Hard drive in USB port?

[iwannam3]

Can I use a 3 1/2 inch portable USB powered hard drive instead of a thumb drive for music on the Model 3?

 

[BlueRocket]

Can I use a 3 1/2 inch portable USB powered hard drive instead of a thumb drive for music on the Model 3?

It works on Model S as long as the hard drive is formatted correctly (can't remember if it needs FAT32 or whatever) . It even recognizes multiple partitions on the same drive.

 

[Glamisduner]

Can I use a 3 1/2 inch portable USB powered hard drive instead of a thumb drive for music on the Model 3?

I was going to try it when sentry mode actually rolls out. I bought a USB3 to sata adapter and have several small SSDs laying around in the 80 to 160gb range.

I probably would recommend using a mechanical drive. But it might work, just will be a bit slow. I have a bunch of these too.

 

[Jivas]

Yes you can. See my post here ([V9] How to Format USB into 2 Partitions for DashCam and Music [Windows]), and see the OP from that thread regarding formatting.

 

[scottf200]

Can I use a 3 1/2 inch portable USB powered hard drive instead of a thumb drive for music on the Model 3?

i1Tesla has some youtube vids on this too.