![arlo pro external hard drive read only arlo pro external hard drive read only](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nof2VBDKVwbHqKH3cLd65o-320-80.jpg)
Note: If you already named your USB Device using a computer, the name displays instead of USB Device 1. If you see a green circle next to USB Device 1 and the status message Ready, skip to step 8.Tap or click the Arlo Pro base station into which you inserted the USB device.Launch the Arlo app or log in to your Arlo account at.Plug the USB device into one of the two USB ports on the back of the Arlo Pro base station.To set up local backup storage on an Arlo Pro base station: The formatting process reduces the capacity of larger storage devices to a maxiumum of 2 TB.
![arlo pro external hard drive read only arlo pro external hard drive read only](https://community.arlo.com/iyazy66697/attachments/iyazy66697/en-arlo-pro-2/14875/1/Screenshot_20181029-140756_Arlo.jpg)
The base station formats storage devices using the FAT32 file system, which supports a maximum of 2 TB of storage space. Note: Network-attached storage (NAS) devices and drives with multiple partitions are not currently supported.ĭo not use the Arlo Pro base station to format storage devices with more than 2 TB of storage capacity. If you have several Arlo cameras, have cameras in high-traffic areas, or have your cameras set to record long video segments, you might need more storage space. If you are using best quality video settings, one hour of recordings is approximately 180 MB.
![arlo pro external hard drive read only arlo pro external hard drive read only](https://media.ldlc.com/r1600/ld/products/00/05/75/53/LD0005755389_1.jpg)
If the camera and base station are powered on, but your Internet connection goes down, the camera continues to record to the USB device. If you connect a USB device, the camera records to both the cloud and the USB device.
ARLO PRO EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE READ ONLY MANUAL
Manual recordings are only saved to the cloud. Only automatically triggered recordings are saved locally to the connected USB device. Local storage to a USB device cannot be used on its own as a substitute for cloud recording. All Arlo video recordings are stored to the cloud, but you can connect a USB device to the Arlo Pro base station and use the USB device as a second location to store Arlo Wire-Free and Arlo Pro Wire-Free recordings locally.