Watch This Before Buying a USB Drive For Your Tesla

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

For those watching on mobile devices, here are the links to the USB drives: iPhone Version: bit.ly/tesla-usb-iphone Android Version [USB-C]: bit.ly/tesla-usb-c Android Version [Micro USB]: bit.ly/tesla-usb-micro

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

@Cool guy Arthur I havent personally used it but it looks like it has the iphone plug so I'd give it a try!

[@matthewwalker5265]

I would def recommend a Samsung Bar flash drive over this one as Samsung is known for creating industry leading standards and their high quality products in the storage department. Also, their 128gb model have reads of 300mb/s with a full metal casing for a premium feel and quicker heat dissipation.

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

@@matthewwalker5265 Sounds like solid option. Is this the one you are talking about? amzn.to/2PftFXl I just wish it had the smartphone connection for instant viewing. What do you think?

[@matthewwalker5265]

@@ThatTeslaChannel Yeh that's the one. But you're right, it doesnt come with the adapter to connect with you're phone on the go although I'm sure you could buy one separately. I just figured that in the long run, this one would probably last longer with it having a higher read/write capability and if you ever need to transfer the files, it would be a breeze. Just figured I'd throw it in there :)

[@nrsheikh]

I have the MicroSD card and yes, it does get warm, but not hot. One key note that if you go MicroSD, get the ones labeled "endurance" as they are designed for dashcams. With all the write and rewrite that happens on the drive, a standard USB can wear out and cause errors on the recordings which you def do not want. MicroSD endurance has a more durability and write and rewrite will work out better.

[@rafaelcaballero3568]

I just want to say thanks to this video, I figured out my dash cam and my sentry mode been trying to get it to work, finally with this information is working.

[@ibrahimlayne007]

What about the 128gb Tesla Flash drive on their site, how do you rate it compared to the PNY ?

[@suegoetz1221]

This was helpful. I am clueless when it comes to IT. I bought the flash drive you recommended. Next i need a phone protector for my iphone 4 max that will work with the Tesla wireless charger. I have tried a bunch. None have worked. The phone charges fine without the case.

[@ericperez6032]

Excellent video! I'm glad that I was able to watch this and learn about the Sentry Mode Feature. I just ordered the 64GB USB that you suggested in the video that can connect to my iPhone. I'm looking forward to being able to watch footage captured from my Tesla with my iPhone. Thank you for the suggestion!

[@mariusandreas5026]

Thank you so much! I creat the folder and Reset my Tesla without the memory stick to be connect. After I connected 1T memory stick is working. 👍🤟

[@DivineAV]

Good job bro, you're doing a very good job. Keep it up. You'll have thousands of subs soon

[@jefffenton5932]

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll look into one of these!

[@soeren72]

SD and USB drives/flash all have the same problem and that is write cycles, so best bet is to use a USB SSD, it's built for massive rewrites.

[@laurameier8420]

We bought this same usb drive via your link, made the TeslaCam folder, turned on sentry mode. We received notifications that we had activity so we plugged into our phones, downloaded the app but there was not anything inside the TeslaCam folder or on the usb drive at all. Do you have any suggestions? We turned sentry mode on in the safety and security settings in the car and on the app.

[@deanbush]

I just watched your videos and found it helpful so I just ordered the PNY 128gb USB drive for Android from Amazon for $19. After reading the comments posted by other Android users and your advice with other app, I think I'll be all set.

[@GregRaymond-ny1dq]

Can I add/store music to my usbc and use with my model 3

[@johnburbage7720]

I got the PNY Duo 128gb for iphone and tesla model 3 won't recognize. I've formatted on Mac as MS-DOS(Fat), and on pc with several FAT32 formatters including RMprepUSB and guiformat. Each time I plug the drive into the Tesla I get an error that the car can't recognize the format. The drive works on the Mac, PC and my iPhone. Any suggestions? Has anyone else gotten the car to recognize the 128 gb PNY Duo for iPhone?

[@Ryansacrobat]

Try the Sandisk version of this drive. It works just fine for me! amzn.to/2Tqjgcc

[@amyacosta1961]

Thanks for the video - is this still the best option in your opinion?

[@akithat2155]

It has to be USB 2.0 compatible. Your recommended usb only has USB 3.0 compatibility.

[@DavidKull]

With the latest update allowing support for SSD drives and EXFAT, could you do a new review?

[@sinner2412345]

That’s interesting is there anyway you could use the Seagate SS D 2 TB?

[@delward2616]

" loading error" i get this message almost every time i get into the car. and i have a M3 AND MS. JUST ABSURD. i use it for music not sentry. no other car Ive ever owned has this problem

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

Greg, it really is amazing how quickly Tesla improves their products! Your video just came out in October and now we can format and view all five cameras at one time on our beautiful center screens. Some KZbinrs, not you, are able to grow their channels immensely, because they produce clickbaity videos that dwell on panel gaps and other issues that will get thousands of views. Just look at Rich Rebuilds, he has incredible problems with Tesla. People eat that s*it up!

[@ljrabin6277]

Samsung Galaxy S 10 Plus. I ordered a PNY C from Amazon. Delivery tomorrow. Hopefully it will be the correct one.

[@highlander200268]

i disagree with your assesment, you do not want a standard usb drive, they are not made fo rsustained read or writes, now an sd card with high endurance is made for this, i would recommendthis over any flash drive

[@DEV.Golgi_Complex]

I can tell you that I will definitely be buying one of those. I had no idea you could record as you drive and send it straight to a flashdrive. I thought I would have to get a dashcam for that, thanks.

[@kirknason1234]

Have you tried SentryView: For Tesla Cars from MaaDoTaa?

[@baaz2266]

Love your way of explaining

[@SGxShadow]

You sir, just got a like. Now, my question is do you recommend this thumb drive over an SSD?

[@RuviaPawz]

This guy needs more attention and more subscribers

[@dubbs1923]

With the latest updates, USB is constantly not working. Instead of fixing it and erasing data, just get a 128 SD drive with a USB type c card reader. $35 on amazon and is able to handle the constant data that is being written from the car. Hope this helps.

[@kristinkealeyshohet3864]

Can you set the PNY USB up using a Chromebook? Or does it have to be a Mac?

[@essi6377]

Good review... except you mention the car over write the footage when it is full (loop recording). As far as I know it doesn’t! When the flash drive is full, it will stop recording, and you need to delete files or reformat in order to get it going again.

[@UrMom-gi5zh]

My dad has a Tesla Model X. Does it work on that?

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

Sure does :)

[@UrMom-gi5zh]

That Tesla Channel, Thanks for the GREAT advice! I will make sure to show this to my dad!

[@logancharles3610]

Great video once again no intro bs commercials. And under 10 mins. THUMBS UP. Subbed. :)

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

Thank you!

[@cuttybang7]

Can you do another recommendation since in the new update, you can view sentry mode incidents in the car? Seems like this is only recommended because of the adapter. Thanks!

[@gormauslander]

What specifically makes heat a bad thing? I'm not planning on compromising space and asthetic without a good reason

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

Great question! The short answer is safety. I had a small fire start in a previous vehicle accessory port due to heat (Volkswagen Jetta). All it takes is the device to get too hot and the wrong material touching it. I may be overly safe about this now because of this experience, but either way I recommend playing it on the safe side. The area where the USB's plug into is plenty big for a full size USB and it is far out of sight (also scary that since it's out of sight, you will smell the fire before you see it). I hope that helps with some insight!

[@gormauslander]

Seems legit

[@gracerehman8184]

Just bought the PNY. You mention you did not have to format it to FAT32 but I noticed you have a MAC. I have windows and try to go it they way you said it without formatting it to FAT32. I then tried it and did not work. From your research, do you know what else I can do. Thanks

[@pugtonic]

So I got the 128gb pny for Android. I got it to work great on recording and pulling it up on the computer, but pny doesn't have a app for it. I tried other otg app and all have failed. Any suggestions???

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

Absolutely :) Download the Astro File Manager App from the Play Store and it will work the same as the PNY app :)

[@jamaalknight]

Thanks for the information man

[@tmartin32224]

THE PNY USB DRIVE comes formatted in exFAT. The TESLA software requires FAT32 format. I have not been successful converting exFAT to FAT32 and maintain the full operational storage of the drive. What software did you use to do the Format Change? Thanks,

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

Hi Tom, I did not do any formatting at all. I made the folder "TeslaCam" and plugged it right into the car. I haven't run into any issues at all. Have you tried plugging right into the car without formatting?

[@tmartin32224]

I was holding back buying one as my research showed that it needed to be in FAT32. I posted the question to the buyers on Amazon and they came back as exFAT. Have you checked the PNY drive? Is it exFAT or FAT32? I really enjoy your videos. BIG help and impressive info. Thanks for the quick reply.

[@zx928]

I‘ve been using a similar one made by SanDisk but it only last for about 2 month. Now my car could not recognize the SD-usb no matter how i reinstall it. People said SSD might be an ultimate solution but i don't know if it's an overkilling.

[@TheRoamingLions]

Great video

[@brianhamerly7223]

Every usb I buy for a dashcam works until they release a new update. How many updates has yours survived?

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

I got it during v9 and had no issues with the new v10 software

[@ilmostro16]

What about the write speed of these recommendations? I really like that PNY because I wish I could just immediately watch any Sentry video if I feel suspicious (really wish Tesla would just add a Sentry mode player into the next software update already!) but recently it seems that write speed has become critical. After a recent update, I can no longer use the USB I had as a dash-cam because I get the message that my USB can’t sustain 4mb/s or something like that. I started researching and it seems every common USB can write faster, but apparently not consistently faster. So the issue is consistent write speed performance even as the drive starts to get closer to full where it seems drive write speeds slow down. Any idea if that PNY can be used for dash-cam recording? I think the constant daily overwriting dash-cam recording is a great feature in case of a crash and you need to prove its the other drivers fault etc.

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

The PNY one works for both dash cam and sentry mode recording. I've had it on both V9 and V10 with no issues at all.

[@jordanelbers]

Perfect, thank you!

[@dail1985]

Subscribed 👍

[@RuviaPawz]

Nice and informative

[@gtr485]

Nice. The 128gb are $45 on Amazon.

[@DM-nh3zr]

Can’t wait till the make it so u can see the usb video footage straight from the TESLA screen

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

Agreed! It seems like a feature that should already be there but I'll join you being patient lol

[@CarReis28]

@@ThatTeslaChannel I'm from the future, you can watch on your tesla screen now.

[@shy7155]

why am i watching this i don't even have a tesla :(

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

Yet... lol One day :)

[@shy7155]

@@ThatTeslaChannel Don't do that, Don't give me hope.

[@jericho_silo]

Shy hehe

[@rowenajefferson6931]

Purchased the PNY 64gb flash drive, downloaded the app and created folder. Plugged flash drive into my M3 USB port. When I got back in car there was a message of one incident. Unplugged the flash drive and connected to my iPhone, nothing happened. Any idea what I may have overlooked?

[@laurameier8420]

Rowena Jefferson following. We’re having the same issue.

[@francisgarcia5828]

Hey! Thanks for the info!

[@robertjordon5782]

Nice info

[@ljrabin6277]

Where can I get the Duo Connector for an Android phone?

[@iKingRPG]

In the description. Which phone do you have?

[@spin1788]

This drive keeps getting an error “USB drive is not accessible by dash cam “ Reformat But it’s formatted to Fat32

[@ayyyie]

Stephen .Quinn i’m getting the same error message. did you find a solution to this?

[@edrumsense]

why not using a SSD

[@staceyrichmond3551]

Picked my 2020 Model Y up from the Tesla service center today and they are useless! I will never buy another Tesla! My car was serviced for this Dash CAM / USB issue three times and the problem has come back hours after picking my car up today. No one to call when you have issues like this. All I can do is schedule service 6 weeks from now and they will still not fix it! I am tiered of Tesla! I love the car but its not worth keeping with the poor service that hey offer.

[@antonydanby]

Wouldn't an SSD in an enclosure that is designed dissipate heat be far better

[@joojoobean_5572]

I was recommended by a Tesla Service center to use a 16 GB stick no more.

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

That's so when you take it out to go look at the footage, you don't have a TON of clips to sort through. I actually prefer to have more clips and more storage because the USB will last longer with more storage and you will have more clips to see to make sure you have the video that you actually need (and it didn't get overwritten already).

[@caseykittel]

Who cares if it gets hot? Does it break the drive? Does it cause errors? Does it slow down the data?

[@ThatTeslaChannel]

It's a fire hazard. I had a fire in my last car from the 12v plug getting too hot. The reason it's so important in the Tesla is because the USB plug is hidden out of sight so you will not see the fire if one starts.

[@caseykittel]

That Tesla Channel ah. Saying why is important. Thanks.

[@SarkTheShark94]

Those are poop USBs that write at a slow 130mb/s

[@decaprio7421]

soo... what about auto upload videos