud saves. But what are these reasons, and how do you actually delete saved data on your Xbox

Series X|S? Let's find out. Why You May Need to Delete Your Xbox Saved Data Before diving into how you remove saved data from your Xbox, let's look at why you may need to get rid

of some saved files. There are a few common reasons you may need to remove saved data on your Xbox console, most of which orientate around freeing up storage or wiping an Xbox

title of all its data, making it like-new when you next load it up. Here are some of the most common reasons you may need to wipe saved data on your Xbox: To free up space on your

Xbox's hard drive. To wipe Xbox games of their data to make them like-new. To remove saved data from specific Xbox profiles. To remove saved data stored in the cloud. To remove any

corrupted or glitched saved data. If you intend on passing on your Xbox or games to someone else, it may be more beneficial to reset your Xbox Series X|S console. Doing so would

guarantee the console and games would be like-new for the new owner, as resetting your Xbox would wipe the Xbox's internal storage. Any of the above reasons why you may want to

delete saved data on your Xbox will still involve managing both cloud-saved data and locally stored saved data on your Xbox, but what options does Xbox have to help you manage

this? Which Deletion Method Is Best for You? While you can easily remove saved data for specific titles in-game, if you want to remove saves from your console or all consoles, Xbox

offers you a few distinct options. The varying deletion methods available on Xbox Series X|S are as follows: Choosing to Delete All to ensure that all locally stored saved data for

a specific game is removed from your console but kept on the Xbox network and cloud. This frees up storage and ensures deleted data is recoverable from any Xbox through the cloud.

Selecting a specific Xbox profile and choosing Delete From Console. This removes all the locally stored saved data for a specific profile and game but keeps the data saved to the

Xbox Network. Selecting a specific profile and choosing Delete Everywhere to remove saved data from the Xbox network, cloud, and your Xbox's storage, making the data completely