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6.1 Formatting a USB Flash Drive and External HDD

6.1.1 Formatting for Windows OS

Backup your recordings on a USB Flash Drive or External HDD. Before inserting a USB Flash Drive or

connecting an External HDD to the DVR, it must be formatted to FAT32/ExFat

Insert an empty Flash Drive or connect to an external HDD into a USB port on your PC.

Locate the Windows Key on your keyboard. Press and hold Window key + Key “E,” release both

when the File Explorer pops up.

Find your Flash Drive or external HDD on the left side of the File Explorer.

Right click on the Flash Drive or external HDD. A menu window opens. Use an empty USB

Flash Drive or external HDD and select it on the File Explorer.

WARNING: Formatting erases ALL data on the USB or HDD

NOTE: DO NOT connect the DVR’s hard disk drive to your PC or Mac!

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