How do I enable or disable local storage of Arlo video recordings on a USB device?

All Arlo video recordings are stored to the cloud, but you can connect a USB device to the Arlo Pro base station and use the USB device as a second location to store Arlo Pro and Arlo Wire-Free recordings locally. Local storage to a USB device cannot be used on its own as a substitute for cloud recording.

Note: Only automatically triggered recordings are saved locally to the connected USB device. Manual recordings are only saved to the cloud.

If you need to set up local storage on your Arlo Pro base station for the first time, visit How do I set up local storage backups on a USB device using my Arlo Pro base station?.

To enable local storage backups on a different USB device:

  1. Make sure that the USB device you want to enable is already inserted.
    If the USB device is not already inserted, follow the setup procedure in this article: How do I set up local storage backups on a USB device using my Arlo Pro base station?.
  2. Launch the Arlo app or log in to your Arlo account at my.arlo.com.
  3. Select Settings > My Devices and tap or click on the Arlo Pro base station to which your USB device is connected.
  4. Select Local Storage.
    If the message next to the USB device is Requires Formatting, follow the formatting procedure in this article: How do I format a USB device for local storage using my Arlo Pro base station?.
  5. Select a USB device to enable, then tap or click Yes to confirm that you want to disable the other USB device.

To disable local storage recording:

  1. Launch the Arlo app or log in to my.arlo.com.
  2. Select Settings > My Devices and tap or click on the Arlo Pro base station to which your USB device is connected.
  3. Select Local Storage.
  4. Tap or click the slider next to USB Device Recording to stop recording to your USB device.