mmmm.
See, I decided to buy 1 or 2TB of external Hard Drive for my Z2...
So the question is, does my device get affected badly if the drive is 90% full?
And is it risky to access an External Hard Drive with phone via OTG...?
RootLord said:
mmmm.
See, I decided to buy 1 or 2TB of external Hard Drive for my Z2...
So the question is, does my device get affected badly if the drive is 90% full?
And is it risky to access an External Hard Drive with phone via OTG...?
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It is not recommended to use such high capacity drives with OTG for long time or not at all because the micro Usb cannot supply enough power to the such large hard drives
Yeah my Z2 can't use my Samsung USB 3.0 1TB USB hard drive, it works on my externally powered drive, but I think there may be an upper limit on external storage size that a phone can handle to take into consideration as well.
As mentioned above, I've also had problems with a 2tb drive but with a flash drive works perfect and instant
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hello!
i am looking forward for the german release of the GT 10.1 - i want to use it as some kind of "mobile picture transfer"-device - so basicaly it should get the job that my netbook has right now
as far as i know, the tab is able to access usb thumb drives
but what about cardreaders and those small 2,5" HDDs? had anyone the chance to already try if those things work as well?
just to tell yo uthe setup that i want to use (if this will be possible) - get the CF-card out of my cam - plug the cardreader with the CF-card into the GT, transfer the pictures - plug the HDD into the tab - transfer the pictures onto the HDD
i am pretty sure one of you may knows the answer
tia
msgnighty said:
hello!
i am looking forward for the german release of the GT 10.1 - i want to use it as some kind of "mobile picture transfer"-device - so basicaly it should get the job that my netbook has right now
as far as i know, the tab is able to access usb thumb drives
but what about cardreaders and those small 2,5" HDDs? had anyone the chance to already try if those things work as well?
just to tell yo uthe setup that i want to use (if this will be possible) - get the CF-card out of my cam - plug the cardreader with the CF-card into the GT, transfer the pictures - plug the HDD into the tab - transfer the pictures onto the HDD
i am pretty sure one of you may knows the answer
tia
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Spinning hard drives might have power problems.
A card reader should work though - I'll be testing an SDHC reader 1-2 days from now when my adapter comes in.
would be great! thanks!
maybe a 2,5" SSD works if a HDD wont work - i am looking forward for your update
a powered hd shouldn't be a problem
Yeah, if you've got a 3.5" with an external power supply it should work.
It's just that bus-powered 2.5" drives might be pushing the limit.
Entropy512 said:
Yeah, if you've got a 3.5" with an external power supply it should work.
It's just that bus-powered 2.5" drives might be pushing the limit.
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I had problems with my 2.5" drive and the Tab, but it works fine behind a powered USB hub.
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I had problems with my 2.5" drive and the Tab, but it works fine behind a powered USB hub.
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That makes sense, since then the hub is providing power. It effectively makes the 2.5" drive an externally powered one, at least from the tab's point of view.
Entropy512 said:
Spinning hard drives might have power problems.
A card reader should work though - I'll be testing an SDHC reader 1-2 days from now when my adapter comes in.
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were you able to already check this?
would be great to know if those usual card readers work (those who read several formats like SD, CF and all that stuff)
My adapter came in last night and I had to rush out the door. Tonight maybe.
would be amazing!
Why not look at an EyeFi card and do it wirelessly. Works great with my original 7" tab
Eh, they're kinda slow and have issues with some cameras.
I can confirm that a USB thumb drive works perfectly. So a USB card reader should be fine, it's basically the same thing. I'll try this weekend.
So much to do, so little time.
I'm trying to find the best combination of portable hard drive and compact powered hub, since most portable hard drives are USB powered.
Anybody have any suggestions?
00r101 said:
Why not look at an EyeFi card and do it wirelessly. Works great with my original 7" tab
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as far as i know are there no Compact Flash EyeFi cards available?
@Entropy: so far it seems to take antoher month till release here in germany - so take your time but don't forget me
I have both an Eye-Fi Card and the USB adapter. Thumb drives and card readers work. I have not yet tried it with a 2,5" HDD.
Just tried a Rosewill SDHC reader with a Transcend 16GB Class 6 SDHC card, no problems at all.
Hello
I'm currently using a sony tablet, and considering to replace it with the Prime ... My main concerned is about USB support. I cannot find any clear answer to the following question : Is the prime supporting USB self powered external drives ? directly on the tablet or through the dock?
I'm owning a Iomega 1To external portable drive, formated into NTFS, and I really want to use it when I'm travelling.
Thanks in advance for your feedback
Yup, I use a USB powered 1TB external drive with mine and all works fine!
i have plugged several NTFS formatted usb harddrives into my prime dock and was able to browse the files.
Cant guarantee it will work with yours but it did with mine.
Thanks for your replies !
Were the disks 2.5 self powered or with an external power supply ?
I tried it successfully with a selfpowered 2.5" disk.
Hi,
I'm looking to get either the Tab or Note 10.1, but need to know whether its possible to transfer images from the micro SD card to an external USb powered HDD. I know I can get hold of a micro usb male/ mini usb male adapter to link the Tab/Note to the HDD, but don't know if the Tab/Note will power the drive, or if it's possible to transfer pics in this way.
I'm planning a roadtrip in the USA later this year and would not have regular access to wifi to upload images to 'dropbox' etc so would rather back them up to a HDD.
I know there are several similar postings, but no suitable/applicable answers.
Suggestions/answers ?
Cheers
Rivendell63 said:
Hi,
I'm looking to get either the Tab or Note 10.1, but need to know whether its possible to transfer images from the micro SD card to an external USb powered HDD. I know I can get hold of a micro usb male/ mini usb male adapter to link the Tab/Note to the HDD, but don't know if the Tab/Note will power the drive, or if it's possible to transfer pics in this way.
I'm planning a roadtrip in the USA later this year and would not have regular access to wifi to upload images to 'dropbox' etc so would rather back them up to a HDD.
I know there are several similar postings, but no suitable/applicable answers.
Suggestions/answers ?
Cheers
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The Tab 10.1 doesn't have a micro SD card slot - the Tab 2 does. On the Tab 10.1 there's a chunk of the internal memory mounted as /sdcard that you can store your photos on.
As far as moving files to an external drive goes, you can do that with most file managers so that's no problem.
One issue you may have is that the external drive will need to be formatted as FAT 32, not NTFS. That means that you can't copy files larger than 4GB to the external drive. That's probably not going to be a problem for you if you're moving images (not movies).
To connect the drive, you'll need an OTG cable, which are fairly inexpensive. However, there's no guarantee that the tablet will be able to power the drive. External thumb drives work fine for me. I haven't tried any portable hard drives, but as long as the current demand is fairly low it may work. Some people have had success with portable drives, so it's worth giving it a try, especially if you're talking about a notebook size drive as those tend to be less power hungry.
I have successfully mounted an external HDD via a externally powered USB-Hub. The FAT32 partition can be mounted without additional software, the NTFS partition can be mounted with the free app "NTFS mount". USB-Sticks will be powered by the tablet without problem. The problem is, that the combined card reader / USB adaptor can only be used with one function at a time. So I had to copy the SD-card to the internal storage of the tab and then move it from there to the external HDD.
You might want to think about buying an Intenso Memory 2 Move HDD. It's an external 2.5" HDD with a battery (6 hours) and a wifi hotspot. You can access the drive via wifi, ethernet RJ45 and USB 3.0. Works like a charm with Android.
Regards
Achim
Sorry, it was the Tab 2 (10.1 screen, stylus thing etc) I was meaning but couldn't find a heading for it. Is it likely to power an external 2.5 drive ?
Most certainly it will not power HDD. The easiest solution is an external miniature USB hub with power supply.
Regards
Achim
I would like to mention that HDD must be partitioned as GPT to work otherwise it shows as corrupt.
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I just wanna know if there is any limit to amount of storage that can be plugged in to the xz2 via otg,i tried my 500gb but it didnt show up,and if there is any possible tweak/mod/walkaround about that.
No, Portable HDDs require too much power.
I know it's not all that practical but I have a v30 that's destroyed but turns on and works every way the screen just flashes colors, is there any way I can format the whole phones os into a "ntfs" hdd to plug into a windows computer and not have to select "device" under my PC. I want the phone to show as a regular flashdrive even if I can't use the actual Android os, but I need it to be readable by windows as a full flashdrive not a "device" then click it to show storage if that makes any sense
Someone will have to correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe they did away with remounting storage as a bulk storage device...uh...several versions back. Probably with Lollipop, it introduced a ridiculous number of changes, many of them annoying like this.
Since then, Android primarily uses Media Transfer Protocol (switchable to Picture Transfer Protocol), a comparatively slow, crappy, feature-limited way to manage files. It's complete garbage. It's also safer than straight-up exposing the filesystem and doesn't interrupt the phone's ability to keep using the storage (for better or worse...), which is probably why they did it.
To get around it, you'd probably need to put a service of some sort on the phone so it can present the phone as a network drive, which you could then map over wifi --- there's probably app/windows program combos to do this. Or compile your own ROM with the bulk storage option enabled.
There might also be a way in Windows to map a drive straight to the MTP storage, or symlink a folder to it to make it more seamless, but I'm not sure. You'd still be dealing with MTP limitations then, and I'm not sure how an application that expects a real filesystem would react to that.
Not much worth it man. Storage is dirt cheap.
The phone won't last for long because the battery will eventually ends up dead and the phone/storage will stop being usable.
Blueice87 said:
Not much worth it man. Storage is dirt cheap.
The phone won't last for long because the battery will eventually ends up dead and the phone/storage will stop being usable.
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True.
64GB USB 3.0 flash drive is $9.99.
128GB USB 3.0 $17.99.
That's same memory of V30 and V30+.
https://www.amazon.com/PNY-Turbo-12...s=128gb+hard+drive&qid=1573439009&s=pc&sr=1-8
1TB external hard drive - $43.86
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Port...ard+drive&qid=1573439194&s=electronics&sr=1-2
ChazzMatt said:
True.
64GB USB 3.0 flash drive is $9.99.
128GB USB 3.0 $17.99.
That's same memory of V30 and V30+.
https://www.amazon.com/PNY-Turbo-12...s=128gb+hard+drive&qid=1573439009&s=pc&sr=1-8
1TB external hard drive - $43.86
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Port...ard+drive&qid=1573439194&s=electronics&sr=1-2
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Better yet, don't buy USB sticks, they're garbage. Cheap, yes, but slow and fragile: both physically and electrically.
External HDDs are pretty cost-efficient storage, but they're also mechanically fragile.
If you're gonna do it, do it right! Something sturdy, compact and upgradable:
ElecGear SATA M.2 SSD to USB 3.1 Gen2 Enclosure (actually an Ineo T2588FA, there's also a vented version available but meh on holes for things to get into)
and uhhh...
Kingston A400 240G Internal SSD M.2 2280 SA400M8/240G (just as an example, probably better deals on bigger drives out there)
Cabled M.2 enclosures are cheaper and plentiful, of course, but I personally like the giant-thumbdrive formfactor :silly:
Most important thing is to make sure it supports USB3(.1) Gen 2 and UASP for maximum balls-to-the-wall speed.
Even without UASP support (in Win7 or what-have-you), something like this will blow a normal consumer flash drive (and most "professional"/"enthusiast" drives) or external HDD out of the water in any performance metric, and aside from the connector is basically immune to most things that would physically damage a HDD or plastic-cased flash drive.