Great job. I have done the programming and splitting my drive but have found that I really don’t use the external portion. With your method, all is system and that’s what I use most.
Yes, but... Everything worked exactly as you described. However, I have an IPTV subscription and use TiviMate as a viewer. I wanted the record feature to use my external thumb drive to store recorded movies and shows. However, unless I use Remote ADB Shell to split the drive, neither Xplore nor TiviMate recognize the drive. So, I used that method which is a little more complicated but works great once you get it set up. Its major disadvantage is when an app which is on that drive is moved to the thumb drive needs to be updated, it must be moved back to the internal storage space to update and then moved back. If you know of a better method to do this using this split method, please let me and others like me know. Thanks for all you do to help us be better "cord cutters". @@CordCuttersLI
Hello- question: how is the app moved to the external USB drive? The Downloader folder shown is listed under the internal storage and not the external USB drive. So if you move the app to the Downloader file, isn’t it still on the internal drive and not on the external USB drive? Thank you!
Hello I just purchased a brand new firestick the 4k max i followed your video to the T and it doesn't seem to work apps not moving over the external storage. Can you please help me to see what I'm doing wrong. Thank you
How do you know what aps will run smoothly on the external USB? For instance, Peacock, ESPN, or Cinema. Would you say those would all work well if moved to the USB? Great video - thanks.
That's a great question. Generally speaking, most streaming apps will work okay except for KODI, which I'd always recommend putting on Internal System storage. Also your VPN should be internal. Other than those, it's really a matter of trial and error.
You formatted the USB drivve for INTERNAL storage, but at 3:39 in the video, it shows that it was actually EXTERNAL storage. My 4K Max (2nd gen) does the same thing. No matter what I try, I cannot fomat a new USB (3.0) device to INTERNAL. Do you have a solution for this?
I followed one of ur tutorials where U demonstrated how to add USB storage to the fire stick, but you used your laptop to name the USB device to locate it easier. Also, that post you didn't install Xplore as I remember! Is this an update method & can I just move the apps by clicking the app & moving it ( if applicable) to the USB drive! Since space is an issue always...can Xplore be moved to the USB? Thank U for ur work & sharing!
I've just discovered this channel. 😃 Good News! I am currently using a Roku Ultra to stream. Bad. I'm on my 3rd remote because they are junk. But I'm old and not too smart on this stuff. I have high speed internet service via Optimum. Does the fire stick replace the roku? If so, I'm going there. Which one? What else do I need to know? Is there a monthly cost? I am a Prime member at Amazon. HELP !
Added everything needed...it showed the external the first time but when I got back on it stopped showing the external. Why does it stop being detected
Under External shared storage in Explorer i also only see Down load folder. I am not able to use that folder to install to external drive. No USB icon shows in manage installed allications.
This might be more than I can help you with here in the comments. If you send me an email with all the details (Firestick model, etc.), time stamp in the video where things don't match up with your experience, to me at info@cordcuttersli.com
2:47 - When I plug in my USB, I don't get this prompt and it's not recognizing it at all. Any tips to get it to recognize the USB? I've found some solutions that use ADB, but that seems to be blocked now.
Format using a PC for FAT, and partition for less than 32gb. Split partition if needed, delete second partition, place in device, will then see it, and will format for entire flash drive size.
My firestick 4k doesn't have USB drive on the My Fire TV. Has About/Fire TV Stick 4k/Storage/Network/Check for updates. The firestick I bought in December of 23, just now checked for updates and it's up to date. When I click on storage it says External Storage No USB storage detected. I just got done formatting to FAT32 through the firestick. Had the 3 options just like this video. My external storage is a Samsung 128GB thumb drive. Says transfer speeds of 400MB .
When i reinstalled through xplore the app is installed on the usb but i cant find it on my apps menu. I can use the voice button to open it but cant find the actual tile on firestick(ive found this is only with Crunchyroll)
I don’t know what I’m wrong but doing all this it is still going to the internal file. I don’t even see anything in the xplore app that has an external storage only internal
I've attached a 128 USB drive to the adapter that you talk about but I cannot get it to recognize it it's already been formatted by my TV how do I get it to recognize it
Of you've already formatted the drive to work with another device, the best way to start over is to format it with a computer. If over 32GB, you'll need to format it with ExFat, but the firestick will format it to FAT32 when you do this.
I'm trying to get my TiVimate recordings on the USB stick. However, I'm unable to select a folder, I get an error everytime I try. I have tried setting up the Firestick with external and internal storage but no success. I do have Xplore but the directory structure does not seem to show the storage space of the USB drive even though the Firestick says its there. Hoping you can help. Using 4K Max OS is in the 8. X range and 16 GB is the size. USB is the 128 GB connected via the OTG cable. Thank you for the assistance.
I’ve done this on my 4K and it works BUT when the apps have an update, you have to unload them and reload them. Is the 4K Max better at managing memory?
Hello - I have an INSIGNIA smart television with built in FIRE TV. The television itself has a single built in USB slot. I used to watch my saved video media files directly from my high capacity USB stick right onto the TV. Since then - due to Fire TV/INSIGNIA smart television internal memory issues - I've had to wipe & reformat the USB stick in order to save & run many of my Fire TV apps directly from USB. Unfortunately now I can not figure out how to add all my video files back on to the high capacity USB stick with-out reformatting it - and losing all my Fire TV apps in the process. Was hoping for some advice on how to overcome this issue - so I can run both Fire TV apps as well as save & access my media files on the television from USB again - assuming there's even a straight forward solution to this problem. Thanks :)
hmm. Unless you pre-formatted the USB drive ahead of time, with two partitions. One for system storage and one for External Storage, you may be out of luck.
@@CordCuttersLI I appreciate all that you do for us cord cutters, sir. Unfortunately for me, I don't have a Firestick 4K Max. 😊 That's going to have to wait a while. 😉 I hope you, and yours, have a fantastic Christmas, bro ... assuming, of course, that you celebrate Christmas. ♥♥
good tutorial, I have a question. I been a little confused. If I format my external USB drive to device storage, i will not be able to put some movies in the same eternal drive? what happened if I save to external storage can I move apps from the firetv and play from the storage. Thanks in advance.
You will be able to put whatever you want on the device storage from the firestick, but once formatted as device storage you won't be able to add stuff from a computer afterwards. That would need to be external storage.
Hello, thank you for your video. I managed to install the "iptv smarters pro" application on my external memory but cannot download a film from this application to the external memory. The fire tv downloads all the time to its internal memory. Can you help me?
Despite where you install the app, you can only save/record to an external USB or network storage device; not system storage (whether it be USB system storage or internal).
This doesn't work for me, i have a fire tv instead of te stick. using a 2.0 usb stick 128g, formatted. followed all steps and nothing moves. As in when it's re installed its not on the usb
I’ve been trying to get this to work, I have the firestick lite tho and on the xplore app I do not see the downloaded file just only downloads is that the same?
Thanks for this great video.If i just want to record things on the USB, from Tivimate, is the setup the same? Would video quality be better with SSD and would setup be similar?
@@nickboswell8574 Depending on the device (like Firesticks for example), you'd need to make sure you add "Device Storage" and not External Storage. Some devices will allow saving from TiviMate to External STorage (like the nVidia Shield), while others will not. A little trial & error may be necessary. Good Luck. ;)
When u add the usb does it then let you download streaming service video eg a movie on netflix onto the usb so u can watch it say within the 2 week period like i seem to be able to do on my ipad? Thanks if u can advise.
Netflix only supports downloading titles to watch offline on certain devices like: Android phone or tablet, iPhone or iPad, Windows 10 or 11 computer, Amazon Fire tablet & Google Chromebook (with Google Play Store installed). Not Netflix from the Amazon app store.
That's going to be hard (or maybe impossible) with the new Amazon Update that disabled ADB Debugging. You can always use a OTG cable and wireless mouse.
do you retain your favorite within the cinema app if you move it to the new external drive. normally when replacing the app, all of the favorites i had.
@@firestickstuff You're right, and that's a very good point that I should have mentioned in the video. Some apps do have a backup function. You'd just need to make sure you save that backup someplace where you'll know where to restore it from later. 👍👍
Go to the Fire TV Stick's home screen and select Settings Select My Fire TV or Device Select Developer options (see below if you do not see Developer options) Toggle on the Apps from Unknown Sources option Select Turn On on the pop-up message To enable Developer options, Go to Settings, My fire TV, About. Select your fire stick name and click on the select button seven times in succession. Pressure back button once and Developer options should have been added.
Me too. I noticed that it said internal storage so I clicked down and found my storage device. Copied to download, moved, etc. It worked but when I looked at apps list, not there, also not on my USB device storage. It said it xpore said it had done everything. If it had its either still in explorer files maybe there's a further loop to go through or i did see it ask for money in the beginning.
Like I said, the process for adding USB device storage FireOS 6.x I'd much more complicated, but here's my (old) video on how to do it: th-cam.com/video/cMUfBBeKXOg/w-d-xo.html Good luck! 👍
Why are you yelling? 😁 Although I agree SSDs are better, Tons of people including myself use the SanDisk USB drives on these devices for years without incident. 😉
Don’t waste money on a firestick waste of money get a box or a Nvidia shield or even a google tv Amazon blocking adb which is stupid a Can’t even install mouse toggle anymore screw you Amazon
This is really not a good idea. So many reports of USB disconnection and unreliable use with apps for storage location. One minite the USB is there and the next not. Much better off with creating a cheap NAS with SMB, and limiting the apps on smaller firesticks to having 1.5 gigs free.
Great job. I have done the programming and splitting my drive but have found that I really don’t use the external portion. With your method, all is system and that’s what I use most.
Okay, so you're all set?
Yes, but... Everything worked exactly as you described. However, I have an IPTV subscription and use TiviMate as a viewer. I wanted the record feature to use my external thumb drive to store recorded movies and shows. However, unless I use Remote ADB Shell to split the drive, neither Xplore nor TiviMate recognize the drive. So, I used that method which is a little more complicated but works great once you get it set up. Its major disadvantage is when an app which is on that drive is moved to the thumb drive needs to be updated, it must be moved back to the internal storage space to update and then moved back. If you know of a better method to do this using this split method, please let me and others like me know. Thanks for all you do to help us be better "cord cutters". @@CordCuttersLI
Thank you for this! Can big apps like KODI run off external storage or will it lag when trying to use?
Thanks for the demo and info, you've persuaded me to upgrade all my old Firestick 4K max gen 1 LOL. Have a great day
My Pleasure. Wow, you must be loving life with that upgrade, huh? Such a huge improvement from Gen 1!
I appreciate the tips, however this doesn't seem to work on the Amazon Fire Stick Lite. It seems restricted.
Hello- question: how is the app moved to the external USB drive? The Downloader folder shown is listed under the internal storage and not the external USB drive. So if you move the app to the Downloader file, isn’t it still on the internal drive and not on the external USB drive? Thank you!
Can you get power from your TV instead of plugging it into a power socket?
Hello I just purchased a brand new firestick the 4k max i followed your video to the T and it doesn't seem to work apps not moving over the external storage. Can you please help me to see what I'm doing wrong.
Thank you
Is this the same process to be able to store recordings from tivimate on external usb drive for firestick 4k max gen 2?
How do you know what aps will run smoothly on the external USB? For instance, Peacock, ESPN, or Cinema. Would you say those would all work well if moved to the USB? Great video - thanks.
That's a great question. Generally speaking, most streaming apps will work okay except for KODI, which I'd always recommend putting on Internal System storage. Also your VPN should be internal. Other than those, it's really a matter of trial and error.
How do I get an app off of usb drive back to FireStick
You formatted the USB drivve for INTERNAL storage, but at 3:39 in the video, it shows that it was actually EXTERNAL storage. My 4K Max (2nd gen) does the same thing. No matter what I try, I cannot fomat a new USB (3.0) device to INTERNAL. Do you have a solution for this?
Good afternoon
Thanks for the tips, help a lot
This was very informative. I really appreciate this.
Glad it was helpful!
I don’t see the link for the USB device you have? What brand is that and where did you purchase it from? I am really running low on space.
Thanks
I followed one of ur tutorials where U demonstrated how to add USB storage to the fire stick, but you used your laptop to name the USB device to locate it easier. Also, that post you didn't install Xplore as I remember! Is this an update method & can I just move the apps by clicking the app & moving it ( if applicable) to the USB drive! Since space is an issue always...can Xplore be moved to the USB? Thank U for ur work & sharing!
I've just discovered this channel. 😃 Good News! I am currently using a Roku Ultra to stream. Bad. I'm on my 3rd remote because they are junk. But I'm old and not too smart on this stuff. I have high speed internet service via Optimum. Does the fire stick replace the roku? If so, I'm going there. Which one? What else do I need to know? Is there a monthly cost? I am a Prime member at Amazon. HELP !
Added everything needed...it showed the external the first time but when I got back on it stopped showing the external. Why does it stop being detected
That was a Great Help, Much Appreciated, Thanks 😊
Under External shared storage in Explorer i also only see Down load folder. I am not able to use that folder to install to external drive. No USB icon shows in manage installed allications.
This might be more than I can help you with here in the comments. If you send me an email with all the details (Firestick model, etc.), time stamp in the video where things don't match up with your experience, to me at info@cordcuttersli.com
Very easily explained.
2:47 - When I plug in my USB, I don't get this prompt and it's not recognizing it at all. Any tips to get it to recognize the USB? I've found some solutions that use ADB, but that seems to be blocked now.
I have the same issue
Format using a PC for FAT, and partition for less than 32gb. Split partition if needed, delete second partition, place in device, will then see it, and will format for entire flash drive size.
My firestick 4k doesn't have USB drive on the My Fire TV. Has About/Fire TV Stick 4k/Storage/Network/Check for updates. The firestick I bought in December of 23, just now checked for updates and it's up to date. When I click on storage it says External Storage No USB storage detected. I just got done formatting to FAT32 through the firestick. Had the 3 options just like this video. My external storage is a Samsung 128GB thumb drive. Says transfer speeds of 400MB .
When i reinstalled through xplore the app is installed on the usb but i cant find it on my apps menu. I can use the voice button to open it but cant find the actual tile on firestick(ive found this is only with Crunchyroll)
Try opening the app from Settings/Applications/Manager installed Applications, and then see if it shows up with the other apps.
I don’t know what I’m wrong but doing all this it is still going to the internal file. I don’t even see anything in the xplore app that has an external storage only internal
Yes, do these devices receive off of Wi-Fi?Or do I have to get a hotspot for my telephone?How much data would that tick?Am I asking you to write quite
The device supports Wi-Fi, no problem.
I've attached a 128 USB drive to the adapter that you talk about but I cannot get it to recognize it it's already been formatted by my TV how do I get it to recognize it
Of you've already formatted the drive to work with another device, the best way to start over is to format it with a computer. If over 32GB, you'll need to format it with ExFat, but the firestick will format it to FAT32 when you do this.
I'm trying to get my TiVimate recordings on the USB stick. However, I'm unable to select a folder, I get an error everytime I try. I have tried setting up the Firestick with external and internal storage but no success. I do have Xplore but the directory structure does not seem to show the storage space of the USB drive even though the Firestick says its there. Hoping you can help. Using 4K Max OS is in the 8. X range and 16 GB is the size. USB is the 128 GB connected via the OTG cable. Thank you for the assistance.
Is 256GB too much for the firestick?
I’ve done this on my 4K and it works BUT when the apps have an update, you have to unload them and reload them. Is the 4K Max better at managing memory?
This part will be the same.
In my notifications section of my firestick it says limited device access. Fire TV can not access apps on this USB device. What am I doing wrong?
Hello - I have an INSIGNIA smart television with built in FIRE TV. The television itself has a single built in USB slot. I used to watch my saved video media files directly from my high capacity USB stick right onto the TV. Since then - due to Fire TV/INSIGNIA smart television internal memory issues - I've had to wipe & reformat the USB stick in order to save & run many of my Fire TV apps directly from USB. Unfortunately now I can not figure out how to add all my video files back on to the high capacity USB stick with-out reformatting it - and losing all my Fire TV apps in the process. Was hoping for some advice on how to overcome this issue - so I can run both Fire TV apps as well as save & access my media files on the television from USB again - assuming there's even a straight forward solution to this problem. Thanks :)
hmm. Unless you pre-formatted the USB drive ahead of time, with two partitions. One for system storage and one for External Storage, you may be out of luck.
Great information and walkthrough, bro. 👍♥
Thank you 👍
@@CordCuttersLI I appreciate all that you do for us cord cutters, sir. Unfortunately for me, I don't have a Firestick 4K Max. 😊 That's going to have to wait a while. 😉 I hope you, and yours, have a fantastic Christmas, bro ... assuming, of course, that you celebrate Christmas. ♥♥
good tutorial, I have a question. I been a little confused. If I format my external USB drive to device storage, i will not be able to put some movies in the same eternal drive?
what happened if I save to external storage can I move apps from the firetv and play from the storage. Thanks in advance.
You will be able to put whatever you want on the device storage from the firestick, but once formatted as device storage you won't be able to add stuff from a computer afterwards. That would need to be external storage.
Great video & info mate thanks 👍
Thanks Scotty!
Do you have the SanDisk model USB flash drive?
Hello, thank you for your video. I managed to install the "iptv smarters pro" application on my external memory but cannot download a film from this application to the external memory. The fire tv downloads all the time to its internal memory. Can you help me?
Despite where you install the app, you can only save/record to an external USB or network storage device; not system storage (whether it be USB system storage or internal).
excellent video, thank you... detailed
Glad it was helpful!
This doesn't work for me, i have a fire tv instead of te stick. using a 2.0 usb stick 128g, formatted. followed all steps and nothing moves. As in when it's re installed its not on the usb
I’ve been trying to get this to work, I have the firestick lite tho and on the xplore app I do not see the downloaded file just only downloads is that the same?
Nice Video Thanks Aot
Will recordings go direct to USB device or is there a setting to enable this?, thnx
That depends on the app that's doing the saving. Some (like TiviMate for example) allow you to save to any folder you navigate to when setting it up.
I use Tivimate, will check it out, thnx
Thanks for this great video.If i just want to record things on the USB, from Tivimate, is the setup the same? Would video quality be better with SSD and would setup be similar?
@@nickboswell8574 Depending on the device (like Firesticks for example), you'd need to make sure you add "Device Storage" and not External Storage. Some devices will allow saving from TiviMate to External STorage (like the nVidia Shield), while others will not. A little trial & error may be necessary. Good Luck. ;)
I tried this too and only see Download, not Downloader?
When u add the usb does it then let you download streaming service video eg a movie on netflix onto the usb so u can watch it say within the 2 week period like i seem to be able to do on my ipad? Thanks if u can advise.
Netflix only supports downloading titles to watch offline on certain devices like: Android phone or tablet, iPhone or iPad, Windows 10 or 11 computer, Amazon Fire tablet & Google Chromebook (with Google Play Store installed).
Not Netflix from the Amazon app store.
Can you use an SSD ?
What is the largest USB dongle can you install on your fire stick?
bigger than you'll ever need. I've added as much as 2TB.
How do you get a mouse toggle on the 4k max
That's going to be hard (or maybe impossible) with the new Amazon Update that disabled ADB Debugging. You can always use a OTG cable and wireless mouse.
Thats why there cheap not enough storage Merry Christmass
Will it work in fire tv lite
do you retain your favorite within the cinema app if you move it to the new external drive. normally when replacing the app, all of the favorites i had.
That's all explained towards the end of the video, but no. All app data is lost.
Cinema HD has a Backup / Restore section under Settings to address the issue of losing app data.
@@firestickstuff You're right, and that's a very good point that I should have mentioned in the video. Some apps do have a backup function. You'd just need to make sure you save that backup someplace where you'll know where to restore it from later. 👍👍
Can you "save to storage" movies?
On X-plore I keep getting" for your security your TV is not allowed to install unknown apps from this source " tried 3 different apps.
same
Go to the Fire TV Stick's home screen and select Settings
Select My Fire TV or Device
Select Developer options (see below if you do not see Developer options)
Toggle on the Apps from Unknown Sources option
Select Turn On on the pop-up message
To enable Developer options, Go to Settings, My fire TV, About. Select your fire stick name and click on the select button seven times in succession. Pressure back button once and Developer options should have been added.
No device shows up
when i tried this i saw DOWNLOAD NOT DOWNLOADER
I have the same problem
Same issue. Still no resolution.
Me too. I noticed that it said internal storage so I clicked down and found my storage device. Copied to download, moved, etc. It worked but when I looked at apps list, not there, also not on my USB device storage. It said it xpore said it had done everything. If it had its either still in explorer files maybe there's a further loop to go through or i did see it ask for money in the beginning.
Found MiXplorer, just testing it.
@@HookenSamMiXplorer seems good.
Only Os7 and 8 what about Os6.7?
Like I said, the process for adding USB device storage FireOS 6.x I'd much more complicated, but here's my (old) video on how to do it:
th-cam.com/video/cMUfBBeKXOg/w-d-xo.html
Good luck! 👍
Is there an app comparable to
defsquid, privacy doesn't work anymore
Have you tried "Virustotal"?
@@CordCuttersLI where would I find it? Thanks for the response and merry Christmas
Don't use 2.0 usb or you'll be waiting for armeggon
Well, on the computer side, you will benefit greatly from using USB 3, but the Firestick USB interface is USB 2, and can't be changed. 🤷♂️
DO NOT USE A FLASH DRIVE. . . FLASH DRIVES AREN'T MEANT TO BE OF CONSTANT USE. GET AN SSD
Why are you yelling? 😁
Although I agree SSDs are better, Tons of people including myself use the SanDisk USB drives on these devices for years without incident. 😉
Don’t waste money on a firestick waste of money get a box or a
Nvidia shield or even a google tv Amazon blocking adb which is stupid a
Can’t even install mouse toggle anymore screw you Amazon
Tell us how you really feel? LOL 😁
😁😁😁👍👍👍
Thank you sir!
Why did he just put Magellan back on the firestick and then delete it from the usb??🤔
This is really not a good idea. So many reports of USB disconnection and unreliable use with apps for storage location. One minite the USB is there and the next not. Much better off with creating a cheap NAS with SMB, and limiting the apps on smaller firesticks to having 1.5 gigs free.
Where are all these reports? I've never had that issue when using quality name brand drives.