you shouldn't. but in my case I do. I need a laptop and I'm using Windows. I'm going to see if it will work. I've only formatted for Windows before so wish me luck
No it recognize it, but if not your phone will tell you to format it before you can use it because it's new and need to be recognized into your file memory in the my files app if you're using Android @@terrycobb1906
That's the main issue why external HDD doesn't connect to phone. A hack is required to overcome it by using a external HDD cable which has two usb outs. One should be inserted in phone and other in power source like power bank or charger
What format is needed for SSD to be visible on Android device? My SSD drive (NTFS) is visible as USB Storage but when I try to see it's content I get "Could not connect to USB Storage" FYI: just gave exFAT a try and it's working correctly on Android🙂
I have been connecting 2TB NVMEs to my S20 for years, no problem. Just tried 4TB NVMEs and no dice. Initially used a USB C enclosure with and without OTG, no dice and then tried a USB A enclosure with an OTG, no dice. Noticed in your video you managed to get a 4TB spinning drive connected. So power is not the issue. Obviously there isn't a drive size limit of 2TB like I feared, perhaps it is how much data it can access. My drives are full well above 2TB. Maybe that's it. Gonna dump a drive a load just a few files. If that works, may try 2 partitions.
Update if anyone experiences a similar issue. In the end I have to hook the drive up to my S20 using a hub with external power and all works peachy. I still think I am missing something as I can hook up a 5tb spinning drive to my S20 no issues, but a 4TB NVME requires power? Doesn't make sense. I think my NVME may be a cheap Chinese version therefore more power is required.
I got the external drive connected to the android, but I do not see where it is on my phone. I downloaded the exFAT/NTF so I could copy files from my android to the ext drive. I got to the point to paste, and I could not figure out how to paste. Maybe that's because the ext drive is not registered on my phone? Do you have suggestions for me please?
@@lifeisbeautiful7361 Connected my Motorola G50 to a Seegate one touch. Came up not possible to use the connected storage device with Seagate SSD Touch.
Apparently, it actually works, but... If it's a NTFS drive, some phones might be able to mount as a read-only drive, while others won't even mount it at all So exFAT is the way to go!
Nope, think it may be connected to my provider. I have Google Fi. The only thing I can do is see a USB item with everything grayed out. Can't open, can't change, can't do anything.
No it won't, unless you keep it connected for more than 15 minutes. Bcoz file transfer will take only 5-10 minutes, for 10-15 gb data. I am using my hard disk with my phone for data transfer since 2020. And its battery is still very good.
I have that exact same Easystore external drive, and my s21 refuses to recognize it in files. I've already went into developers and selected USB debugging and transfer for USB and it still won't work.
So I've connected my drive, and my phone recognizes it! But I no longer have the "move to external drive" button there? Did a factory reset and all that... Tech support basically said GFY
@@highoctanesynx7950 got it to work perfectly fine. it was just some fuckery with VLC file explorer that did it, i didn't like the standard file exporer as it was Google-integrated. all you need to do for your phone to regognise and be able to read/write the files on it is paste all of the standard Android system folders on it, or just write them yourself. plug the SSD into your PC and create folders with the following names: ".android_secure" "Alarms" "Android" "Audiobooks" "DCIM" "Documents" "Download" "Movies" "Music" "Notifications" "Pictures" "Podcasts" "Ringtones" if you do that, your phone should be able to read/wite the drive, just plug it in with a good quality USB C cable, wait for the phone to "check" it, and it should pop up in the notification bar within a minute, if it doesn't unplug it and try again, if it still doesn't, shit's fucked mate. note: my phone uses Android 11
@@RYNOCIRATOR_V5 It's more of a smartphone specific task . If your phone supports NTFS format through otg, it will definitely connect within seconds. No need to go through this headache of naming the folders.
@@jokervsbatman5746 If any phone doesn't support NTFS format of hard drive, it asks to format the drive to Fat32 or ExFAT format on connecting, and u might have clicked on that. And boom all ur data on drive gone.
@@stevenblakesley i lost nothing thankfully, it was a harddrive i just bought, wanted to transfer some stuff from my mobile I thought this is not normal at first, yeah, exFAT grew into me since then, it also works perfectly with a ps4 😅
