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Thanks so much for this video. Not only that it works perfectly but also your presentation is the best I have seen. Not repeating yourself and straight to the point is brilliant. Thanks sir.
I realize this is being pretty late to the party but I wanted to leave a positive message as well. I used your procedure to add a memory stick to my new Firestick. I had tried some of the other videos but found them difficult to follow with a lot of self serving detours that detracted from accomplishing the objective. I just wanted to give some props to your clear and concise presentation. I appreciate it. One question: where can I find the a document detailing the "command language" for the Firestick. Good job. I will be sure to keep watching.👍
Thanks for such a clear and concise instruction video! Worked on my first try! I set stick to internal storage as I want it to record from Tivimate, not interested in more apps. Thanks again!~
Can I please thank you for a no messing, simple to follow tutorial. It has left me with a question. If I was set the disk mix percentage as 70/30 what would the private percentage be? Thanks again for you great channel.
The 1st number is for internal or system storage (is that what you mean by "private"?) The 2nd number is for external storage for things like movies and TV shows or other things that can be read by another device like a computer.
Thanks for explaining this as I followed other guides but nothing in those guides mentioned using the Downloader. Having done exactly what you did I can see the USB symbol next to the newly installed Troypoint app.
I tried this and adb shell doesnt connect any reason or remedy why? Want to partition the fat32 usb drive to 60% system for apps storage. Cannot connect adb shell.
Hey, how's it going? I did the procedure with a 128GB Pendrive with the command "mixed 50". So far so good, it was half the size, and it worked correctly.
I cannot connect to my I p address. A d b simply says Connection failed, connect time doubt. Start start off by saying connection to the correct I. P address Including 5555.
With the stick power supply, hub and Ethernet had not enough power for everything to work right. Used a supply with 3 amp (3000ma) rating and everything worked just fine for me. The hub with keyboard receiver and 128K drive and net cable needs more power than the 1a supply amazon gives you.
I installed a 256Gb memory stick as combo mixed 50/50. Question. Do I need to format either of the new disk Int/ext before using the disk ? Also, what can we do to migrate to a larger memory stick. Can we do it while still connected to the OTG ports. Or using a Windows Laptop ?
Thank you. Seems to help... a lot. I went to a movie channel, which is not buffering like it always used to. I put it all on internal storage and was hoping it would show under Settings, My Fire TV, About, Storage Capacity, but it does not... oh well. Thank you.
Great show. Keep up the good work. One question. Can you add 2 extra Scandisk and have one to put a small to add more apps to and a larger scandisk to put movies on to watch directly from that memory. Thanks
Yes, you'll need to use the USB hub in the video description and I strongly suggest doing one at a time to make sure you know which is which. Good luck.
Will this allow us to remove the USB drive and utilize the half space for video files sharing or watching on the tv? thank you for precise and easy tutorial
Great video sir. New to firestick 4K MAX. I have a 500GB external USB drive with NTFS. I have about 10 movies. Will I be able to have a mixed internal for apps and external storage for movies?
Is there a way to transfer all my apk's to a new firestick? or what is the easiest way? Thinking I may buy a new 4k Max stick that just came out since I am still on OS6 & the added storage would be nice. Maybe an idea for a new video since a lot of folks may be upgrading to the new firestick?
Thanks for the video! It was very helpful. Your instructions were very precise! The only question I have is why in "Manage Installed Applications" on the FireStick it shows the correct External Space but NOT the correct Internal Space? I used a new SanDist 64GB USB 2.0 flash drive on a FireStick 4K Max. It shows as the internal at 1.42 GB and the external at 28.88 GB of remaining storage. I don't know what happen to the other 30 GB which should be going to the internal space. I have been successful downloading some applications to the USB flash drive. The frash drive icon shows up in Manage Installed Applications and they play. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Excellent video tutorial!!! Quick question.- On the command "sm partition disk:8,0 mixed 50", If I change the value of "50" to "75" will 75% of the new storage available get allocated to internal storage or to external storage (on the USB flash drive)? Thank you.
Hi Jason, Thanks for watching.. You can't necessarily transfer apps along with all of their data, but this video will get you as close as you can. Check it out: th-cam.com/video/sazmmW3IY2o/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for this very informing video. I would like to know how to switch apps that are currently in my internal storage to my newly installed external storage?
Don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I have the same Firestick you have and followed step by step, and it's not working for me. Nothing is going to my USB drive. I thought I purchased the correct external drive, but maybe not. I'm frustrated now.
I know this is an old video but I have a couple of questions if anyone is still out there. What are the benefits of designating storage as either internal or external? Do u transfer the usb to different firesticks as needed? I think I would just leave it all as internal and have a usb for each firestick. 2nd question: is there a way to designate where you would like apps to go (internal/external)? Presuming it is a newer app that allows this (and presuming there is a reason to have it on external...based on answer to my 1st question). Thanks for any help
Hi sir. Great video. I followed your steps, except I didn't do mixed, and I see the icon after new app installations and after moving apps via the X-plore tool. However, my external storage still shows 1% when I run the df -h command. What am I doing wrong?
Troypoint has the same tutorial which is the one that I used initially. What I'm trying to do now is replace the 128 gig USB drive that I have on there now since the fire stick seems to have a problem with it. The problem is the drive has got mixed storage on it. Do you know of a way to clone one USB mixed storage to another USB mixed storage?
Ok I think i got this video confused..I thought it meant I could use half the storage to give more internal storage on the actual firestick ....but it seems your splitting it in the drive . Which firestick now gives that option anyway when formatting the sdcard at the start
I purchased the Kingston USB from your other video! Can I us the Kingston or must I purchase the Sandisk? One is New Generation and the other is Old Generation, does it matter on the Sandisk? Can I do hardwire? Thank you so much!
you are very easy to understand, but when i go to about my fire tv, all i have is Fire TV stick 4k, storage, network, then check for updates. ive updated but do not see the ADB debugging or ADB at all
Hi this is good video Please how can I get usb sign on my apps transfer from my internal storage I am using new firestick 4K max with 16GB ie the second generation OS8
Yes, but most of the time, they come formatted to FAT32 right from Amazon. If not, you can use your computer with the built-in format command (up to 32GB). If larger than 32GB, you'll need another (free Program) to do it. Splitting the storage allows you to bring the thumb drive to your computer and copy files to the "external" portion and then view them of the Firestick.
For that you'll need a file management app. Give me some details like what device and version you have and what storage you have. I'll be happy to help. You can shoot me email as well.
Thanks so much for this video. Very helpful. Please I have a question regarding the new 4K FIRESTICK MAX. I installed Kodi on the USB drive but It is still storing the data on the Firestick internal storage. Is there a way I can fore Kodi to only store data on the USB drive Thanks
In theory you "could" move it to external storage afterwards, but I STRONGLY DO NOT RECOMMEND it. Kodi really needs the horsepower and efficiency of using the internal storage. I've had VERY bad luck trying to get it to run reliably on external storage. I would suggest installing ALL your other Apps on External storage so Kodi has the room it wants/needs on internal. If you run out of space doing that, you should probably clear your kodi cache and/or streamline some of builds/addons you're using.
@@CordCuttersLI hi, I did switch Kodi to USB and it does run well, however I have the same question, Kodi is still storing dat to internal despite being installed on external, any idea how to change this? Thanks
@@richardtaylor6665 No, I am not aware of a way to change where K0DI saves some of it's data. I've only put the app on USB for testing and didn't like the results, so I stopped looking at it.
A big newbie here so this may be a stupid question, what is the difference between external and internal storage. If I only plan on installing extra apps for the family and not doing anything fancy, which storage do I need to increase?
I'm afraid Amazon broke this method of adding storage because they did away with ADB connections to the local device with their latest update. I may need to remove this video if they don't "fix" it. 🥺
@@CordCuttersLI ohhh no!!! I just received all of equipment the USB SandDisk 64GB & the OGT cable I have the 4k Firestick version OS. 6.7.02 here I thought something was wrong with my version. I hope Amazon unblock this
@@katrinaarmstrong1088 Honestly, the old Firestick 4k (with version 6) is far past it's prime (no pun intended). The newer Version 7 & 8 devices are so much easier to add storage to. No ADB debugging needed anymore. If it's in your budget, I'd highly recommend getting one.
Now, how do I go back to the full size of the pendrive again? What command would I use to get back to normal? Oh, and what does the private command do and adoptable? Thank you very much!
This might be a little long to discuss in TH-cam Comments.. Can you email me all the details (with screenshots and pics of your hardware connections) to info@cordcuttersli.com? I'll do my best to help.
I have never tried that, but I would think that would be impossible. Each drive gets recognized by the Firestick with unique information it gets from it. If you are super tech-savvy and have a computer with some partition cloning software, it might be worth a try just for fun, but it's probably better to just bite the bullet and start over. It's good practice! 😂 By the way, thanks for watching and for the kind words!
hi, thank you for the tutorial. I have a question I move kodi19.2 from the fire stick to the external storage using the command PM move.package how I move back from the USB storage back to the fire stick . what command I should be use do I have to move to the change the directory where the USB is? and how do you change? Thanks in advance
How can I install apps back to internal storage that don't seem to work as good on external storage? I don't want to have to do a factory reset if it's possible.
Formatted 64gig Kingston usb drive to fat 32 using laptop. When I connect to otg cable my screen goes black, if I remove usb drive the stick reboots and turns on again. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong. I have tried plugging the stick directly into wall as opposed to extension cable, still no joy
Very helpful video. Thank you. I do have a question though: after doing a mixed 50 command using ADB Shell as per your instructions it still didn’t show any additional storage for Firestick apps. It made more memory for my TiviMate recordings but didn’t add storage for additional Firestick apps. I’m using a Firestick 4K on OS 6.x.x.x with wi-fi and otg cable. When I do a df -h command it doesn’t show the bottom three lines you highlight in the video. It only shows the Firestick (internal) and additional memory on the USB drive. Am I doing something wrong?
It does sound like something went wrong. When you look at apps now after you install them, does it show you the little USB symbol icon next to that app in your managed applications screen?
Yes, but to do that, you'll need the UGreen hub so you can hardwire the network cable and still have room for the USB Drive. Look in the description of this video for the Amazon link for it. It's cheap and works great. Plus you'll get faster speed than the Amazon network adapter.
Ive got the 4k with the 6.2 os.. after the app is on the usb device how can i get the app to download the movies to the usb? Iam using cinema hd currently
@CordCuttersLI Hey there. I'm hoping you might be able to give me a pointer as to why my SanDisk 32GB Ultra Flair is not being seen by my Fire TV stick 4K. I have checked everything to include having a version 6 OS, I correctly formatted the USB as fat 32 with default allocation, I correctly attach the USB to my Fire TV stick 4K, I verified the information entered into the ADB shell, and my USB drive is still not seen or recognized. I have watched your video four times, and took note that every storage is supposed to work. I have used three other OTG cables / adapters. When I enter the IP address into the ADB shell, then follow with the "sm list-disks" command, it only returns the same response "mantis: /$". There is no info related to an external disk. The "df -h" only returns information on the internal storage. There is nothing to indicate an external USB is attached anywhere. This USB drive can be read by my laptop and PC, but not by the fire stick. Please, can you tell me why it does not?
@ricktorres1319 just follow the instructions in the video, step by step. BTW, this video is for the Firestick 4k (not the newer 4k Max. ) Just making sure. I have another video for newer FireTV devices.
I've been running this setup for a while now and now I want to transfer my apps to a bigger pen drive. For some reason the pen drive doesn't show up on any file explorer that I use and also doesn't show on my laptop. I'm still able to add apps to it on my FireStick but I can't open the pen drive anywhere. Any thoughts?
If I'm hearing you right, you may have to use a USB hub to connect your existing pen drive AND a larger one and use this video to copy to the larger one. th-cam.com/video/ZEQO7IOuStg/w-d-xo.html Good luck!
is there a way to move from USB storage to internal FS storage? I loaded Xtremity Red and its buffering (prob due to old USB drive I used). If I can't move it how do I ensure new apps do NOT go to USB storage? do I just unplug the USB then install apk?
Yes, exactly what you said. If you want apps to get installed on the internal system storage, shut down and remove the USB drive, then start it back up and install whatever app you want there.
@@CordCuttersLI thank you for the prompt reply. can I ask what u mean by "shut down" the USB drive? I didnt see a way to properly eject it. as u know on OS6 the drive does not even show up. I dont want to cause an error on USB as I have other apps stored there. Is there even a way to properly power the the firestick? I just see the Rsstart option.
I meant shut down, or pull the power on the Firestick, disconnect the USB drive, power the firestick back up, then install the app. Then shut it down again, plug the USB back in, and power it up again.
@@CordCuttersLI I tried many times and it's formatted with fat32 but the propierties in expand storage show RO (readonly). 1 time was RW, I could install apps but later show RO again and erase apps or not shown
@@Royfig It's hard to understand exactly what you experiencing. If you email me at info@cordcuttersli.com with pictures/screenshots, I'll try to help. More info/pics the better.
The first step is good but when I put in the sm partition disk: 8,0 mix 50… It’s show a list of sm…instead of the normal 3 lines ending with Mantis/$sm partition disk etc
I'm so discouraged! I bought a 64GB Fat 32 SanDisc for Firestick from Amazon. Followed your instructions to the letter. Everything went swimmingly until I entered sm disks-list. :80, DID NOT APPEAR! Now what?
That depends on the app. Some apps. like TiviMate for example, will let you save recordings to the External USB storage. Other apps that don't have a way to change will automatically record to wherever the app is installed.
what about the 2tb storage how can i split the memory any advice i do everything you do but is not work for my 2tb the adb shell get stock in the partition part i wait more than 30 min and nothing
Why is that on the 4K stick, external doesn't show under "Storage" in My Fire TV? You still see Internal, but External never shows up. Yet on the regular sticks you see internal and external.
The X-Plore app will show you some info, and ADB Debugger will show more. Either way, I'd strongly recommend getting the new 4K max. The Price is cheaper than ever! Check the description of this video. I added some Amazon links to the new stuff in there. (Amazon does throw me a few cents when you do, much appreciated) But seriously, the 4k max is a BEAST compared to the one 4k model.
so i formatted my 2tb exfat to fat 32 and i used that app to add my usb worked fine but my firestick started to freeze and it was slow do i need a usb adapter or more power for it
@@CordCuttersLI Eror.java.lang.llegalStateExceptilon.java.utl.concurent.TlmeoutException. Thread Binder.615_6 gaveupwaiting for partitionMixed after 18000umns
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I had been searching on how to to this and found your instructions to be much simpler than all the others. Thanks so much fir breaking it all down.
Still one of the best vids on the subject a year later. Thank you Sir!!
Thanks so much for this video. Not only that it works perfectly but also your presentation is the best I have seen. Not repeating yourself and straight to the point is brilliant. Thanks sir.
Awesome, I'd glad you liked it. Thanks for watching & (hopefully) subscribing! 😉
I realize this is being pretty late to the party but I wanted to leave a positive message as well. I used your procedure to add a memory stick to my new Firestick. I had tried some of the other videos but found them difficult to follow with a lot of self serving detours that detracted from accomplishing the objective. I just wanted to give some props to your clear and concise presentation. I appreciate it. One question: where can I find the a document detailing the "command language" for the Firestick.
Good job. I will be sure to keep watching.👍
Thanks for such a clear and concise instruction video! Worked on my first try! I set stick to internal storage as I want it to record from Tivimate, not interested in more apps. Thanks again!~
Wow, this was easy to follow and worked just as described.
Thank you so much. Very informative and helpful. I could add a 128 Gig flash drive to my fire stick in just 15 minutes
I tried 128 all internal didn't work 😪
Can I please thank you for a no messing, simple to follow tutorial. It has left me with a question. If I was set the disk mix percentage as 70/30 what would the private percentage be? Thanks again for you great channel.
The 1st number is for internal or system storage (is that what you mean by "private"?)
The 2nd number is for external storage for things like movies and TV shows or other things that can be read by another device like a computer.
Awesome, Thank you for helping with my FIRESTICK storage. Great video.
I'm happy to help, thanks for watching Carlos!
Thanks for explaining this as I followed other guides but nothing in those guides mentioned using the Downloader. Having done exactly what you did I can see the USB symbol next to the newly installed Troypoint app.
Thank You So Much For Sharing Your Knowledge!! I Have All The Storage I Need Now !! It Worked For Me!!
That's great News! I hope you subscribed because there's plenty more coming up! Thank you!
thank you for all your work this video was to the point and it worked
I tried this and adb shell doesnt connect any reason or remedy why? Want to partition the fat32 usb drive to 60% system for apps storage. Cannot connect adb shell.
Thankyou yours is the onlyone that worked for me. Do you do one to transfer apps from internal to external please
Hey, how's it going? I did the procedure with a 128GB Pendrive with the command "mixed 50". So far so good, it was half the size, and it worked correctly.
I cannot connect to my I p address.
A d b simply says Connection failed, connect time doubt. Start start off by saying connection to the correct I. P address Including 5555.
With the stick power supply, hub and Ethernet had not enough power for everything to work right. Used a supply with 3 amp (3000ma) rating and everything worked just fine for me. The hub with keyboard receiver and 128K drive and net cable needs more power than the 1a supply amazon gives you.
Very good. So easy to follow. 😊
I installed a 256Gb memory stick as combo mixed 50/50.
Question. Do I need to format either of the new disk Int/ext before using the disk ?
Also, what can we do to migrate to a larger memory stick. Can we do it while still connected to the OTG ports. Or using a Windows Laptop ?
Thank you. Seems to help... a lot. I went to a movie channel, which is not buffering like it always used to. I put it all on internal storage and was hoping it would show under Settings, My Fire TV, About, Storage Capacity, but it does not... oh well. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Easy as pie. Excellent! Thanks!
Great show. Keep up the good work. One question. Can you add 2 extra Scandisk and have one to put a small to add more apps to and a larger scandisk to put movies on to watch directly from that memory. Thanks
Yes, you'll need to use the USB hub in the video description and I strongly suggest doing one at a time to make sure you know which is which. Good luck.
Will this allow us to remove the USB drive and utilize the half space for video files sharing or watching on the tv? thank you for precise and easy tutorial
Great video sir. New to firestick 4K MAX. I have a 500GB external USB drive with NTFS. I have about 10 movies. Will I be able to have a mixed internal for apps and external storage for movies?
Is there a way to transfer all my apk's to a new firestick? or what is the easiest way? Thinking I may buy a new 4k Max stick that just came out since I am still on OS6 & the added storage would be nice. Maybe an idea for a new video since a lot of folks may be upgrading to the new firestick?
Thanks for the video! It was very helpful. Your instructions were very precise! The only question I have is why in "Manage Installed Applications" on the FireStick it shows the correct External Space but NOT the correct Internal Space? I used a new SanDist 64GB USB 2.0 flash drive on a FireStick 4K Max. It shows as the internal at 1.42 GB and the external at 28.88 GB of remaining storage. I don't know what happen to the other 30 GB which should be going to the internal space. I have been successful downloading some applications to the USB flash drive. The frash drive icon shows up in Manage Installed Applications and they play. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Yes, for some reason the only way to see the storage details for external is to use the ADB Shell command.
I did everything you said. When I did the adb shell and click connect it said connection failed. What can I do?
Excellent video tutorial!!! Quick question.- On the command "sm partition disk:8,0 mixed 50", If I change the value of "50" to "75" will 75% of the new storage available get allocated to internal storage or to external storage (on the USB flash drive)? Thank you.
I'd have to double check, but I'm pretty sure the 1st number is internal. Give it a try. You can always start over and redo in the reverse.
@@CordCuttersLI Thank you.
Excellent, many thanks.
Thanks for the info.
Thank you! I tried for hours to figure that out! How do you transfer apps that are already on fire stick without installing and reinstalling?
Hi Jason,
Thanks for watching.. You can't necessarily transfer apps along with all of their data, but this video will get you as close as you can. Check it out:
th-cam.com/video/sazmmW3IY2o/w-d-xo.html
Great teaching!
Thank you for this very informing video. I would like to know how to switch apps that are currently in my internal storage to my newly installed external storage?
Don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I have the same Firestick you have and followed step by step, and it's not working for me. Nothing is going to my USB drive. I thought I purchased the correct external drive, but maybe not. I'm frustrated now.
You are the best thanks!👍
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I know this is an old video but I have a couple of questions if anyone is still out there. What are the benefits of designating storage as either internal or external? Do u transfer the usb to different firesticks as needed? I think I would just leave it all as internal and have a usb for each firestick. 2nd question: is there a way to designate where you would like apps to go (internal/external)? Presuming it is a newer app that allows this (and presuming there is a reason to have it on external...based on answer to my 1st question). Thanks for any help
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Do I have to formatted ?
You just earned a new subscriber for such a great video
Nice to hear, Thank you so much!
Hi sir. Great video. I followed your steps, except I didn't do mixed, and I see the icon after new app installations and after moving apps via the X-plore tool. However, my external storage still shows 1% when I run the df -h command. What am I doing wrong?
Thank you sir.
Troypoint has the same tutorial which is the one that I used initially. What I'm trying to do now is replace the 128 gig USB drive that I have on there now since the fire stick seems to have a problem with it. The problem is the drive has got mixed storage on it. Do you know of a way to clone one USB mixed storage to another USB mixed storage?
Can I use a USB drive in my Fire Cuve through the supplied Ethernet adapter, with an OTG cable or adapter, to increase memory?
Ok I think i got this video confused..I thought it meant I could use half the storage to give more internal storage on the actual firestick ....but it seems your splitting it in the drive . Which firestick now gives that option anyway when formatting the sdcard at the start
Not so sure about that one.
I'm pretty sure it's a 50/50 shot if it works or not
I purchased the Kingston USB from your other video! Can I us the Kingston or must I purchase the Sandisk? One is New Generation and the other is Old Generation, does it matter on the Sandisk? Can I do hardwire? Thank you so much!
They should both work fine. 👍
Thanks, this is one I have been wanting to try…
Good Luck, let me know how it goes!
@@CordCuttersLI it did work, I am using a 125 GB ssd
@@dna1737 Great! Thanks for letting me know. Enjoy all that new Storage!
you are very easy to understand, but when i go to about my fire tv, all i have is Fire TV stick 4k, storage, network, then check for updates. ive updated but do not see the ADB debugging or ADB at all
I did the storage update with you but external drive is not showing up
Hi this is good video
Please how can I get usb sign on my apps transfer from my internal storage
I am using new firestick 4K max with 16GB ie the second generation OS8
Hi there, This video is quite old. Check out this one:
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Should the storage be formatted to fat32 first? Why would you need to split the storage instead of just putting it all as internal storage?
Yes, but most of the time, they come formatted to FAT32 right from Amazon. If not, you can use your computer with the built-in format command (up to 32GB). If larger than 32GB, you'll need another (free Program) to do it.
Splitting the storage allows you to bring the thumb drive to your computer and copy files to the "external" portion and then view them of the Firestick.
Thanks!
Thank you so much Candi!! 😍
Is there a way to move already installed apps to the flash drive after the steps taken in this video
How do you move apps already saved to the external storage device?finally it works for my fire stick on 6.2 🙏🏽
For that you'll need a file management app. Give me some details like what device and version you have and what storage you have. I'll be happy to help. You can shoot me email as well.
will the internal storage only work on thumb drives, and or hard drives? and does the format has to be fat 32?
Thanks so much for this video. Very helpful. Please I have a question regarding the new 4K FIRESTICK MAX. I installed Kodi on the USB drive but It is still storing the data on the Firestick internal storage. Is there a way I can fore Kodi to only store data on the USB drive Thanks
In theory you "could" move it to external storage afterwards, but I STRONGLY DO NOT RECOMMEND it. Kodi really needs the horsepower and efficiency of using the internal storage. I've had VERY bad luck trying to get it to run reliably on external storage. I would suggest installing ALL your other Apps on External storage so Kodi has the room it wants/needs on internal.
If you run out of space doing that, you should probably clear your kodi cache and/or streamline some of builds/addons you're using.
@@CordCuttersLI Thanks so much for your quick reply.
@@CordCuttersLI hi, I did switch Kodi to USB and it does run well, however I have the same question, Kodi is still storing dat to internal despite being installed on external, any idea how to change this? Thanks
@@richardtaylor6665 No, I am not aware of a way to change where K0DI saves some of it's data. I've only put the app on USB for testing and didn't like the results, so I stopped looking at it.
A big newbie here so this may be a stupid question, what is the difference between external and internal storage. If I only plan on installing extra apps for the family and not doing anything fancy, which storage do I need to increase?
Internal System Storage if it's mainly for Apps.
@@CordCuttersLI Thank you!
Hello,
Trying to install, however mine is saying Connection Failed?
I'm afraid Amazon broke this method of adding storage because they did away with ADB connections to the local device with their latest update. I may need to remove this video if they don't "fix" it. 🥺
@@CordCuttersLI ohhh no!!! I just received all of equipment the USB SandDisk 64GB & the OGT cable I have the 4k Firestick version OS. 6.7.02 here I thought something was wrong with my version. I hope Amazon unblock this
@@CordCuttersLI do you have any other suggestions as to how to get more storage?
@@katrinaarmstrong1088 Honestly, the old Firestick 4k (with version 6) is far past it's prime (no pun intended).
The newer Version 7 & 8 devices are so much easier to add storage to. No ADB debugging needed anymore.
If it's in your budget, I'd highly recommend getting one.
@@CordCuttersLI Good Morning,
Do you have any videos on adding more storage to the version OS 7?
Thanks,
Now, how do I go back to the full size of the pendrive again? What command would I use to get back to normal?
Oh, and what does the private command do and adoptable? Thank you very much!
Followed to the letter and had same reult from ADB but failed to recognise USB stick, any ideas please?
This might be a little long to discuss in TH-cam Comments.. Can you email me all the details (with screenshots and pics of your hardware connections) to info@cordcuttersli.com? I'll do my best to help.
Great explanation, what if i want to replace the flash drive i set it up with, with a larger capacity one?
I have never tried that, but I would think that would be impossible. Each drive gets recognized by the Firestick with unique information it gets from it. If you are super tech-savvy and have a computer with some partition cloning software, it might be worth a try just for fun, but it's probably better to just bite the bullet and start over. It's good practice! 😂
By the way, thanks for watching and for the kind words!
@@CordCuttersLI i tried to use a 128 gb 100% internal and it sadly Failed
For some reason, the troypoint app,is no longer available. I was still able, to add the extra storage, so thanks.
does this work in amazon 4kmax firestick.
hi,
thank you for the tutorial. I have a question
I move kodi19.2 from the fire stick to the external storage using the command PM move.package
how I move back from the USB storage back to the fire stick . what command I should be use
do I have to move to the change the directory where the USB is? and how do you change?
Thanks in advance
So how do you get live tv on the storage cause it doesn’t seem to work
How can I install apps back to internal storage that don't seem to work as good on external storage? I don't want to have to do a factory reset if it's possible.
I did exactly what you said and all showed up as working but I still dont see the external drive showing on my firestick. Please help.
What does your adb screen say for your USB drive?
Formatted 64gig Kingston usb drive to fat 32 using laptop. When I connect to otg cable my screen goes black, if I remove usb drive the stick reboots and turns on again.
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong. I have tried plugging the stick directly into wall as opposed to extension cable, still no joy
I have a 1 tb flash drive and I cannot get my firestick 4k running 6.0 to recognize the thumb drive...what should I do?
Very helpful video. Thank you. I do have a question though: after doing a mixed 50 command using ADB Shell as per your instructions it still didn’t show any additional storage for Firestick apps. It made more memory for my TiviMate recordings but didn’t add storage for additional Firestick apps. I’m using a Firestick 4K on OS 6.x.x.x with wi-fi and otg cable. When I do a df -h command it doesn’t show the bottom three lines you highlight in the video. It only shows the Firestick (internal) and additional memory on the USB drive. Am I doing something wrong?
It does sound like something went wrong. When you look at apps now after you install them, does it show you the little USB symbol icon next to that app in your managed applications screen?
@@CordCuttersLI no it doesn’t. Hmm
Same thing happened to me on the 50/50 split proggraming on firestick 4k..
Gave all 14gb to internal storage...mmm
How can I move apps previously installed/downloaded onto USB?
Thanks but how can you transfer already installed internal apps to external storage
Check out my video on doing just that! th-cam.com/video/5cLUYFo5FhM/w-d-xo.html
(I hope you hit that subscribe button. 😀)
Can I do this if I have a adaptor connected hard wired?
Yes, but to do that, you'll need the UGreen hub so you can hardwire the network cable and still have room for the USB Drive. Look in the description of this video for the Amazon link for it. It's cheap and works great. Plus you'll get faster speed than the Amazon network adapter.
HELP! I did sim partition disk:8,0 mixed 50 and tried private, they all give an error java failed with null messages
Ive got the 4k with the 6.2 os.. after the app is on the usb device how can i get the app to download the movies to the usb? Iam using cinema hd currently
Ugh, do yourself a favor and upgrade to the 4k Max. it's handles USB storage SO much better.
Look for my video(s) on it.
@CordCuttersLI Hey there. I'm hoping you might be able to give me a pointer as to why my SanDisk 32GB Ultra Flair is not being seen by my Fire TV stick 4K. I have checked everything to include having a version 6 OS, I correctly formatted the USB as fat 32 with default allocation, I correctly attach the USB to my Fire TV stick 4K, I verified the information entered into the ADB shell, and my USB drive is still not seen or recognized. I have watched your video four times, and took note that every storage is supposed to work. I have used three other OTG cables / adapters. When I enter the IP address into the ADB shell, then follow with the "sm list-disks" command, it only returns the same response "mantis: /$". There is no info related to an external disk. The "df -h" only returns information on the internal storage. There is nothing to indicate an external USB is attached anywhere.
This USB drive can be read by my laptop and PC, but not by the fire stick.
Please, can you tell me why it does not?
Did you ever figure this out same happened to me i hate it when people do a tutorial but refuse to answer peoples questins for those that didn't work
Question do I need everything plugin in into the firestick the otg before starting these steps?
Yes, connect everything first.
@@CordCuttersLI Ok, I do not have to format USB disk?
@ricktorres1319 just follow the instructions in the video, step by step. BTW, this video is for the Firestick 4k (not the newer 4k Max. )
Just making sure. I have another video for newer FireTV devices.
Hi I like to know what is the mix storage ratio for 32gb drive
I've been running this setup for a while now and now I want to transfer my apps to a bigger pen drive. For some reason the pen drive doesn't show up on any file explorer that I use and also doesn't show on my laptop. I'm still able to add apps to it on my FireStick but I can't open the pen drive anywhere. Any thoughts?
If I'm hearing you right, you may have to use a USB hub to connect your existing pen drive AND a larger one and use this video to copy to the larger one. th-cam.com/video/ZEQO7IOuStg/w-d-xo.html
Good luck!
Thnx m8.
is there a way to move from USB storage to internal FS storage? I loaded Xtremity Red and its buffering (prob due to old USB drive I used). If I can't move it how do I ensure new apps do NOT go to USB storage? do I just unplug the USB then install apk?
Yes, exactly what you said. If you want apps to get installed on the internal system storage, shut down and remove the USB drive, then start it back up and install whatever app you want there.
@@CordCuttersLI thank you for the prompt reply. can I ask what u mean by "shut down" the USB drive? I didnt see a way to properly eject it. as u know on OS6 the drive does not even show up. I dont want to cause an error on USB as I have other apps stored there. Is there even a way to properly power the the firestick? I just see the Rsstart option.
I meant shut down, or pull the power on the Firestick, disconnect the USB drive, power the firestick back up, then install the app. Then shut it down again, plug the USB back in, and power it up again.
I keep getting a "connection failed" message (connection refused)...I can't get beyond that message.
Same problem here
Hi, I do all steps but I can't install any apps in expanded storage. Is blocked o read only.
It sounds like the USB drive may not have been formatted properly with FAT32. Try again and reformat the drive with FAT32 on your PC.
@@CordCuttersLI I tried many times and it's formatted with fat32 but the propierties in expand storage show RO (readonly). 1 time was RW, I could install apps but later show RO again and erase apps or not shown
@@Royfig It's hard to understand exactly what you experiencing. If you email me at info@cordcuttersli.com with pictures/screenshots, I'll try to help. More info/pics the better.
More please
When I get to the second adb command I get a usb drive removed msg even though my usb drive is still attached. Is there a solution to this problem?
The first step is good but when I put in the sm partition disk: 8,0 mix 50…
It’s show a list of sm…instead of the normal 3 lines ending with
Mantis/$sm partition disk etc
Have you tried another USB drive maybe? Email me at info@cordcuttersli.com a pic of your screen, I'll try to help.
If I wanted to do the 80/20 mix with a larger drive what would I type mix 20 or mix 80?
The number you enter is for the Internal/System Storage, so if you want 80% for External, you'd use the command: sm partition disk:8,0 mixed 20
Hi, can't seem to see the link for the os7, could you oblige please.
I'm so discouraged! I bought a 64GB Fat 32 SanDisc for Firestick from Amazon. Followed your instructions to the letter. Everything went swimmingly until I entered sm disks-list. :80, DID NOT APPEAR! Now what?
Can you help me, please?? 🤎🔥
does this work for fire tv and cube ? I'm not useing the stick
This will definitely work on the Cube. Not sure about a FireTV Smart Television tho. Maybe
However, if I put some movies, series, does it use the internal memory, occupying everything?
That depends on the app. Some apps. like TiviMate for example, will let you save recordings to the External USB storage. Other apps that don't have a way to change will automatically record to wherever the app is installed.
Those otg cables don't work. My firestick goes into the reboot loop. I have to disconnect the otg cables to get the firestick to work again.
what about the 2tb storage how can i split the memory any advice i do everything you do but is not work for my 2tb the adb shell get stock in the partition part i wait more than 30 min and nothing
Did you format it as FAT32 1st?
Why is that on the 4K stick, external doesn't show under "Storage" in My Fire TV? You still see Internal, but External never shows up. Yet on the regular sticks you see internal and external.
The 4k Firestick has FireOS version 6.x whereas the newer Firesticks have FireOS version 7.x
@@CordCuttersLI Thank You. Also I was able to use X Plore with my 4k to achieve the same results as ADB Shell
thanks for the video but i believe i already saw almost exact video from firetvstick channel. nothing new
How do I check for usb if it has been connected on firestick with os 6
The X-Plore app will show you some info, and ADB Debugger will show more. Either way, I'd strongly recommend getting the new 4K max. The Price is cheaper than ever! Check the description of this video. I added some Amazon links to the new stuff in there. (Amazon does throw me a few cents when you do, much appreciated)
But seriously, the 4k max is a BEAST compared to the one 4k model.
when trying to connect to my fire stick ip, I get connection failed
I tried to do this but adb shell does not list the disks after typing in the command. Am I doing something wrong?
It's hard to say without more details.. Can you email me more info and feel free to send pics of what you see? info@cordcuttersli.com
Didnt work for me. Doesnt show the DiskID, but a bunch of other stuff unreleated
so i formatted my 2tb exfat to fat 32 and i used that app to add my usb worked fine but my firestick started to freeze and it was slow do i need a usb adapter or more power for it
Possibly. Is the 2TB drive SSD, or spinning hard drive?
@CordCuttersLI so anyways I used that shell app and I used the mixed 50 didn't work gave me some error
@@CordCuttersLI Eror.java.lang.llegalStateExceptilon.java.utl.concurent.TlmeoutException. Thread Binder.615_6 gaveupwaiting for partitionMixed after 18000umns
just to show you I did it right sm partition disk:8,0 mixed 50