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### Pre-requisites
- Xbox 360 (modifications not necessary)
- Xbox 360 Hard Drive (20 GB minimum)
- Xbox 360 Hard Drive Transfer Cable (or a compatible SATA to USB adapter)
- Xbox 360 Storage Device (either the Xbox 360 Hard Drive or an external USB storage device, 20 GB minimum)
- Xbox 360 Hard Drive Transfer Cable (or a compatible SATA to USB adapter, only required for Xbox 360 hard drives)
- Sonic Unleashed for Xbox 360 (US or EU, **JP is not supported**)
- Retail Disc or Digital Copy (can be purchased and downloaded from the [Xbox Store](https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/sonic-unleashed/c098fgnmts8f)).
- Title Update required.
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1. Insert your retail disc copy of Sonic Unleashed into the Xbox 360 disc tray.
2. At the Xbox Dashboard, go over to the disc tile under the **home** tab and press X to view **Game Details**.
3. Under the **overview** tab, select the **Install** tile and choose to install to the primary hard drive.
4. Once installed, turn off your Xbox 360 and remove the hard drive from your console.
3. Under the **overview** tab, select the **Install** tile and choose to install to the primary storage device.
4. Once installed, turn off your Xbox 360 and remove the storage device from your console.

> [!TIP]
> You may consult the following guides if you're unsure on how to do this:
> You may consult the following guides if you're unsure on how to remove the Xbox 360 hard drive:
> - [Xbox 360](https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Xbox+360+Hard+Drive+Replacement/3326)
> - [Xbox 360 S](https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Xbox+360+S+Hard+Drive+Replacement/3184)
> - [Xbox 360 E](https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Xbox+360+E+Hard+Drive+Replacement/22179)

5. Using the Xbox 360 Hard Drive Transfer Cable (or compatible SATA to USB adapter), connect your Xbox 360 hard drive to your PC.
5. Connect your Xbox 360 storage device to your PC. Ensure the Xbox 360 Hard Drive Transfer Cable (or compatible SATA to USB adapter) is connected to your Xbox 360 Hard Drive if you are using one.

> [!CAUTION]
> If you're using an unofficial SATA to USB adapter, you may need to remove the hard drive from its enclosure in order to connect it.
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> [!NOTE]
> If you're using Linux, skip to step 9.

8. Right-click `Velocity.exe` and click **Properties**, then under the **Compatibility** tab, tick **Run this program as an administrator** and click **OK**. This is required in order for the program to recognize the hard drive. You can now launch `Velocity.exe`.
8. Right-click `Velocity.exe` and click **Properties**, then under the **Compatibility** tab, tick **Run this program as an administrator** and click **OK**. This is required in order for the program to recognize the storage device. You can now launch `Velocity.exe`.
9. You should see a **Device Detected** message appear on launch asking if you would like to open the **Device Content Viewer**. Click **Yes**.
10. You should now see a tree view of your hard drive's contents. Expand the tree nodes for `/Shared Items/Games/` (and optionally `/Shared Items/DLC/`, if you have the DLC installed).
10. You should now see a tree view of your storage device's contents. Expand the tree nodes for `/Shared Items/Games/` (and optionally `/Shared Items/DLC/`, if you have the DLC installed).
11. Hold the CTRL key and click on **SONIC UNLEASHED** under the `Games` node, as well as the **Adventure Pack(s)** under the `DLC` node, if you have the DLC installed. Ensure all are selected before the next step.
12. Right-click any of the selected items and click **Copy Selected to Local Disk**, then navigate to the folder you created in step 7 and select it. Velocity will now begin copying the game files to your PC.
13. Once the transfer is complete, close the **Device Content Viewer** window and navigate to **Tools > Device Tools > Raw Device Viewer**.
14. Navigate to `/Content/Cache/` and click the **Name** column to sort by name. Look for a file that begins with `TU_19KA20I`, this is the title update which is required for installation.

> [!NOTE]
> If you're using an external USB storage device, you will need to navigate to `/System Cache/Cache/` instead.

> [!TIP]
> If you wish to verify that the contents of this file are correct, you may double-click on it to open it in **Package Viewer** and confirm that `default.xexp` exists inside, along with a folder called `work`.
>
> Once you've verified it, close the **Package Viewer** window and proceed to the next step.

15. Right-click on the file that begins with `TU_19KA20I` and click **Copy Selected to Local Disk**, then navigate to the folder you created in step 7 and select it. Velocity will now begin copying the title update to your PC.
16. Once the transfer is complete, you should now have all of the necessary files for installation. [Return to the readme and proceed to the next step](/README.md#how-to-install).
16. Once the transfer is complete, you should now have all of the necessary files for installation. [Return to the readme and proceed to the next step](/README.md#how-to-install).
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