Any SSD capacity limitations?

[laservet]

I'd like to use a Samsung T5 SSD drive for dashcam and sentry, any limitations on capacity or the more the merrier? The 1 and 2 TB versions are pretty reasonably priced.

 

[DavidAsheville]

There is a site that discusses drives for Tesla dashcam here: Tesla Dashcam Advice, Recommendations and more! – TeslaTap's Dashcam Guide
They show 1 & 2 TB drives on their recommended list.

 

[laservet]

Thanks, just what I need!

 

[MY-Y]

The temperature ratings for the SSD drives are way too low (95F) or unrated in the chart.

 

[Stuck4ger]

I bought the Samsung 65gb that was one of the two recommended in the owner's manual but had to use a free 3rd party app to format it in the required FAT32. Here's a good YouTube link that shows you how:
YouTube

 

[Georgia_Y]

I bought the Samsung 65gb that was one of the two recommended in the owner's manual but had to use a free 3rd party app to format it in the required FAT32. Here's a good YouTube link that shows you how:
YouTube

That is not the required format and the car will format it for you.

 

[maximus96]

That is not the required format and the car will format it for you.

The format usb option is grayed out for me. Tried with microsd in a reader and a ssd with USB adapter cable. Anyone else have the same issue?

 

[Stuck4ger]

That is not the required format and the car will format it for you.

Well, my Owner's Manual p. 144 says. "Model Y requires the USB flash drive to be formatted as FAT 32 (for Windows), MS-DOS FAT (for Mac), ext3, or ext4. NTFS and exFAT are not currently supported."

 

[Stuck4ger]

The format usb option is grayed out for me. Tried with microsd in a reader and a ssd with USB adapter cable. Anyone else have the same issue?

My guess is you have a drive greater than 32GB that requires a 3rd party app to format to FAT32. Look at my post up the chain a bit.

 

[pt19713]

The temperature ratings for the SSD drives are way too low (95F) or unrated in the chart.

Most SSD are rated to 150F (65 C). What chart are you referring to?

 

[MY-Y]

Most SSD are rated to 150F (65 C). What chart are you referring to?

The SSD Drives listed at: USB Flash Drives for Tesla Dashcam | TeslaTap

 

[pt19713]

The SSD Drives listed at: USB Flash Drives for Tesla Dashcam | TeslaTap

Incorrect information.
Here's the manufacturer spec sheet for the SanDisk portable SSD listed as 95F: SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD Support Information

Operating temperature: 32ºF to 113ºF (0ºC to 45ºC)
Storage temperature: -4ºF to 158ºF (-20ºC to 70ºC)