iPhone 15 is not recognizing the SanDisk drive for backup

I own an iPhone 15 and I’m continually running out of storage space. I bought a SanDisk 256GB Ultra Dual Drive however my phone is not recognizing the USB.

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Posted on Jan 14, 2025 8:33 PM

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Jan 14, 2025 8:35 PM in response to Ghisy

By default, you can either backup on iCloud or iTunes/Finder on a PC/Mac.

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