[SOLVED] Which file system for usb drive?

[jmgtierrez]

When u get a moment, mark you original post as [SOLVED] :-)

Hello, first of all, I would like to thank the work done with Moode Audio; I think it's a very interesting product, especially for audiophiles

I have installed on a Raspberry Pi B+ the last version, this is Moode v5.2; all is working well except the USB 2TB NTFS hard disk where I saved my music. It seems the system does not recognize the USB hard drive

Probably I am making an error, but I do not know how to address it; can you help me?

Thanks in advance

You also provide this information (requested by @TheOldPresbyope):

<< Related to the hard drive is properly powered, it is powered directely by the raspberry pi >>

I remember reading a couple of times a while ago some information regarding to the power requirements for external USB drives, mechanical hard disk drives requiring higher current 5V power feed than the solid state drives... Also the advice given in regards to running an USB mechanical hard disk drive off a RPi was that a HDD with a capacity over 500 GB SHOULD be powered off a an external 5V PSU.

The technology has advanced nevertheless in both HDDs/SSDs and Raspberry Pi design but I would still play conservatively when powering up USB devices plugged onto RPis... and let's not forget that the RPi 3B+ needs a higher current PSU than the other RPi versions.

Using separate PSUs on your particular set-up may not resolve the current problem but it will prevent subsequent issues for sure.

Hi Tim, it is an honor to get your direct support, thank you very much

I got your advice, so I plugged the USB hard drive with a dual cable, one USB cable to the raspberry and another cable to the 5v power supply. After that, the behavior of the system has not changed, so I will buy a powered USB hub and I will come back again

Thanks

Best regards