WD My Book on Smart TV

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Hi,  just got myself a 4TB My Book.  Loaded up films etc., but my LG smart TV won’t recognise the drive.  This topic has no doubt been discussed before, but i cannot find any relevany threads under the search.  Is it the size of the drive, format or power supply…??  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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Hello and welcome to the community,

I recommend you check your TV user’s manual for information regarding external drives. It is possible it is a format issue or maybe a size limitation.

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thank for the reply.  looks like i might have to partition it.  what is likely to happen if i plug the usb into my router - will i be able to file share/DNLA to the TV, or is the my book simply not designed to do that.  Looking about the net, it seems i have brought a brick which sits next to my laptop to serve as backup/external HDD.  belatedly, i have learnt the meaning of NAS…