Here is how to use external storage devices like SD cards, thumb drives, flash drives, HDDs, SSDs, and more on iPad and iPhone with iPadOS and iOS 13.
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What about optical drives like Apple’s SuperDrive? I have a ton of old files backed up onto CD-ROMs that I would love to be able to access on my iPad. I understand that iOS and iPadOS don’t have any software for watching movies on DVDs or Blu-ray Disks, but can Files grab files off a disk? Thanks!
“Everything you should know” and forgot to say if you finaly can offload files from the ipad to external drive…..anybody?
What is said is some devices won’t power up. I have a few external enclosures that I put hard drives in from dead computers. They have a power jack on them. So if I plug in the proper power supply I could be in business?
I connected my camera and the whole app froze up, when I copy to HDD drives (exFAT) it copies the stuff, but after they can’t be seen from the iPad only from my PC Can someone help me please?
Ok, looks like apple finally converted me from Android, at least partly. I'll likely never get an iPhone, but since I'm able to freely move files to and from an iPad, Android has finally lost the single most important advantage it had over apple, in my eyes. That coupled with the fantastic drawing and musical aspects of the iPad makes this a must have for me
Random question, but what size iPad is this?
Does this mean I can use a hub to transfer .raw files between an SD card and an external hard drive?
this is wonderful but i cannot handle how you say "external" with the emphasis on "ex" and not "ter"
HI! Hope you can answer me…. How much Volts/wattage/power did you use or need to be able to use 2 external hard dive at the same time? Planning to buy the 8in1 uni hud too…. do I need to buy a more powerful pd charger?
Can you copy files from iPad Pro to an external drive? Video wasn’t clear.
Great video! Some ssd work with iPhone 11 and iPad and some don’t work! ssd we passport works well on iPad but not with iPhone iOS 13! That means I need to get another ssd for iphone
QUESTION FOR THE GANG HERE: i have the iPad Pro – how do you find out how much storage is left on an external drive? I checked everywhere and does not display. THanks
You don't really mention what format the hard drive needs to be, I'm guessing NTFS works then?
Great video! However my LaCie Rugged only shows a "LaCie Share" folder in the files app, cant access any media? Any suggestions?
Will a Seagate slim hdd 1tb work on my ipad air?!!
Please link for all accessories you are using, so we can buy them
can we move word documents, pdfs and stuff now??
can you install apps on the external drives?
How do you create a folder in the “on my iPad” tab?
Does SuperDrive work on iphone
Can I edit videos on iMovie on my iPad on a usb device?
Can you show me how to export videos and photo from IPad Pro to USB Flash Drive
Something that ifiles app did it on a jailbroken ipad 1!!! Why wait so long apple whyy!!!
Love the comment “newfound technology”. Something androids been doing for years…
Our entire military operations just got rid of all the apple operating systems, lack of convenience unable to connect external devices to support major operations we lost hundreds/millions of gov funds assuming that these apple product was cutting edge… We recently followed the path of the NFL switch back over to the following: Microsoft/Androids which allow us to connect straight to our choice of external devices without skipping a beat. Don't get it wrong, it sure sounds good to have an Apple product.
But can we put music on the device with this method or do we still need iTunes?
Can I export pictures from iPad to a external storage with this?
Thanks for the info. Appreciate it.
Does anyone know if it is possible to select a external hard drive to store video while recording on iPhone 11 Pro Max?
How do you eject the drive from the ipad?
can you copy files from iPad to external drive?
What was the exact model of the hard drive used in this video?
Can I watch movies on an iPad from an external hard drive by plugging it in via a lightning to usb adaptor? Ipad has iOS 13.
I have the rugged usb c with 2 tb drive should I get the lowest storage. I need it mainly for school
What about ejecting your drive once your done copying files, I don’t see a way to do that, seems a bit scary to just pull out a mounted SSD drive without ejecting it first.
How about being able to export/backup Garageband files? My Gen1 iPad Pro even with iOS 13 wasn't able to move those files to external storage. There may be some esoteric ways of doing it but I'm not willing to employ 3rd party solutions. Apple is way behind when it comes to making things easier for the professional musician that operates across multiple platforms, sadly.
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Will iPadOS 13 open full resolution .ARW Sony image files? All I can view and work with is a smart preview or thumbnail version of the file.
Hello can we transfer storage from ipad to Usb or hard disk . Pls help
Is that a knife with a usb drive? Now that’s cutting edge.
Still canot copy entire folders from isb to ipad storage
Can we do it on 13.2.3
Looking at this video they have almost caught up with android from more than 5 years ago on this!
I'm looking to utilize external storage for media, I spend a lot of time in remote areas with terrible wifi speeds and want to download content from Netflix and Amazon prime before heading out of town. I'm obviously limited to the 32GB of storage on my iPad and am curious if I can gain additional space for saving downloaded content from services such as Netflix and Amazon prime video
How about old HDDs like WD or Seagate externals.
How do you eject hard drives connected to iPad
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Do you need to properly eject the usb drives? or are you able to just pull the device out anytime? Also great video!