Formatting a USB device to FAT32 to work with Android TVs

To Format USB (Windows)

 

1. Insert USB into PC
2. Open Windows File Explorer
3. Right-click the USB drive (should see like below)

1. Select Format
2. Ensure the file system has FAT32 selected, if it doesn’t select it from the drop-down menu, and press start (see image)

To Format USB (Mac OS 10+)

 

1. Insert a USB drive into your USB port.
2. Launch “Disk Utility” (from Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility).
3. Select the USB drive from the list on the left.
4. Select “Erase” at the top.
5. Type in a “Name” for the drive, then select a “Format” (file system).
6. Select “Erase”.
7. Once complete, select “Done”.
8. Once the format is finished, the USB flash drive will be all set to store documents, pictures, videos, and other files on the removable drive.