How can I view access to my external USB drive?
Please make sure that your drive is in a supported format:
We support most of the major brands in the market. For the most compatible USB drive format for Amber X OS, MAC OS, and Windows OS, we recommend exFAT. Also, make sure that Auto-export is enabled for external USB drives.
Note: Only admin can view external drives
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.
*For EFI system partition, this kind of special partition that Amber OS will not mount this partition to prevent accidental deletion.
Your external drive will be listed under My Amber:
