How to Setup External Hard Drive on Chromebook Computer - Full Setup

This is a quick step by step guide on how to setup any external hard drive on a Chromebook computer. It can then be used for backup or file transfer.
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[@tonycollazorappo]

I have a few questions about Chromebook peripherals, can I attach a CD reader? Can I attach a Ethernet adaptor if there is not one on the Chromebook already? How is a printer attached to it either wirelessly or hard wired? I'm a senior and I'm thinking of getting one to replace my windows laptop or I might get a Chromebox since I would like a bigger screen, thanks for your video and help.

[@isabelle9220]

THANK YOUUUUUU! HELPED ME A LOT 🙏🏻

[@Ronaldo1207]

Very useful, thank you so much...

[@alliecloutier425]

Hi I connected mine to my Chromebook and was using it fine and it was working and I know you have to eject it to get it off the device or it will corrupt it but I accidentally hit the arrow to the left of the file name after uploading photos and I cant find it on my computer to eject it so I don't know if its ejected. Can you help me because its hard to do a google search for this scenario?

[@johnpaullaizure7330]

Bought a new WD passport, have my chromebook up to date. I plug in the passport and it does not show up any suggestions?

[@FMSVoice]

How would you move apps to external hard drive on a chromebook?

[@eGiSSYSTEMS-el7gt]

You would think that since i found my USB hole that it would just be plug and play. Guess not

[@8_x_9.]

Great video.Thank you.💚

[@RedViking2020]

what should the set up be if im just using it on a chromebook please. I find it is reading of a 500gb really slow

[@luckycarebear9406]

I have a usb for recorder so how can I transfer files to the laptop

[@stephenmcgraw3610]

Hello I have a hard drive for Karaoke I want to send it to a new one for a spare in case one breaks down I did it but there no volume on the karaoke Is there something I forgot

[@HearTruth]

Thank you.

[@luckycarebear9406]

How do I transfer files from a recorder ?

[@michelesoranzo116]

My HDD is Ex-fat formatted and have lots of files in it I would not want to lose, my question is: when I connect the HDD to Chromebook the first time is it going to perform a default formatting of the HDD? Thanks

[@kasulebriankalule2129]

I’ve the same challenge. I formatted in a MacBook, now they’re read only files in chrome.

[@nobodyknows3180]

No. You can see from the video that he had to deliberately choose the option to format the drive he plugged in. The default action in the Chrome OS file browser would be just to make the files already on the drive available for browsing.

[@ebutuoycensorship8012]

Hi if i have a drive from my old windows pc i remove it and have it in a sdd/hdd enclosure and it has existing widows files like pictures and movies can i access the files with the chromebook?

[@Kudo9Kun]

i have the same problem right now and i am crying. did u find a solution??

[@IdenCore]

I already tried it. Using 3.5 orico hard drive enclosure.It was detected and appeared as USB Drive on my files app but when I try to open it said "This device cannot be opened because it's filesystem was not recognized." Tried to format but it wasn't successful.

[@Kudo9Kun]

@@IdenCore so i tried it again with anothet SSD Adapter (with power cable). Works without Problems.

[@ebutuoycensorship8012]

So ... when I had my hard drive put into an enclosure so I could access from chromebook it was by a technician at a computer shop ... he removed my hardwire and hooked it to his PC. I think he said he had to make the files so that they would be visible. Now I access by selecting ingredients user . Then windows . That's all I can say ... any small computer shop should ve able to do it for you . I think I paid less than 40cdn

[@IdenCore]

@@Kudo9Kun SSD adapter? Does it compatible with 3.5inch HDD?

[@J_EditzZJ]

But if I play like that it will hot right..... I use pendrive and it's very hod to touch it that why...

[@itzinsanity4]

I click on format device and it say erase data and i do it and then i click format again and it sayss the same thing like I already deleted everything

[@TheRealDak04]

Same and i so far have not found any way to fix it

[@itzinsanity4]

@@TheRealDak04 ima just get a pc it’s annoying

[@Riki_ananda]

Thank yoouuuu❤❤❤

[@reneebrewer3654]

What brand hard drive do you suggest for Chromebook compatibility?

[@nobodyknows3180]

In the video description the author mentions the WD elements hard drives either the 2 TB or the 1tb model. What confuses me is his recommendation of file systems - the NTFS for use with the Chromebook and a PC, and then he cautions you that if you're going to use the external drive with a Chromebook and a Mac you must use XFAT. The reason I say that is because I've got a WD Elements 2 TB hard drive external and I have always used it interchangeably between my PC and my Mac with zero issues

[@ShaistaIdrees-gl8eq]

Using this hard drive can i install apps ? Some cromebook have no play store and memory, hard drive helps to install apps and store?

[@bhaskartalukdar3085]

How can I remove the 'READ ONLY' ? I am not able to delete or paste anything on a Hard disk on Chromebook.

[@thebigerproshow5418]

Same problem here

[@broadcomarabia]

How To Make SD Card As Internal Storage In ChromeBooks?

[@howardkaufman6849]

I have a chromebook 15 cb3-532 acer. can i use an external hard drive .

[@nobodyknows3180]

Yes, anyone with a notebook (Windows) or a Chromebook (Chrome OS) can use an external hard drive - provided you have the right cable to match the available port on your device.

[@ZeroChaos80]

Would I be able to use a portable copy of Windows 10 or 11 on a Chromebook?

[@nobodyknows3180]

Do you mean like a bootable thumb drive? So that you can boot the Chromebook to Windows instead of to the Chrome OS? Possibly you could do that but why would you want to?

[@ZeroChaos80]

@@nobodyknows3180 I was trying to get a job and they said I would need to have windows . And my son was trying to find a way to play a game on his that is windows only. (I don't know enough about either one to say what can and can't be done with them.) But it's okay I don't have to fool with it now (Thank the Lord!) Still curious to know, though.

[@MWKOdinson]

Why the NFTS RECOMMENDATION??? 🤔🤔🤔

[@VispenRyden]

FAT32 doesn't support large files over 4 GB

[@wahyupurnomo9177]

Thx bro

[@johndouglas89]

how do i use it on steam?

[@khouzaymmamoun9956]

I want to ask if I use an external hard drive to store Windows 10 operating system data on a Chromebook, can it work?

[@jackstone2384]

You can store the files, but they will be reconfigured to match CHROME OS. I would just store them on a thumb stick like normal.

[@khouzaymmamoun9956]

@@jackstone2384 thanks bro

[@user-cj1tc8zi4e]

Sounds like a pain if it even works seems a lot harder than a flash drive

[@sumaiaalsalami4707]

Your chrome book look like dell latitude 3410

[@nataliyashevkunova4098]

I double clicked and I did not get Format it

[@user-ys6ry4qo3s]

❤

[@gordonmilne4323]

None the wiser. Totally different Chromebook set up and I've deleted all the pre-programmed info on the hard drive.

[@iammikelPh]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@A_Dark_Warrior]

THANK YOU