====== External disk on USB port ======
on a linux machine 
  * connect the USB stick/disk
  * find the device name
<code>lsblk</code>
  * delete all partitions
<code>
parted -a optimal /dev/sd?
rm 1
x
</code>
  * format the disk ext4
<code>mkfs.ext4 -m 0 /dev/sd?</code>

on the Mikrotik router
  * insert the usb stick/disk in the usb port.
  * log in, start a teminal and display:
<code>
/disk/print
Flags: B - BLOCK-DEVICE; M - MOUNTED
Columns: SLOT, MOUNT-POINT, MODEL, SERIAL, INTERFACE
#    SLOT  MOUN  MODEL                      SERIAL                INTERFACE        
0 BM usb1  usb1  Kingston DataTraveler Max  204479A6A95081A50275  USB 3.20 5000Mbps
</code>

to create a directory named ''persistent-volumes'' place a file there using:
<code>
/file
add name="usb1/persistent-volumes/test" contents="starter file"
</code>
===== Bronnen =====
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/ROS/pages/91193346/Disks