BT Smart Hub 2 USB port trying to use a USB drive as storage

[Paul608085]

@zimmer4me 

I don't use Windows so can't check myself, but Step 3 in this instruction says "You can choose between NTFS, FAT32, or exFAT for the file system"

Are you saying that it not true?

https://www.solveyourtech.com/how-to-format-hard-drive-in-windows-11-a-step-by-step-guide/

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[zimmer4me]

looking into how to format exfat32 to fat32 will let you know....

[zimmer4me · Accepted solution]

ok thanks for pointing me in the right direction I have solved it now.
There was a **bleep**-up by me in the first place when I misread the usb stick size. It was actually 128gb but I needed to reformat to fat32 with some freeware as my laptop would not give me the option as I had previously formatted in NFTS. After that I was mislead to believing that I needed to use \\192.168.1.254\"my label NAS" when in fact when I changed it to \\192.168.1.254\usb1 it mapped in explorer immediately . Hopefully this solution will help others thanks all

[zimmer4me]

I think that applies if you have not previously formatted in NTFS which I had done so the option was then not available

[licquorice]

 As posted in the first reply to the thread!