Add External Storage To Your Amazon Fire TV 4K Max

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In this video I will show you how to increase the internal storage on your Fire TV 4K Max in more detail and with some advanced tips. Find out what you will need to get in order to increase the storage of the 4K Max, and some more advanced features like how many USB Drives you can use at the same time, how to move Apps to the USB internal storage that don't have the Move To USB option, and all are novice user friendly.
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@peekster09 11 месяцев назад

FINALLY!! This is the first tutorial that, for me, defined the easiest, simplest way to move apps from the Firestick to the USB external storage. There is so little storage on the stick, it’s crucial to be able to manage it. Thank you so much for this video!!!

@DJsTutorials 11 месяцев назад

You're welcome! Glad to hear I could help!

@HLChiMia 2 года назад

Excellent! Finally got an answer to my question if I could install 2 external drives at the same time.

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Glad I could help!

@waynebrodie4045 Год назад

Hi DJ thanks for this video at last I found someone who has explained how to do this properly it's a bit confusing but I've sorted it thanks hope you keep making good clear video like you have with this great job bud

@DJsTutorials Год назад

Thank you Wayne! Much appreciate the kind comment!

@waynebrodie4045 Год назад

Could you or have you any videos on how to move any apps to a flash drive using adm mod light?

@DJsTutorials Год назад

@@waynebrodie4045 No I don't have a video for adm mod lite. TeckDoctorUK I believe has one on how to use it.

@timwindsor03 2 года назад

Awesome video brother. Thanks for sharing. Hope all is well. Keep the incredible content coming. Hope you have an amazing night. Much love and RESPECT

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Thank you Tim. Really appreciate your support brother. Hope you and the family are all doing good as well.

@jerramiemcgough2459 2 года назад

Wow you’re everywhere,this just poped up when I opened yt.have a great day brother.

@timwindsor03 2 года назад

@@jerramiemcgough2459 lol I am. You have an incredible day brother

@jerramiemcgough2459 2 года назад

Great video ! Thanks

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

You are welcome.

@denisvilleneuve4924 Год назад

Much Appreciated!

@DJsTutorials Год назад

Thank you!

@peekster09 11 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@DJsTutorials 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much! Much appreciate it!

@Steve0885 2 года назад

Wow forcing Amazon apps to external storage works great! Thanks

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

You're welcome!

@georgeholman6745 2 года назад

Excellent explanation of 'how to', thankyou. PS -

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Thank you! Appreciate the kind comment!

@terrycraven6903 Год назад

Is this possible? Setup a Cloner Alliance ultra with a FIRESTICK with additional memory via OTG cable? If so what type of OTG cable will I need? As always your help is much appreciated.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

No you can not connect it with an OTG cable. The only way to connect a Fire Stick to the Cloner Alliance will be to connect the Fire Stick to the HDMI IN input of the Cloner Alliance box and output to the TV. Now if you have more than one device that you want to use with the Cloner Alliance box, I would recommend getting a 4K HDMI switch.

@brianboughter1040 2 года назад

If I wanted to record live TV using the TiviMate app, how would I setup the internal storage so that it would record on my 256G USB that is setup as internal storage? Thanks for any help!!

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

The easiest way will be to use a USB hub and add a 2nd USB drive as External storage and use that one to record the files too.

@joewebti 2 года назад

Hey, how's it going? I would like to know if I can write directly to it. Is the flash drive writable, or just read-only? Does it only allow formatting in FAT32? So, can't you put files larger than 4Gb? Thank you very much!

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

If you are asking if an app can write to the drive directly then it will all depend on how you set the drive as. If you use it as "External Storage" then the 4K Max can only read from it. If you set it as "Internal Storage" then you can write on it. The drive does need to be formatted as FAT32 otherwise the 4K Max will format it as FAT32 if you choose to set it as Internal storage.

@dragonfire8846 2 года назад

If I want to put apps on usb drive should it be formatted as internal or external

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

In order to move apps to the USB drive that you will USE on your Fire Stick it needs to be formatted as internal shared storage. If you want to copy apps to move to another device (copy the apk file) then it needs to be set as external storage.

@raymondtatters1682 Год назад

I have a fire stick 4k max,I have the otg cable and a hub.i formatted a flash drive for internal storage but it still states the original info ,doesn't show an increase of internal space. Why not?

@DJsTutorials Год назад

The internal storage does not combine the two together. It will show you how much internal storage you have and how much on the flash drive. Also keep in mind that, even though some apps are able to be installed on the flash drive, not all of the app is installed there. Application on one, data on the other.

@ohgod7539 Год назад

Sorry if this is a silly question but, at 1:23 when you reference "power cable", what power cable is that, please? I can't see if it's the Fire Stick cable that is just curved around, or another cable. Thank you.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

Not a silly question at all. That would be the power cable of the Fire Stick that will connect to one side of the OTG cable and the other side connects to the power input of the Fire Stick.

@ohgod7539 Год назад

@@DJsTutorials Thank you so much for sharing all the much-needed info. to expand Amazon's bloated Fire Stick. 🤭 ❤

@DJsTutorials Год назад

You are welcome!

@n1kkri Год назад

Does this external storage when configured as INTERNAL work the same way as the older FireTV 2nd Gen (metal box) that has a SDcard slot for added storage? I have the 2nd Gen and noticed the SDcard slot only made a slight difference on how much of the original internal storage transfered to the SDcard. I am hoping the FireTV Max when the external storage is configured as INTERNAL storage is much more effective freeing up space on the internal storage. Would a USB SDcard be faster than a USB 3.0 flash drive.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

In a way, yes it does work the same. You can install some apps (not all apps can be installed on the USB drive) to the USB drive but not all files are installed on there. Application files are installed on the internal storage and data on the external shared storage. A USB 3.0 will be better than the SD card.

@n1kkri Год назад

@@DJsTutorials using Xplorer I have been able to transfer apps that cannot be transferred by the standard method. For example youtube could not be transferred but I was able to do it.

@charleseskildsen3317 2 года назад

Thank you for the video, I have a question about an issue I ran into. I followed the steps and added a new 3.0 256 flash drive. It asked if I wanted to format it to internal and I clicked yes (note, it only gave me the option to format it to internal only) After formatting it still reads as an external drive. It give me the option to format it again for internal. I am trying to figure out what I did wrong. Any suggestion would be helpful

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Is the thumb drive new or have you used it on another device before? I would connect the drive to a computer and format it to the FAT32 file system and then connect it the the Fire Stick and see if gives you both options which it should now. Let me know how it goes.

@charleseskildsen3317 2 года назад

@@DJsTutorials Thank you very much for responding so fast and being so helpful.. Thanks, I will format it on the computer and try it again. I will update you on how it goes.

@sandromaccola4133 Год назад

Thank you for the video, I have a question about playing big size movie files like 50mb, 80mb, 100mb from external source? Can he play without lag this large movie files?

@DJsTutorials Год назад

You are welcome! First, I would leave the drive as External storage that way you can add/remove movies from it. Then I would use VLC player to play the movies. Now, as long as you are using a USB 3.0 drive you should be fine playing the movie with no lag.

@bialika828 10 месяцев назад

I ordered several OTG adaptors on amazon, ZYF is brand name. They are not working as plug and play and sometimes don't even show the USB attached at all. Some of the adaptors work some of the time. Have you seen this? I had them send me replacements and same issue. Any suggestions. I can't imagine they are all broken. Fire TV 4K Max not the newest one Sandisk 128GB 3.0

@bialika828 10 месяцев назад

Resolved, it was the adaptors, I tried all 6 right angle OTG adaptors with no results. I ordered the cable OTG adaptor and it works perfectly. The right angle could not handle 128GB.

@DJsTutorials 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing! This info will be helpful for a lot of people! Appreciate it!

@haroldobrien8550 Год назад

I want to download movies and tv shows directly to external storage, how would you set up the 4K max?

@DJsTutorials Год назад

I would use it as External Storage. Some apps will actually see the external drive if you go in the settings of the app where you select the download folder to save the files.

@n1kkri Год назад

are you using USB 3.0 flash drives? If you have a usb flash drive or SDcard drive formatted for Internal, can you remove it and use it on a another Firestick Max along with all the apps transferred to it?

@DJsTutorials Год назад

I'm using a 3.0 USB flash drive. No, you can not remove it and use it on another 4K max once it's formatted as Internal storage. Part of the app is still installed on the internal storage of the 4K max.

@n1kkri Год назад

@@DJsTutorials Thanks for the reply. I am wondering if this external USB flash drive while formatted for Internal works the same way the SDcard slot for a FireTV 2nd Gen worked. It did not copy the full app. None of the data transferred to to the SDcard slot. If an app had a couple hundred megs of data it stays on the Internal drive and just a small amount of the app transferred to the SDcard. It helps a little but still takes up a lot space on the Internal . The New Fire Cube I heard has 16gigs of Internal drive. That's the way to do it.

@n1kkri Год назад

@@DJsTutorials I didn't have a USB 3.0. I must have thousands of 2.0. I did have a SDcard USB that looks similar to a USB flash drive. The SDcard has a rating of "10" for speed. So far it appears to be working fine. One thing just like my older FireTV's 2nd Gen (metal box) the boot up takes a little longer. I get the fire screen and all the apps displayed but it take another 30 seconds or so to get all the apps recognized and available.

@swansonben Год назад

i am not getting both options. i have fire stick lite and when i plug it in it says incompatible and to format but just to format no otion for external or interan. i want only external to watch vidoes on usb

@DJsTutorials Год назад

For the Fire Stick Lite, you will only get the option to format it as Internal Storage. If you are just planning on using the USB drive to access movies that are already on there, there is nothing else you need to do. If you have X-plore File Manager installed, you can go in the app and see your USB drive and content.

@swansonben Год назад

@@DJsTutorials yeah i got it

@chrisa1125 Год назад

I have a brand new Sandisk 128GB thumb drive and 2 brand new OTG cables. No matter what I do the USB drive doesn't show up in My Fire TV. I've tried both OTG cables. The drive is recognized on my laptop and the formatting options I have are FAT (not fat 32, don't know if that matters), exFAT and N something or another. I've tried FAT and exFAT... and neither make it where it shows up when I plug it in to the OTG cable. Nothing pops up on the TV screen giving me any options. Any ideas? I would like to eventually have extra storage for apps, and then seperate storage for Tivimate recordings. THANKS!!

@DJsTutorials Год назад

Hi Chrisa. Which Fire Stick are you using? If you connect the thumb drive to your laptop and "Right" click on it and select "Properties" what does it say next to the "File System", FAT, FAT32, exFAT, or NTFS? Most SanDisk thumb drives come as FAT32 File System so you shouldn't need to format them. Do you have the X-plore File Manager app by any chance? If yes, launch the app and see if the SanDisk drive shows in there. Let me know please.

@chrisa1125 Год назад

@@DJsTutorials Firestick 4k OS 6. I have it formatted to FAT32 now. When I plug it into the OTG a USB symbol pops up on the Firestick homescreen but there are no options to do anything. When I go to My Fire TV > about, there is no USB listed. I downloaded a new app just to see if it would go to the USB and it didn't. When I go to manage installed apps, there is no USB symbol next to that new app. I downloaded X-plore and it shows the USB drive, it's named "FAT32". I guess I'm gonna just buy a new thumb drive and maybe get a 32GB this time.

@chrisa1125 Год назад

Ok I finally figured it out thanks to another video. The problem is OS 6 doesn't show the USB storage in My Fire Tv > about. Only OS 7 does. So I was able to use ADB Shell to make a mix of system storage and external storage so I can install apps to the USB and also put Tivimate recording on the USB as external storage. Thanks for your help DJ!!

@DJsTutorials Год назад

@@chrisa1125 You are welcome! Glad to hear you got it to work they way you wanted.

@skardred Год назад

i got my stuff all connected and working just fine my only issue is i dont know how much stuff is on my external storage like there is no progress on it it just say 120/121 gigs (using SanDisk 128gigs) fire stick im using is (Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote (includes TV controls), HD streaming device) not sure if it got something to do with what firestick im using and trying to add ethernet cable with otg also doesnt work for me dont know what im missing here but wifi is fine

@DJsTutorials Год назад

To view which apps are installed on the USB drive you can do that a couple of way. One way is to go to Settings > Applications > Manage Installed Applications > click on "Show" and select USB Only or you can go to Settings > My Fire TV > USB Drive > and under "Show" it should say USB only. Not all Ethernet adapters will work with the OTG cable or the Fire Stick. That could be the reason why it's not working. What kind of Ethernet adapter did you get?

@skardred Год назад

@@DJsTutorials ty for replying. this is the ethernet i got ( UGREEN Ethernet Adapter for Chromecast, Micro USB to RJ45 Ethernet Converter with USB Power Supply for Chromecast Ultra 3 2 1 Audio, TV Stick 4K 2, Google Home Mini, Raspberry Pi Zero, etc. 3.3ft) now i just realize its said tv stick 4k 2 which prolly mean fire stick 4k max? i already ordered 4k max and see how it goes will update soon as i get it.

@ohgod7539 Год назад

Hi. To do all this, do we NEED "XPlore? Also, is max storage for the thumb drive allowed only 64GB, or can I go larger? Thanks!

@DJsTutorials Год назад

Xplore you need only if you want to move an app to the internal shared storage. You can use larger drives than 64GB.

@ohgod7539 Год назад

@@DJsTutorials Excellent video tutorial; thank you. I'll be back when items are received, for the step-by-step.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

@@ohgod7539 You are very welcome. Let me know if you have any questions.

@MikePerez74 Год назад

Okay do i have two usb sticks, one for internal and the other for external. I have movie apps that have options to download movies and i am trying to get them to download to external but it won't, it won't give me permission to choose external drive. I'm able to see the drive but it won't let me choose it as default.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

Not sure if you are asking if you should use two drives or you are using two drives. Which apps are you using so I can try it out and let you know what's the best way to go about it. Also, are you using a 4K Max or another Fire Stick?

@MikePerez74 Год назад

@@DJsTutorials I'm using the 4k Max. For example, i use CinemaHD, TeaTV and other movie apps and also ADM Downloader. They all let me download to the default download directory which is the FireStick but it won't let me choose the external drive, it let's me find the external drive but it doesn't let me press the okay button to choose it. It's almost like it's not giving 3rd party apps permission to write to external. I'm using two drives and they are set up for internal and external just like you did on your vid.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

@@MikePerez74 Try using only the external drive and see if it will select it now.

@kdstyles1979 2 года назад

I never get the option to format as device storage. I only can format as external. What am I doing wrong. Have tried 3 different flash drives all at different sizes from 32gb to 128

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Are the USB drives that you are using new or you have you used them before on other devices? When you go in Settings > My Fire TV > USB (don't press OK on USB), does it show the drive as available External Space?

@kdstyles1979 2 года назад

@@DJsTutorials I figured it out. For whatever reason I had to format my drives as exfat before plugging them in. As soon as I did, I got the option to format as internal storage. Good to go now

@YoshiIsCool1 Год назад

My Firestick Max Isn't Reading Any External Storages no matter The Format and FlashDrives. I don't know what else to do.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

That is a little odd. You are using a USB Flash Drive and not an SD Card right? Is the Fire Stick powered from a wall outlet using the power adapter that it came with and not from another power adapter or the TVs USB port right?

@AntCor1988 Год назад

Having an issue with a USB thumb drive and a VPN. When I turn on my VPN service, the device does not recognize the USB thumb drive.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

I just tried it on my 4K Max using IP Vanish and used the USB drive (formatted as Internal shared storage) with no issues. Which VPN service are you using? Is the USB drive formatted as Internal or External storage? Let me know.

@ahmedob119 Год назад

My question please, what is gonna happen when the internal storage is full of Data Files "because they will not be accumulated in the external drive by default". How can we solve this !!??

@DJsTutorials Год назад

You will have to uninstall some apps. No other choice unfortunately.

@peekster09 11 месяцев назад

Why does my USB external storage occasionally disappear and apps need to be reinstalled? I’ve tried restarting but no luck Thank you!

@DJsTutorials 11 месяцев назад

What size is the USB Drive? When you say it disappears, even if you restart the Fire Stick it doesn't see the drive at all? If you remove the USB drive and connect it again, does it see it then? The apps need to be reinstalled because the drive was formatted again when you reconnected it to the Fire Stick, did some move to Internal storage? Give me a little more info please.

@peekster09 11 месяцев назад

@@DJsTutorials Thanks so much for your help. I’m using a 256 USB 3.1 thumb drive. After successfully migrating quite a few apps, at some point, in settings, it indicates no external storage, like it doesn’t exist. In ‘manage applications’ the migrated apps have a check mark but also an indication they can’t be launched. When trying to launch the missing app it ask if you want to install. I have successfully employed a remedy that I heard of along the way in my research by turn the Firestick off, disconnecting the power, waiting a few minutes before reconnecting. Now the external USB storage reappears intact and I can once again migrate apps from internal storage. I did notice that I when put Netflix on the external storage and got a message that appeared for a brief moment indicating something to the effect it wouldn’t be happy running off the external device. I was able to launch Netflix as well as all the other apps I migrated without any perceivable issues. Now that the Firestick acknowledges the USB external storage, everything thing is back in order. I guess, as it applies to me, “a little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing”😂 Thanks again for taking the time to help.

@brigitteearl2572 Год назад

I don’t have a fire stick. I have a fire tv. How do I connect the usb to the tv.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

All you need to do is connect the USB drive to the USB port of the TV and you should get a message that it found it. Then you can go to Settings > Device & Software > USB > and select Format to Internal Storage.

@audfrknaveen2256 Год назад

Hi....Does it play 5.1 DTS or Dolby digital movies from pen drive or hard disc

@DJsTutorials Год назад

Yes it will.

@audfrknaveen2256 Год назад

@@DJsTutorials thanks a lot 😊👍

@DJsTutorials Год назад

@@audfrknaveen2256 You're welcome AudFrk!

@jackestado Год назад

I bought an otg cable and did the same process as you did, but on my notebook the hub works perfectly, and on the firestick it doesn't work, unfortunately

@DJsTutorials Год назад

Which otg cable did you get and is it a 4K Stick or a 4k Max?

@jackestado Год назад

@@DJsTutorials 4k Max

@jackestado Год назад

@@DJsTutorials The cable otg is simple, I did not find any good brand, here there are no good cables of this type

@DJsTutorials Год назад

@@jackestado and which OTG cable?

@jackestado Год назад

@@DJsTutorials the model is the same as yours, but has no quality references, the connection was the same as yours, but firestick does not show anything connected

@michaelharalson7484 Год назад

When I use Xplore, I can’t see my external storage. Has Amazon changed something in the updates?

@DJsTutorials Год назад

Is it formatted as External storage or as Internal shared storage? If you left it as External Storage, it should show up in Xplore.

@michaelharalson7484 Год назад

I went back and watched the video again and figured it out. I just wish it would show the flash drive when formatted as internal storage.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

@@michaelharalson7484 I agree. That would be nice if it did!

@barrymayba9899 2 года назад

Can I record live tv from a channel on my IPTV app on the external shared storage or do need to record on internal storage and move the file to the external storage???

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Well depends on which app you are using, like if you are using the Smarters App or TiviMate you can change it in the recording settings where you want to save the recordings and just point it to the external storage. Which app are you using?

@dariograna1 2 года назад

How should we format the usb stick for this when prompted? External or internal storage?

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

@@dariograna1 That all depends on what you want to use the drive for. If you want to use it so you can move apps to the USB drive, then Internal. If you want to use it for recordings from certain apps, or if you plan on putting music, movies, or pictures on it so can you can view/listen to them, leave it as External.

@dariograna1 2 года назад

Thanks! Yes mainly recording of live TV using Tivimate. How would you then access these recordings and play them? Via ES file explorer and with media player like vlc?

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

@@dariograna1 All you need to do is, in Tivimate, go to the recording settings, and change the folder where the recordings are stored to the External drive. Then just play the recordings within Tivimate or Eject the USB drive and play the files on a computer.

@georgiejr69 Год назад

Good information sir. I have an old 32GB microsd that I used in my drone, formatted this to FAT32 on a windows 11 laptop. using the same usb OTG that you have, and have a USB microsd/sdcard reader where I inserted the FAT32 32GB microsd and plugged this to my OTG. went to firestick and usb and shows external usb with about 31GB space. It did not prompt me whether to format as external or device storage. installed a couple of apps - Downloader, Netflix and NordVPN and checked my usb drive and nothing in there. I thought that it would install apps directly to my external USB device. Is there a way to force the firestick to format this as a device storage. Please advise and thank you.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

Thank you Georgiejr69! Some times it does that when you connect a USB drive that is formatted as FAT32. It does not show you the option to choose internal or external. You should though be able to format it as internal storage under USB Drive in My Fire TV. Now, when it comes to apps, not all are able to be installed to the USB drive. It depends on the app if the developer allows installation to internal shared storage. You can though install any app to the USB drive. Just follow the steps in the video starting around 9:45. Let me know if you have any questions.

@georgiejr69 Год назад

Thank you so much for that reply, sir.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

You're welcome

@georgiejr69 Год назад

@@DJsTutorials how do you manually format as internal storage if it only shows the firestick internal space and under external space "no USB storage detected"

@DJsTutorials Год назад

@@georgiejr69 Are you using a thumb drive or an SD card?

@MaliMiki Год назад

can it also on Amazon Fire TV 4K not 4 k max

@DJsTutorials Год назад

No it won't work on the Fire TV 4K Stick because it's running Fire OS 6 and not Fire OS 7 (Android 9) which is required in order to recognize Internal Shared Storage.

@judymagaro1973 Год назад

Hi DJ, I have fire stick 4k Max and needed extra storage. Followed your steps but it didn't work. When I plug in USB drive there's no pop up message. Even formatted it to FAT32 on my home pc. Don't know what to do now. Thanks Judy

@DJsTutorials Год назад

It is possible that it didn't show a notification since it's formatted as FAT32. Try going to the Settings > My Fire TV > and the second option should be USB Drive. If you click on it, you should have the option in there to format it as Internal Shared storage. Let me know how it goes.

@judymagaro1973 Год назад

It's not showing the option of USB Drive anywhere. Should I restart fire stick default. At a loss!

@DJsTutorials Год назад

Yes, restart the Fire Stick but don't connect the USB drive. Once it boots up, then connect the USB drive. What kind and size USB drive are you using?

@judymagaro1973 Год назад

Still not working. Restarted then I also reset factory default. Using SanDisk 3.0 128g

@DJsTutorials Год назад

The only other thing that I can think of is the OTG cable not working properly which is rare. Do you have a File manager app installed by any chance? Like X-plore, that you can use to check to see if it finds the USB drive.

@djtakesnorequests 2 года назад

How do I watch larger movie files like an 11gb file?

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Just use a USB drive that is set as External Storage and have the file in there. Then you can access the file by using a File manager app or a media player app like Kodi or Plex.

@michaeljackman280 Год назад

@@DJsTutorials But flash drives formatted as fat32 are limited to 4GB media

@daveycolt7630 2 года назад

My usb external storage dosen't show in my firestick yet it's visable in xplore. I get a message not rooted what's that? Help please!!!

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Are you using a Fire TV Stick 4K Max or the 4K Stick?

@daveycolt7630 2 года назад

@@DJsTutorials it's a 4k

@daveycolt7630 2 года назад

@@DJsTutorials just the 4k

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Ok. The 4K Stick does not support Internal/External storage like the 4K Max. That is why you can only see the external storage using xplore or other File Manager apps.

@daveycolt7630 2 года назад

@@DJsTutorials ok thanks - I can't update to 7 as it says I'm up to date. The external usb disappears at tge drop of a hat, can't get it to stay visable any where. I have formatted the usb to ms-dos (fat32) on my mac and to Master boot record. I also formatted the usb using sm format disc:8,0 private command. I have switched off developer option and still can't get the external usb to be stable. I can't see what else I can do now.

@n1kkri Год назад

are there any tricks to delete some of the anazon apps ?

@DJsTutorials Год назад

There is a way to remove them using ADB but I do not recommend it to people. To many commands commands to type and if you use the wrong command you can brick the Fire Stick.

@n1kkri Год назад

@@DJsTutorials I thought the Device had to be rooted to do that. Interesting

@n1kkri Год назад

@@DJsTutorials Maybe a cut and past each command would be easier if we had a list of them. Does the removal of any of the amazon apps cause an issue with the performance of the FireTV/stick?

@greeneyez18dn.e.washington90 Год назад

I HAVE THE OTG AND THE FLASH DRIVE AND IT DIDN'T READ IT NOTHING CHANGED

@DJsTutorials Год назад

Is the flash drive formatted as FAT32?

@ikbev 5 месяцев назад

I have 64gig added which contains most of my firetv apps despite this Netflix keeps saying not enough storage space to update. My drive has more than 50 gig still Can anyone give me a solution to this problem

@DJsTutorials 5 месяцев назад

You need to keep in mind that even though you added 64GB as Internal shared storage, not all of it is available as internal storage. When you move/install an app to the USB drive, not all of the files are moved there. The Application files will be moved to the USB drive but the Data and the Cache files will remain on the internal drive. The more apps you install, the less free storage you will have left for internal storage. I will check how much free storage you have left for internal storage. Not the USB drive. Most likely you are below a Gig like 600 - 800 MB.

@ikbev 5 месяцев назад

@@DJsTutorials thank you for the quick response. I still have 1.6 gig of internal storage

@DJsTutorials 5 месяцев назад

Is Netflix installed on the External storage?

@ikbev 5 месяцев назад

@@DJsTutorials it was then I moved it to usb after I added the usb using xplore. It has the usb sign at the side

@DJsTutorials 5 месяцев назад

You may want to move it back to Internal in order to install the update.

@asifrangooni 2 года назад

Does this work in Firestick 4k max... im using d 3rd generation one ... wont it work ...

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Yes. This does work for the 2020 3rd-gen Fire TV Stick and the Fire TV Stick Lite. They both come with Fire OS 7 (Android 9) which allows you to add external/internal storage. I do have another video for the 3rd-gen Fire TV Stick but it's pretty much the same as this one.

@asifrangooni 2 года назад

@@DJsTutorials i just tried it but it seems d cable is unable to read my pendrive

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Is the drive that you are trying to use formatted as FAT32 file system? Connect the drive to a computer and check it to see if it is or not. If it is FAT32 try restarting the Fire Stick and the connect the drive.

@asifrangooni 2 года назад

@@DJsTutorials i have formatted from my phone ... Im not sure if its Fat 32 or not ...

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Do you have a Fire TV Stick 4K and not the 3rd Gen Fire TV Stick? If you have the 4K this will not work.

@davidw717 2 года назад

USB Drive doesn't always show up!

@DJsTutorials 2 года назад

Is the drive formatted as Internal or External storage?

@MayweatherjrWONandsoTrump 6 месяцев назад

It doesn’t allow me to paste

@DJsTutorials 6 месяцев назад

It doesn't allow you to copy and paste the apk files?

@qua7771 Год назад

Mine is reporting the storage, but there is no option to do anything with it.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

When you say reporting the storage you mean you see it in "Settings > About > Storage"? but no USB Drive option under "MY FIRE TV" or you use a File Manager App to see the drive?

@qua7771 Год назад

@@DJsTutorials That's correct. I haven't gotten around to installing a file manager app due to the process involved. For example, I downloaded Disney+ but there is no option to move it to storage. I've tried Samsung 32, and 128GB thumb USB drives. Thanks for your quick response.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

A lot of apps will not be installed on the USB drive because the developer set it like that. Just to make sure, you are using a 4K Max and not a 4K Stick, correct? Also, is this a new device that you just got or you had it for a while?

@qua7771 Год назад

@@DJsTutorials That is correct. It's a new 4k max.

@DJsTutorials Год назад

First, make sure you have all the updates installed. There's a few of them that need to be installed.

@brendamoote7304 8 месяцев назад

Why am I so stupid? 😅 I would have to watch this at least two more times it’s not your ❤😊explanation. It’s very forward. I’m just not tech savvy, 😳😮🔨

@DJsTutorials 8 месяцев назад

No you are not stupid! Sometimes, the OTG cable that you use or the thumb drive may not work properly with the Fire Stick. Where are you getting stuck? When you insert the thumb drive you don't see the pop-up notification? Can you let me know so I can help you out?