I have an iPhone 15 Base Model and a 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe (Gen 3*4 3D NAND) External SSD.
It sometimes get read and other times it doesn't. I don't understand whats wrong.
I'm connecting it with C to C Type. It showed up sometimes but now stopped.
Also, I've formatted the SSD multiple times to ExFat. As I use Win11 Laptop, I want to use it for both.
Would love to know what I can do.
Thank You.
An external storage device must have only a single data partition, and it must be formatted as APFS, APFS (encrypted), macOS Extended (HFS+), exFAT (FAT64), FAT32, or FAT. To change the formatting of a storage device, use a Mac or PC.
Connect a USB drive or an SD card reader. Attach the USB drive or SD card reader to the charging port on your iPhone using a compatible connector or adapter.
Connect external storage devices to iPhone
An external storage device must have only a single data partition, and it must be formatted as APFS, APFS (encrypted), macOS Extended (HFS+), exFAT (FAT64), FAT32, or FAT. To change the formatting of a storage device, use a Mac or PC.
Connect a USB drive or an SD card reader. Attach the USB drive or SD card reader to the charging port on your iPhone using a compatible connector or adapter.
Connect external storage devices to iPhone
Have you tried different cables? It could be a power delivery issue and cheap cables deteriorate over time and can’t deliver the enough amps to power the device.
You’re welcome. Does your drive work on other devices? Have you tried it on any other Apple devices?
Hey SravanKrA,
Thank you so much for the reply,
I made sure that the SSD is a single data partition and is in exFAT (FAT64).
The issue is it sometimes shows in the FILES App and Sometimes it doesn't. And that's why I'm unsure about whats wrong.
Hey,
Thank you for the reply!
I did try multiple cables but it didn't show any change :(
Yes, I did try it on my Win Laptop but not on other apple devices. Thank Youu
I’m thinking it may need to formatted again. Could Windows have installed a hidden partition? We need to see if it works on another iPhone.
iPhone 15 suddenly not reading external SSD.
