# For Dummies?

**URL:** <https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/for-dummies/30933>\
**Category:** Router\
**Created:** [June 30, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/for-dummies/30933 "2023-06-30T10:49:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/for-dummies/30933/3 "2023-07-01T07:28:29Z")

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Please refer to

> [@How to expand the "disk space" of gl router by exroot?](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/how-to-expand-the-disk-space-of-gl-router-by-exroot/14773):
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> It can its possible to expand the available “disk space” of gp router, by using exroot. So long the support of exroot not offered by firmware as offered auto mode, its interesting, how to do this step by step by normal users by hand. Follow some sources about this: Generell information about exroot: [[OpenWrt Wiki] Extroot configuration](https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/extroot_configuration) How to implement exroot auto setup on openwrt devices: " [openwrt-auto-extroot](https://github.com/attila-lendvai/openwrt-auto-extroot) can be used to build a custom firmware image that will automatically format a…

But it’s not just a matter of storage space that we don’t pre-install these features. The CPU performance of older products is not enough to support running various file sharing services.  
After installation, you may be able to transfer music using DLNA. But if you want to transfer HD video via DLNA, you’d better get a new device.

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