

It just takes a couple of seconds to format, and when it’s done, head to Settings > About > Storage, and you’ll see the extra space listed. Then, depending on the type of drive you have, you may need to let the Fire TV format it as FAT32. For this article, I’m using a USB 3.0 64 GB flash drive. Plug a flash drive into the USB port on the back of your Fire TV.

Also, note that external hard drives are not supported. But now, the previously useless USB port on the back of the box can be used to expand its storage space.īefore adding a flash drive to your Amazon Fire TV, you should know that Amazon recommends using a USB 3.0 flash drive that’s 128 GB or smaller for best performance. But if you download just a few quality game titles, you’ll quickly find that the paltry 8 GB of internal storage is not enough.
