# External drive Nextcloudpi on RsB5 **URL:** \ **Category:** ℹ️ Support\ **Tags:** ncp\ **Created:** [July 4, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/external-drive-nextcloudpi-on-rsb5/196900 "2024-07-04T13:22:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Janke](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/janke/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Janke](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Janke)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/external-drive-nextcloudpi-on-rsb5/196900/1 "2024-07-04T13:22:06Z")
Hi, I have the Nextcloudpi on a R5 up and running - support for external devices is enabled. External device is a Sandisk 512GB USB stick. The stick will not be found. Question 1: How can I make the drive visible? Question 2. How do I dedicate the USB drive to all data? ---
**Author:** ![OliverV](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/oliverv/32/5741_2.png) [@OliverV](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/OliverV)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/external-drive-nextcloudpi-on-rsb5/196900/2 "2024-07-05T08:47:43Z")
Can check this [how to](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/mounting-an-external-drive-using-uuid-and-fstab-linux-admin-junior/97757) on mounting a drive using UUID Also best to format the drive using ext4 or btrfs, as ncp does not support fat or ntfs ---
**Author:** ![Janke](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/janke/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Janke](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Janke)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/external-drive-nextcloudpi-on-rsb5/196900/3 "2024-07-07T13:00:48Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 8:09am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/external-drive-nextcloudpi-on-rsb5/196900/4 "2025-01-16T08:09:38Z")