https://shkspr.mobi/blog Regular nonsense about tech and its effects 🙃 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:16:20 +0000 en-GB © Terence Eden. 🄯 CC BY-SA. See https://shkspr.mobi/blog/copyright-and-copyleft/ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-avatar-32x32.jpeg https://shkspr.mobi/blog 32 32 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/11/howto-fix-eufy-homebase-2-storage-full-issues/ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/11/howto-fix-eufy-homebase-2-storage-full-issues/#respond Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:34:05 +0000 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/?p=76208 <p>Quick Fix: Insert a USB memory stick, format it in the app, restart the Eufy HomeBase 2, format the internal memory, restart the hub.</p> <!-- 👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋 Welcome to Comment Club! This fun bonus content is only available to sweethearts who read my HTML comments. I get so bored of (AI written) blog posts that hide the relevant info under 500 words of "why this matters". Executive summaries are cool, yo! If you're new here, the three rules of comment club are… 1. You must not tell anyone about Comment Club - let them find out about it themselves. 2. You *must* add some Comment Club Content to at least one of your blog posts. Doesn't have to be much, just a little note will do. 3. You should drop an email to anyone whose comments you've read. Start by sending me a friendly message at comment.club@shkspr.mobi Keep looking out for more comments in future blog posts 😃 TTFN. --> <h2 id="background"><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/11/howto-fix-eufy-homebase-2-storage-full-issues/#background">Background</a></h2> <p>I've had the <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/10/review-eufycam-2c-wireless-home-security-camera-system/">eufyCam system for over 6 years</a> - which is pretty long-life for IoT devices. The cameras have worked pretty much flawlessly. Four years ago I added their <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/01/gadget-review-eufy-video-doorbell/">Video Doorbell</a> which has been similarly well behaved.</p> <p>But last night I went to check some security footage, only to be told that the 16GB storage was full. Ordinarily that shouldn't be a problem. Full storage just means that older videos get wiped and new ones replace them. In my case, <em>all</em> the old videos were gone.</p> <p>I could see the cameras and control them, I just couldn't access any old recordings.</p> <p>There was nothing on there I especially needed (although I'm curious as to when a courier dropped off a "lost" parcel) so I was happy to experiment with fixing the system.</p> <p>The Eufy forums are full of people having these issues. Anker, the brand that own Eufy are usually fairly customer focused - but I guess they're more interested in getting people to upgrade to a newer hub than fixing the problems with their old kit.</p> <h2 id="what-didnt-work"><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/11/howto-fix-eufy-homebase-2-storage-full-issues/#what-didnt-work">What Didn't Work</a></h2> <ul> <li>Restarting - no change.</li> <li>Repairing the storage - didn't fix anything.</li> <li>Clearing the storage - dire warnings but didn't help.</li> <li>Formatting - a last resort, but failed.</li> </ul> <h2 id="what-fixed-it"><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/11/howto-fix-eufy-homebase-2-storage-full-issues/#what-fixed-it">What Fixed It</a></h2> <p>I found an old 4GB USB-A memory stick and shoved it in the back of the Eufy. The app detected it fairly quickly and said the stick needed to be formatted - so I let it.</p> <p>Once the stick was formatted, I restarted the hub. Running fix or clean didn't change the situation, so I tried formatting the main memory again. This time it seemed to work. It crawled to 100% and then hung.</p> <p>I restarted the app and it told me that the storage was unformatted and needed to be formatted again, so I let it.</p> <p>I restarted the hub and everything sprang to life, no more warnings about full storage.</p> <h2 id="next-steps"><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/11/howto-fix-eufy-homebase-2-storage-full-issues/#next-steps">Next Steps</a></h2> <p>I'll keep an eye on the storage to make sure it doesn't fill up again.</p> <p>I'm reluctant to buy a new HomeBase. I like to self-host things, but the promise of commercial kit like this is that it takes the hassle out of ownership. I don't really want to be futzing around formatting memory and deciphering error messages.</p> <!-- 👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋 Welcome to Comment Club! This exclusive content is only available to awesome folks who read my HTML comments. *sigh* I really don't want to self-host security cameras. I had some WiFi ones an age ago and they were so finickity. At least Eufy has a reasonably easy to use app and cyber-security professionals working on it. I don't want to fuck up a firewall rule and broadcast my garden to North Korean teenage hackers. If you have any personal experience of self-hosting a video doorbell, give me a shout. If you're new here, the three rules of comment club are… 1. You must not tell anyone about Comment Club - let them find out about it themselves. 2. You *must* add some Comment Club Content to at least one of your blog posts. Doesn't have to be much, just a little note will do. 3. You should drop an email to anyone whose comments you've read. 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