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I had planned to use my Sandisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 256GB from my old shield but my new shield tv Pro will not allow it. No longer supported. A heating danger is what I have found to be the reason on androidtvnews website.
The same site recommends a SSD drive so is the drive’s R/W speed an important factor? What are other folks doing for added space? And what setup works best, as storage or system memory? I have been using an addon 4port USB 2 hub to connect storage, keyboard, and mouse. Am I bad to do this?

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I have this one in my 2017 Shield Pro: SanDisk 256GB Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive - SDCZ430-256G-G46, Black

SHIELD TV is compatible with the FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, and HFS+ file systems.

Here’s a pretty good article and does mention Nvidia taking off their “Recommended Drives” page.

I did have a storage stick a long time ago (around 2016) that overheated. Since then, I have always used the kind that I posted here. I have used the 126, 256, and 512 and have not had any issues.

Amazon.com: SanDisk 256GB Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive - SDCZ430-256G-G46, Black : Electronics

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This is what I’ve got plugged into mine. No problems.

SAMSUNG MUF-256AB/AM FIT Plus 256GB - 400MB/s USB 3.1 Flash Drive, Gunmetal Gray https://a.co/d/h3RV7Dt

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https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Portable-SSD-2TB-MU-PC2T0H/dp/B0874XJL6M/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=2ELY22VWSBL4A&keywords=samsung%2Bt7%2Bssd&qid=1691152688&sprefix=samsung%2Bt7%2Caps%2C151&sr=8-2&th=1&psc=1

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You guys are obsessed with storage space. Do you download everything?

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I download nothing. Mine is a 500gb storage that im not even sure i need. But i like it.

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Is it possible the difference between my ultra fit 3.0 and your MUF FIT Plus 3.1 is why yours works? Or is the slightly older Shield more friendly? I bought my Shield TV Pro on amazon prime days in July.

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I honestly have no idea lol. But I have the 2019 shield pro and no issues.

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I have a used the Sandisk 256 Ultra Fit 3.0 and 3.1 on my 2017 &2019 Shield with no issues.

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Thanks, PF I will continue working with the CRUZ
3.0 after all I like a good challenge.

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I found the Samsung 500 GB T7 discounted at Best Buy and ordered it. Under $50.
Many thanks to everyone.

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On my Nvidia shield 2017 I installed a SanDisk SSD 1 TB. It will be a long time before I see the message “storage space critically low”

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i’ve got a cheap 3TB ssd drive i got from alibaba plugged into my old ass X96 max with android 8.1 on it that was recommended by Troy several yrs ago…records like a beast with tivimate…i’ve forgot all the stuff on it sometime…lol
i’ve only used 1TB of it so far…2TB to go! i got stuff of all kinds on it

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