“1- Can I connect this drive to my Internet Router? 2- can I add folders to access and keep files from (a) desktop Win11 PC and Imac COMPUTERs? (b) also access files with my iPhone11?”
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Hello, Thank you for reaching out to us. We appreciate your interest in Crucial products. Thank you for contacting us! We are happy to help clarify how your Crucial X9 1TB External USB‑C SSD can be used with your router and across your devices. https://www.crucial.com/ssd/x9/ct1000x9ssd9 1. Connecting the Crucial X9 to Your Internet Router Yes, the Crucial X9 can be connected to your internet router if your router has a USB port and supports USB storage or file sharing. When supported, the router can share the SSD over your home network, allowing multiple devices to access it. Please note: Performance will be limited by the router’s USB and processor speed, so transfer speeds will be much slower than when the SSD is connected directly to a computer. We recommend formatting the drive as exFAT for the best compatibility across devices. 2. Accessing Files from Multiple Devices a) Windows 11 PC and iMac Yes. When the drive is connected to a compatible router, both Windows and macOS computers can access it. You can create folders, add files, and read or write data from either system. b) iPhone 11 Yes. Your iPhone can access files on the drive. You can do this using the built‑in Files app. This allows you to view, download, upload, and manage files on the SSD. Please note that 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. If an external hard drive doesn’t supply its own power, and your iPhone has a Lightning connector, you can use the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter connected to a USB power adapter. You may need the Lightning to USB Camera Adapter, Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter,(all sold separately). Thank you for your patience and understanding. Meanwhile, if you have any further query, please feel free to reach out to us. You can also visit our contact page: https://www.crucial.com/support/contact to know about other ways to reach out to us. Regards, Crucial
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