What a great video, my firestick was slowing down because of lack of space, now I have almost 2 gig spare! I was curious why you said not to have tivimate on a usb, which I use with no issues. Thanks for all of the great work you do.
Man your teaching was the best. I’ve been trying for months to move fire stick app. Your video popped up today for some reason and boy am I glad it did. Super easy to understand. Thank you for the help.
Wow! This is the easiest, most comprehensive step-by-step instructions on this subject matter. I appreciate it. I have listened to others and was frustrated. I have a variety of taste in movies and have moved such apps as Bollywood Movie & Music app to USB; OLD Movies, Tubi, PureFlix, Red Bull TV, and more. Thanks again. I have now subscribed and shared this video. 👏
So you mentioned some specific apps not to move to external, what is the reason why we shouldn't move them? So we can have an idea of what other apps we shouldn't move
I followed step by step and all it did was delete the apps I supposedly moved. However when I reinstalled the app again (HBO Max was one) it did install on the usb drive, so that's a plus! Thanks
Your explanation was the clearest for me. I attached the external drive to my Firestick, formatted the drive, and installed the Xplorer successfully! Thank you, liked and subscribed! And I verified that the Xplorer app downloaded to the external drive!😊
Thx you. Can you tell me if you can install apps right to your usb? Instead of install…move…install…and then delete? Saving 2 moves possibly. For instance. How can I side load apps…using another usb…and install right to your usb storage. Thanks again!
After you've added the USB storage, from that point forward, your apps should automatically get installed on the USB. Keep in mind, a few apps will not install there (not sure exactly which ones, it's trial & error). This video is mostly how to move them after you've installed them on Internal but before you added the USB storage. I hope that makes sense?
-Thank you. Your explanation was very good. I started with another person and their explanation was horrible and I could not make sence of what they were trying to explain to me you were great. Thanks again.
Ok it worked with the SanDisk USB drive the red and Black ones. It didn't work on the other drive I was using but it moved all the ones I selected. I believe SanDisk are best choice for doing this.
Thanks so much, this is *exactly* what I needed! 💯 I tried to follow the instructions on some other TH-cam videos but none actually worked for me the way they were supposed to. This was easy, and worked perfectly. I just subscribed to you channel. 👍🏼 I also saved this video to my TH-cam "instructional" save folder. 🙂
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Your video was great and easy to learn from but I've uncounted another problem. Do you have a video that helps with the fact that my external drive is not being recognized even though I've formatted it through Firestick 4K. Thanks for your help.
Hey so I don't know if it's supposed to be like this but in the video it just looks like you moved it right back to where it was in internal storage and not the _EXTERNAL_ drive. Am I supposed to do exactly like in this video and move it to the internal drive? Or do I have to create a "Downloader" folder in my external?
Thank You so much on making this process so easy. I had some queries which I hope you'll answer when you find time. Question 1- Do I still need to keep Downloader app for my X plorer to keep working? Question 2- Will the apk apps on my firestick get updated? If not how do I update them? Install the updates from Amazon App store and then follow the process of copying it's apk to downloader all over again? Thanks again, I hope you could help me with the answers.
Sorry, but after you moved the 6 apps to usb, has the firestick become more performing? In a nutshell, have you noticed any benefits in performance? Grazie
Fine job in your video. I've done this several times on several firesticks until today. The apps don't move!!! The USB is available and is formatted. I even reset the stick a second time. 61.51 GB of 61.51 GB is available.
Which Firestick are you having trouble with? I heard the new FireOS version 8 devices had some permissions issues with certain file explorer apps like the one I show in this video, but I haven't tried it yet.
I just completed my first move using your inst on X Plore, and it was as easy as you said it would be.Thanks, I must say at a mature age as myself, this is not so scary. Thanks 👍
Hi, I am bit confused ( or dumb) here. On your screen you have LH and RH and both are headed :Internal shared storage" and... both are shown to have the same free capacity of 2.9Gb. Aren't you simply moving the app from Downloader and back into Downloader on your Firestick rather than to an external storage connected to the Firestick?
This is great information. Also note that there is download and downloader folders that there are some files that are saved there as well. So I also made folders for those on my thumbstick. Since not all files that install apps will be just in the managed installed apps folder. It is a great idea to keep backups on the thumb drive. Some apps no longer work anymore. One is called Mouse, which is supposed to make it so you can click around on the screen better instead of using the left right and up and down and hitting select. It was disabled from use anymore. I hope that there is an alternative app out there that does the same thing. I did find out I could move files from a computer to the firestick using an app called sendanywhere or vice versa.
This is what I have been looking for! This is the best Firestick video I ever watched! I followed your directions to a "T"! I have 16 stations in my home. Everyone has both ROKU and Amazon Firestick, 8 of them are high end monitors with high end custom built computers. Here is the one thing that is not the same as your video. After the app is moved and installed on the USB device, I click "Done" and the screen where you can delete the install file never show up. Can you tell me how to delete all these install files?
Hello, I've been waiting to hear from you. I still can not move apps to my USB storage. I have FS Max running OS7. I have followed your steps many times. But I can not get them to my USB. Do I need the 4-port adapter you talked about? I have my USB going straight to fs. I'm out of space on my stick. I desperately need your help. Please
You first need an OTA cable and when you attach the USB you need to format it as external storage. There are more steps that he shows in other videos he has posted and you need to follow all the steps exactly. Several “helper” apps all have to be enabled and turned on as well.
I am having to issues… The first issue is I have moved over all my apps to External storage and have deleted the APKs but my system memory still shows the internal drive is almost full after the apps and aPK’s have been deleted off the fire stick. Why is this. My second problem is after I move the apps to the external drive is now the logos do not seem to show they are grayed out and have like a horizontal line through them how can I fix this
When my icons vanished, I clicked on the gray icon and the app opened normally. When I looked at the icon after first post-move use, the regular one returned on its own.
I followed your instructions, step by step. And cannot transfer any of my apps to the external storage. I double checked on my computer and it’s set to a default of FAT32. When I open X-plots. It reads the internal storage as the same free space on both and left side. I don’t see where it has 32gb on either side.
The video is great and easy to follow, however when I move the apps, they don't show up on theexternal storage and are right back on the firestick. Nothing is on the external storage.
I want to thank you for your hard work. I just tried your technique on an Insignia TV running Fire OS 7, with the USB drive plugged into the only port the TV has. The app I tried moving appeared to go as predicted with the move option and confirmed the resulting uninstall that you illustrated in your video. The little icon indicating the app has moved does not show. Do many of my fellow subscribers have these TVs?
I downloaded the X-plore app. When I click on internal shared storage on the right side, there is no downloader folder, only download. What did I do wrong? FireTV stick 4K OS6. downloder folder, only download.
I followed your step on moving the apps, however it installed it back to the internal storage. How to change the settings to have any new apps installed onto the USB? Thanks
Hey let me ask you a question ok I have fire 4k tv so the fire stick is built in and file format for usb is fat32 So fat32 only can play 4gb of memory Is there a way to play exfat so I can play larger files greater than 4gb on my fire tv or on a fire stick?
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I don't see where you set amazon to use new usb storage as default storage. Why can't you just uninstall and reinstall your apps to have them go to usb drive?
Unfortunately, there is no way to tell it where to install the app (internal vs. USB). If you have the USB storage connected, and app has the ability to be installed on USB (Most do, but dome do not), it WILL install on USB. That's why you want to install any apps you want to be installed on Internal storage BEFORE you add the USB storage.
Thanks for this, but does anyone know how to update apps installed on external USB? ie. Disney+ keeps saying it needs to be updated but cant figure out how to update apps. Do I need to uninstall then reinstall the app? Is there a better way that will keep my apps on external USB updated?
I think you need to update your Firestick with the new version and move it again. The App Store Downloader can’t see the old version on your external storage I believe.
Good morning I sent you a message yesterday please could you help me out and tell me how to root x-plore on my 4K fire stick Max if you have a video of how to do it I can't find it please can you send me a link?
I was using Mixplorer for some reason now not showing Downloader (new one) yet new apps are in stalling on flash drive automatically. ?? I'm going to get X-plore again had trouble before running on firestick 6.0. My question is do you have to uninstall the app from internal for it to work? I can always just do an uninstall after in case of a problem so at least I don't loose the app.
I'm having trouble, how do you upgrade the apps that have been transferred to the flash drive? When trying to update those apps I get a message saying not enough space to update.
I'm having the same issue. I tried changing permissions for those apps but it still will not update saying that there is not enough space. I've freed up over 2 gigs on my firestick. Only way to update is move it back to main storage then update and move back. There's got to be a better way.
I have moved Disney+ to usb storage on my firestick max first generation and I’m getting an error message stating that I don’t have enough space to update it. I have plenty of space available. Disney + is not the only app that does this. Express vpn also gives me the same message. Thoughts, suggestions?
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I have another question I noticed that after moving a file from Firestick to external storage that it moves ok to my USB but it is still showing on the left side in the app manager. I noticed near the end of your video that Distro was still showing installed on the left in App Manager? Is this normal?
Mr cordcutterLI,i was moving a app in X plore. The app move fine, downloader is gone how can i get it back. So i can move more apps to my external usb storage?
I followed your instructions exactly but my apps are not moving to my external drive. After selecting install it goes through the process when it has finished I select done and when I go back to the x plore screen the app reinstalls to the left panel and when I go to manage installed apps it is still on the internal drive and no space has been used on the external drive. Would like to see what is wrong
It's good if you just want to erase and store for later. But you have to reinstall your favorite apps to get them to the USB. Even then my apps were acting up crashing and taking their time to play.
It's definitely true that some apps work better on internal system storage, but that also depends on the quality of the USB drive you use, and the newer Model Firesticks seem to do a better job at reading/writing to the USB storage than the earlier ones.
Do you copy the app to an external storage or move it completely? I'm asking because I want to copy some apps from a fire stick to another source, on to another fire stick but without deleting it from that first fire stick.
How can I download a movie from a 3rd party app (Cinema HD) to my external drive? Do I first format the external storage to combine with internal storage or leave them seperate?
at time 5:52 you said you are moving DistroTv to the external storage? Where is the external storage? On the right side you have downloader open under internal shared storage. It seems like you are just moving DistroTv from internal storage to internal storage because at the end of your video, DistroTv is still on the left side under installed. It didn't move. Do you have a bonified way of doing this, moving files from internal storage to EXTERNAL storage?
This DOES install the app to external storage. Don't think of it left side and right side. If the external USB drive is attached and set up the way I showed you it WILL install on external USB Storage. Looking at 7:32 when you see the USB symbol next to the app, that confirms it.
@@CordCuttersLI Ok. I started all over with uninstalling X-plore app and ejecting my SanDisk ultra 3.0 256GB USB. I"m using a UTG cable, and an Anker USB hub w/ethernet port (similar to the UGreen you used) and I have an ethernet cable connected from my router. I followed your other video "How to Add External Storage to the New (Fire OS 7) Amazon Firestick" and just followed the instructions that popped up to format the external drive. I followed your instructions above and moved Disnry+, Hulu, and Netflix to the external storage. All three have that little gray symbol next to them like in your video at 4:34 next to your Redbox. I'm using a Fire TV Stick 4K Max and the remote have the shortcut Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and prime video, to launch these app with one push of a button. When I tried using the shortcut buttons on the 4K Max remote, the apps don't launch. Why is that? The only app that will launch from the remote is the prime video and that's because the prime video app can't be move to the external storage. But why Can't I use the specific Hulu, Disney+, and NF button on the 4K Max remote to launch said apps? I thought when you format the external drive to be used with the fire tv, it's now added storage for the fire tv and the apps on the external storage would work the same as if those apps were still on the internal storage of the fire tv stick itself.
@@peiande1 Hmm, I've never tried those dedicated buttons on Apps AFTER moving them to external. It could be a path thing. If those Buttons don't do ANYTHING, you might try my Button Remapper video. here: th-cam.com/video/pCFxduZfEmI/w-d-xo.html
I have a 2019 4K Firestick, but it couldn't read my external USB storage. When I called Amazon, they told me it doesn't support USB. Is there a way to add external USB storage before I use this app?
My usb 64gb is not showing and or not recognized on the firestick, X-plorer and Es file, is there a solution to this, nor does it prompt me to format it either, it’s a new stick, thanks.
I could really use some help I cannot get my apps to move from internal to external storage. I have followed the instructions completely but when I check they have not moved.
@@CordCuttersLI Move APPS on your 4K FIRESTICK TO EXTERNAL USB STORAGE Fast & Easy This is the video I watched and I am using a tv firestick 3rd Generation, Like I said everything seems to be operating ok the apps are just not moving, I have tried moving with the external drive as (external) and also as internal and get the same results, My drives are formatted to fat 32 and I have tried several different ones not sure why they won't move. Thank you
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I followed your instructions but for some reason I see nothing on the external storage except the file manager? I have the Fire stick 4k max, and the Netac 1Tb ssd storage?
I tried moving the exact same app, as well as others, using the exact same steps and I get no usb icon in managed apps after I'm done. Can't seem to move any app and the USB drive is detected, formatted, and recognized. I'm totally lost. What could the problem be? Using a FireTV 4k Max recently purchased. Thanks.
I moved the apps to my external storage, the internal memory states it has 2.95GB of memory available, my external space has 29.35GB of memory available. My ESPN and Hulu apps stated they needed an update but both say 'Not Enough Space' and it asks me to manage apps to free up memory. Is there a work-around for this?
My USB says it has limited access to storage. I format it on the fire stick, what am I doing wrong, it won't let me add any apps? Please help, thank you!!
I’ve just bought a usb drive for my firestick to record tivimate. Internal storage isn’t enough. With this video saying don’t move tivimate, any way to record to usb?
You can try keeping the Tivimate installed on internal but set the path for recordings to external. You will need a high performance USB thumb drive to be on the safe side that it's fast enough to work.
Hello! When I move apps through Xplorer, the original size shrinks and not all app size can be moved to usb! For example, when the original size of the app is 40 Mb on internal storage before moving, and when I have moved to external storage (usb), the size becomes 21 Mb on usb storage. Help, please!
Interesting situation I have found since moving my apps to external harddrive. When I get a " this app has an update available " message and I click OK to get that app update, I get another message that says there is not enough available space to update... BUT I DO HAVE available space ! TONS AND TONS OF IT ! Have I found a very bad problem due to moving apps to my external harddrive ? How can I update my apps that I have moved to my external drive that has ( much space ) to do so ?
@@dana2750 best thing to do is delete the app, reinstall it to get the update and then move it back to the external HD. Lots of work to do but it can be done.
@@dana2750 heres what I found out. Using explore move it back to your firestick ( off the extra memory card ) and update there , OR remove the app and reinstall it. The reinstalled app will have the updates on it.
Hi I sorry for asking again I feel I need to explain myself for the reason I'm asking I have ADHD and its hard for me to get thing sunk I my head I'm trying to be able to move apps properly to a usb drive so I can take the usb to my mum's a be able to use it there with my app on her firestick. I got x-plore but its not showing the usb drive as a place to download the apps to and I don't know if its because of it not being rooted but I don't know if that's the problem or not but one thing is for sure at this moment I feel absolutely useless can you help me sort x-plore so I am able to move the apps please
USB is properly formatted. Xplore recognizes it. Followed instructions to a T. I am able to move the APK, install it and delete the apk. HOWEVER, it only installs it on my internal storage again. I don't get the little USB symbol, and the firestick doesn't show the storage for the USB, nor does the title 'USB' appear under 'ABOUT'. Very frustrated, I've spent hours just moving apks, and having them reinstall on my firestick internal storage.
I did this exactly as stated, however I have an issue. When I try to update an app like hulu, which is on the external thumb drive, I get a message that I do not have enough memory. my thumb drive is 64gb and I have 50.00 gb left. What is wrong?? I also still show all my apps on the left side (internal) , but when I go to managed apps, I see thumb drive icon on all that were moved to external.
Hi Linda.. I'm sorry, but very often you cannot update apps because they try to install to a place where they were originally installed, even after you've moved them. The thing to do here is to remove the app and (assuming the USB System Storage is connected) reinstall the app from wherever you originally got it from (in this case, probably the Amazon App Store), and it should install to the USB. Good Luck and let me know how you make out.
Thanks! Because your videos are simple and effective.
Thank you so much for the support Gilda! 🤗
What a great video, my firestick was slowing down because of lack of space, now I have almost 2 gig spare! I was curious why you said not to have tivimate on a usb, which I use with no issues. Thanks for all of the great work you do.
Man your teaching was the best. I’ve been trying for months to move fire stick app. Your video popped up today for some reason and boy am I glad it did. Super easy to understand. Thank you for the help.
Great video…don’t you have to select EXTERNAL storage to install ? Didn’t see where..thanks
Wow! This is the easiest, most comprehensive step-by-step instructions on this subject matter. I appreciate it. I have listened to others and was frustrated. I have a variety of taste in movies and have moved such apps as Bollywood Movie & Music app to USB; OLD Movies, Tubi, PureFlix, Red Bull TV, and more. Thanks again. I have now subscribed and shared this video. 👏
So you mentioned some specific apps not to move to external, what is the reason why we shouldn't move them? So we can have an idea of what other apps we shouldn't move
I followed step by step and all it did was delete the apps I supposedly moved. However when I reinstalled the app again (HBO Max was one) it did install on the usb drive, so that's a plus! Thanks
Your explanation was the clearest for me. I attached the external drive to my Firestick, formatted the drive, and installed the Xplorer successfully! Thank you, liked and subscribed! And I verified that the Xplorer app downloaded to the external drive!😊
Great, thanks!
Thx you. Can you tell me if you can install apps right to your usb? Instead of install…move…install…and then delete? Saving 2 moves possibly.
For instance. How can I side load apps…using another usb…and install right to your usb storage.
Thanks again!
After you've added the USB storage, from that point forward, your apps should automatically get installed on the USB. Keep in mind, a few apps will not install there (not sure exactly which ones, it's trial & error).
This video is mostly how to move them after you've installed them on Internal but before you added the USB storage. I hope that makes sense?
By the way, thank you for your instructions on moving apps to usb storage. It saved about 5 steps compared to other sites’s methods.
-Thank you. Your explanation was very good. I started with another person and their explanation was horrible and I could not make sence of what they were trying to explain to me you were great.
Thanks again.
Thank you! Paramount is streaming even better than before. Actually, it’s streaming exactly as it was when it was internal drive. It’s an improvement.
you sound goofy bro lol
Hi thanks for showing how to move apps I have been struggling move the apps for a while and you have made it so simple for me to understand big thanks
Ok it worked with the SanDisk USB drive the red and Black ones. It didn't work on the other drive I was using but it moved all the ones I selected. I believe SanDisk are best choice for doing this.
Thank you for the straightforward and detailed video. I spent the last 2 hours watching videos and stumbled upon yours. God bless.
Thanks so much, this is *exactly* what I needed! 💯 I tried to follow the instructions on some other TH-cam videos but none actually worked for me the way they were supposed to. This was easy, and worked perfectly. I just subscribed to you channel. 👍🏼 I also saved this video to my TH-cam "instructional" save folder. 🙂
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your support Michael!! I'm sorry it took so long to respond as I didn't see this somehow. (I'm new to TH-cam's Super Thanks thing)
Your video was great and easy to learn from but I've uncounted another problem. Do you have a video that helps with the fact that my external drive is not being recognized even though I've formatted it through Firestick 4K. Thanks for your help.
This helped me 110%! Thanks so much for your training. You make wonderful informative videos. :)
Thank you so much for saying that!
Hey so I don't know if it's supposed to be like this but in the video it just looks like you moved it right back to where it was in internal storage and not the _EXTERNAL_ drive. Am I supposed to do exactly like in this video and move it to the internal drive? Or do I have to create a "Downloader" folder in my external?
It did the same thing for me as well but even if I created a download folder on my external it still installed on the firestick. Not sure what to do.
Same 😢
Thank you very much for this helpful and easy to follow video. Now I can download lots of firestick apps!
Happy to help!
Thank You so much on making this process so easy. I had some queries which I hope you'll answer when you find time.
Question 1- Do I still need to keep Downloader app for my X plorer to keep working?
Question 2- Will the apk apps on my firestick get updated? If not how do I update them? Install the updates from Amazon App store and then follow the process of copying it's apk to downloader all over again?
Thanks again, I hope you could help me with the answers.
Thank you, the best video I've seen, unfortunately my apps still aren't transferring to my external drive.
Just watched
Dud everything you said
Brilliant
Moved 6 apps over to external USB and now freed up 1.2gb on internal.
Thanks 😊
Sorry, but after you moved the 6 apps to usb, has the firestick become more performing? In a nutshell, have you noticed any benefits in performance? Grazie
Thanks. Do you know how to move application data from internal storage to external storage?
Fine job in your video. I've done this several times on several firesticks until today. The apps don't move!!! The USB is available and is formatted. I even reset the stick a second time. 61.51 GB of 61.51 GB is available.
Which Firestick are you having trouble with? I heard the new FireOS version 8 devices had some permissions issues with certain file explorer apps like the one I show in this video, but I haven't tried it yet.
I just completed my first move using your inst on X Plore, and it was as easy as you said it would be.Thanks, I must say at a mature age as myself, this is not so scary.
Thanks 👍
Hi, I am bit confused ( or dumb) here. On your screen you have LH and RH and both are headed :Internal shared storage" and... both are shown to have the same free capacity of 2.9Gb. Aren't you simply moving the app from Downloader and back into Downloader on your Firestick rather than to an external storage connected to the Firestick?
This is great information. Also note that there is download and downloader folders that there are some files that are saved there as well. So I also made folders for those on my thumbstick. Since not all files that install apps will be just in the managed installed apps folder. It is a great idea to keep backups on the thumb drive. Some apps no longer work anymore. One is called Mouse, which is supposed to make it so you can click around on the screen better instead of using the left right and up and down and hitting select. It was disabled from use anymore. I hope that there is an alternative app out there that does the same thing. I did find out I could move files from a computer to the firestick using an app called sendanywhere or vice versa.
This is what I have been looking for! This is the best Firestick video I ever watched! I followed your directions to a "T"! I have 16 stations in my home. Everyone has both ROKU and Amazon Firestick, 8 of them are high end monitors with high end custom built computers. Here is the one thing that is not the same as your video. After the app is moved and installed on the USB device, I click "Done" and the screen where you can delete the install file never show up. Can you tell me how to delete all these install files?
WORKS like a charm, thank you excellent review now I can move to external
Good video, I do it same way, when I started moving app I originally copy to clipboard and then moved them. But the move button saves steps..right on👍
Hello, I've been waiting to hear from you. I still can not move apps to my USB storage. I have FS Max running OS7. I have followed your steps many times. But I can not get them to my USB. Do I need the 4-port adapter you talked about? I have my USB going straight to fs. I'm out of space on my stick. I desperately need your help. Please
You first need an OTA cable and when you attach the USB you need to format it as external storage. There are more steps that he shows in other videos he has posted and you need to follow all the steps exactly. Several “helper” apps all have to be enabled and turned on as well.
@@Pierceb2 Thank you so much
I am having to issues… The first issue is I have moved over all my apps to External storage and have deleted the APKs but my system memory still shows the internal drive is almost full after the apps and aPK’s have been deleted off the fire stick. Why is this. My second problem is after I move the apps to the external drive is now the logos do not seem to show they are grayed out and have like a horizontal line through them how can I fix this
When my icons vanished, I clicked on the gray icon and the app opened normally.
When I looked at the icon after first post-move use, the regular one returned on its own.
I followed your instructions, step by step. And cannot transfer any of my apps to the external storage. I double checked on my computer and it’s set to a default of FAT32. When I open X-plots. It reads the internal storage as the same free space on both and left side. I don’t see where it has 32gb on either side.
The video is great and easy to follow, however when I move the apps, they don't show up on theexternal storage and are right back on the firestick. Nothing is on the external storage.
That’s exactly what happened to me! 😢
I want to thank you for your hard work. I just tried your technique on an Insignia TV running Fire OS 7, with the USB drive plugged into the only port the TV has. The app I tried moving appeared to go as predicted with the move option and confirmed the resulting uninstall that you illustrated in your video.
The little icon indicating the app has moved does not show.
Do many of my fellow subscribers have these TVs?
Thanks CordCuttersLi for this.
I downloaded the X-plore app. When I click on internal shared storage on the right side, there is no downloader folder, only download. What did I do wrong? FireTV stick 4K OS6.
downloder folder, only download.
You sure made this look easy. I moved evry app I wanted to move with ease. Thank you.
I followed your step on moving the apps, however it installed it back to the internal storage. How to change the settings to have any new apps installed onto the USB?
Thanks
If you did everything correctly, the newly installed apps that CAN be installed on USB will be. Not all can.
@@CordCuttersLI I downloaded DistroTV, the same you, and it also installed back tot the internal USB with no USB icon in the manage application list.
Wow your step by step was absolutely great! Thank you so much.
Hey let me ask you a question ok I have fire 4k tv so the fire stick is built in and file format for usb is fat32
So fat32 only can play 4gb of memory
Is there a way to play exfat so I can play larger files greater than 4gb on my fire tv or on a fire stick?
YES! Finally, someone show how to transfer apps to usb! Thank you! Great work!
Just the video I needed cheers mate.. can you tell me is there a way to see external storage on the xplore app . All I see is internal ..thanks
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Unfortunately you can only see that info in ADB Shell with the command df-h
If you're not familiar with ADB Shell, I go over it in this video: th-cam.com/video/cMUfBBeKXOg/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much; your vid was quick and so much easier than copying and pasting🤘🏽
I don't see where you set amazon to use new usb storage as default storage. Why can't you just uninstall and reinstall your apps to have them go to usb drive?
Unfortunately, there is no way to tell it where to install the app (internal vs. USB).
If you have the USB storage connected, and app has the ability to be installed on USB (Most do, but dome do not), it WILL install on USB. That's why you want to install any apps you want to be installed on Internal storage BEFORE you add the USB storage.
Thanks for this, but does anyone know how to update apps installed on external USB? ie. Disney+ keeps saying it needs to be updated but cant figure out how to update apps. Do I need to uninstall then reinstall the app? Is there a better way that will keep my apps on external USB updated?
I think you need to update your Firestick with the new version and move it again. The App Store Downloader can’t see the old version on your external storage I believe.
@@Pierceb2 thanks. Decided to go with an AppleTV setup instead, got sick of fussing with the firestick memory.
What size usb storage do you recommend?
Easy, quick, no hassle. Get the software and simply follow instructions on the TH-cam clip.
Good morning I sent you a message yesterday please could you help me out and tell me how to root x-plore on my 4K fire stick Max if you have a video of how to do it I can't find it please can you send me a link?
I was using Mixplorer for some reason now not showing Downloader (new one) yet new apps are in stalling on flash drive automatically. ?? I'm going to get X-plore again had trouble before running on firestick 6.0. My question is do you have to uninstall the app from internal for it to work? I can always just do an uninstall after in case of a problem so at least I don't loose the app.
I'm having trouble, how do you upgrade the apps that have been transferred to the flash drive? When trying to update those apps I get a message saying not enough space to update.
I'm having the same issue. I tried changing permissions for those apps but it still will not update saying that there is not enough space. I've freed up over 2 gigs on my firestick. Only way to update is move it back to main storage then update and move back. There's got to be a better way.
That was a very easy to follow tutorial
Thank you, Sir
I have moved Disney+ to usb storage on my firestick max first generation and I’m getting an error message stating that I don’t have enough space to update it. I have plenty of space available. Disney + is not the only app that does this. Express vpn also gives me the same message. Thoughts, suggestions?
i have added usb storage but when i tried to move tvmob firestick to external storage nothing happened, is tvmob one of those apps i can't move?
Followed your instruction on this video with X-Plore
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Hi I just seen your video & have SanDisk 128Gb will this process work on this flash drive
I have another question I noticed that after moving a file from Firestick to external storage that it moves ok to my USB but it is still showing on the left side in the app manager. I noticed near the end of your video that Distro was still showing installed on the left in App Manager? Is this normal?
This was very easy to do, and a game changer. Thank you!!!
Hi with this method of using usb drive to share the usb drive between to 4K max firestick?
Yes, you can
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Mr cordcutterLI,i was moving a app in X plore. The app move fine, downloader is gone how can i get it back. So i can move more apps to my external usb storage?
Many thanks. Excellent instructions.
I followed your instructions exactly but my apps are not moving to my external drive. After selecting install it goes through the process when it has finished I select done and when I go back to the x plore screen the app reinstalls to the left panel and when I go to manage installed apps it is still on the internal drive and no space has been used on the external drive. Would like to see what is wrong
Same for me
It's good if you just want to erase and store for later. But you have to reinstall your favorite apps to get them to the USB. Even then my apps were acting up crashing and taking their time to play.
It's definitely true that some apps work better on internal system storage, but that also depends on the quality of the USB drive you use, and the newer Model Firesticks seem to do a better job at reading/writing to the USB storage than the earlier ones.
Do you copy the app to an external storage or move it completely? I'm asking because I want to copy some apps from a fire stick to another source, on to another fire stick but without deleting it from that first fire stick.
Yes, you copy only, so make sure not to click that box that says "move", because that will delete it from the original (source) firestick.
How can I download a movie from a 3rd party app (Cinema HD) to my external drive? Do I first format the external storage to combine with internal storage or leave them seperate?
Seperate is fine, but you want to have a LOT of external storage space to record full length stuff.
at time 5:52 you said you are moving DistroTv to the external storage? Where is the external storage? On the right side you have downloader open under internal shared storage. It seems like you are just moving DistroTv from internal storage to internal storage because at the end of your video, DistroTv is still on the left side under installed. It didn't move. Do you have a bonified way of doing this, moving files from internal storage to EXTERNAL storage?
This DOES install the app to external storage. Don't think of it left side and right side. If the external USB drive is attached and set up the way I showed you it WILL install on external USB Storage. Looking at 7:32 when you see the USB symbol next to the app, that confirms it.
@@CordCuttersLI Ok. I started all over with uninstalling X-plore app and ejecting my SanDisk ultra 3.0 256GB USB. I"m using a UTG cable, and an Anker USB hub w/ethernet port (similar to the UGreen you used) and I have an ethernet cable connected from my router. I followed your other video "How to Add External Storage to the New (Fire OS 7) Amazon Firestick" and just followed the instructions that popped up to format the external drive. I followed your instructions above and moved Disnry+, Hulu, and Netflix to the external storage. All three have that little gray symbol next to them like in your video at 4:34 next to your Redbox. I'm using a Fire TV Stick 4K Max and the remote have the shortcut Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and prime video, to launch these app with one push of a button. When I tried using the shortcut buttons on the 4K Max remote, the apps don't launch. Why is that? The only app that will launch from the remote is the prime video and that's because the prime video app can't be move to the external storage. But why Can't I use the specific Hulu, Disney+, and NF button on the 4K Max remote to launch said apps? I thought when you format the external drive to be used with the fire tv, it's now added storage for the fire tv and the apps on the external storage would work the same as if those apps were still on the internal storage of the fire tv stick itself.
@@peiande1 Hmm, I've never tried those dedicated buttons on Apps AFTER moving them to external. It could be a path thing. If those Buttons don't do ANYTHING, you might try my Button Remapper video. here: th-cam.com/video/pCFxduZfEmI/w-d-xo.html
I have a 2019 4K Firestick, but it couldn't read my external USB storage. When I called Amazon, they told me it doesn't support USB. Is there a way to add external USB storage before I use this app?
Worked exactly how he said. 👍🏾
Great information super easy to follow. A big THANKS
My usb 64gb is not showing and or not recognized on the firestick, X-plorer and Es file, is there a solution to this, nor does it prompt me to format it either, it’s a new stick, thanks.
Just tried it. Works great
How come the internal usb storage I have does show on xplorer?
Why not move certain apps like the K word to external storage. If running a vpn does it not work properly on external storage apps?
The speed of USB 2.0 is a bottleneck and can cause issues if itsbinstalled on it. Performance is better on internal system storage
Can you do a video on how to download a movie from Cinema HD (or any 3rd party app) to an external storage component? I have a 64gb thumb drive.
I can and will, but that will have to be on my Runble channel. Search for me over there (same name of channel) 😉
I could really use some help I cannot get my apps to move from internal to external storage. I have followed the instructions completely but when I check they have not moved.
Which firestick do you have and which of my add storage videos did you use to set it up?
@@CordCuttersLI Move APPS on your 4K FIRESTICK TO EXTERNAL USB STORAGE Fast & Easy This is the video I watched and I am using a tv firestick 3rd Generation, Like I said everything seems to be operating ok the apps are just not moving, I have tried moving with the external drive as (external) and also as internal and get the same results, My drives are formatted to fat 32 and I have tried several different ones not sure why they won't move. Thank you
I’m confused because you checked the foreshock internal storage to receive the transfer, so how does it get transferred to the external drive?
Sorry, I do think understand what you're saying. Can you say that again?
Having rebooting problems on os6 system on firestick 4k with 128gb flash drive installed. Any tips?
I hate to be blunt, but it's time to buy a new Firestick. The FireOS7 and 8 are far superior performers.
Excuse me I was looking on your page and I see u have a iptv stream service I was looking for another one cause I got multiple tvs in my house can u give me the information on how to purchase it
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I followed your instructions but for some reason I see nothing on the external storage except the file manager? I have the Fire stick 4k max, and the Netac 1Tb ssd storage?
Same here. Can anyone on this page help us?
I tried moving the exact same app, as well as others, using the exact same steps and I get no usb icon in managed apps after I'm done. Can't seem to move any app and the USB drive is detected, formatted, and recognized. I'm totally lost. What could the problem be? Using a FireTV 4k Max recently purchased. Thanks.
I moved the apps to my external storage, the internal memory states it has 2.95GB of memory available, my external space has 29.35GB of memory available. My ESPN and Hulu apps stated they needed an update but both say 'Not Enough Space' and it asks me to manage apps to free up memory. Is there a work-around for this?
Hi my x-plore app says I need to root it please can you help?
Super easy video to follow thanks
My USB says it has limited access to storage. I format it on the fire stick, what am I doing wrong, it won't let me add any apps? Please help, thank you!!
I’ve just bought a usb drive for my firestick to record tivimate. Internal storage isn’t enough. With this video saying don’t move tivimate, any way to record to usb?
You can try keeping the Tivimate installed on internal but set the path for recordings to external. You will need a high performance USB thumb drive to be on the safe side that it's fast enough to work.
thank you so much.that is quick;easy;and very well explained Thank You Sir
I want to move nova video player from nvidia shield to firestick?
This was perfect. Thank you so much
Hello!
When I move apps through Xplorer, the original size shrinks and not all app size can be moved to usb!
For example, when the original size of the app is 40 Mb on internal storage before moving, and when I have moved to external storage (usb), the size becomes 21 Mb on usb storage.
Help, please!
Does the app work after you install it on the USB? If yes, why do you care? Isn't that a good thing?
@@CordCuttersLI thanks for your answer!🙂
@@CordCuttersLI thanks a lot! Your video helped me!
Interesting situation I have found since moving my apps to external harddrive. When I get a " this app has an update available " message and I click OK to get that app update, I get another message that says there is not enough available space to update... BUT I DO HAVE available space ! TONS AND TONS OF IT ! Have I found a very bad problem due to moving apps to my external harddrive ? How can I update my apps that I have moved to my external drive that has ( much space ) to do so ?
This is happening to everyone that moves their apps and he hasn’t responded to anyone asking the same question unfortunately.
@@dana2750 best thing to do is delete the app, reinstall it to get the update and then move it back to the external HD. Lots of work to do but it can be done.
@@dana2750 heres what I found out. Using explore move it back to your firestick ( off the extra memory card ) and update there , OR remove the app and reinstall it. The reinstalled app will have the updates on it.
Hi I sorry for asking again I feel I need to explain myself for the reason I'm asking I have ADHD and its hard for me to get thing sunk I my head I'm trying to be able to move apps properly to a usb drive so I can take the usb to my mum's a be able to use it there with my app on her firestick. I got x-plore but its not showing the usb drive as a place to download the apps to and I don't know if its because of it not being rooted but I don't know if that's the problem or not but one thing is for sure at this moment I feel absolutely useless can you help me sort x-plore so I am able to move the apps please
USB is properly formatted. Xplore recognizes it. Followed instructions to a T. I am able to move the APK, install it and delete the apk. HOWEVER, it only installs it on my internal storage again. I don't get the little USB symbol, and the firestick doesn't show the storage for the USB, nor does the title 'USB' appear under 'ABOUT'. Very frustrated, I've spent hours just moving apks, and having them reinstall on my firestick internal storage.
Hi im using a Kingston usb and it did not transfer my apps to my usb
I have an Insignia Fire TV and I can’t find the developer settings
I am having issues updating my apps after they've been moved over to my external device. What can I do.
I did this exactly as stated, however I have an issue. When I try to update an app like hulu, which is on the external thumb drive, I get a message that I do not have enough memory. my thumb drive is 64gb and I have 50.00 gb left. What is wrong?? I also still show all my apps on the left side (internal) , but when I go to managed apps, I see thumb drive icon on all that were moved to external.
Hi Linda.. I'm sorry, but very often you cannot update apps because they try to install to a place where they were originally installed, even after you've moved them. The thing to do here is to remove the app and (assuming the USB System Storage is connected) reinstall the app from wherever you originally got it from (in this case, probably the Amazon App Store), and it should install to the USB. Good Luck and let me know how you make out.
Downloader doesn't show up on right side on Xplore, any ideas?