The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/jetjebrooks on 2024-12-24 02:21:17.

i have a 6tb wd, usb-c powered, external harddrive that i want to connect to my media player. this media player has a 1tb internal harddrive and some usb ports - it is these usb ports that i want to connect my 6tb wd hdd too.

the problem is when i connect my 6tb hdd to these ports they evidently do not provide enough power for the 6tb hdd to function. it doesn’t show up at all and can’t be read. i know the ports work because i can connect my small 16gb-ish thumb drives to it and they show up fine

so is there any way to provide power via external means to my usb-c powered hdd, so that it will work on a device that cannot power it by usb alone? thanks.