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How do I get the Apple TV app to play movies from my external drive

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Posted on Jan 11, 2020 5:48 PM

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Posted on Jan 11, 2020 7:48 PM

Drag-and-drop the .mp4/.m4v/.mov movie files on the external hard drive to the Library of the TV app.

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Jan 11, 2020 7:48 PM in response to Jemstr

Drag-and-drop the .mp4/.m4v/.mov movie files on the external hard drive to the Library of the TV app.

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