Thanks for posting this Sandisk device. I've always bought from Sandisk, and was interested in this for my iPhone, and found you/it on RUclips. This is my first video of yours. Now Subscribed!! You can always hear an RC car zooming about in the neighborhood. So yeah an external storage video also got me to look at your RC videos. ☺️
ART CHOTIPRADIT Thank you for checking out the video! It is a device that has served me well. it's not for everyone, but it worked for what I needed it for. I hope you enjoy the rc videos. I post at least once a week so make sure to check them out. Also thanks for the sub, will return the favor. have a great weekend!
works great, I got the 128gb version. Make sure that you get the 64 or 128 gb version if you have any files (that are over 4gb in size) the smaller version of this won't allow files larger. It will copy photos and videos from your iphone and will play the videos and photos that you put on the iXpand from your computer. I love it because it will work with the Otterbox Defender case.
Thanks, Flash. I just bought it to clean up my iPad Air. And, I wanted to hear what someone who really knew this stuff had to say about it; you fixed me up. Thanks again! Oh, just FYI, for the purpose of uppy professional of how you may ever want to sound, “anyways” is not really a word. Everybody, or most everybody seem to be using it, but in the professional arena, you’ll sound better just saying “anyway,” or “nevertheless.” Hey, I’m not dissing you at all, bc you do a great tutorial, and, if you like it, you keep saying it, this is YOUR thing. Im am old lady, or to you I would be. lol, and I admire what you do. I wanted to do RUclips, I was not right for it. So, you GO, man! Keep up the good work! Ppl like me NEED YOU and your expertise. I subscribed, & I’ll be back. I’m guessing maybe if I say good luck, I’m saying it to a fellow Texan?? 😁😎🤖🙌👍
Hi Liz, thanks for the tips. RUclips is a beast to get right and I am always trying to develop my skills to create better content. And yes you are correct! I am a Texan in Houston. =) Thanks for stopping by and checking out the video.
My biggest hassle with my iPad is, not being able to play videos unless I convert them to MP4. I'd like to know if purchasing the Ixpand will give me the ability to play any videos on my iPad and stream them to Chromecast if I like. THANKS!
Well that's a bummer... glad I didn't waste 60 dollars to find out as I would have absolutely no other use for it, but I got a bit exited for a while 😞
Hi ,I recently bought IExpand mni 128GBAfter transferring pics and video from my IPhone 8,I played on my laptop, I was able to view the pics(JPEG) but as for the video, I could only hear the audio(played on media player or QuickTime .The video files are named as video.MOVCan you explain why it cannot be played back on my laptop and what needs to be done to rectify this issue.Thank You
I did purchase this I Xpand, but it just sits there and does nothing when plugged in....I have about 20k pics that i've been trying to download to it and just keeps saying copying files but never ends ;( I've tried with pics, a couple files and just selecting all and no good ....please let me know some tricks so I can move past this and get these pics off my iPad mini soon. tysm
Excellent review. You covered the unboxing. Loading of the app. By passing the autobackup and going to pick what you need to back up (or simply copy) on the iExpand. Then you transfer to your laptop. This is exactly what I want to use the iExpand for...simply to take the files off my iPhone and bridge to my PC laptop. Many of the other reviews spent too much time on using it as a video storage device to view vids. Thanks for covering what I needed. You cat seemed to by enthused...so is mine! 🙂🐱
What if i was running out of storage on my iphone, and i need to take a video , is it possible to take a video a directly save it to the externl storage?
Oh.. i see! One more thing! What if i want ti transfer my videos from the go pro app to the iphone, but iphone doesn’t have enough space can i directly save the videos from the go pro to the external storage?
Do you experience problems on videos you copied from your phone to ixpand drive while watching it on your computer? Because all videos that i transfer from my phone to my ixpand drive becomes laggy when i watch it on my laptop.
I don't get it, if it's only working one way from ipad to your computer, then why don't just use the lightning cable to transfer your data? i'm waiting for a flash drive that can directly transfer your photos or songs directly into iphone or ipad
In 2018 without using itunes, can i copy video files from this Flash Drive into an ipad, remove this Drive and play those in ipad? Sorry, I'm new to IOS & this lightning connector devices.
The impression I'm getting for ALL of these devices, regardless of manufacturer, is that they're intended to move files from an iPhone or iPad to a PC/MAC, but I can't find anything that says I can use it to move files FROM the PC to the iPad or to the drive itself. If the app it uses - and they ALL use these apps - is only installable on an iPhone or an iPad, then how is it supposed to transfer anything from a PC or Mac?
I need to transfer powerpoint files to my iPad. I used Keynote to run them. Can I used the SanDisk Xpand drive to do this job? Please explain how to do this transfer.
did you find out if you can transfer music from your device to the iXpand? I have a ton of music on my iPad that I need to back up but I don't have a computer at the moment and so it's really important that I can transfer all my music to this drive.
I have still not figured out how to do the music. It has the option for music, but when I put it on the device, my ipad does not read the music? Although I have not tried to save a song from my ipad and put it on the device. I can try that for you if you'd like.
Hi! Which one is better, the wireless drive (the little square with wifi), or this one?? I read this only support format Fat-32 which only allows it to support 4GB files max. Is it true? Does the wireless drive have the same problem?
I wouldnt really be able to answer that question because I have not tried the wireless option. The biggest file I have transfered was 3gb and it transfered fairly quickly with no issues.
Flash Hobbies I'm afraid about the streaming thing... I want this for my ipad pro to watch movies, and I want a device with no lag when streaming. That's why I don't know which of them should I buy. It's frustrating.
After you transfer photos and videos from iPhone to xpand flash drive you can deleted all your picture from your iPhone to have more storage in the phone? Also Xpand flash drive 30 how many pictures and videos storage in the flash drive. How to set up languages I couldn’t find in settings.? Thanks good job 👏
Graciella E Jenkins yes it will all be stored and you can delete them. It gives you the option to do that automatically. The amount it can hold will vary on size you get. I’d say at least 1 thousand photos and couple hours of video. Not sure about the language. Should be in the settings.
I didn't see it in the comments below, but you can take pictures using your iPhone from within the app, and the photos will be saved directly to the SanDisk. I plan to use this feature for an upcoming vacation since my iPhone 6S doesn't have any storage left on it for photos.
I got the 128GB version and am just learning to use it. I set it to back up my camera roll (10,000 pics) and then found the "copy" function doesn't allow you to copy pics from the backed up camera roll to another device. I wanted to use it to transfer selected pics from iPhone to iPad for editing. I couldn't find a way around this so ended up "copying" the pics in the camera roll to the iXpand, so each file is now on there twice. Have you found a better way to use the iXpand to transfer files from iPhone to iPad?
Ishara Deborah Coulthard I am much like you and I shoot video on my iPhone and edit on my iPad. What I do is create a folder on the USB, save whatever it is I want to edit to that folder and then copy it to my camera roll on the iPad to edit. I will ad that if you are using iMovie, it will read the pictures on your device but not the videos for some reason.
1.The photos in the ixpand drive can be separated to groups? 2.And when viewing one image, whether another one need to be seen going back ward's to list or swipe left or right
How are the video transfer speeds from iPhone/iPad to usb like a 1080p 60 fps or 4K? And how does the record directly feature work and how do the videos come out?
I transferred all of my photos from my iPhone to this and plugged it into my laptop as my two-year-old knocked it out of my lap I watched it break in half. I am heartbroken and I don't know what to do. Can I fix this ?
Sorry to say that most likely the info is lost. There are agencies that can extract the data for you, but it is a costly thing to do. Have to tried to replug the device into either your computer or an idevice?
Hi I have a question, that's a pretty handy USB to backup photos, but will I be able to connect this to my Mac and download movies onto the USB to watch on my iPad?
also, let's say you recorded something on another idevice and want to view it on a different idevice, you can view it also, as long as its saved on the drive
hI. My wife uses an ipad, mainly for reading books. I often get asked to try & get movies for her to watch on the iPad. I have several thousand movies stored on my Windows PC in various formats, AVI, MP4, MKV etc. can I insert a USB eg 3.0 memory stick, loaded with mp4 movies, into this Sandisk ixpand hardware & watch the mp4 movie on the iPad?
I just did a little more research.....it will not stream DRM protected movies....in other words you can't watch any iTunes movies you have purchased when you store them on this device.
Hey! I have a question: Can you store any kind of file? For example, a .psd or a .dwg? If so, can you then open these type of files with apps that support them like Procreate or AutoCAD 360? Can you send them from the iXpand app to iCloud Drive or Dropbox? I'm worried that I buy this flash stick and then I can't use my files in my iPad.
Alejo Miranda you can store any file on the drive, but I have had trouble when it comes to the iPad reading certain files. I have not tried any cad files, so I couldn't tell you with 100% certainty. I also have not tried using with the cloud but I will say that I have not seen a feature for cloud storage from the ixpand app, so I doubt it will work. Wish I could be of better help.
Are you filming this video with your iPhone? De quality is insane. Do you use lenzes or do anything in the editing software that make it look so clear?
I used my Samsung Galaxy S6 Active. I use an editing program called filmora to edit, but I did not enhance anything. The video is straight from the phone.
Phones are excellent starters for youtube, of course you will have to upgrade at some point. I have been thinking about vlogging as well. Let me know when you start I will gladly subscribe.
Awesome man! I got an iPhone 6s so the video quality is great. I'm figuring it all out these couple of weeks and gonna do 2/3 test volgs first. I'll let you know when and how i'm gonna start!
Thanks for the great tutorial. How long should it take do transfer about 3000 photos? Can I stop it while it’s in progress and resume later? Can I use my phone while it’s transferring files?
It shouldn’t take but a few minutes. Once you start the transfer you cannot pause it. You can cancel it or just pull the drive out, but I wouldn’t advise that since it can corrupt data. You also wouldn’t be able to use your phone since you have to stay in the app while transferring.
My question is: Will it also free storage so that I can download app's. My phone only has 8gb, and I've had to constantly delete and replace app's, meaning that I've probably only had 5 apps maximum on the my phone at a time.
I have my photos on the scan disks. I want to transfer my photos from xpand flash drive 64 GB to my MacBook Air. Having problems getting my IXpand Flash Drive 64 GB to my desktop. All my photos are under no name file. Does this Mac Air have a photo file for importing my photos & designating it photos? I could not find one.
I can of course transfer videos onto it off my Iphone and then take my USB stick out right? I don't need to have it plugged into my iphone for when running low on space when shooting video right?
Iv got the Sandisk wireless and getting this device. One bad thing to the wireless is that if you stream a 4GB or more film the WiFi cant keep up making it useless for large files
at the beginning you said you can not store documents on the device and found that rather strange. But a little bit later it showed back up your iPhone (or other device). If you back up your original device to the scandisk device, then you would be backing up documents, games and other apps. not just photos and vids and music. IF you can really back up EVERYTHING, can you play games on the scandisk or do you have to play the games on your ORIGINAL device? Of all the various videos I have seen of the many flash drive devices, nobody has covered everything in detail showing what can and cannot be done. Nor do they cover the Pros and Cons of the device. I would like to see a hands on demonstration of the device showing what it can and cannot do. I want to see complete detail and full disclosure, so I know if it is something I would like. You did reveal a weakness in the iXpand scandisk and that was the "J" format design had to go over the screen. So probably if you had an otterbox on your Iphone this product would not work because of the "J" design.
So to answer your question. Yes it can hold documents, but the idevice isn't always able to read the files. It will show on the ixpand app, but i have found that if you are using office 365, it will read them. I would say for the the biggest con is the j design because if you have a case, it will not fit and also that you cannot record slow motion video on the ixpand app.
Hello wondering if the product is able to extract videos from an app like Files HD or any other browsers base app that lets you download a video from a website
Thanks, it's actually very fast as it uses usb 3.0, which technically you are able to get 5gbps transfer. I wouldnt say it transfers that fast, but it does handle large files fairly quickly.
Thanks for the reply, The usb 3 is for transfer to and from pc, the lightening is usb 2.0 apart from the iPad pro 12.9" which has usb 3.0, was wondering how fast it was copying from iPhone. thanks
hi flash hobbies.. i have a question.. is it possible for me to keep dis device connected to my iphone throughout vthout removing it..? and also wil it affect d battery..?? i heard from one my colleague that it was draining d battering very quickly and making d iphone heated up.. can u clear my doubt....
I have had this connected all day to an iphone and ipad and noticed no significant battery loss on either device. My batteries have never gotten hot from using it.
Lots of info on videos and photos, but what about music? I saw something about it as you looked at the tutorial, but I can't see anywhere that tells me how. Thx.
can u stick this memory card into your computer and transfer the files to a external HD? how long would it take to transfer about 128GB of video and photos on this thing?
ANDREW 24/7 if you are transferring from your computer it will go as fast as you port can write data. Most USB 3.0 will transfer between 30-60mb/sec. 128gb would take somewhere around 10 minutes or so.
If if i transfer photos/videos from my iPhone to the ixpand flash drive and delete the photos/videos from my iPhone, will I be able to transfer them back onto my iPhone photo/video library or will it only be able to play from the drive?
Mine did not look exactly like yours but yours was helpful. But I want to put a couple of photos from ixpand back onto the phone (yes I deleted all).. Will you show how to achieve that? Also copies of some of my photos were copied into some special albums ( ie recent art work). I wonder how I could get those grouped together on the ixpand? Thanks so much.
I have had the same thing happen to me. Plug your device to your computer, go into the drive and find the pics you want and add them to the correct folder. As for putting the pictures back from the usb to your idevice. Just go into the ixpand app and, choose copy to device and select the pics you want to copy back to your idevice.
I understand that I can download pictures, film, or files from the iphone 6 S Plus to upload to my Mac or PC but can I download Film, pictures or files from my Mac or Pc to either view on my Iphone or upload to my iphone ? ~Thank you , Robert
Yes you can, where I have had trouble is with music. I can see and play the music, but have only been able to transfer some songs. Not sure if others are having that problem.
my mom just brought one of those for her iphone 6+, i am having a hard time trying to figure out how to get the photos on the device. the device backed up the pics but when i go to ixpand i do not see the photos. please help she has over, she has over 4,000 photos andi do not want to make a mistake and delete them .
If they were backed up onto the device, then you should be able to view them either through the app or by plugging the usb into a mac or PC. Just go into whatever folder you put them in and you be able to access them if they were backed up to the device.
PLZ HELP!!!!!!!! does this work in a MAC on the usb side coz i want one but we don't own a windows pc in the house, I'm presuming it does because its for an apple device but i want to be sure.
I have had a lot of difficulty with music that is not from itunes. I put music on the drive and copy them to the ipad and the ipad wont recognize them.
Flash Hobbies take all your music files and zip them up on your PC. Then rename the zip file using the same format as many cameras save photos. Important to your tablet. Move out of your photos directory using any third-party file manager. Change back to.zip. Extract. Move to your music folder. Voilà.
Hello Donna, no, wifi is not required for anything other than just downloading the app and updates for the app and device. All transfers will be done without the use of any wifi.
Can somebody confirm can I record the video directly onto this external drive instead of internal memory and also can I charge the phone by plugging the USB side of this flash drive into the charger while is plugged into the ipad/iphone? Thank you
Innocent Question: Can the app be used offline? Like if I need to quickly transfer smth from phone to usb or vice versa, and there's NO internet, does it work still? Again, innocent question.
Thank you so much! I tried it out and yeah, it does work. Though, when I tried transferring a song from USB to iPhone and I tried to search for the music on the iPhone, the music wasn't there. Does it transfer only on the app?
On one end of the ixpand is a USB plug that you can plug into your computer and transfer back and forth video and music. DVD movies you would have to convert to AVI or MKV files then should be able to play from the stick.
Thanks for posting this Sandisk device. I've always bought from Sandisk, and was interested in this for my iPhone, and found you/it on RUclips. This is my first video of yours. Now Subscribed!! You can always hear an RC car zooming about in the neighborhood. So yeah an external storage video also got me to look at your RC videos. ☺️
ART CHOTIPRADIT Thank you for checking out the video! It is a device that has served me well. it's not for everyone, but it worked for what I needed it for. I hope you enjoy the rc videos. I post at least once a week so make sure to check them out. Also thanks for the sub, will return the favor. have a great weekend!
works great, I got the 128gb version. Make sure that you get the 64 or 128 gb version if you have any files (that are over 4gb in size) the smaller version of this won't allow files larger. It will copy photos and videos from your iphone and will play the videos and photos that you put on the iXpand from your computer. I love it because it will work with the Otterbox Defender case.
Is this better than the Leef iBridge 3?
There is another look alike out there called the Leef iBridge 3 but it's twice the price and would you rather pay that???????
It's almost the same price now
I bought a 128 gb version for 85 on amazon and that is the price for the 64gb version of the leef on amazon
PC Macbob does it support movies
Excellent review and not all reviews are created equal. Thanks. I'm sitting here waiting for mine to be delivered today.
Ron Richo it’s great. It comes in handy all the time.
Thanks, Flash. I just bought it to clean up my iPad Air. And, I wanted to hear what someone who really knew this stuff had to say about it; you fixed me up. Thanks again!
Oh, just FYI, for the purpose of uppy professional of how you may ever want to sound, “anyways” is not really a word. Everybody, or most everybody seem to be using it, but in the professional arena, you’ll sound better just saying “anyway,” or “nevertheless.” Hey, I’m not dissing you at all, bc you do a great tutorial, and, if you like it, you keep saying it, this is YOUR thing. Im am old lady, or to you I would be. lol, and I admire what you do. I wanted to do RUclips, I was not right for it. So, you GO, man! Keep up the good work! Ppl like me NEED YOU and your expertise. I subscribed, & I’ll be back. I’m guessing maybe if I say good luck, I’m saying it to a fellow Texan?? 😁😎🤖🙌👍
Hi Liz, thanks for the tips. RUclips is a beast to get right and I am always trying to develop my skills to create better content. And yes you are correct! I am a Texan in Houston. =) Thanks for stopping by and checking out the video.
My biggest hassle with my iPad is, not being able to play videos unless I convert them to MP4.
I'd like to know if purchasing the Ixpand will give me the ability to play any videos on my iPad and stream them to Chromecast if I like. THANKS!
Unfortunately no. I've only had success with .mp4 and .wmv
Well that's a bummer... glad I didn't waste 60 dollars to find out as I would have absolutely no other use for it, but I got a bit exited for a while 😞
Hi ,I recently bought IExpand mni 128GBAfter transferring pics and video from my IPhone 8,I played on my laptop, I was able to view the pics(JPEG) but as for the video, I could only hear the audio(played on media player or QuickTime .The video files are named as video.MOVCan you explain why it cannot be played back on my laptop and what needs to be done to rectify this issue.Thank You
The only person that knows how to use iXpand,Thank You.
Great review, but one question. Can you download podcasts onto the iXpand flash drive?
Yes. As long as they are in the appropriate format like .mp3, .aac
Wow! Good to know! Thanks for this review on this. I have to look into this now. Keep up the good work.
Yea it was something i stumbled upon and it turned out to be a great product
I did purchase this I Xpand, but it just sits there and does nothing when plugged in....I have about 20k pics that i've been trying to download to it and just keeps saying copying files but never ends ;( I've tried with pics, a couple files and just selecting all and no good ....please let me know some tricks so I can move past this and get these pics off my iPad mini soon. tysm
Excellent review. You covered the unboxing. Loading of the app. By passing the autobackup and going to pick what you need to back up (or simply copy) on the iExpand. Then you transfer to your laptop. This is exactly what I want to use the iExpand for...simply to take the files off my iPhone and bridge to my PC laptop. Many of the other reviews spent too much time on using it as a video storage device to view vids. Thanks for covering what I needed. You cat seemed to by enthused...so is mine! 🙂🐱
What if i was running out of storage on my iphone, and i need to take a video , is it possible to take a video a directly save it to the externl storage?
MaiCo Hipolito yes. The only exception is it will not record slow motion, but it will everything else
Oh.. i see! One more thing! What if i want ti transfer my videos from the go pro app to the iphone, but iphone doesn’t have enough space can i directly save the videos from the go pro to the external storage?
Do you experience problems on videos you copied from your phone to ixpand drive while watching it on your computer? Because all videos that i transfer from my phone to my ixpand drive becomes laggy when i watch it on my laptop.
I don't get it, if it's only working one way from ipad to your computer, then why don't just use the lightning cable to transfer your data?
i'm waiting for a flash drive that can directly transfer your photos or songs directly into iphone or ipad
Bumblebee Sports it's works both ways, but if the media isn't from iTunes, the device will not recognize it
Ok my question is- can you copy videos or movies from pc to ixpand and transfer those on iphone? And vice versa?
No, you can have them on the ixpand device, but apple has restrictions and they will not play on your idevice.
Flash Hobbies I suspect you just need to move the file out of that ixpand program
In 2018 without using itunes, can i copy video files from this Flash Drive into an ipad, remove this Drive and play those in ipad? Sorry, I'm new to IOS & this lightning connector devices.
khreve pakdak yes, as long as both devices have the San disk app installed.
The impression I'm getting for ALL of these devices, regardless of manufacturer, is that they're intended to move files from an iPhone or iPad to a PC/MAC, but I can't find anything that says I can use it to move files FROM the PC to the iPad or to the drive itself. If the app it uses - and they ALL use these apps - is only installable on an iPhone or an iPad, then how is it supposed to transfer anything from a PC or Mac?
I need to transfer powerpoint files to my iPad. I used Keynote to run them. Can I used the SanDisk Xpand drive to do this job? Please explain how to do this transfer.
If plugged in, does this device allow videos and photos to be taken which go straight to the device rather than the phone's memory?
did you find out if you can transfer music from your device to the iXpand? I have a ton of music on my iPad that I need to back up but I don't have a computer at the moment and so it's really important that I can transfer all my music to this drive.
I have still not figured out how to do the music. It has the option for music, but when I put it on the device, my ipad does not read the music? Although I have not tried to save a song from my ipad and put it on the device. I can try that for you if you'd like.
Hi! Which one is better, the wireless drive (the little square with wifi), or this one?? I read this only support format Fat-32 which only allows it to support 4GB files max. Is it true? Does the wireless drive have the same problem?
I wouldnt really be able to answer that question because I have not tried the wireless option. The biggest file I have transfered was 3gb and it transfered fairly quickly with no issues.
Flash Hobbies I'm afraid about the streaming thing... I want this for my ipad pro to watch movies, and I want a device with no lag when streaming. That's why I don't know which of them should I buy. It's frustrating.
+Gleek Glee Sorry I couldnt be of more help.
Does it keep the picture data? Like when it was taken or when you transfer it to the computer it has a new creation date?
After you transfer photos and videos from iPhone to xpand flash drive you can deleted all your picture from your iPhone to have more storage in the phone?
Also Xpand flash drive 30 how many pictures and videos storage in the flash drive.
How to set up languages I couldn’t find in settings.?
Thanks good job 👏
Graciella E Jenkins yes it will all be stored and you can delete them. It gives you the option to do that automatically. The amount it can hold will vary on size you get. I’d say at least 1 thousand photos and couple hours of video. Not sure about the language. Should be in the settings.
I didn't see it in the comments below, but you can take pictures using your iPhone from within the app, and the photos will be saved directly to the SanDisk. I plan to use this feature for an upcoming vacation since my iPhone 6S doesn't have any storage left on it for photos.
Dean Sherer yes, you must take pictures or video from the app in order for it to save to the drive, it will not do panoramic or slomo from the app.
I got the 128GB version and am just learning to use it. I set it to back up my camera roll (10,000 pics) and then found the "copy" function doesn't allow you to copy pics from the backed up camera roll to another device. I wanted to use it to transfer selected pics from iPhone to iPad for editing. I couldn't find a way around this so ended up "copying" the pics in the camera roll to the iXpand, so each file is now on there twice. Have you found a better way to use the iXpand to transfer files from iPhone to iPad?
Ishara Deborah Coulthard I am much like you and I shoot video on my iPhone and edit on my iPad. What I do is create a folder on the USB, save whatever it is I want to edit to that folder and then copy it to my camera roll on the iPad to edit. I will ad that if you are using iMovie, it will read the pictures on your device but not the videos for some reason.
Is it possible to store a Netflix Series in this flash drive, so that you can watch offline?
1.The photos in the ixpand drive can be separated to groups?
2.And when viewing one image, whether another one need to be seen going back ward's to list or swipe left or right
Hey!
I was wondering if you can play the music stored in the iXpand in the background ? While running other apps.
Good review BTW ;)
I have not been able to play music in the background off of the device.
Luc Adoue you can
Hey, how does it work with music? Are you able to play the music that's stored on the drive from the iDevice itself?
Yes you can play the music files on the stick, just can't copy over to the stick from your iPhone.
is the iXpand good???? I've been meaning to buy but there are bad reviews on the App Store lol
Does it show up as a external drive under the Files App? Thanks.
How are the video transfer speeds from iPhone/iPad to usb like a 1080p 60 fps or 4K? And how does the record directly feature work and how do the videos come out?
I do not have actual numbers or stats, but it does it in a acceptable amount of time while keeping quality of the content.
I transferred all of my photos from my iPhone to this and plugged it into my laptop as my two-year-old knocked it out of my lap I watched it break in half. I am heartbroken and I don't know what to do. Can I fix this ?
Sorry to say that most likely the info is lost. There are agencies that can extract the data for you, but it is a costly thing to do. Have to tried to replug the device into either your computer or an idevice?
Amazon has that option if you chose their 4 yr protection plAn for $4
Once you download the videos from iphone and delete them, can you replug the drive into the iphone and view the videos?
Yes that is correct, it will play off the drive itself.
Hi I have a question, that's a pretty handy USB to backup photos, but will I be able to connect this to my Mac and download movies onto the USB to watch on my iPad?
Yes, if you save a movie from your Mac to the device, you can view it on your idevice
+Flash Hobbies thanks for the quick response, thumbs up!
also, let's say you recorded something on another idevice and want to view it on a different idevice, you can view it also, as long as its saved on the drive
you should have also shown an example of transferring videos from your ipad to the flash drive.
Can you record video directly onto the device?
yes, the app has that option
Thanks
hI. My wife uses an ipad, mainly for reading books. I often get asked to try & get movies for her to watch on the iPad. I have several thousand movies stored on my Windows PC in various formats, AVI, MP4, MKV etc. can I insert a USB eg 3.0 memory stick, loaded with mp4 movies, into this Sandisk ixpand hardware & watch the mp4 movie on the iPad?
Ross Bailey the iPad wouldn’t read them unless they came from iTunes. Security feature to not use pirated content
Can I put iTunes purchased movies on it and watch them without internet connection?
yes
I just did a little more research.....it will not stream DRM protected movies....in other words you can't watch any iTunes movies you have purchased when you store them on this device.
Donald Marshall hmmm. I was able to. maybe the added an update to the firmware. I haven't updated it since I got it. thanks for the info
After downloading it's apps ,do you still need internet to back up your files?
Cindy Zap no
Hey! I have a question: Can you store any kind of file? For example, a .psd or a .dwg? If so, can you then open these type of files with apps that support them like Procreate or AutoCAD 360? Can you send them from the iXpand app to iCloud Drive or Dropbox? I'm worried that I buy this flash stick and then I can't use my files in my iPad.
Alejo Miranda you can store any file on the drive, but I have had trouble when it comes to the iPad reading certain files. I have not tried any cad files, so I couldn't tell you with 100% certainty. I also have not tried using with the cloud but I will say that I have not seen a feature for cloud storage from the ixpand app, so I doubt it will work. Wish I could be of better help.
Are you filming this video with your iPhone? De quality is insane. Do you use lenzes or do anything in the editing software that make it look so clear?
I used my Samsung Galaxy S6 Active. I use an editing program called filmora to edit, but I did not enhance anything. The video is straight from the phone.
Awesome man! Thanks for the fast respond. I'm gonna start vlogging soon with my iphone so i was blown away of the quality
Phones are excellent starters for youtube, of course you will have to upgrade at some point. I have been thinking about vlogging as well. Let me know when you start I will gladly subscribe.
Awesome man! I got an iPhone 6s so the video quality is great. I'm figuring it all out these couple of weeks and gonna do 2/3 test volgs first. I'll let you know when and how i'm gonna start!
Cool, again, just let me know, Ill definitely sub.
Thanks for the great tutorial. How long should it take do transfer about 3000 photos? Can I stop it while it’s in progress and resume later? Can I use my phone while it’s transferring files?
It shouldn’t take but a few minutes. Once you start the transfer you cannot pause it. You can cancel it or just pull the drive out, but I wouldn’t advise that since it can corrupt data. You also wouldn’t be able to use your phone since you have to stay in the app while transferring.
Flash Hobbies thanks
Can this drive store the video i’m recording live on iphone? I mean plug it in and then go shooting with it
When you transfer pictures/videos to the ixpand does it give you options from the app to share file to other applications?
My question is: Will it also free storage so that I can download app's. My phone only has 8gb, and I've had to constantly delete and replace app's, meaning that I've probably only had 5 apps maximum on the my phone at a time.
Samrawit Alemseged unfortunately, you cannot save apps to it
Are you actually able to play videos through the app?
I have my photos on the scan disks. I want to transfer my photos from xpand flash drive 64 GB to my MacBook Air. Having problems getting my IXpand Flash Drive 64 GB to my desktop. All my photos are under no name file. Does this Mac Air have a photo file for importing my photos & designating it photos? I could not find one.
Could you tell me, can I save documents (word, excel, PowerPoint, PDF etc) on this flash drive from my iPad? A then open it on my computer?
Yes, you can
Flash Hobbies, thanks!
+Flash Hobbies and vice versa?
I can of course transfer videos onto it off my Iphone and then take my USB stick out right? I don't need to have it plugged into my iphone for when running low on space when shooting video right?
correct
and it doesn't need wi-fi to work right? Its like plugging a USB stick into a computer only this time my iPhone is the computer?
Governor Kolp correct
Iv got the Sandisk wireless and getting this device. One bad thing to the wireless is that if you stream a 4GB or more film the WiFi cant keep up making it useless for large files
Is it possible to transfer "backwards" from Ixpand to Iphone?
Yes
Hi there can you show me how to transfer a video from my iPad to the iXpand stick please
If I play a video through the USB will I be able to hear it through my headphones?
elliottrawr yes
at the beginning you said you can not store documents on the device and found that rather strange. But a little bit later it showed back up your iPhone (or other device). If you back up your original device to the scandisk device, then you would be backing up documents, games and other apps. not just photos and vids and music. IF you can really back up EVERYTHING, can you play games on the scandisk or do you have to play the games on your ORIGINAL device? Of all the various videos I have seen of the many flash drive devices, nobody has covered everything in detail showing what can and cannot be done. Nor do they cover the Pros and Cons of the device. I would like to see a hands on demonstration of the device showing what it can and cannot do. I want to see complete detail and full disclosure, so I know if it is something I would like. You did reveal a weakness in the iXpand scandisk and that was the "J" format design had to go over the screen. So probably if you had an otterbox on your Iphone this product would not work because of the "J" design.
So to answer your question. Yes it can hold documents, but the idevice isn't always able to read the files. It will show on the ixpand app, but i have found that if you are using office 365, it will read them. I would say for the the biggest con is the j design because if you have a case, it will not fit and also that you cannot record slow motion video on the ixpand app.
You can take video directly from the app and it will store it on the drive right?
Aaron Wang that is correct, but it will not do slo mo
Can I view videos from the drive in my iPhone?
yes if they are videos that you have taken. if they are copyright videos, they will most likely not show up
i have been formated this flash drive it lost support files so what can i do to view in iphone as usual
Hello wondering if the product is able to extract videos from an app like Files HD or any other browsers base app that lets you download a video from a website
gus cantu I haven't personally tried it, so I wouldn't be able to tell you
Nice review, how fast is it at backing up large files, like video, high def pictures or multiple files from iPhone/ipad.
thanks!
Thanks, it's actually very fast as it uses usb 3.0, which technically you are able to get 5gbps transfer. I wouldnt say it transfers that fast, but it does handle large files fairly quickly.
Thanks for the reply, The usb 3 is for transfer to and from pc, the lightening is usb 2.0 apart from the iPad pro 12.9" which has usb 3.0, was wondering how fast it was copying from iPhone.
thanks
+Malcolm Dickinson I transfered a movie file that was about 3gb in under a min
wow, thanks for the heads up, i'm ordering for a friend but will order one for myself.
thanks again!!
hi flash hobbies.. i have a question.. is it possible for me to keep dis device connected to my iphone throughout vthout removing it..? and also wil it affect d battery..?? i heard from one my colleague that it was draining d battering very quickly and making d iphone heated up.. can u clear my doubt....
battery
I have had this connected all day to an iphone and ipad and noticed no significant battery loss on either device. My batteries have never gotten hot from using it.
Lots of info on videos and photos, but what about music? I saw something about it as you looked at the tutorial, but I can't see anywhere that tells me how. Thx.
I actually have not transfered any music, but I can test and confirm with you later today
That would be great. Looks possible, but just can't tell and would like to before I cut open the package.
can we directly take video or photo and save it to this flashdrive?
Yes
Flash Hobbies so you mean I can set up to default this USB and then automatically record a video or take pictures and save into the flash drive ?
Josh l uou will have to recird the ixpand app. You have full function to take pics or record but it will not do slo mo
Does the quality and sizes get effected while transferring from iphone to sandisk usb?
Nope, keeps the files the same size and quality.
can u stick this memory card into your computer and transfer the files to a external HD? how long would it take to transfer about 128GB of video and photos on this thing?
ANDREW 24/7 if you are transferring from your computer it will go as fast as you port can write data. Most USB 3.0 will transfer between 30-60mb/sec. 128gb would take somewhere around 10 minutes or so.
Good review for showing us how to use it step by step, m question is, do I always need a wifi access everytime I use the device?
kim live nope WiFi is not required.
If it plugged in to my iphone, could i plug the usb side into an ac adapter/portable charger and charge it?
Jamie Wise no that will not work
If if i transfer photos/videos from my iPhone to the ixpand flash drive and delete the photos/videos from my iPhone, will I be able to transfer them back onto my iPhone photo/video library or will it only be able to play from the drive?
Yes, anything saved to the drive can be recopied back to the idevice. You must have the ixpand app to do this.
Mine did not look exactly like yours but yours was helpful.
But I want to put a couple of photos from ixpand back onto the phone (yes I deleted all).. Will you show how to achieve that?
Also copies of some of my photos were copied into some special albums ( ie recent art work). I wonder how I could get those grouped together on the ixpand?
Thanks so much.
I have had the same thing happen to me. Plug your device to your computer, go into the drive and find the pics you want and add them to the correct folder. As for putting the pictures back from the usb to your idevice. Just go into the ixpand app and, choose copy to device and select the pics you want to copy back to your idevice.
I understand that I can download pictures, film, or files from the iphone 6 S Plus to upload to my Mac or PC but can I download Film, pictures or files from my Mac or Pc to either view on my Iphone or upload to my iphone ?
~Thank you , Robert
Yes you can, where I have had trouble is with music. I can see and play the music, but have only been able to transfer some songs. Not sure if others are having that problem.
Can you take photos/record video directly onto the flash drive?
Tam Cao yes
Does it work with the 2018 iPad pro or 6 gen iPad.
im looking at buying this sandisk ixpand 64 or HooToo 64. Any advice on what is better.
I do not have any experience with the HooToo, so I would not be able to give you a comparison.
my mom just brought one of those for her iphone 6+, i am having a hard time trying to figure out how to get the photos on the device. the device backed up the pics but when i go to ixpand i do not see the photos. please help she has over, she has over 4,000 photos andi do not want to make a mistake and delete them .
If they were backed up onto the device, then you should be able to view them either through the app or by plugging the usb into a mac or PC. Just go into whatever folder you put them in and you be able to access them if they were backed up to the device.
if you transferred the photos to the iXpand then you will need to select the iXpand from their app to view the photos from it.
Can I load audio files from my computer onto the stick and play them from my phone?
Jeffry Bock audio files like voice recordings, yes. Music, no. Only music added through iTunes will be seen by the I device.
Do you need to download a specific app to use this on your iPad?
wii1245 the ixpand app
Flash Hobbies cool.
Does it have encryption or password protection?
No documents? You can't out a doc from a computer on it to transfer to another computer?
You can save documents on this just like any other usb. The problem will be transferring them to your idevice.
+Flash Hobbies yes of course but it's good that it can store documents and other data like normal USB drive
Thanks for your introduction!
PLZ HELP!!!!!!!! does this work in a MAC on the usb side coz i want one but we don't own a windows pc in the house, I'm presuming it does because its for an apple device but i want to be sure.
Jack Hippey Hello, I have good news for you! Yes it will work on mac. I have successfully used it on an iMac and MacBook pro.
can you listen to music on the iphone that is stored on the flash drive?
I have had a lot of difficulty with music that is not from itunes. I put music on the drive and copy them to the ipad and the ipad wont recognize them.
Flash Hobbies take all your music files and zip them up on your PC. Then rename the zip file using the same format as many cameras save photos. Important to your tablet. Move out of your photos directory using any third-party file manager. Change back to.zip. Extract. Move to your music folder. Voilà.
Flash Hobbies and put a shirt on! LOL
Hi! Can I use the iXpand to store or transfer across iPad documents like pdf?
I have had issues with documents. They are physically stored on the drive but the idevice cannot read it a lot of the times.
What about downloading contacts from my iPad?
if we connect it to iphone then can we also install iphone apps on it from playstore?
assam raja no
Once I download the app, do I need wifi to transfer pictures from the phone to the device.
Hello Donna, no, wifi is not required for anything other than just downloading the app and updates for the app and device. All transfers will be done without the use of any wifi.
How do I safely eject it from my iPhone without corrupting files??
No need for it.
can you transfer the pics from the device to the phone?
Yes, pictures and videos
Can you transfer photos from a laptop to the flash drive and view on iPad ?
Sue Snyder yes you can
can we store or play music like lossless music or mp3 mp4 music files n listen to music ....???????
You may store music, but at the current moment it's been hit or miss on what the ipad reads. Im trying to figure out what the issue is.
There are three models : ixpand & ixpand mini & ixpand flash drive Go , can anyone tell the difference?
Do i need to reformat the flash drive to FAT32 when putting into macbook?
William Chim you can but it's not necessary it already comes as a FAT32
Can you save movies on the device?
Yes, but apple has restrictions on copyrights, so you most likely will be able to see it via usb and not when its plugged up to the idevice.
what about the built in camera so u can record directly into the drive
Yes, all you have to so is go into the app and there is an option to record directly to the device.
no it does 1080 at 30
Yes, but I believe that it can rectified with software updates from sandisk.
I want to be able to save a dvd from my computer to a flash drive and be able to watch the movie from my iPad is that possible?
Guy Guyson no, you can copy it to the drive, but it will not read the movie on the device
Can somebody confirm can I record the video directly onto this external drive instead of internal memory and also can I charge the phone by plugging the USB side of this flash drive into the charger while is plugged into the ipad/iphone? Thank you
Yes to the first part and no to the charging.
@@flashhobbies thank you
Can i use it to transfer word & excel files from pc to iphone ?
mahmoud hawary yes
Innocent Question: Can the app be used offline? Like if I need to quickly transfer smth from phone to usb or vice versa, and there's NO internet, does it work still? Again, innocent question.
Chi Umali Yes it can be used without an internet connection.
Thank you so much! I tried it out and yeah, it does work. Though, when I tried transferring a song from USB to iPhone and I tried to search for the music on the iPhone, the music wasn't there. Does it transfer only on the app?
Chi Umali Yes, unfortunately Apple is picky about what media the idevice reads
Thank you so much :)
Can I back up my phone completely or just pics and vids
Unfortunately just pics and videos.
does it work with computers? like can i connect it to my laptop?
Yes, it works as you would any other USB drive.
Thanks, i've been looking for an easier way than iCloud to transfer my videos so I can upload to RUclips
Kaged Creations that’s really the main reason why I got it. It worked great
Airdrop. I use mine for extra storage for videos out of mmy iphone
Thanks. I just got one. Can you do video on how to move dvd movies from laptop to the ixpand??? Thanks again.
On one end of the ixpand is a USB plug that you can plug into your computer and transfer back and forth video and music. DVD movies you would have to convert to AVI or MKV files then should be able to play from the stick.