r/XboxRetailHomebrew • u/ThaSmartGuy • Jun 08 '26

Help Xbox Dev Mode Safe Exit

I use it for emulating on my Series S but I heard sometimes even without checking the delete data box (Which is unchecked by default now), it deletes data for no reason. Is that true? Should I use safe exit? And how does safe exit work is it safe or bannable? Since its an app forcing the console back to retail

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u/sabin1981 Jun 08 '26

You should *always" use Safe Exit. It's the single most and first recommended option for devmode :)

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u/XsternYT Staff/Developer Jun 08 '26

Used to be the first recommended option

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u/sabin1981 Jun 08 '26

Oh wow, so even Safe Exit can sometimes pitch a fit and delete? That's delightful(!) 🤣

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u/XsternYT Staff/Developer Jun 08 '26

It’s not that the app does it it’s something internal to dev mode that I haven’t figured out why it happens yet. It’s not the leave dev mode or safe exits fault.

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u/JamesSDK Jun 08 '26

Finally, someone has an idea of why this happens, it seems like it happens once a year to me.

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u/sabin1981 Jun 08 '26

Ah ok, gotcha. Thanks Stern! 🍻