TURN YOUR FIRESTICK INTO A BEAST! 2 TERABYTE WITH ES FILE MANAGER PRO
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- Опубліковано 12 жов 2024
- HERE IS WHAT IS NEEDED!
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What was used in this video (older tech)
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Because of Curiosity Cafe Videos, at 75 years old, I know more about the fire stick then my 12 year old grandson
Love to hear that!
You explained the program better than most of the computer people from UA-cam thank you
Awesome, very well done. The most that I love about your video, is how clean and clear you speak to transfer the information to us! thank you!
Awesome video! I'm a veteran streaming device and Kodi user and have been using far more expensive streaming devices for a long time.
I had a firestick that was just sitting in a drawer that was given to me, along with a 256 GB USB drive.
I saw your video and after getting the necessary OTG cable, i did the setup and have it running in my home gym, and it works great! Ive got a few friends who use firesticks, and struggle with storage, so i sent them your video as well, now they are subscribed to your channel just like I am.
Thank You!
This is why I screen shot your info and save it. I learn so much and can’t thank you enough👍
I spend alot of time on UA-cam. You are the only one that makes sense. Calm and cool. Thank you brother.
You are very good at explaining in terms that the average person can understand. Thank you
I'm not much into saving stuff and fully understand what you said about external storage. I just want to be able to watch movies without buffering due to insufficient internal storage. Do you have a video on increasing internal storage?
I LOOKED FOR EVER FOR THE OTG ADAPTER THAT HAD 3 PLUGS AND THEN SCOLLED DOWN AND SEEN THE LINKS . THIS GUY IS AMAZING. 5 STARS
As someone else mentioned you make a great presenter with clear instructions great work !
Thank you very much. I view your site each time I want to expand my system. You are a great teacher for someone at my level of stupid. You explain the programs better than everyone I watch. Thank you again.
We cut the cord almost 2 years ago with Roku. We like it, but are switching to Fire Stick and want to be able to DVR and I found this video. I can't wait to watch some of your other videos. THANK YOU :)
Made me laugh with the endless cords and cables there for a minute. But thanks for everything you do and I have been taking your advice for some time now.
Love your videos and tutorials, super knowledgeable and helpful....thank you for teaching us how to use these devices...this is priceless!!!!
Thanks!! I got my firestick, OTG and Ext drive; and this info is just what I needed!!
That’s a great setup. Thinking of doing the same set up. Seems very straight forward. Love that I found your channel.
Excellent How2s. Great Resource. Explanations are easy to follow and understand.
Thanks!
Thank you.I ordered the OTG and can't wait to try this out.
For me this was the best video I have seen and appreciate your time making it for us
As always; flawless!!!! Thank you one more time!!!!
You’re always very informative. You’re my go to guru on UA-cam. Happy Holidays. Stay safe and be well.
When will you do a video that explains moving apps to an external storage device and operating them from there? Your videos are just great, keep it up.
Soon
I just watched this to see what you were talking about. This is great. I believe I understand. I am going to get a thumb drive and get es file. I am going to experiment to see how this works.
Waiting for the next video on how to install the applications in a external drive rather then firestick 😉
Probably be a couple weeks
I'm going to be doing this when I'm done with work. I'm going to redo my storage before I go to bed. I believe I have the materials like you do. We'll see!
I so love your videos: so easy to follow. You must be some kind of a spokesperson 😊 ; as always great stuff
Just trying to help. Thanks for the support
Wow is that an amazing video. So well explained. Much appreciated my friend. Cheers from Quebec
If I opt for a flash drive for now instead of the ext HD would you recommend 2.0 or 3.0? Does the fire stick support 3.0?
Sounds great, and just the sort of thing I need. But now I'm going to scan through your videos and see if you've done a similar thing, but hooking to a NAS instead - I've got one of those and if I can hook that in instead, I'll have even more storage and some protection for the data, too
I will tell you what's good about you: You speak clearly, explain it patiently; show it step by step; You are speaking loud enough unlike others who basically whisper. You have confidence and it shows. Speed on your TV is phenomenal and you explained it as to why. So, I will do the same. I have a 2Tb HDD and all the do-dahs. You showed it how and why of it - with no room for any doubts
Now what is not good about you: You say this is an advanced video; granted. But you go into explanation like newbies are watching. Nothing wrong; but people like me who know a thing or two want to get into the "meat" of things quickly. I needed a lot of patience, went to sleep and woke up where I need to know something.
So, it is really not bad but you are trying to help *everyone*, so I understand.
Update: I did it. It works lightning fast and I am so happy as a pig in $hit. Now I do not have to worry about the 8Gb on the firestick. I can load all I want, take it with me in my travels and if I am bored with what the hotel offers, this one will help. I travel on biz with lot of time hanging around in the evenings. So, this is part of my packing. I will not leave home without it..... he...he...he.
One more thing: Download the firestick app to your smart phone. It becomes the remote. Good thing about it is - a keyboard pops up when you want to type something fast and search. NO. I do not like Alexa.
Hey, Thanks for everything....!!!
Thanks for the compliments. Glad you got it working and got a nap in.
What a great video . You always have the best insight.
Fantastic content by an awesome presenter. Very interesting and very helpful to me. Thankyou very much! 💗
I'm loving this video! I have my 78 inch LG smart tv hardwired to my router. But I can't wait to add a 2T external storage to my stick. I'm running the Cobra Broadcasting App per your suggestion and it really works well along with my other add ons. I've already told my bro - law to subcribe to your channel if he wants his stick to run as good as mine.👍
Best video I've ever seen on this information.. clear & to the point.. Love this channel I'll be back thanks alot
That's great, because fire stick comes with 6gb I think after installing few apps, only 1 gb left...
Thanks, installed mine just now, all working as intended.
I finally was able to download the app. I am trying to delete redundant files. I select all but I can't figure out how to highlight the delete button to remove the files ( they all have Kodi in the filename so I assume they are safe to delete). I also can't delete duplicate files. Please help.
Thanks. Have been waiting for your video on the upgraded ES File Explorer👍
I did my firestick with sandisk 2.0 32gb flashdrive
Fabulous as usual. I will be purchasing the external drive. Already have OTG and Ethernet Adapter
Fire Tv Edition next please.
Yes, exactly the same. I've already put in a return for the OTG adaptors and reordered the cables. They'll be here in two days and I'll retry it.
Sorry, our experience was different. No problems at all. Did exactly what was shown on the video.
These OTG Adapters don't allow my ethernet to get through to the Firestick. I've tried all options. Rather keep my ethernet connection
Thanks. I'm going to give ES Pro a try. I have used other methods to transfer files back and forth and the regular version of ES was not very effective. I'll see how this works for me.
Seriously great video, I have been wondering how to add external storage to the stick and move content, now I know. The ethernet idea appeals to me greatly so invested in one and a OTG cable. Be fun doing this and seeing if I can get it to work.
Thank you for this video and your channel. This helped me with my firestick.
Thank you...I following you everyday...keep up the good work!!!
I love that you make all this so easy
Very well presented . Thank you for sharing.
Just now checking you out-great video and audio explanation of Fire TV hook up. Will this description also work with the Cube? ..thanks
Yep got one of those, was the first thing I looked into... Indispensable for Firestick. Got an old 1tb hard drive plugged in, a flash drive and a game controller. I'm a big fan of SBCs but you can save yourself hassle installing these and get a Firestick 4k, a on sale it cannot be beaten.
I have connected up as you say and yes the drive is seen but now it will only connect to the network via wireless not the ethernet Not sure why this is. Great video and well explained, Thank you.
We have an updated video on this subject. They changed it where you have to use a hub. I would suggest watching our newer videos
Yeah just installed the ES file app you mentioned too, looks good man.
Great video, clean and precise presentation and narration.
One quick question though,
The 2TB hard disk that you used in the video, is it FAT32 or NTFS formatted? Appreciate your help 👍
Fat32. Yes there are limitations. Very much like the firestick itself.
@@CuriosityCafe Thank you so much for your quick reply. Appreciate it 👍😊
Thank you for your video it was a great help keep safe
Regards
Steve UK London
Great video love to try this out. Thank you for the explanation and keep up the great content.
Good video and information that actually works. Thank you.
Very informative. Will this allow me to download movies and shows to replay later when I don't have internet access. I'd like to record content and play back in my RV. Thanks.
So, I ordered the OTG adapter (2pack) on Saturday. Amazon delivered today because I selected the funky delivery option. Got a USB card reader so I could use my SD micro cards that are sitting around like teenagers. Hooked up as shown, using the card reader with 64GB SD micro and nothing. No notification of external device added, just nothing. Diving into my parts adapter pack, I checked out the card reader on the PC, it was fine. Unfortunately neither of the OTG Adapters appeared to work on the Firestick or the Laptop (Via USB Mini to 'A' adapter). Amazon was great and I'm returning the non-operative parts to the UPS store tomorrow.
So, should I just go looking for a OTG cable instead or re-try the adapter? And yes, I did order the correct part as listed above. You guidance is sought.
Sounds like a format issue. Firestick can only read fat32. Did you try for closing es file, then restarting the firestick? Should prompt you to reformat to proper format unless that drive simply isn’t compatible
you know all the tricks! great video again.
fantastic demo. thanks mate. you da man
Thank you so much but I have a couple questions. It did not ask for permission....just started up, why. Also how can I change the theme, I can hardly see where am.
Great stuff, very clear explanation. Thank you
Question. What would be wrong with setting up the Firestick and all the extra goodies on the entertainment center, and then running 1 female to male HDMI cable to the TV? That would keep the Firestick away from the heat of the TV and not have a bunch of stuff hanging from an HDMI port too. You also wouldn't need to get to the back of the TV either.
Yes/no?
Seems like a great idea to me. I have an extender myself
You may have covered this, but what about video files that exceed 4G...? Have you interfaced your later hookups to allow the use of NTFS-formatted external drives that are not restricted to that file size limit...? Unless I'm misunderstanding, aren't high quality LONG videos too large to be compatible with the demo drive's format suggested in this video...?
You really should look into an android box if this is a concern to you. There are many limitations on the firestick for expansion. This is only for some people. Many android boxes are fully loaded with record direct to the box with plenty of storage and no limitations. If you want to know more about the best ones, let me know. We share them mostly on patreon and even give HUGE discounts on there (only for members)
Thanks for this information. I have OTG cable and might just play around with this.
What can you do with all that extra space? Store (home/personal) video/photos? Install more apps? What else??
thank you for this information thank you so much it was very helpful
Once again, the person I believe to be the guru on firestick, has produced another great video. Question. should I move apps to the external drive? If so, will they no longer appear on my home screen?
I wouldn't. I have about 40 apps and don't need to run any off external drive. I have it in case I need to move something temporarily or transfer to another device. But running apps can be done if you are in a bind
Thank you. Great video. Can you move apps with the same method?
Yes
Unfortunately my Firestick 4K Max does not have a "Developer Options" under My Fire TV... What do I do ?
Did you click our channel name and look for the video titled “developer options missing”?
Your stick isn’t unlocked. Watch that video
Sure appreciate your channel. New to Firestick.
Superb ideas mate, thank you
I love all your videos man, thanks for taking the time to do this for all of us dummies…well let’s just say not as smart as you when it comes to doing things like this lol
Hi I have a question for you how do I keep my Screensaver going because after about maybe 30 of my photos it shuts off is there a way to keep it going? Thanks 🙏 you’re Fan from Norfolk Massachusetts, and Stay Healthy and Safe to you and All Your Family and Fans
You rock have a great time on vacation!
The newer model for the 2TB external drive is a Seagate. I looked at the user manual and it said it was not recommended for Fat32. Apparently it can be made that way. It also said that the max file size can only be 32G. How will these limitations affect fire stick use or are they not an issue at all ? Thanks for the educational video's
Gary, we have a newer video on adding storage on the channel. It talks about using a powered hub. The newer drives take up too much power without it. That’s why we did the updated video for you.
I must be doing something wrong. Here is what I want to do. I have a lot of Digital Video files as MP4's. I wanted to connect a Seagate 2TB External HDD to my FireStick so I could load it up with my videos and watch them off of the FireStick. I know it has to be formatted to FAT32, and I use MX Player to access what's on the USB Hard Drive through my FireStick. When I connect one of my 256gb Thumb Drives, everything works flawlessly, I can disconnect it from my FireStick...bring it to my computer...add or delete video files to it...and every time I bring it back to my FireStick it recognizes it and loads up whatever content I changed it to on my computer. When I try this with the 2TB External Seagate Drive, I open MX Player and I see "No Video's Found". It won't even show up in the properties of the FireStick as "storage", but my 256gb Thumb drive will. It's believed that the FireStick CAN handle a 2TB External USB Drive (it's USB 3.1 by the way), but I just can't get it to work. Should I be able to use it the same way that I can my 256gb Thumb Drive, but just with much more storage? Please assist me if you are able to. Thank You.
We talk about this in our newer video. Make sure you have a compatible drive or a powered hub. Drives can take up too much power for a firestick to handle in some cases. Especially bigger ones. Have you watched our hub video?
@@CuriosityCafe Thank you for such a quick reply. May I ask you for a link to your Powered Hub video? That may very well be the problem.
Subbed. Learning much.
I was not able to get this to work with any network wired connection - both the OTG adapter and the OTG cable listed above would not pass through the network data from the ethernet adapter. I tried the following setup - 2018 Firestick 4K - 128gb Samsung usb stick - Amazon ethernet adapter - OTG adapter - no wired network connection. Also tried the same setup with a Cable Matters gigabit ethernet adapter instead of the Amazon ethernet adapter - no wired connection. Tried both setups with the OTG cable instead of the OTG adapter - no wired network connection. Both the OTG adapter and cable work fine with a wi-fi connection. I enjoy the CC videos - very informatiive - but I had issues with this one. All potential solutions appreciated.
Jim, stay tuned. For some reason some drives draw too much power to pass through ethernet and some otg adapters aren't working for pass through either. I have another solution for everything that I think will work with 100% instead of 80% of the people. Will have a video likely this coming week.
Thanks for the help. One question. Does the new 2T thumb drive work just as well as the portable hard drive you used?
Most do not. You'll need a slim, or alternatively a powered hub to make it work. Our newer video talks about that
I've been watching your videos all day and I very much appreciate them. The Seagate TB drive you linked to is no longer available on Amazon. Will you provide a new link? There are many Seagate drives and I want to make sure I get the one that works best for recording programs (SSD vs HDD vs portable HDD). Thank you very much.
Yeah, the drive will have a new model since this video. We have a newer video with a newer link. I will try and find it. Funny that people find this older one before the newer one
Can't wait to find out how to run my apps off my drive!
Question, where is the video for playing Firestick apps from the external drive after moving them to drive?
Excellent presentation, many thanks.
Thanks for sharing this video. I did want you to know that I followed your instructions exactly to add storage and an ethernet connection. I opted for the cable instead of the OTG adapter and a thumb drive instead of the 2tb drive. But it will not work on my Fire TV stick 4k after several attempts. In this configuration shown in the video my thumb drive works but the ethernet is not recognized and the stick only connects via Wi-Fi. To troubleshoot I did remove everything and only connected the ethernet adapter to the fire stick and only then does it recognize the ethernet connection. Have you by chance tried setting this up using the cable??
For your situation you need to use a USB hub. Powered preferably. We have a more updated video showing how to do this including links to what devices you will need and the process. it was posted after this video (called turn your firestick into a mega beast). Since amazon did an update after doing this video, you need the hub to use both ethernet and hard drive. That's why we did that video for you.
This is one of the info i need Thank you so much
Great setup but I was not able to download it because it says that: for security my TV is not allowed to install unknown apps from this source. Also gives me 2 choices SETTINGS or CANCEL. What do I need to do for me to add the app on my FIRESTICK
Just jailbreak it. Takes 2 seconds. We have videos on it for you
Get video. But I have a question . I see you have Sterling TV installed. I had that for 1 year, then they stopped doing monthly. Can you tell me how you are getting it? Thanks.
Look at the date this video was published. Older video, Sterling is no longer. We have better IPTVs we share now through Patreon. Hopefully you saw them
thank you for all the links, sir!
Great knowledge and passion, thanks bruh.
Hello, I'm watching your video, which is very easy to understand (thank you.) I'm to the part to un-lock my 4k firestick. I do not have the option for "developers options." I only have About, USB Drive, Legal & Compliance, Sleep, Restart and Reset to Factory Defaults. Now, I already have the USB installed and formatted. I think I'm using the 4k Max firestick as well. Any ideas? Thanks!
I would start by clicking our channel name and looking for our missing developer options video. We show you how to get it back. Easy solution and everything you need it on our channel.
Very nice experience for me to seeing your video 👍🤝 thank u sir its great 👍
Thanks so much I'm gonna do this for sure. Great video I could not get the es file manager from the link is there another link
That is the old pro apk, you no longer need it. You can do everything now from the free built into the app store version. Just make sure to click the little "x" so you don't pay for premium and just use the free version
Super video. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome video. Do you know what the max size external hdd that can be used with the firestick? I don't mind using a 3.5 external drive that has to be supplied with power. I'm more concerned with storage size.
2 TB is the max that is recognized
@Curiosity Cafe well heck. I was wanting to rip all my DVD and blue-ray movies to a hard drive for easier access and to save the disc's some of which are getting disc rot. Only thing is 2tb is no way big enough
Get an android box. Problem solved
Ok I have one for you so I have this all set up and it works great now can you show me a way to use it as a DVR for Tivimate ?????
We already have on Patreon. UA-cam won't allow us to share this. We've had this instruction help on patreon for over a year
Thank you for a very informative video by the way!
I find these videos extremely helpful!! Thank You! This one is really frustrating me however, I purchased the Seagate 2 TB external drive in from Amazon, and all it does is go in a constant loop constantly making my firestick reset. I thought I had a faulty drive so I exchanged it for another, and the same thing is happening. Any thoughts, ideas, or suggestions?
That is a power issue. In your case it's either the firestick isn't plugged into the 2amp firestick plug (maybe a different plug, or direct into the tv?). Or your firestick has too many resources being used. Have you closed all your background apps? Do you run background apps and processes apk?
Great videos. Have you used Stremio and is it completely free?
Great info. Definitely needed