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Can I expand the storage on Amber X?

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Chris
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Yes, you can plug in an external drive using the USB port on Amber X to expand storage capacity.   We support most of the major brands in the market.  For most compatible USB drive format for Amber X OS, MAC OS, and Windows OS, we recommend exFAT.

Here is External USB Drive Format Compatibility Matrix: 

Drive Format Amber X OS Mac OS Windows OS
NTFS read/write read-only read/write
exFAT read/write read/write read/write
FAT16 read/write read/write read/write
FAT32 read/write read/write read/write
HFS+ read-only read/write Not supported
APFS* Not supported read/write Not supported
*APFS: Apple File System replaces HFS+ as the default file system for iOS 10.3 and later, and :
Apple File System replaces HFS+ as the default file system for iOS 10.3 and later, and for macOS High Sierra and later. It is currently not supported by Amber X OS.
 

Note: "Open To All Amber Users" and "Auto-Export" options must be enabled for other users to be able to access USB drive and from Amber iX Mobile/Desktop.

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If you like to connect multiple USB drives, please use an external power source USB hub to connect. You may need to use an external power source for your external drive/hub.

For more information and a video tutorial on how to expand the storage on Amber X, please check out this video or this one by DB Tech.

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