{"id":"tuhi-assistant.can-tuhi-check-my-external-drive","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-tuhi-check-my-external-drive","category":{"id":"tuhi-assistant","title":"Tuhi, your storage assistant"},"subcategory":{"id":"what-tuhi-knows","title":"What Tuhi knows"},"question":"Can Tuhi tell me whether my fast drive is connected and how full it is?","alt_questions":["Why isn't my drive working? Tuhi","Is my external drive connected?","How much space is left on my fast drive?","Ask Tuhi about my external SSD","Tuhi says my fast drive isn't connected"],"short_answer":"Yes. Tuhi tells you whether your fast drive is connected and ready, with its free and total space. If it's unplugged, Tuhi notes that everything on it is safe and reappears when you reconnect it.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Ask \"is my drive connected?\" or \"how much space is on my fast drive?\" and Tuhi tells you whether it's connected and ready, with its free and total space.\n\nIf it isn't connected, Tuhi says so and reminds you that anything already on it is safe and reappears automatically when you plug it back in; you just can't move more apps or folders to it until then. If the drive is plugged in but still not working, see [external drives](/faq/external-drives/).","answer_html":"

Yes. Ask "is my drive connected?" or "how much space is on my fast drive?" and Tuhi tells you whether it's connected and ready, with its free and total space.

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If it isn't connected, Tuhi says so and reminds you that anything already on it is safe and reappears automatically when you plug it back in; you just can't move more apps or folders to it until then. If the drive is plugged in but still not working, see external drives.

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Can Tuhi tell me whether my fast drive is connected and how full it is?

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Short answer: Yes. Tuhi tells you whether your fast drive is connected and ready, with its free and total space. If it's unplugged, Tuhi notes that everything on it is safe and reappears when you reconnect it.

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Yes. Ask "is my drive connected?" or "how much space is on my fast drive?" and Tuhi tells you whether it's connected and ready, with its free and total space.

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If it isn't connected, Tuhi says so and reminds you that anything already on it is safe and reappears automatically when you plug it back in; you just can't move more apps or folders to it until then. If the drive is plugged in but still not working, see external drives.

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