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Format USB Device does nothing: VMB4000r3 . Latest firmware installed.

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Stigwort
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‎2023-01-21 01:13 PM

Firmware 1.20.4.1_4214_d606780
Hardware VMB4000r3
USB Device Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB Portable External Hard Drive with 200GB of Cloud Storage & Mobile Device Backup USB 3.0Mobile Device Backup USB 3.0 (STDR

Format USB Device for local storage does nothing. Is Seagate incompatible?

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‎2023-01-22 07:30 AM

On a computer, check for multiple partitions. If there's more than one, remove all and then format as FAT32 (the computer may need a 3rd party program to do this). Of course, it may be an issue of the hard drive and the base - note the warning Arlo provides when setting up local storage about hard drives.

 

Also, a thumb drive is much easier to work with than a hard drive. a 32-64GB drive will hold an awful lot of videos. 

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