i have a 4kMax firestick. When i "move" the app from Xplore from Apps to Internal Shared Storage Downloader it creates an apk file. I install it. However, it opens but remains an apk file and it remains also on the left screen under Apps on the Internal Storage. I also do not get the disk symbol in Manage Installed Applications that the app was moved. What am i doing wrong? Also - the downloader is in Shared Internal Storage. Why we i not be putting the App in the external storage usb under a New File? Would appreciate help.
@@bobarquilla2135 As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage." "If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections." Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤
Hi Tanya, i from PRince Edward Island Canada, and just love how easy you are to watch and listen to as far as downloading things on my firestick, hope you are well, and look forward how to learn new things thanks again. Kirby
I would like to thank you for making a great instructional video. The chapters are a great feature! I found myself going back to chapters to find what I needed.
I watched your video on how to connect the external storage and this one and both were fantastic! So easy to follow and directions worked perfect!! Thank you!!
Wow! Thank you so much! You are the first person to use this new feature that TH-cam have added to my videos and I TRULY appreciate your support! Thank you so much for watching and for sending the SUPER THANKS!!! 😊👍❤️
long time subscriber....thank you for this plain spoken detailed video and the one on adding storage to my 4k os6 stick....very thankful....you are great.
finally a video that really works. the es file explorer doesnt work and this x-plore works straight to the point. I cant see the usb with it but with this software I can and was able to move files off the internal to the external. cheers
What storage you use is down to you, but there are few things you need to consider when choosing your USB storage. I personally use and recommend the SanDisk 32GB Flash Drive Amazon US - amzn.to/3aYwuGe Amazon UK - amzn.to/3vQy05t As Fire TV devices are formatted to FAT32, the maximum size of USB storage that you can use is 2TB, however, Amazon officially recommends using USB drives that are 128GB or smaller. Amazon also recommends that high speed USB 3.0 drives are used, even though Fire TV Devices have a 2.0 USB port because USB 3.0 drives tend to have faster read/write speeds and will perform better, even when connected to USB 2.0 ports. You also need to be aware that with this process, your Fire TV device is likely to run slower when launching apps and moving around the menus as files on your USB storage cannot be read as fast as they can be read directly on the internal device storage. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Hey Tanya, I first of all want to say thank you for your fantastic work. Your videos are very straight forward and easy to understand. Apologies for this long message but I want to explain as much as possible the assistance I need. I feel like a proper idiot asking this, so embarrassing but I’m struggling with E-xplore. If possible I'd be so grateful for your help because I've watched other people's videos, but you are seriously the best of the best! Your explanation and guidance are like no other out there. I have a 3rd Gen fire-stick and I bought all the tools needed to make sure I could have multiple ports for USBs and multi-HDMI switchess a 255gb flash drive which I followed your instructions because it initially wouldn’t let me convert to FAT32. I was able to fix that with your help and I now have my set up just like the one in your video which I loved!! "insane setup for firestick" that enables you to plug the UGREEN adapter through Ethernet. It also allowed me to insert my small 256GB flash drive and I have a Bluetooth keyboard on the way so I felt really good about the setup. I am now however confused to bits using e-xplore. I’m unable to see my external storage anywhere on the app e-xplore, but I have moved some apps following your instructions and been able to verify they are on the external storage (I think) because when I checked my apps, I could see the little USB thing next to the ones I chose to move. Some apps though take up to 5 minutes to load, while other close down. I remember when you said that certain apps work better on internal storage so I'm working on that but on your videos, it looks so easy, even though I’m transferring to what I think is my 256Gb storage, I’m finding that e-xplore app randomly closes or disconnects. I've literally spent 4 or 5 hours going over each of your videos but I thought I'd reach out to the legend yourself because my external storage device which is a SanDisk doesn't appear on either the right or left side of e-xplore. The page just looks like a duplicate of sorts and I haven't got a clue what to do with the centre console. One final thing is I keep getting told I can't install apps when moving them because of "not enough space" I need to make my external storage as a default but I can deal with that when it comes to it. I'm assuming you live in the UK which is so much easier but I know you have hundreds of thousands of subscribers so I know you may never see this but I love your work! I rely on your experience and your knowledge blows my mind 🙂. Apologies again for the long message. Best wishes from Newcastle UK 🇬🇧
Hi. To answer why you cannot see your external store in X-pore, this video will help: CAN'T SEE FIRESTICK USB STORAGE | FIRESTICK STORAGE HELP - th-cam.com/video/3P4N7pmtfxQ/w-d-xo.html. As you have partitioned your storage to additional system storage, any apps you install will install the external USB as a default, unless the permissions are denied within the app you are installing - as set by the app developers. Hope this helps!
Thanks Tanya. I was using a much more cumbersome procedure to move Apps and yours is much more efficient. By the way, you are a natural communicator and I hope you are a teacher. The world needs more like you! Cheers from Prince Edward Island, Canada!
I’d like to use the ADB method and when I hit shared internal storage I don’t see a download section but I see a USB section thank you for all your help your tutorials are great
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Thank you very much for this video. My FireStick was full and several other TH-cam videos would not work for me. Your instructions worked perfectly. Your knowledge of the Firestick is truly remarkable.
You are the best instructor I have ever seen. Very Thorough and very to the point. I wish my education was done by a person like you. I am very impressed by your skills at instructions and knowledge. ❤I bet you have skills in many topics and I will gladly join your Group.
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Thanks for your help cause Amazon doesn't allow any of my apps to move over . This app helped me free up space on my 4k Max which was down to less than a GB pf space. Thanks a lot. I'll be subscribing to your channel .
Tanya , I‘be done this with your previous tutorial- that part works great….. but…. I have over 3 gigs of internal storage. My problem is when I need to do updates, a message pops up that I don’t have enough room. What am I doing wrong? Can you please help me.
Unfortunately, this does appear to be an issue. As far as I am aware there are only 2 choices: 1) Uninstall the app and then re-install the updated app from my Filelinked (or other source). 2) Move the app to your internal storage, update the app and move it back to the external storage. Sorry I cannot give you a better answer that that right now. I hope this helps! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
@FireTVSticks I cannot tell you how many times I have tried to add a USB drive, and with suggested Sandisk Ultra Flair, it simply wasn't happening. I picked up one of the USB drives from your video, and wallah! It has to be a problem with that USB drive. The laptop/PCs see it, but not the Firestick 4K. I am thrilled with my new performance since following your instructions on moving the apk(s), and reinstalling to see the on the USB drive. I no longer have infinite buffering requiring reboot, nor the need to reset my router. THANK YOU AGAIN!
I installed a thumb drive the way you instructed. But nothing comes up on moved to external storage Under manage applications. Do I have to change all the permissions to allow in order to move these applications
This works to instal apps to my external usb, however x plore does not actually show my external usb so i cant move files that have downloaded?? At the top of both my windows i have “internal shared storage” and i also have “root” but no usb or sdd or anything like that, if i click root it just says your device seems to not be rooted? Any help with this would be appreciated 😊👍
I added 128 gig (scandisk) to my firestick using the 2-in-1 Micro USB to USB Adapter. I also added X-Plore per your suggestion. Here are some issues I am having - 1. X-plore sees my added storage, storage settings on the firestick does not 2. When I move the apps to the firestick and reinstall them, they show back up on internal storage. How can I make the apps install on the external storage?
1. Please take a look at this video: CAN'T SEE FIRESTICK USB STORAGE | FIRESTICK STORAGE HELP - th-cam.com/video/3P4N7pmtfxQ/w-d-xo.html 2. As mentioned at the start of this video, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage." You can do that by following this video - th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html
Dear Tania, I have a Fire Stick 4K 2nd Generation OS6, the applications are installed on my USB drive but X-Plore does not recognize it and for any application installed on the fire stick 4K it gives me the option to move to the external memory, which as you I mention the app x plore it does not detect it.
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Thank you...your video was very easy to follow. However the apps did not move to the external storage. I tried with hulu, sling and crackle the same ones you should that are in your exyernal storage. Paramount as it where I can move the app then I received an error message failed to move app. Not sure why this is happening. Can you assist me. Software version fire OS 7. Thank you.
As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage." "If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections." Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Hi Tanya I tried to move the apps but they were getting installed in internal storage again and again. And i could not see any usb sign in near their icons. Please help.
As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage." "If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections." Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Depending on how you added your storage will affect how you can see your storage in a file explorer. As I do not know what you have done with your storage, here are all the possible answers: If you only attached storage and didn't do anything else to it (like allocate or partition to system storage) then this is a great way to explore your storage - th-cam.com/video/zM52i-VhjPU/w-d-xo.html If you used ADB to partition your storage as PRIVATE, you are no longer able to view the contents. It is inaccessible by any file explorer application. You will need to use the df -h command to see your storage space. Here is a video showing you how - th-cam.com/video/RI6Gj0zwdQw/w-d-xo.html If you used ADB to partition your storage as MIXED, you will ONLY be able to see the partition of your storage that is not allocated to system storage by using a file explorer app. This is a great way to explore that part of your storage - th-cam.com/video/zM52i-VhjPU/w-d-xo.html If you have Fire OS 7 and storage was added via the Fire TV settings, you will not be able to explore that storage device. Hope this gives you the info you need? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
I was able to move the files SI wanted, however do not get usb emblem in manage applications. They are gone amount of available memory on firestick has increased but have to go to x-plore file to identify what files are now in downloader file. Still works just not as I expected.
As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage." "If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections." Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️ To help support my channel and for priority responses to your questions and comments, you can consider becoming a member of my channel by clicking the link below and then clicking the JOIN button th-cam.com/channels/xb2ktvayRwCIN9kBKgxUiQ.htmljoin
Apps take up a minimal amount of space depending on the size of the app of course but most or only a few MB and will installing apps will take time to fill your external storage to a point where you see space decreasing. App data and cache are still located on internal and that must also be taken into consideration. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
I have a 32 gb usb connected to my firestick formatted to internal storage and it shows that it’s there and I’ve taken the steps to have new apps to save to the usb, but the apps AREN’T going to the usb. The usb symbol is on the managed apps page but the memory numbers don’t change on the external device and and the internal memory continues to decrease. Xplorer doesn't show that the total internal memory has increased. It still says I have only 5.43 GB total memory and only 3.15GB is available.😕 Can you help me please?
If the USB symbol is there, the app is installed to the external storage. The memory numbers might not be changing because of the size of the apps you are installing. If they are only a few MB in size, you may not see any drop in storage until you reach a GB in used space. The internal memory will continue to decrease as app data and cache are still stored on the internal storage. X-plore will not show any additional system storage as the system now has it and it is inaccessible to you. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
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Hi Tanya please can you do a video on how to be able to move apps properly to a usb flash drive from a 4K Max firestick and then use the usb drive on a different firestick a us the apps directly off the firestick please can you help me
Sorry, this is not possible. Once a USB storage drive has been formatted to additional internal (or system) storage, it will only work with that Firestick.
I have a few questions I'm hoping you'll help me with.... 1. Can you tell me how to move apps "as a whole package & keep the settings & passwords?" 2. This is a 2 part question. A. I've been looking for a Usb for my Firestick 4k & not sure what the best one to get is (64gb,128 or higher? I have no idea how much space apps take up). B. I seen in one of your other videos something about when using an "otg cable" with a Usb, it needs to be "FAT32" (If I understood that correctly) how do I format it when I get one? 3. My Daughter has Comcast at her home & she had me download the "Xfinity Stream" app on my tablet to be able to "watch away from home" her home. (before I ever got my firestick 4k). And, now I'd really love to watch it on my TV (bigger screen). I found a few old TH-cam videos for the xfinity stream app & talking about also downloading a toggle (they're a year old) that said to download the "Downloader" & type in a web address, but the address doesn't do anything. I then found an xfinity stream app, but it's not the same thing. (it's not actual streaming!") I am hoping you can help me, I am trying to watch the "lifetime movie Channel" through streaming which my daughter has & given me permission to use. & You seem so smart at everything about the Firestick 4k! Thank you very much! And, God bless you 🙏🙌😇💖
1 - firetvsticks.com/device-help/firestick/storage-firestick/firestick-fireos6/get-more-space-on-your-firestick-move-your-apps-to-external-storage-keep-all-settings-and-data/ 2 a - Sandisk 64GB Flash Drive Amazon US - amzn.to/3t5taAa Amazon UK - amzn.to/3fWmDnz b - For how to format to FAT32 please see this video: th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html Jump to these times in the video depending on the size of your storage: 18:31 - Format drives smaller than 32GB 19:42 - Format drives larger than 32GB 3 - You should be able to install xfinity from the Amazon app store then log in with your daughters details.
If you want to attach additional storage so that you can use that storage to get more space to install apps, you will need to follow a different process depending on which version of the Fire operating system your device is running on. If you are not sure which Fire OS you have, please watch this very short video on my website: firetvsticks.com/device-help/firestick/help-firestick/firestick-howto/how-to-check-what-software-version-your-fire-device-is-running/ then choose the correct video tutorial to watch from below: Fire OS 5: Not possible to increase storage for more apps. But you can still attach storage to share files as shown in this video - th-cam.com/video/LQ7Na-hzeX4/w-d-xo.html Fire OS 6: th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html Fire OS 7: th-cam.com/video/xilUcuHpk3Y/w-d-xo.html Once you have use either these methods for increasing your app storage on Fire OS 6 devices, you can then move your apps using this method - th-cam.com/video/Vv96IEZoyz4/w-d-xo.html I hope this helps! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Hi, I did attached a usb using OTG cable but I do not see the USB option, I can see the external storage in x-plore and I can copy files that I down loaded to it but I can't see in the system any where, any idea?
Hi Tanya I’m new to your channel, I love how knowledgeable and informative you are regarding Amazon fire sticks…. I have a Amazon fire tv, the internal storage is only 8gb so I added a 64gb SD in the USB and formatted it tv does recognize the additional storage space however I can’t hardly move any of my apps on to it and the few I can move won’t run on the usb. Can you please help me? 🤦🏽♂️
Hello, I am on a Toshiba fire tv. I can move apps the way you explained, but when I go to use them they do not open and I have to end up moving them back. Any help?
I recently up graded from a 4K Fire Stick to a 4K Max Fire Stick. The 4K Max only recognized the external storage of a 128G USB stick that I had previously formatted 50/50 internal/external on the 4K Fire Stick. I then tried a 32G USB Stick on the 4K Max. It recognized it as not properly formatted, but did not offer the choice of system or external storage when formatted. When I chose to format it, it just formatted it as external storage. That USB stick is not recognized by my computer now. When attached to the 4K Max, I have 32G of external storage but no additional system storage. Help. I would like additional system storage.
Okay, I have all the required extra equipment and I'm still having problems with my Firestick not recognizing the external hard drive?? They're in FAT32 format.
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As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage." "If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections." Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️ th-cam.com/channels/xb2ktvayRwCIN9kBKgxUiQ.htmljoin To help support my channel and for priority responses to your questions and comments, you can consider becoming a member of my channel by clicking the JOIN button
@@FireTVSticks I did and it shows the external drive there and shows available. When I try copying the file over, it shows it there but it doesn't stay there and when I go to verify that it had been moved, it still showing where it was. I even deleted the file from the internal storage after moving over - once I open it, it just goes back to the internal drive and shows I hadn't used any of my external storage.
@@spaziete Please confirm which Firestick you had and which method you used to allocate the storage as additional system storage? Did you use the settings or an ADB command?
I have the 4k firestick and the adaptor along with sd card formatted to fat32. and recognized I followed you step by step. using explorer. I have done everything but the apps never shows up in managed install with a USB icon. it just reinstalls back to internal
As mentioned at the start of this video, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage." "If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections." Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
ive formatted my 32gb flashdrive to fat32 but my firestick doesnt detect it when i plug it in what should i do? ive tried to reformat it multiple times with multiple different software
Thank you so much for this. Your video is so good. I have a problem with the xplor app. The downloader is gone. I have no idea where it went. Can you help me?
Do you know how to do this on Nvidia Shield? I don't want to move them off my 500G internal Shield, but create a copy on a memory stick. Basic streaming apps only to use as a device to do new sticks.....
I do not know how to do this on an Nvidia Shield sorry but there should be options within the settings to move apps to external storage. It should be easier. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Did everything n it did everything apart from actually putting them on my external storage but shows it in external on the app just not when I check storage b no usb logo ,any ideas . N syfy a great one for TV shows n movies it's really improved .x
Which app did you move and are you saying that the USB icon did not show next to the app name in Manage Installed Applications list? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
@@FireTVSticks cinema hd Turks TV basically most third party apks it shows that they e gone over in Xplorer but not when I check in mansge application x
@@mojofilter2285 And you previously used ADB shell to partition your external storage to system storage as mentioned in the beginning of the video by following the steps in this video: th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html
I can't get this to work. I move to the Downloader folder but when I go back to settings it is putting files back in internal and not my external. I have been trying for 4 hours now, and ready to give up. When I move the files it put them back into the internal folder. I tried this with the ABC TV app.
As mentioned at the start of this video, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage." "If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections." Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
I used the method described to move most of my apps to external storage on my fire stick 4K max. I also moved ny apps on my fire stick 4K, However, when I checked my list of apps none of the moved apps were showing. Does this process only work on the 4K max firestick?
Thank you I have watched most of your video's and they are very helpful..I have my usb external drive working now thank you.. when we partition the usb if we type in disk: 8,0 and leave out the private will we be able to see it in x-plore? if so it would make it easier to move files..
Depending on how you add your storage will affect how you can see your storage in X-plore. If you use ADB to partition your storage as PRIVATE, you are no longer able to view the contents. It is inaccessible by any file explorer application. You will need to use the df -h command to see your storage space. Here is a video showing you how - th-cam.com/video/RI6Gj0zwdQw/w-d-xo.html If you use ADB to partition your storage as MIXED, you will ONLY be able to see the partition of your storage that is not allocated to system storage by using X-plore. This is a great way to explore that part of your storage - th-cam.com/video/zM52i-VhjPU/w-d-xo.html Hope this gives you the info you need? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Hi. For adding storage, it is a different process depending on which Fire Operating System (Fire OS) you have. If you are not sure which Fire OS you have, please watch this very short video on my website: firetvsticks.com/device-help/firestick/help-firestick/firestick-howto/how-to-check-what-software-version-your-fire-device-is-running/ then choose the correct video tutorial to watch from below: Fire OS 5: Not possible to increase storage for more apps. But you can still attach storage to share files th-cam.com/video/LQ7Na-hzeX4/w-d-xo.html Fire OS 6: th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html Fire OS 7: th-cam.com/video/xilUcuHpk3Y/w-d-xo.html Once you have use either these methods for increasing your app storage on Fire OS 6 devices, you can then move your apps using this method - th-cam.com/video/Vv96IEZoyz4/w-d-xo.html I hope this helps! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Tanya, thanks again for this video, you make it easy to follow and install what is needed. It is too bad the Firestick 4k only has 8 gigs of memory. When you think that a micro sd card can easily have 32 gigs, this device should have a lot more memory. In the future I'm betting it will. Then they can sell more sticks. Take care and wear that mask.
Hello Tanya, I’d like to know how to update my apps stored on my usb from the apps store. Each time I try to update them it appears not enough storage in the internal memory even though I already have it. Does I have to move the app to the internal memory to update it and then move it again to the usb?.....Thanks!!
Hi, thanks for all the great videos, I know alot more goes on behind the camera to make this work an conform to elites standards. The man keeps tring to bring you down. Stand tall girl. Fight the good fight. Anyway, i movied alot of apps to external storage watching your old video using adb shell. Some apps just don't work right on external. But now firestick installs every app to the external. I have to go to abd shell (long process) to move them back. Can I use this newer process to move them back to internal? Thanks
Unfortunately not. All applications will default to install to your additional system storage. If you want an app to install to your internal, the best solution is to temporarily disconnect your storage, install the app then add reattach your storage. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Hi Tanya, thank you very much for your help infos ... I have firestick 4K OS6 and Sandisk 32GB Flash Drive as external and private. I already downloaded Xplorer, and I can see the USB icon where is located, but when I tried to use Xplorer, I can't see my external storage and showing me the message in the right panel like "seems your divice wasn't rooted" ... how I can fix that ? .... again, thank you very much and hope you can help me, because I need to move some apps to the external storage.
Hi I've followed your instructions but the app is showing in the downloaded file but in manage applications the icon for external storage isn't there? Any help great Fully appreciated
I really enjoy your shows and have learned much from your firestick tricks. However I don't quite know the difference in external storage and extended internal. I have he new firestick 4k max and have installed a sandisk of 256 gig. I need to know if there is a way I can save my movie files from Tivimate and store them on my firestick without it using the firestick memory so I run out of internal space. If I format the usb to be used as external storage, I assume I will see it on xplorer and I can add my movies to that drive. Will I still be able to use the apps in the firestick? I plan on moving all my apps that I can to the external storage. Will all this work?
Hi there. I own two firesticks (one FireTV Stick 4K & one FireTV Stick 4K Max), each one of which has a USB (Sandisk Ultra Fit 64GB USB 3.1 Stick) attached on it via OTG. I have downloaded all my apps on the USB drive, but when it comes to update the apps from amazon’s official appstore, I get a message saying that there is not enough space. So, the only solution is move the app back to the internal storage, update it and return it to USB drive. This error happens in both firesticks. Is there any fix?
Your video is very concise and makes moving apps to usb drives simple, but once you take it off the firestick is there a way to start an app from your usb drive? Thanks so much for your wonderful videos!!!
I followed this, but none of the apps I moved showed as being installed on the exteranl drive, even though I clicked on the apk file under the downloader folder on the right side
As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage." "If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections." Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
@@FireTVSticks There doesn't seem to be a way to "allocate additional system storage" on my firestick 4K. I have followed the instructions, and the app just reinstalls on the firestick, not the external drive. I upgraded to a 4K max it it works flawlessly....I still would like to know what I was doing wrong with my old firestick 4K OS 6, as I have moved it to the bedroom.
@@jeffchedester172 to allocate additional system storage on the Firestick 4K, you cannot do this within the Firestick settings as you did with the 4K Max. You must use an ADB command instead. Here's how - th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html
As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage." "If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections." Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️ To help support my channel and for priority responses to your questions and comments, you can consider becoming a member of my channel by clicking the link below and then clicking the JOIN button th-cam.com/channels/xb2ktvayRwCIN9kBKgxUiQ.htmljoin
Sorry but is it possible to use usb stick to transfer apps over to and files like videos etc? Or would it be only for apps if you choose that option??😰
You can use your storage as a mixed drive so you can allocate a part of your storage for apps and a part of your storage for files. How to do that depends on which Firestick you have. The 4K Firestick follows this process: th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html The 4K Max, 3rd Gen and the Lite follow this process: th-cam.com/video/xilUcuHpk3Y/w-d-xo.html Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️ To help support my channel and for priority responses to your questions and comments, you can consider becoming a member of my channel by clicking the link below and then clicking the JOIN button th-cam.com/channels/xb2ktvayRwCIN9kBKgxUiQ.htmljoin
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i have a 4kMax firestick. When i "move" the app from Xplore from Apps to Internal Shared Storage Downloader it creates an apk file. I install it. However, it opens but remains an apk file and it remains also on the left screen under Apps on the Internal Storage. I also do not get the disk symbol in Manage Installed Applications that the app was moved. What am i doing wrong? Also - the downloader is in Shared Internal Storage. Why we i not be putting the App in the external storage usb under a New File? Would appreciate help.
@@bobarquilla2135 As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage."
"If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections."
Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤
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need more info about formatting
Hi Tanya, i from PRince Edward Island Canada, and just love how easy you are to watch and listen to as far as downloading things on my firestick, hope you are well, and look forward how to learn new things thanks again. Kirby
this tutorial was very helpful tanya
I would like to thank you for making a great instructional video. The chapters are a great feature! I found myself going back to chapters to find what I needed.
I watched your video on how to connect the external storage and this one and both were fantastic! So easy to follow and directions worked perfect!! Thank you!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos for those of us who aren't tech-savvy.
My pleasure! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Thanks!
Wow! Thank you so much! You are the first person to use this new feature that TH-cam have added to my videos and I TRULY appreciate your support! Thank you so much for watching and for sending the SUPER THANKS!!! 😊👍❤️
long time subscriber....thank you for this plain spoken detailed video and the one on adding storage to my 4k os6 stick....very thankful....you are great.
Glad to help! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
finally a video that really works. the es file explorer doesnt work and this x-plore works straight to the point. I cant see the usb with it but with this software I can and was able to move files off the internal to the external. cheers
Glad this video helped! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Best Firestick videos. You’re the best Tanya ❤
Thanx for this video Tanya. I really wanted to learn how to move apps to the USB. This was great.
Happy to help. Thank you for watching 🙂❤👍
Brilliant step by step guide. Been looking for something like this for ages, thanks
Glad you liked it!
the app installed in usb drive run good? or they are slow performance?
What storage you use is down to you, but there are few things you need to consider when choosing your USB storage. I personally use and recommend the SanDisk 32GB Flash Drive
Amazon US - amzn.to/3aYwuGe
Amazon UK - amzn.to/3vQy05t
As Fire TV devices are formatted to FAT32, the maximum size of USB storage that you can use is 2TB, however, Amazon officially recommends using USB drives that are 128GB or smaller.
Amazon also recommends that high speed USB 3.0 drives are used, even though Fire TV Devices have a 2.0 USB port because USB 3.0 drives tend to have faster read/write speeds and will perform better, even when connected to USB 2.0 ports.
You also need to be aware that with this process, your Fire TV device is likely to run slower when launching apps and moving around the menus as files on your USB storage cannot be read as fast as they can be read directly on the internal device storage. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
This is the best video I've found on this topic. Omg thank you.
Appreciated! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Hey Tanya, I first of all want to say thank you for your fantastic work. Your videos are very straight forward and easy to understand. Apologies for this long message but I want to explain as much as possible the assistance I need. I feel like a proper idiot asking this, so embarrassing but I’m struggling with E-xplore. If possible I'd be so grateful for your help because I've watched other people's videos, but you are seriously the best of the best! Your explanation and guidance are like no other out there. I have a 3rd Gen fire-stick and I bought all the tools needed to make sure I could have multiple ports for USBs and multi-HDMI switchess a 255gb flash drive which I followed your instructions because it initially wouldn’t let me convert to FAT32.
I was able to fix that with your help and I now have my set up just like the one in your video which I loved!! "insane setup for firestick" that enables you to plug the UGREEN adapter through Ethernet. It also allowed me to insert my small 256GB flash drive and I have a Bluetooth keyboard on the way so I felt really good about the setup. I am now however confused to bits using e-xplore.
I’m unable to see my external storage anywhere on the app e-xplore, but I have moved some apps following your instructions and been able to verify they are on the external storage (I think) because when I checked my apps, I could see the little USB thing next to the ones I chose to move. Some apps though take up to 5 minutes to load, while other close down. I remember when you said that certain apps work better on internal storage so I'm working on that but on your videos, it looks so easy, even though I’m transferring to what I think is my 256Gb storage, I’m finding that e-xplore app randomly closes or disconnects. I've literally spent 4 or 5 hours going over each of your videos but I thought I'd reach out to the legend yourself because my external storage device which is a SanDisk doesn't appear on either the right or left side of e-xplore. The page just looks like a duplicate of sorts and I haven't got a clue what to do with the centre console. One final thing is I keep getting told I can't install apps when moving them because of "not enough space" I need to make my external storage as a default but I can deal with that when it comes to it. I'm assuming you live in the UK which is so much easier but I know you have hundreds of thousands of subscribers so I know you may never see this but I love your work! I rely on your experience and your knowledge blows my mind 🙂. Apologies again for the long message. Best wishes from Newcastle UK 🇬🇧
Hi. To answer why you cannot see your external store in X-pore, this video will help: CAN'T SEE FIRESTICK USB STORAGE | FIRESTICK STORAGE HELP - th-cam.com/video/3P4N7pmtfxQ/w-d-xo.html.
As you have partitioned your storage to additional system storage, any apps you install will install the external USB as a default, unless the permissions are denied within the app you are installing - as set by the app developers.
Hope this helps!
@@FireTVSticks Hey, thanks very much for the reply! Will definitely give that ago. Thank you for your help!
Hi Tanya , I moved one of my apps as you showed without any issues . Thanks for such a great tutorial.
Great to hear! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Thanks Tanya. I was using a much more cumbersome procedure to move Apps and yours is much more efficient. By the way, you are a natural communicator and I hope you are a teacher. The world needs more like you! Cheers from Prince Edward Island, Canada!
I would like to learn more about using X-Plore and Remote ADB shell. Thanks for you videos.
Move apps with ADB Shell - firetvsticks.com/device-help/firestick/storage-firestick/firestick-fireos6/get-more-space-on-your-firestick-move-your-apps-to-external-storage-keep-all-settings-and-data/
X-plore - th-cam.com/video/zM52i-VhjPU/w-d-xo.html
hi great video thanks BUT i have no move button..any ideas thanks
Press and hold over the app you want to move - as described in the video. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
What a fantastic video. Clear and to the point with no nonsense. 👏👏👏
Thanks! Tanya for the wonderful work you doing.
Thank you for watching 🙂👍👍
I’d like to use the ADB method and when I hit shared internal storage I don’t see a download section but I see a USB section thank you for all your help your tutorials are great
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I just love your videos. Thank you for being so thorough each step of the way.
Worked perfectly to free up some very valuable Fire TV storage!
Thanks for all your help. I had to factory reset my 4K firestick. Is there a way to restore all my apps on my external storage?
Sorry, once you factory reset, you will have to partition your storage again and add all of the apps again. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Thank you very much for this video. My FireStick was full and several other TH-cam videos would not work for me. Your instructions worked perfectly. Your knowledge of the Firestick is truly remarkable.
Clear instructions easy to follow
😊 thank you
I enjoy watching your videos, you sure know your stuff. Thanks for all you do for us.
You're welcome! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
You are the best instructor I have ever seen. Very Thorough and very to the point. I wish my education was done by a person like you. I am very impressed by your skills at instructions and knowledge. ❤I bet you have skills in many topics and I will gladly join your Group.
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Thank you 🙏 for sharing very easy to do.
Thanks for showing me how easy the xplorer app allowed me to move to External storage
Thanks for talking me through how to move apps can I move nodi into external storage.?
Yes you can. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Thanks for your help cause Amazon doesn't allow any of my apps to move over . This app helped me free up space on my 4k Max which was down to less than a GB pf space. Thanks a lot. I'll be subscribing to your channel .
You rock!
Thank you!
Tanya , I‘be done this with your previous tutorial- that part works great….. but…. I have over 3 gigs of internal storage. My problem is when I need to do updates, a message pops up that I don’t have enough room. What am I doing wrong? Can you please help me.
Unfortunately, this does appear to be an issue. As far as I am aware there are only 2 choices: 1) Uninstall the app and then re-install the updated app from my Filelinked (or other source). 2) Move the app to your internal storage, update the app and move it back to the external storage. Sorry I cannot give you a better answer that that right now. I hope this helps! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
@@FireTVSticks how to move app to internal storage after moving?
BRILLIANT!
Thank you for this, Tanya.
Thank you for watching 😊❤👍
@FireTVSticks I cannot tell you how many times I have tried to add a USB drive, and with suggested Sandisk Ultra Flair, it simply wasn't happening. I picked up one of the USB drives from your video, and wallah! It has to be a problem with that USB drive. The laptop/PCs see it, but not the Firestick 4K. I am thrilled with my new performance since following your instructions on moving the apk(s), and reinstalling to see the on the USB drive. I no longer have infinite buffering requiring reboot, nor the need to reset my router. THANK YOU AGAIN!
I installed a thumb drive the way you instructed. But nothing comes up on moved to external storage Under manage applications. Do I have to change all the permissions to allow in order to move these applications
Did you format the storage to additional system storage as per the disclaimer in the video? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
@@FireTVSticks I formatted the drive and hooked it up and it’s all working good. Thank you so much I appreciate all you do
perfect. and i like this explorer better than the other. i liked and subscribed
Thank you for watching 😊❤👍
This works to instal apps to my external usb, however x plore does not actually show my external usb so i cant move files that have downloaded?? At the top of both my windows i have “internal shared storage” and i also have “root” but no usb or sdd or anything like that, if i click root it just says your device seems to not be rooted?
Any help with this would be appreciated 😊👍
Once you have formatted your USB to additional system storage, you can no longer access it as it part of the system. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
@@FireTVSticks would it be possible to add another usb then? Say one to expand the system and one for storage?
@@philwhatever3903 Yes, here's how - th-cam.com/video/MxIEsPwaqec/w-d-xo.html
I added 128 gig (scandisk) to my firestick using the 2-in-1 Micro USB to USB Adapter. I also added X-Plore per your suggestion. Here are some issues I am having - 1. X-plore sees my added storage, storage settings on the firestick does not 2. When I move the apps to the firestick and reinstall them, they show back up on internal storage. How can I make the apps install on the external storage?
1. Please take a look at this video: CAN'T SEE FIRESTICK USB STORAGE | FIRESTICK STORAGE HELP - th-cam.com/video/3P4N7pmtfxQ/w-d-xo.html
2. As mentioned at the start of this video, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage."
You can do that by following this video - th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html
Absolutely Brill video again Tanya, i now have some room on my firestick 👍😊
Happy to help. Thank you for watching 🙂❤👍
Hermosa letra y hermosa interpretación 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍
Dear Tania, I have a Fire Stick 4K 2nd Generation OS6, the applications are installed on my USB drive but X-Plore does not recognize it and for any application installed on the fire stick 4K it gives me the option to move to the external memory, which as you I mention the app x plore it does not detect it.
Please refer to this video for help - CAN'T SEE FIRESTICK USB STORAGE | FIRESTICK STORAGE HELP - th-cam.com/video/3P4N7pmtfxQ/w-d-xo.html Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
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Thank you...your video was very easy to follow. However the apps did not move to the external storage. I tried with hulu, sling and crackle the same ones you should that are in your exyernal storage. Paramount as it where I can move the app then I received an error message failed to move app. Not sure why this is happening. Can you assist me. Software version fire OS 7. Thank you.
As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage."
"If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections."
Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Hi Tanya
I tried to move the apps but they were getting installed in internal storage again and again. And i could not see any usb sign in near their icons.
Please help.
As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage."
"If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections."
Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
How do I set up my file explorer so see my external storage, do you have a video for this to help me please?
Depending on how you added your storage will affect how you can see your storage in a file explorer. As I do not know what you have done with your storage, here are all the possible answers:
If you only attached storage and didn't do anything else to it (like allocate or partition to system storage) then this is a great way to explore your storage - th-cam.com/video/zM52i-VhjPU/w-d-xo.html
If you used ADB to partition your storage as PRIVATE, you are no longer able to view the contents. It is inaccessible by any file explorer application. You will need to use the df -h command to see your storage space. Here is a video showing you how - th-cam.com/video/RI6Gj0zwdQw/w-d-xo.html
If you used ADB to partition your storage as MIXED, you will ONLY be able to see the partition of your storage that is not allocated to system storage by using a file explorer app. This is a great way to explore that part of your storage - th-cam.com/video/zM52i-VhjPU/w-d-xo.html
If you have Fire OS 7 and storage was added via the Fire TV settings, you will not be able to explore that storage device.
Hope this gives you the info you need? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Thanks, I freed up a lot of internal storage, & learned a lot.
You're welcome! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
I was able to move the files SI wanted, however do not get usb emblem in manage applications. They are gone amount of available memory on firestick has increased but have to go to x-plore file to identify what files are now in downloader file. Still works just not as I expected.
As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage."
"If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections."
Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
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Will it she how much is on your external when I move them it has the usb on the right but the gig is the same 64.5 out of 65
Apps take up a minimal amount of space depending on the size of the app of course but most or only a few MB and will installing apps will take time to fill your external storage to a point where you see space decreasing. App data and cache are still located on internal and that must also be taken into consideration. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
I have a 32 gb usb connected to my firestick formatted to internal storage and it shows that it’s there and I’ve taken the steps to have new apps to save to the usb, but the apps AREN’T going to the usb. The usb symbol is on the managed apps page but the memory numbers don’t change on the external device and and the internal memory continues to decrease. Xplorer doesn't show that the total internal memory has increased. It still says I have only 5.43 GB total memory and only 3.15GB is available.😕 Can you help me please?
If the USB symbol is there, the app is installed to the external storage.
The memory numbers might not be changing because of the size of the apps you are installing. If they are only a few MB in size, you may not see any drop in storage until you reach a GB in used space.
The internal memory will continue to decrease as app data and cache are still stored on the internal storage.
X-plore will not show any additional system storage as the system now has it and it is inaccessible to you.
Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Is there a way to install a second 2tb drive as external storage?? Used for movies
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Hi Tanya please can you do a video on how to be able to move apps properly to a usb flash drive from a 4K Max firestick and then use the usb drive on a different firestick a us the apps directly off the firestick please can you help me
Sorry, this is not possible. Once a USB storage drive has been formatted to additional internal (or system) storage, it will only work with that Firestick.
I have a few questions I'm hoping you'll help me with....
1. Can you tell me how to move apps "as a whole package & keep the settings & passwords?"
2. This is a 2 part question.
A. I've been looking for a Usb for my Firestick 4k & not sure what the best one to get is (64gb,128 or higher? I have no idea how much space apps take up).
B. I seen in one of your other videos something about when using an "otg cable" with a Usb, it needs to be "FAT32" (If I understood that correctly) how do I format it when I get one?
3. My Daughter has Comcast at her home & she had me download the "Xfinity Stream" app on my tablet to be able to "watch away from home" her home.
(before I ever got my firestick 4k).
And, now I'd really love to watch it on my TV (bigger screen). I found a few old TH-cam videos for the xfinity stream app & talking about also downloading a toggle (they're a year old) that said to download the "Downloader" & type in a web address, but the address doesn't do anything.
I then found an xfinity stream app, but it's not the same thing. (it's not actual streaming!")
I am hoping you can help me, I am trying to watch the "lifetime movie Channel" through streaming which my daughter has & given me permission to use.
& You seem so smart at everything about the Firestick 4k!
Thank you very much! And,
God bless you
🙏🙌😇💖
1 - firetvsticks.com/device-help/firestick/storage-firestick/firestick-fireos6/get-more-space-on-your-firestick-move-your-apps-to-external-storage-keep-all-settings-and-data/
2
a - Sandisk 64GB Flash Drive
Amazon US - amzn.to/3t5taAa
Amazon UK - amzn.to/3fWmDnz
b - For how to format to FAT32 please see this video: th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html Jump to these times in the video depending on the size of your storage: 18:31 - Format drives smaller than 32GB 19:42 - Format drives larger than 32GB
3 - You should be able to install xfinity from the Amazon app store then log in with your daughters details.
Hi how do set up my USB Drive as an external storage.thank yoo
If you want to attach additional storage so that you can use that storage to get more space to install apps, you will need to follow a different process depending on which version of the Fire operating system your device is running on.
If you are not sure which Fire OS you have, please watch this very short video on my website: firetvsticks.com/device-help/firestick/help-firestick/firestick-howto/how-to-check-what-software-version-your-fire-device-is-running/ then choose the correct video tutorial to watch from below:
Fire OS 5: Not possible to increase storage for more apps. But you can still attach storage to share files as shown in this video - th-cam.com/video/LQ7Na-hzeX4/w-d-xo.html
Fire OS 6: th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html
Fire OS 7: th-cam.com/video/xilUcuHpk3Y/w-d-xo.html
Once you have use either these methods for increasing your app storage on Fire OS 6 devices, you can then move your apps using this method - th-cam.com/video/Vv96IEZoyz4/w-d-xo.html
I hope this helps! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Excellent explanation... Some Fire Sticks do not have DEVELOPER OPTIONS in the FIRE Stick option like mine.
FIRESTICK DEVELOPER OPTIONS MISSING? | HOW TO GET DEVELOPER OPTIONS BACK - th-cam.com/video/hbYtdbd4a_0/w-d-xo.html
Hi,
I did attached a usb using OTG cable but I do not see the USB option, I can see the external storage in x-plore and I can copy files that I down loaded to it but I can't see
in the system any where, any idea?
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Hi Tanya
I’m new to your channel, I love how knowledgeable and informative you are regarding Amazon fire sticks…. I have a Amazon fire tv, the internal storage is only 8gb so I added a 64gb SD in the USB and formatted it tv does recognize the additional storage space however I can’t hardly move any of my apps on to it and the few I can move won’t run on the usb. Can you please help me? 🤦🏽♂️
Which Firestick do you have? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Great instructions! I repel technology! Thank you for making this process so easy to follow.
Thx Tanya you make everything soooooo easy 😀
You're welcome! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Hello, I am on a Toshiba fire tv. I can move apps the way you explained, but when I go to use them they do not open and I have to end up moving them back. Any help?
Do you get an error? Do the apps you moved show the USB icon in the applications menu? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
@@FireTVSticks no they just crash when I try to open them.
I recently up graded from a 4K Fire Stick to a 4K Max Fire Stick. The 4K Max only recognized the external storage of a 128G USB stick that I had previously formatted 50/50 internal/external on the 4K Fire Stick. I then tried a 32G USB Stick on the 4K Max. It recognized it as not properly formatted, but did not offer the choice of system or external storage when formatted. When I chose to format it, it just formatted it as external storage. That USB stick is not recognized by my computer now. When attached to the 4K Max, I have 32G of external storage but no additional system storage. Help. I would like additional system storage.
Please follow the steps in this video to add storage to Fire OS 7 - th-cam.com/video/xilUcuHpk3Y/w-d-xo.html
Okay, I have all the required extra equipment and I'm still having problems with my Firestick not recognizing the external hard drive?? They're in FAT32 format.
What hard drive are you using? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
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Very easy to follow, it worked. Thanks
Great to hear!
thank you...
you are the best.
good work...
Hi - I followed the instructions and it showed the file under the downloader but after the install it, it just appeared back on the internal storage 😔
As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage."
"If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections."
Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
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@@FireTVSticks I did and it shows the external drive there and shows available. When I try copying the file over, it shows it there but it doesn't stay there and when I go to verify that it had been moved, it still showing where it was. I even deleted the file from the internal storage after moving over - once I open it, it just goes back to the internal drive and shows I hadn't used any of my external storage.
@@spaziete Please confirm which Firestick you had and which method you used to allocate the storage as additional system storage? Did you use the settings or an ADB command?
Thank you! Is it really useful! Your video is crystal clear!
Thank you for watching 😊❤👍
Hi Tanya - On EXPLORE the Downloader directory does not appear -any idea why?
Did you allow Downloader access to your files when you installed it? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
@@FireTVSticks reloaded everything from factory reset and it’s there now thank you
I have the 4k firestick and the adaptor along with sd card formatted to fat32.
and recognized
I followed you step by step.
using explorer.
I have done everything but the apps never shows up in managed install with a USB icon.
it just reinstalls back to internal
As mentioned at the start of this video, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage."
"If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections."
Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
ive formatted my 32gb flashdrive to fat32 but my firestick doesnt detect it when i plug it in what should i do? ive tried to reformat it multiple times with multiple different software
Which Firestick do you have? What storage are you using? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
All is good, nice and instructions was understood.
Thanks
Can I move Amazom apps on the Firestick to the USB flas drive? Debloat the Firestick of some of the useless Amazon apps?
Some but not all. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Thank you so much for this. Your video is so good. I have a problem with the xplor app. The downloader is gone. I have no idea where it went. Can you help me?
Do you still have Downloader installed? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Do you know how to do this on Nvidia Shield? I don't want to move them off my 500G internal Shield, but create a copy on a memory stick. Basic streaming apps only to use as a device to do new sticks.....
I do not know how to do this on an Nvidia Shield sorry but there should be options within the settings to move apps to external storage. It should be easier. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Hello! What if “Downloader” doesn’t appear on the internal shared storage area in the right side?
You should be able to navigate to it as shown in the video.
Did everything n it did everything apart from actually putting them on my external storage but shows it in external on the app just not when I check storage b no usb logo ,any ideas .
N syfy a great one for TV shows n movies it's really improved .x
Which app did you move and are you saying that the USB icon did not show next to the app name in Manage Installed Applications list? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
@@FireTVSticks cinema hd Turks TV basically most third party apks it shows that they e gone over in Xplorer but not when I check in mansge application x
@@mojofilter2285 And you previously used ADB shell to partition your external storage to system storage as mentioned in the beginning of the video by following the steps in this video: th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html
I'm going to go through the procedure again I think I've gone wrong with the ADB part of the set up . Xx@@FireTVSticks
Excellent, worked a treat thanks 👍🏻
Great to hear! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
I can't get this to work. I move to the Downloader folder but when I go back to settings it is putting files back in internal and not my external. I have been trying for 4 hours now, and ready to give up. When I move the files it put them back into the internal folder. I tried this with the ABC TV app.
As mentioned at the start of this video, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage."
"If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections."
Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
@@FireTVSticks Finally got it to work when I tried 2 other usb drives. Thanks
I used the method described to move most of my apps to external storage on my fire stick 4K max. I also moved ny apps on my fire stick 4K, However, when I checked my list of apps none of the moved apps were showing. Does this process only work on the 4K max firestick?
You may need to restart your Firestick.
hi, i have an amazon fire tv box but i cannot fit my otg cable as the connections are different. please advise? thanks jim
I'm sorry, I don't have one of those boxes to check. Can you tell me what connections are on the back of the device?
Thank you I have watched most of your video's and they are very helpful..I have my usb external drive working now thank you.. when we partition the usb if we type in disk: 8,0 and leave out the private will we be able to see it in x-plore? if so it would make it easier to move files..
Depending on how you add your storage will affect how you can see your storage in X-plore.
If you use ADB to partition your storage as PRIVATE, you are no longer able to view the contents. It is inaccessible by any file explorer application. You will need to use the df -h command to see your storage space. Here is a video showing you how - th-cam.com/video/RI6Gj0zwdQw/w-d-xo.html
If you use ADB to partition your storage as MIXED, you will ONLY be able to see the partition of your storage that is not allocated to system storage by using X-plore. This is a great way to explore that part of your storage - th-cam.com/video/zM52i-VhjPU/w-d-xo.html
Hope this gives you the info you need? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Brilliant I’ve been trying to do this for weeks 👌
Glad this helped! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
how do i set up external storage as a default when downloading apps?
Hi. For adding storage, it is a different process depending on which Fire Operating System (Fire OS) you have.
If you are not sure which Fire OS you have, please watch this very short video on my website: firetvsticks.com/device-help/firestick/help-firestick/firestick-howto/how-to-check-what-software-version-your-fire-device-is-running/ then choose the correct video tutorial to watch from below:
Fire OS 5: Not possible to increase storage for more apps. But you can still attach storage to share files th-cam.com/video/LQ7Na-hzeX4/w-d-xo.html
Fire OS 6: th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html
Fire OS 7: th-cam.com/video/xilUcuHpk3Y/w-d-xo.html
Once you have use either these methods for increasing your app storage on Fire OS 6 devices, you can then move your apps using this method - th-cam.com/video/Vv96IEZoyz4/w-d-xo.html
I hope this helps! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
WOW, I have been looking for something like this great video you just got yourself a new SUB 😁👌
Awesome, thank you! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Thank you. You are the best help out there.
Tanya, thanks again for this video, you make it easy to follow and install what is needed. It is too bad the Firestick 4k only has 8 gigs of memory. When you think that a micro sd card can easily have 32 gigs, this device should have a lot more memory. In the future I'm betting it will. Then they can sell more sticks. Take care and wear that mask.
Thanks for sharing. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Good video Tanya and thank you for the info.
Thank you for watching 🙂❤👍
Hello Tanya, I’d like to know how to update my apps stored on my usb from the apps store. Each time I try to update them it appears not enough storage in the internal memory even though I already have it. Does I have to move the app to the internal memory to update it and then move it again to the usb?.....Thanks!!
Yes, that's correct.
Want to know about ADB shell
What do you want to do with ADB Shell? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Hi, thanks for all the great videos, I know alot more goes on behind the camera to make this work an conform to elites standards. The man keeps tring to bring you down. Stand tall girl. Fight the good fight. Anyway, i movied alot of apps to external storage watching your old video using adb shell. Some apps just don't work right on external. But now firestick installs every app to the external. I have to go to abd shell (long process) to move them back. Can I use this newer process to move them back to internal? Thanks
Unfortunately not. All applications will default to install to your additional system storage. If you want an app to install to your internal, the best solution is to temporarily disconnect your storage, install the app then add reattach your storage. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Hi Tanya, thank you very much for your help infos ... I have firestick 4K OS6 and Sandisk 32GB Flash Drive as external and private. I already downloaded Xplorer, and I can see the USB icon where is located, but when I tried to use Xplorer, I can't see my external storage and showing me the message in the right panel like "seems your divice wasn't rooted" ... how I can fix that ? .... again, thank you very much and hope you can help me, because I need to move some apps to the external storage.
In this instance, you will need to uninstall the app manually then reinstall the app from the original source. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Great video. Very easy to follow. Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
Hi I've followed your instructions but the app is showing in the downloaded file but in manage applications the icon for external storage isn't there?
Any help great Fully appreciated
After you moved it, did you then install it again? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
@@FireTVSticks yes
Thanks again . I finally got my sdcard to appear on my firestick and wondered how to move apps accross ...
Great 👍
Thanks, it's a very useful video that will come in very handy for me.
Thank you for watching 🙂❤👍
I really enjoy your shows and have learned much from your firestick tricks. However I don't quite know the difference in external storage and extended internal. I have he new firestick 4k max and have installed a sandisk of 256 gig. I need to know if there is a way I can save my movie files from Tivimate and store them on my firestick without it using the firestick memory so I run out of internal space. If I format the usb to be used as external storage, I assume I will see it on xplorer and I can add my movies to that drive. Will I still be able to use the apps in the firestick? I plan on moving all my apps that I can to the external storage. Will all this work?
I hope this video will explain - th-cam.com/video/xilUcuHpk3Y/w-d-xo.html
Hi there. I own two firesticks (one FireTV Stick 4K & one FireTV Stick 4K Max), each one of which has a USB (Sandisk Ultra Fit 64GB USB 3.1 Stick) attached on it via OTG. I have downloaded all my apps on the USB drive, but when it comes to update the apps from amazon’s official appstore, I get a message saying that there is not enough space. So, the only solution is move the app back to the internal storage, update it and return it to USB drive. This error happens in both firesticks. Is there any fix?
Please find my answer in this short video clip - th-cam.com/video/c2vUbw12ya8/w-d-xo.html
Your video is very concise and makes moving apps to usb drives simple, but once you take it off the firestick is there a way to start an app from your usb drive? Thanks so much for your wonderful videos!!!
Yes, you can run any app from your external storage that you have installed there. Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
I followed this, but none of the apps I moved showed as being installed on the exteranl drive, even though I clicked on the apk file under the downloader folder on the right side
As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage."
"If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections."
Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
@@FireTVSticks There doesn't seem to be a way to "allocate additional system storage" on my firestick 4K. I have followed the instructions, and the app just reinstalls on the firestick, not the external drive. I upgraded to a 4K max it it works flawlessly....I still would like to know what I was doing wrong with my old firestick 4K OS 6, as I have moved it to the bedroom.
@@jeffchedester172 to allocate additional system storage on the Firestick 4K, you cannot do this within the Firestick settings as you did with the 4K Max.
You must use an ADB command instead. Here's how - th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html
I moved some apps to the Downloader folder and then re-installed them, but It added them back to the internal storage, did I miss a step?
As mentioned at the start of this video in the disclaimer at 0:16, "you will need to have additional storage already attached to your Firestick and you must already have allocated that storage as additional system storage."
"If you have not done that already, in the link above me now and in the description down below, you can find a link to my tutorial that breaks this process down step-by-step into manageable sections."
Did you follow the other video to allocate your storage to additional system storage? Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
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Sorry but is it possible to use usb stick to transfer apps over to and files like videos etc? Or would it be only for apps if you choose that option??😰
You can use your storage as a mixed drive so you can allocate a part of your storage for apps and a part of your storage for files. How to do that depends on which Firestick you have.
The 4K Firestick follows this process: th-cam.com/video/TAy1VTaJk2o/w-d-xo.html
The 4K Max, 3rd Gen and the Lite follow this process: th-cam.com/video/xilUcuHpk3Y/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for watching 😊👍❤️
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