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SmartHub or Base Station USB Storage
Arlo Essential Series Wire-Free Camera
User Manual
Change the USB device overwrite setting
By default, if the USB storage device fills up, the oldest Arlo recording is erased to make
room for new recordings. Files on the USB device that aren’t in the Arlo folder aren’t deleted
to make room for Arlo recordings. You can change the setting so that no Arlo recordings are
automatically erased.
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap
Base Station & Bridge > Storage Settings
.
3. Tap
Overwrite Automatically
.
The overwrite setting toggles off and on.
Format a USB device
The Arlo app displays a pop-up message to let you know if it is necessary to format the USB
storage device. The SmartHub can format the USB storage device.
Do not remove the USB storage device while it is formatting. The USB storage device might
become permanently unusable.
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap
SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge > Local Storage
.
If you see the message
Requires Formatting
, the USB storage device isn’t in the correct
format and you must format it before you can use it for local storage.
3. Tap the
Format USB Device
button.
4. Wait for USB Device Status to change from
Formatting
to
Ready
.
Safely eject a USB storage device
If you remove a USB device while information is being recorded on it, the USB device might
become permanently unusable or the files on the USB device might be corrupted.
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap
SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge > Local Storage
.
3. Tap
Safely Eject USB Device
.
4. Wait for the
Unmounting USB storage device
progress message to close.
5. Disconnect your USB storage device from your SmartHub.
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