It would be very helpful if Home Assistant OS could automatically detect and support external USB drives as a destination for backups or media storage – directly integrated into the native backup system.
Currently, external drives require manual mounting, shell commands, or third-party add-ons to be usable for backups, which is too technical for many users.
Feature request:
- Automatic detection and mounting of supported USB drives (NTFS, exFAT, ext4, etc.)
- Ability to choose an external drive as a backup destination in the UI
- Option to store backups directly to the USB drive
This would greatly improve usability, make backup storage more flexible, and reduce reliance on internal storage or cloud uploads.
Thanks a lot for the amazing work on Home Assistant!