The app may take several minutes to move depending on the size of the app and the speed of your USB drive.Select “Move to USB Storage” to begin moving the app. If the option is not there, then the app cannot be moved and must remain on the device’s internal storage. If the app can be moved, the option “Move to USB Storage” will be present.The portion of the app listed under “Data:” or “Cache:” will not be moved to external storage. To free up the most internal storage space, select an app that has a large “Application:” value. Scroll down and select the app that you want to move to external storage.To move apps to USB storage, navigate to Settings > Applications > Manage Installed Applications and be sure that the option at the top is set to “Show All Applications.”.If the option to “Format to External Storage” is present, then the drive is prepared correctly. If you’d like, you can verify that your USB drive is prepared to accept apps by navigating to Settings > My Fire TV > USB Drive.Depending on the size and speed of the drive, formatting it can take several minutes.This also means the drive cannot be used to store anything else while it is formatted for Fire TV app storage. Once formatted, all files on the drive will be erased. Confirm that you want to format the dirve by selecting “Yes” on the prompt.Instead, you need to navigate to Settings > My Fire TV > USB Drive and then select the “Format to Internal Storage” option. If your USB drive was formatted with the FAT32 file system, you will not see the above prompt. Note that this means you will not be able to use the drive for anything else unless you later erase/format the drive. Your drive will then be erased and formatted to store apps. If you want to use the drive for storing apps, you need to select the “Device Storage” option. If your USB drive was not formatted with the FAT32 file system, you will be asked what you would like to do with the drive.The Fire TV will be formatting the drive for you. You do not need to format the USB drive to a specific file system format ahead of time. Once the Fire TV is powered on and at the Home screen, plug the USB drive into the USB OTG cable.First, connect your OTG cable to your Fire TV Stick or Fire TV Cube and power on the device WITHOUT the USB drive connected. Alternativly, for less cable clutter, you can use something like this AuviPal 90-degree Right Angle OTG Adapter with either a Fire TV Stick or Fire TV Cube, but be aware that it does restrict the size and placement of the USB drive a bit. For the Fire TV Cube, you can use either a “Y” cable and ignore the extra power cable portion or you can use a straight micro USB OTG cable, like this Monoprice Straight OTG Cable or this 2-Pack of UGREEN Straight OTG Cables. For use with a Fire TV Stick, you will need a “Y” cable that includes a power cable, such as this DSYJ OTG Cable or this 2-Pack of AuviPal OTG Cables, both of which I have personally used successfully. To connect the USB drive to the Fire TV, you will need a micro USB OTG cable. The storage capacity of the drive is up to you. It’s best to use a USB 3.0/3.1 Flash Drive from a reputable brand, such as this compact Samsung drive or this compact SanDisk drive. Connecting a poorly performing USB drive to your Fire TV will result in very slow load times for apps that are stored on the drive. This is because USB 3.0/3.1 drives tend to perform better than USB 2.0 drives, even when connected to USB 2.0 ports. Even though the Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Cube’s USB ports are only USB 2.0 ports, it is recommended that you use a USB drive capable of USB 3.0/3.1 speeds.
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