FATX Bridge 0.3.0 Beta 1

FATX Bridge 0.3.0 Beta 1 is the largest update so far.

Highlights:

• New Xbox 360 dashboard-inspired tab interface
• Open and mount FATX images
• Verified whole-drive backup and restore
• Original Xbox hard-drive and memory-unit support
• Securityless Xbox 360 and BadStorage disk support
• Data0000 read-only browsing
• New FATX image creation
• Deleted-file recovery
• Content metadata and sector viewer
• Device information, local security-sector backups, and custom volume labels
• Explorer file attributes and reliable file and directory deletion
• Local support-package export
• No ads, telemetry, or network requests

Installation

Download FATXBridge-0.3.0-beta.1-Setup.exe. It includes FATX Bridge and installs WinFsp automatically when needed.

The portable ZIP requires WinFsp 2.1 to be installed separately.

This beta is not code-signed, so Windows may show an Unknown publisher warning. You can verify the downloads using FATXBridge-0.3.0-beta.1-SHA256.txt.

FATX Bridge 0.2.0 Beta 3

FATX Bridge Beta 3 adds experimental original Xbox support alongside the existing Xbox 360 support.

What is new

• Detects already-unlocked original Xbox HDDs using the fixed C/E/X/Y/Z layout.
• Supports bounded XBPartitioner extended partitions and conservative legacy F/G detection.
• Detects original Xbox memory units exposed by Windows as whole physical devices, using the correct 4 KiB logical-sector geometry.
• Browses and mounts validated original Xbox partitions in File Explorer, read-only or with explicitly confirmed experimental write access.
• Uses the original Xbox 2000-based FATX timestamp encoding while preserving the Xbox 360 format.
• Adds malformed/out-of-range/overlapping partition-table safety checks.

Important original Xbox HDD limitation

FATX Bridge does not ATA-unlock original Xbox hard drives. The drive must already be unlocked before Windows can read it. Depending on your setup, unlocking may require the matching console EEPROM/HDD key and separate Xbox tooling. Make a backup before using write mode.

Original Xbox support remains experimental because a physical OG HDD was not available for this release's test pass. Hardware reports are welcome. The release was validated with 36 filesystem/layout tests plus an end-to-end packaged WinFsp test that detected and mounted a realistic 8 MB original Xbox memory-unit image, then verified reads, writes, file sizing, persistence, and file/directory deletion.

Installation

The Setup executable is the recommended download. It includes the self-contained app and installs the signed WinFsp runtime when needed. The installer itself is not code-signed yet, so Windows may show an Unknown publisher or SmartScreen warning.

Portable users must install WinFsp 2.1 separately. A separate .NET runtime is not required by either package.

FATX Bridge 0.2.0 Beta 2

FATX Bridge 0.2.0 Beta 2

Recommended download

Download FATXBridge-0.2.0-beta.2-Setup.exe. It installs the self-contained app under Program Files, adds FATX Bridge to the Start menu, and installs the official signed WinFsp 2.1 Core runtime if WinFsp is missing. No separate .NET runtime is required.

The installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may show Unknown publisher. Verify the SHA-256 value in the attached checksum file before continuing.

Also included

• Self-contained portable Windows x64 ZIP for users who already have WinFsp.
• Beginner installation and troubleshooting guide.
• Verified guidance for using Angelpro09xd/BadStorage on compatible Bad Update systems.
• Automated Windows CI now verifies a self-contained publish.

Verification

• 29 FATX core mutation and filesystem tests passed.
• Packaged WinFsp broker probe passed mounted reads, writes, deferred EOF handling, truncation, and file/directory deletion.
• Bundled WinFsp MSI SHA-256: 073A70E00F77423E34BED98B86E600DEF93393BA5822204FAC57A29324DB9F7A.

Read the repository README and docs/INSTALL.md before connecting a drive. Back up important data before using experimental read/write mode.

FATX Bridge 0.2.0 Beta

Changelog

0.2.0 Beta

• Introduced the independent FATX Bridge product identity and public MIT-licensed project structure.
• Added Xbox 360 FATX physical-disk detection through compatible direct and USB-attached devices.
• Added nested FATX browsing and WinFsp-backed File Explorer mounts.
• Added explicit read-only and experimental read/write mounting for the Content partition.
• Added create, write, resize, rename, and authoritative File Explorer deletion support.
• Added bounded, asynchronous 4 MiB write buffering for substantially faster large transfers.
• Added synthetic mount, persistence, deletion, deferred-length, and bulk-write verification probes.
• Made detailed callback and performance diagnostics opt-in and local-only.

Requirements

• Windows 10 or later, 64-bit.
• .NET 10 Desktop Runtime.
• Signed WinFsp runtime with the Core feature installed.

Verification

SHA-256: 107EDBACD0808801902785079A2622CF196CBF96158BC6060AD9905527A37FD8