# Error loading external drive

**URL:** https://community.umbrel.com/t/error-loading-external-drive/1588
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting
**Created:** [June 20, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/error-loading-external-drive/1588 "2021-06-20T17:08:06Z")
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### Author: ![JeffersonNunn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/jeffersonnunn/32/698_2.png) [@JeffersonNunn](https://community.umbrel.com/u/JeffersonNunn)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/error-loading-external-drive/1588/1 "2021-06-20T17:08:07Z")

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I tried an m2 to USB 1tb that I had and it did not work.

It does work fine with the CX500 2tb that I had but I really wanted to use that elsewhere 🙂

Feature request: allow usage of m2 drives?