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External hard drive not showing up in Locations on my IPhone 14 Pro

Hey there, I'm trying to offload video footage from my IPhone 14 pro onto a Crucial X6 4TB portable SSD external hard drive. Following the instructions from a youtube video, I did the following...


1) Attached a "Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter" to my IPhone.


2) Then plugged a charger into the lightning port on the adapter.


3) Then I attached the external drive via the USB port to the adapter.


4) I then opened the "Files" app on my IPhone where, according to the video, I should find the external drive listed under "Locations. But it isn't there. Rechecked all connections...all fit snugly. I rebooted several times to no avail.


Any help would be appreciated.


Thanks,

Scott

iPhone 14 Pro

Posted on Mar 20, 2023 5:58 PM

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User profile for user: Scott Herriott
Scott Herriott Author
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Posted on Mar 21, 2023 8:28 AM

Update: reformatted the external drive from exFat to Mac OS (Journaled) and the external drive

has now shown up in Locations on my IPhone 14.


Will try transferring files shortly...after breakfast :)

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