![I bought and installed a 1TB M.2 SSD for my Wii U. At first it worked, but now it's not recognized. Trying to reformat leaves me stuck at "Checking USB Storage Device...". I bought and installed a 1TB M.2 SSD for my Wii U. At first it worked, but now it's not recognized. Trying to reformat leaves me stuck at "Checking USB Storage Device...".](https://preview.redd.it/6utril7qly991.png?width=3504&format=png&auto=webp&s=13addfcdb4810ad7d26720660d2eacf1c4717c58)
I bought and installed a 1TB M.2 SSD for my Wii U. At first it worked, but now it's not recognized. Trying to reformat leaves me stuck at "Checking USB Storage Device...".
WII U Storage without external power? (SSD VS sd card with adapter) | GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community
![storage advice. Any reason to get the SSD over the HDD? Am I further ahead just getting two thumb drives? : r/wiiu storage advice. Any reason to get the SSD over the HDD? Am I further ahead just getting two thumb drives? : r/wiiu](https://i.redd.it/rkm2u65tcpm91.jpg)
storage advice. Any reason to get the SSD over the HDD? Am I further ahead just getting two thumb drives? : r/wiiu
![Amazon.com: Oyen Digital MiniPro 1TB External USB 3.1 Portable Hard Drive for Nintendo Wii U : Electronics Amazon.com: Oyen Digital MiniPro 1TB External USB 3.1 Portable Hard Drive for Nintendo Wii U : Electronics](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ou+2nfHRL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Amazon.com: Oyen Digital MiniPro 1TB External USB 3.1 Portable Hard Drive for Nintendo Wii U : Electronics
WII U Storage without external power? (SSD VS sd card with adapter) | GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community
![To protect 6 years of game purchases and progress, I upgraded my Wii U external HDD to a secure (and beautiful) SSD. : r/wiiu To protect 6 years of game purchases and progress, I upgraded my Wii U external HDD to a secure (and beautiful) SSD. : r/wiiu](https://external-preview.redd.it/ScOdq3IgRbjMZk4OJghq9JNfAp_vjP8XDDIy3uJ0nNQ.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a7847a0edd12697b2c8edb968f89b6e6e278024b)
To protect 6 years of game purchases and progress, I upgraded my Wii U external HDD to a secure (and beautiful) SSD. : r/wiiu
![storage advice. Any reason to get the SSD over the HDD? Am I further ahead just getting two thumb drives? : r/wiiu storage advice. Any reason to get the SSD over the HDD? Am I further ahead just getting two thumb drives? : r/wiiu](https://preview.redd.it/tnfl593tcpm91.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=85d9fb8a90bbb37cd8daa37b2936d57e0ed1e8d2)