# How to add HDD disk space to a node \[resolved\] **URL:** \ **Category:** DIY Farming\ **Created:** [December 22, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.threefold.io/t/how-to-add-hdd-disk-space-to-a-node-resolved/4672 "2025-12-22T15:34:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![torstello](https://forum.threefold.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@torstello](https://forum.threefold.io/u/torstello)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.threefold.io/t/how-to-add-hdd-disk-space-to-a-node-resolved/4672/1 "2025-12-22T15:34:03Z")
could s/one tell me how to add HDD storage for a node, in my case: GMKtec NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen i just connected a wiped usb external harddisk to my node and rebooted but nothing changes / no hdd storage shows up on the node. any help / point to documentation would be greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![FLnelson](https://forum.threefold.io/user_avatar/forum.threefold.io/flnelson/32/2602_2.png) [@FLnelson](https://forum.threefold.io/u/FLnelson)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.threefold.io/t/how-to-add-hdd-disk-space-to-a-node-resolved/4672/2 "2025-12-22T15:59:17Z")
USB drives are not accepted ---
**Author:** ![torstello](https://forum.threefold.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@torstello](https://forum.threefold.io/u/torstello)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.threefold.io/t/how-to-add-hdd-disk-space-to-a-node-resolved/4672/3 "2025-12-22T16:02:33Z")
ok, so i need SATA or SSD, right? ---
**Author:** ![FLnelson](https://forum.threefold.io/user_avatar/forum.threefold.io/flnelson/32/2602_2.png) [@FLnelson](https://forum.threefold.io/u/FLnelson)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.threefold.io/t/how-to-add-hdd-disk-space-to-a-node-resolved/4672/4 "2025-12-22T17:41:18Z")
yes, anything but usb.