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Srikanthl
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Nov 06, 2017
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Does Orbi RBK50 support USB3 Connected hard drives?

Hi, Does Orbi RBK50 support USB3 Connected hard disks? My router just can't recognise USB3 hard disks. However it is able to recognise my 8gb uab2 pen drive. Is this a limitation in current firmwar...
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  • Blanca_O's avatar
    Blanca_O
    Nov 07, 2018

    Hi All, 


    I have checked this with the team. Orbi has not been updated to use Readyshare features as of right now it only officially supports Readyshare print for printers via the USB.

     

    Regards, 
    Blanca 
    Community Team

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paddyr
Aspirant
Aug 14, 2018

i have a usb2 drive plugged in and it works, fat32, 2 TB. Latest firmware...not beta. Thats all i know and/or care about.

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Majorninth
Aspirant
Sep 30, 2018

Care to share the make/model of your connected 2TB drive that works on the rbr50?

  • paddyr's avatar
    paddyr
    Aspirant
    Sep 30, 2018

    Toshiba hdtc729xx3c1

     

    I googled it and it doesnt show up.... Its many (like  maybe 6?) years old. Any external USB hard drive should work