What External USB Drives are supported by Amber X?
When connecting your Amber X to an external USB drive, follow this ARTICLE
Amber X currently supports external USB drives from the following major brands:
- Western Digital
- Seagate
- Crucial
- Toshiba
- Samsung
- ADATA
External SSD:
- Currently tested and working with up to 2TB (Higher capacities may be compatible)
External HDD:
- Currently tested and working with up to 12TB (Higher capacities may be compatible)
We are currently testing more brands and larger capacities.
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 for macOS High Sierra and later. It is currently not supported by Amber X OS.
Note: If the external drive requires an external power adapter, please be sure to have it connected to your drive in order for Amber to use it. Amber's power limitations through the USB port may not provide sufficient power to your external drive. Encrypted external drives are not supported.