Chances are, you probably don’t need to have it enabled. ADB Debugging is often used by Developers when writing apps for the device. The USB Port on the Fire TV won’t work with external drives connected if ADB Debugging is enabled.

There is sometimes a small switch on the drive that controls this. Note: When using a USB drive to store apps, ensure the USB drive does not have a “write protection” feature enabled. You may have to restart the Fire TV before you can move apps to the drive. Press the Home button to get to the Home screen of the Fire TV.Moving apps are not supported on Firestick 4K or Generation 1 & 2 devices. If you intend to use the USB drive to store Fire TV apps, it needs to be formatted by the Fire TV using these steps: Use another device like a computer to format the drive to the FAT32 file system. If you intend to use the USB drive to watch video using the Fire TV Media player, it should be formatted. USB drives on Firestick 4K, generation 1 and 2 won’t work for app storage, but will work for watching videos and in file management apps like Downloader and ES File Explorer.įirestick Lite and Firestick generation 3 will allow moving apps to a USB stick. Some Fire TV devices will only support a USB drive that is USB 2.0 compatible and 128GB or lower in size ( like this one). These steps reboot the Fire TV and will not clear any data from the device.Īlternately, you could go to Settings” ⚙️ > My Fire TV or Device & Software > Restart.īe sure the drive you are using meets proper specifications. The screen should go black, then show the Fire TV logo. Press and hold the Select and Play buttons on the remote simultaneously until the Fire TV resets. Sometimes a quick reset will set thing right. Ensure Apps Aren’t Conflicting (Moving Apps).

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