Type in the FTP Address you see on the TV screen then press enter.Make sure your Laptop is on the same wifi network as the firestick.Now go down in the menu and choose “View On PC”.Now follow the below to sync the storage to your laptop to be able to send and receive files to the firestick from your laptop: Access Firestick Storage Easily (Windows)īefore you begin to share the folders of your firestick to your Laptop you will need to search for an app called “ES File Explorer” on your firestick which you will find in the Amazon app store. There are even more things you may want to do once you can access the firestick storage and your own laptop’s storage to sync things across. Receive Files from the firestick to your Laptop.Receive logs from the firestick to your Laptop.If your laptop is not too fast and your RAM or CPU seems to be running high you click settings and turn OFF Enable Preview. Now you will see the firestick screen on your laptop as if you were using the firestick on your TV.You will need to choose Video Capture Device as your source.Now click on the plus symbol at the bottom of the screen to add a source.Download a Program called OBS from here and open it on your laptop.Plug the power cable into the firestickĪfter you have done the above, that’s all the hardware sorted now is time for the actual video capture to your laptop’s screen.Now connect the HDMI capture card to the laptop or MacBook.Connect the Firestick to the HDMI capture card.Once you have the USB video capture card you will need to follow the below steps to be able to use the firestick on your laptop. You can easily pick up a USB HDMI capture card from Amazon or eBay for a low cost.

One of our preferred ways to do this as we take videos and screenshots for our guides here at Strong IPTV is to use an HDMI capture card which will allow you to just have the firestick play on the laptop only.

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