TURN YOUR FIRESTICK INTO A BEAST! 2 TERABYTE WITH ES FILE MANAGER PRO
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- Опубліковано 11 гру 2024
- HERE IS WHAT IS NEEDED!
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What was used in this video (older tech)
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Ethernet Adapter: amzn.to/3n0a2QB
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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!
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!
You explained the program better than most of the computer people from UA-cam thank you
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
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!
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?
As someone else mentioned you make a great presenter with clear instructions great work !
This is why I screen shot your info and save it. I learn so much and can’t thank you enough👍
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 :)
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.
Excellent How2s. Great Resource. Explanations are easy to follow and understand.
Thanks!
I spend alot of time on UA-cam. You are the only one that makes sense. Calm and cool. Thank you brother.
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.
Thanks!! I got my firestick, OTG and Ext drive; and this info is just what I needed!!
Love your videos and tutorials, super knowledgeable and helpful....thank you for teaching us how to use these devices...this is priceless!!!!
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.
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.
Thanks, installed mine just now, all working as intended.
Waiting for the next video on how to install the applications in a external drive rather then firestick 😉
Probably be a couple weeks
For me this was the best video I have seen and appreciate your time making it for us
Thank you.I ordered the OTG and can't wait to try this out.
Best video I've ever seen on this information.. clear & to the point.. Love this channel I'll be back thanks alot
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
That’s a great setup. Thinking of doing the same set up. Seems very straight forward. Love that I found your channel.
Wow is that an amazing video. So well explained. Much appreciated my friend. Cheers from Quebec
As always; flawless!!!! Thank you one more time!!!!
Fantastic content by an awesome presenter. Very interesting and very helpful to me. Thankyou very much! 💗
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
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.
That's great, because fire stick comes with 6gb I think after installing few apps, only 1 gb left...
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!
What a great video . You always have the best insight.
You’re always very informative. You’re my go to guru on UA-cam. Happy Holidays. Stay safe and be well.
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.
Fabulous as usual. I will be purchasing the external drive. Already have OTG and Ethernet Adapter
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
Thank you for this video and your channel. This helped me with my firestick.
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.👍
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.
I did my firestick with sandisk 2.0 32gb flashdrive
Thank you for your video it was a great help keep safe
Regards
Steve UK London
Fire Tv Edition next please.
Very well presented . Thank you for sharing.
Thanks. Have been waiting for your video on the upgraded ES File Explorer👍
Thank you...I following you everyday...keep up the good work!!!
I love that you make all this so easy
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
Good video and information that actually works. Thank you.
thank you for this information thank you so much it was very helpful
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
Thank you. Great video. Can you move apps with the same method?
Yes
Yeah just installed the ES file app you mentioned too, looks good man.
Very nice experience for me to seeing your video 👍🤝 thank u sir its great 👍
fantastic demo. thanks mate. you da man
you know all the tricks! great video again.
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 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
Just now checking you out-great video and audio explanation of Fire TV hook up. Will this description also work with the Cube? ..thanks
Great video love to try this out. Thank you for the explanation and keep up the great content.
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)
Subbed. Learning much.
You're the man 👍
What can you do with all that extra space? Store (home/personal) video/photos? Install more apps? What else??
Superb ideas mate, thank you
Great stuff, very clear explanation. Thank you
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 knowledge and passion, thanks bruh.
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.
Thanks for this information. I have OTG cable and might just play around with this.
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 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.
very detailed.. thanksgiving, 😘
Sure appreciate your channel. New to Firestick.
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.
Can't wait to find out how to run my apps off my drive!
Super video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you awesome learned Lots!!!
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
thank you for all the links, sir!
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for a very informative video by the way!
you are unique thanks for all the information
Thanks for the info. Laredo Tx
Great info. Definitely needed
You rock have a great time on vacation!
Excellent presentation, many thanks.
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
Moved most of my apps to usb storage from Firestick 4K Max tried recoding a movie from Tivi Mate filled storage to 100% with one short movie next step move all my apps to usb storage to free up space unless you can recommend something else well it affect the performance of Tivi Mate on usb storage Thanks for the helpful video's.
Why not set the tivimate recordings to the external drive?
@@CuriosityCafe Would that be different format for usb other than storing apps and use in other devices? My ES File Explorer is unlocked isn't showing SD card like yours is unable to transfer movies to usb storage. Thanks' for the advise.
On tivimate when you set the recording, you can choose the location it records to. We had a video on youtube on this until youtube decided to remove it. We now have it on our patreon for our members to access.
Question when adding this i was wondering if for some reason you lose internet do to isp going down can you still watch TV if you download movies with this setup
If you download movies, you don't need internet to watch.
This is one of the info i need Thank you so much
How do I transfer apps from my internal storage to my external storage
Hi, following the instructions on the video, I unlocked my Firestick and installed ES file manager. I have a thumb drive I'll connect via OTG shortly but I don't understand something really basic. ES helps you move content off the Firestick onto some external storage like the thumb drive but how do you get content (e.g. a movie) onto the Firestick in the first place? Yep, I'm a newb and am hopeful someone can help point me in the right direction. Thanks, Dan.
So, youtube has restricted many types of videos. If you are talking about adding 3rd party content, you will need to join our patreon where we have the ability to share this type of information and help you set it up. patreon.com/curiositycafeyoutube - Wish I could do more on youtube, but they removed all the videos on what you are wanting
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
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
Brilliant vid. 👍👍👍👍👍
I don't care how big your drive it still put parts of app data on the FS. Also is there a way to move store apps to the 2tb or whatever drive? Kodi is slow loading Only main issue I have. I am useing a 64gb drive. This video makes it look like it is set up just for files not apps.
We mentioned in the video that we have an app video coming. This video is to show how to add the drive. Advanced video coming later for our subscribers on our other support channel
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.
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