Aug 10, 2021 #1 P Prashantakerkar Member level 4 Joined Apr 19, 2018 Messages 71 Helped 0 Reputation 0 Reaction score 1 Trophy points 8 Activity points 479 Seagate’s new 5TB drive is the largest portable hard drive ever Backup all the things! www.theverge.com Can this product interface with any Smartphone device for Backup / Restore? Thanks & Regards, Prashant S Akerkar Attachments backup_plus_portable_5tb_silver_left_hi_res.0.jpeg 100.6 KB · Views: 270
Seagate’s new 5TB drive is the largest portable hard drive ever Backup all the things! www.theverge.com Can this product interface with any Smartphone device for Backup / Restore? Thanks & Regards, Prashant S Akerkar
Aug 10, 2021 #2 FvM Super Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 22, 2008 Messages 53,050 Helped 14,788 Reputation 29,863 Reaction score 14,276 Trophy points 1,393 Location Bochum, Germany Activity points 300,803 Android smartphones can connect to USB memory sticks and hard drives via OTG cable. Drive must be formatted FAT32 not NTFS. In my view, it makes little sense to connect 5 TB drive. Upvote 0 Downvote
Android smartphones can connect to USB memory sticks and hard drives via OTG cable. Drive must be formatted FAT32 not NTFS. In my view, it makes little sense to connect 5 TB drive.
Aug 10, 2021 #3 P Prashantakerkar Member level 4 Joined Apr 19, 2018 Messages 71 Helped 0 Reputation 0 Reaction score 1 Trophy points 8 Activity points 479 Thanks. In this case, the 5TB External Hard Disk Drive will be powered up using the Smartphone's Battery similar to USB Pen Drives? Thanks & Regards, Prashant S Akerkar Attachments images - 2021-08-10T175015.869.jpeg 4.4 KB · Views: 226 Upvote 0 Downvote
Thanks. In this case, the 5TB External Hard Disk Drive will be powered up using the Smartphone's Battery similar to USB Pen Drives? Thanks & Regards, Prashant S Akerkar
Aug 10, 2021 #4 FvM Super Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 22, 2008 Messages 53,050 Helped 14,788 Reputation 29,863 Reaction score 14,276 Trophy points 1,393 Location Bochum, Germany Activity points 300,803 Probably not. You may need an external power supply, some OTG adapters have an option to connect it. Upvote 0 Downvote