How to Download Hulu Shows to External Hard Drive

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August 4, 2025

Like other streaming services, there is a constant stream of content coming and going on Hulu. You may regret it if a title leaves the platform before you finish watching. But don’t worry. Here’s a smarter solution: download your favorite Hulu movies and shows to an external hard drive.

Why Save Hulu Titles to an External Hard Drive

This gives you several advantages:

• Free Up Device Space: Movies and shows can eat up storage space on your phone, tablet, or computer. Downloading to an external hard drive keeps your devices lean and mean.
• Watch Anytime: Save shows and movies permanently, no more worrying about titles leaving the platform.
• Portable Entertainment: An external hard drive lets you access your favorite content anywhere, even without an internet connection.

While Hulu (No Ads) lets you download shows and movies on mobile devices, there’s a catch. These files are encrypted and locked to your device, so you can’t simply transfer them to an external hard drive for playback. You’ll need a third-party tool like Pazu Hulu Video Downloader.

Tool Required for Saving Hulu Shows to External Hard Drive

Pazu Hulu Video Downloader allows you to download any Hulu movies and shows from either Hulu (With Ads) or (No Ads) plans. This smart tool works on both Windows and Mac, enabling you to convert Hulu titles to MP4/MKV in 1080p with multilingual subtitles and audio tracks. It can also preserve 5.1 surround sound and Dolby Atmos audio quality when converting. Furthermore, Pazu Hulu Video Downloader comes with a built-in Hulu web player, so you don’t need to install the Hulu app. Once downloaded, you can transfer the content to any supported device including your external hard drive for offline viewing.

Follow the steps below to learn how to download Hulu movies and shows as MP4 files and transfer them to an external hard drive:

Step 1. Run Pazu Hulu Video Downloader

Download, install and launch Pazu Hulu Video Downloader on your Mac or Windows. Click the HULU icon, choose hulu.com or hulu.jp, and log in to your Hulu account.

Step 2. Search Hulu titles to download

Click the Search tab at the top and enter the title of a show/movie in the search bar, or copy and paste the link of the movie/TV show from the Hulu website. Then click the Search icon.

Step 3. Choose video format/quality

Click the Settings icon at the upper right corner and select “Preferences” to change the video format (MP4 or MKV), video codec, audio language, subtitle language, subtitle type, and more.

Step 4. Start to download Hulu videos

Click the Download icon to download the movie or show. If you are downloading a show, choose any season and episodes you want to download. Then click the Download button in the bottom right.

Step 5. Transfer Hulu downloads to an external hard drive

Click the History tab to view all downloaded videos. Select the Folder icon to quickly locate the Hulu videos.

Now, connect your external hard drive to your computer and transfer the videos. You can then save them forever and play them on any supported device, even without the Hulu app.