I know how to use external drives but my drive does not appear on my iPad. Do I need to format it or does it need to be a different drive. It is a passport drive
This is my initial review since I just got the ipad and I'm hoping to update it when I've had it longer ruclips.net/user/postUgkxUGaHtKW8MwCql2fPyIm9-ftTqSMzKFFA . I purchased one that was listed as "acceptable condition" and was a little worried about what it would look like. However, I am pleased with its condition. The back has some scuffs and a small dent near the logo. There are a few tiny marks at the bottom of the front of the ipad but the condition of the screen is perfect. There are no scratches or anything. I was able to set it up, use it, and it charges fine. I'm hoping it continues to work well for me. So far it was worth the purchase. Also shipping was fast. The item came one day earlier than expected
great video, though I don't believe at any point in the video did you suggest what format the hard drive should be in, so that the iPad recognizes the drive when connected; mind answering the question? thanks
Great info, thanks! I'm going to recycle my AirMac 2013 and old iPad Air and combine them into one travel solution at 3 pounds less bag weight. I appreciate this video!
Hi, nice informative video. I have a peculiar problem connecting SSDs to my iPad Pro 3rd Gen 12.9 in. I have two SSDs, both Sandisk, but one of them is the Extreme Pro version 1TB, while the other is the Extreme version 2TB. I use a Honeywell adaptor with a PD port that says 85 watts, to which I connect the original 20W power adaptor, while the SSD goes into the USB C (SS) port of the Honeywell adaptor, one by one though. The Extreme Pro 1TB connects perfectly and pretty much quickly, while the Extreme 2TB just doesn't show up in the Files app. The OS is 16.5, just updated yesterday. Any suggestion would help.
thank you so much for this video you just made. you helped me save a lot of money by not buying macbook, where i can use ipad instead. your looks made it a lot easier as well : )
A couple of things: first, the iPads that have Lightning ports can certainly work with USB-C devices, if you use a USB-C to Lightning cable I have a couple of these. Secondly, the real issue here isn't connectivity, but rather, the compatibility of the operating system. I have two Seagate external drives (1TB and 2TB) and they work fine with Windows, but won't work at all with an iPad, even if I'm using the right cable to connect them with, which, in this case, would be USB-A, which "should" work with an Apple USB adapter (the type that has a USB-A port and Lightning port for power).
@Chinglish Reactions Don't confuse people. A disk formatted under Windows 10 in ExFAT works fine under MacOS and iOS and iPadOS. You probably meant NTFS, but didn't mention it. The NTFS disk is mounted in MacOS and is read-only (unless special third-party drivers are installed).
@@quietboysince59Do you mind share the steps to format this external drive to ExFAT and NTFS. Is there guide link for those who are not IT savvy but needed this back up done anyway. 😌
@@lydiawiryana3467 RUclips does not allow links in comments, so you can insert the following line into RUclips search yourself: "How to Initialize and Format a New Hard Drive in Windows 10". I’ll add from my experience that it’s best to format a drive in ExFat specifically under Widows10, and not under MacOS. And in order to use disks formatted on MacOS in HFS+ or APFS under Windows 10, I installed drivers Paragon HFS+ and APFS for Windows by Paragon Software. This makes it possible to use Mac disks under Windows. Another important observation: if the disk is supposed to be used with the iPad OS, then it is better to format it under MacOS in APFS and use such a disk under Windows through the installed driver from Paragon.
Macs have always been able to read disks formatted for Windows users but Windows users can not use a hard drive formatted by Mac. So if going back and forth between platforms, suggest keeping the Windows format....but if you have only Mac OS equipment would definitely use Mac formatted...get an external hard drive that connects with the ports you have or you will be "cabling or connecting" your self to death. Another work around is use the cloud...I upload my info to a few different cloud servers and use their storage so I can alway login and access no matter what platform I am working on. My pictures go to a picture site as well as iCloud....and then videos to another server...and my backups to another cloud. All of this is far cheaper than worrying about formatting and what cables and always up grading equipment so that can use an external and not having enough juice to operate. I do have a huge hard drive that works on my router to back up my computers and iPad content. Crunch the numbers and see what works for you, a lot of options out there.
Do you have videos about Lightroom for IPad? Your video was best one for showing attaching two external HD. Now need to find out how to use LR on IPad with them!
Any advice? I have a (frustratingly costly) 8TB Samsung SSD installed within an exceptional External 2.5" USB C 3.1 Gen2 capable case (which works exceptionally well when plugged in to any PC or Android device). ~ The entire drive is formatted with one partition as an ExFAT partition. And despite my 2021 M1 iPad Pro 12.9" recognizing the drive (and its designated "label") within the "Files" App as soon as the drive is plugged in; it still wont see any files or directories.
Thanks for the very informative video! I am getting ready to purchase the iPad Pro 11 with either 256 or 512Gb. I would prefer to save a little money for the Apple Pencil and get the 256 Gb. Question, can you edit photos while they are sitting on the external hard drive? Or do you need to move them to the iPad Pro, edit and then move the photos back to the external hard drive? I have the Samsung T7 SSD drive. Thanks!
Thank you and very helpful! However, I am unable to copy and paste from icloud drive into external drive. The other way around I can do. Is there anything else I am suppose to do to enable this action?
Thanks for the video. Found it quite helpful. But wondering why in your video, you say ”if you have any questions post them in the comments “ but then it seems you only answered a couple-- of probably over 20? Regardless, I got some useful info.
Just avoid using spinning hard drives with the iPad. There’s no way of properly ejecting leads to no proper way of stopping the drive from spinning on an iPad.
I am using an iPad Pro 5th gen 16. iOS . I have a device like you have in the video to have power while having a external device. My problem is the drive never shows up on the ipad screen.
When disconnecting a drive, does it not have to be unmounted first? I just ordered an iPad Pro primarily for this feature. Looking forward to it arriving!
Hopefully you've got it figured out by now since this question was 4 months ago, but no you don't need to unmount. Ive used regular and micro SD cards, an old Toshiba 1tb hard drive as well as regular flash drives. I connect all of those with a UNI dongle. I've never had issues with connecting or disconnecting any of those... No data corruption with just closing the files folder and unplugging whatever data saver device I have connected. Good luck 👍👍
@@reidthered Thanks so much - I just held my breath and pulled the plug on my external drive and all was good. This might be helpful for anyone else in the future though who's looking for the same answer. Thanks for the reply! :)
But how can I transfer information from my PC desktop to and from my IPAD (USBC version)?? Created files on PC to SSD drive it will not show up on IPAD???
See SSD in Files… IPAD (New MinI) ssays content unavailable because of unknown error. Did I need to have done a special formatting to use the SSD? I loaded files (photos, videos) from PC. Formats are jpg, etc.
I'd love to use an ipad pro while traveling just to offload/backup my footage (cfast cards to 2 ssd's). Can you "select all"? Because there are tons of files directly on the top directory of my cfast cards. And can you copy the footage on two drives simultaneously? Thx!
I have an older iPad with the lightning connection. I have a friend with boatloads of music on flash drives. Is there a way via adapters that I can upload the music onto my iPad?
How do I see RAW file photos (i.e. the image not just the file name) prior to importing, so I know what image to select to import. I can only see the file names. Thx
Jered, I have an iPad Pro 12.9 4th Gen running IOS17.4.1. It was a gift from a friend who wasn’t using it. Yesterday my main HP i9 laptop failed as it won’t charge. I know it’s not the battery and I suspect it’s something in the charging circuit that will need to be serviced. I removed the 500GB SSD from the HP and put it into a USB-C enclosure and plugged into the iPad. I do not see it in the iPad’s Files tab. The iPad does not recognize it. Since I have a multi-port dongle, I plugged the SSD into the dongle then plugged it into the iPad.Still nothing even though I know the SSD enclosure is getting power as I see the light on the enclosure and the wireless USB transmitter for my wireless mouse is working. Plus the USB-C cord from my phone charger plugged into the dongle is charging my iPad (but the same cord plugged into the port on my Magic Keyboard does not charge the iPad… very strange). I really need to be able to at least access my files on the iPad Pro so I can work while I get my HP laptop serviced. I know my Apple friends use their iPad Pros with the Magic Keyboard as a laptop substitute which is what I want to be able to do but can’t. Based on what I’ve described and your greater Apple experience than mine, what should I be doing? I can’t believe that I’m the only person experiencing this. I found your video helpful (I never knew there was the extra USB-C port on the Magic Keyboard) but I am at my wits end dealing with this. Can you help me? My EMA is fmc2900R@gmail if you can communicate with me, that would be greatly appreciated as well as posting a solution here for everyone to see. Is my problem related to a power issue? Is that what I am missing, why the SSD in the enclosure not being recognized?
I attached an external hard drive to my iPad. The drive that had files on it were accessible from my iPad. The drive itself says read only so I could not copy a file from my iPad. I also had an external drive that has no files on it. I was not able to copy anything to it because it also says read only. Is this a format issue? Do you know how I can change this. I need this to copy from iPad to external drive. I also have an SSD drive. I bought one of the adapters from your link. Will I have the same issue of read only?
I have a windows sector and a Mac sector to my hard drive but at the iPad Pro 2021 I can see only the windows sector. Do you know how can I appear the second sector?
am trying to open photos from Microsoft external hardrive which has been formatted into exfat. Lightning usb dongle Microsoft pc won’t open iPad files and iPad won’t open Microsoft external hard drive even though I paid for this file manager. Over Apple.
what format should the HDD be, I have a hub that sends power and everything but when I plug my toshiba 4tb HDD it reads as unknown and gives an error that can`t be opened???? On my samsung tablet it opens with no issues, any advise?
i tried using my brand new SSS 1GB external drive (exactly like yours) to my I-pad 9th gen by plugging the USB-C connect in to my I-pad power port from my SSD and it didn't work. The I-pad never recognized my SSD hard drive.
Help me!!! I have an Ipad Pro and it does not recognize my external hard drive or USB after many attempts to connect. Can someone tell me what I might be doing wrong? How do I find out what type of drive is in the enclosure kit if I haven't built it personally? TIA
Can you tell me if my iPad Pro 12.9 256 GB 3rd Gen will work with the SanDisk Extreme SSD? It is a USB-C drive. I want to be able to put videos onto it from an external drive as my iMac is running old os that will not sink.
Why do some files open and some are not reading when they were reading before? I hit open and its a black screen with just info but no option to play as it cant read the video. Very weird and frustrating.
I have same exact SSD shown at 9:16 I connect it to my iPad but it does not show up in the locations section in the files app on iPad. Please help. I only use it with iMac, so im assuming its formatted correctly for iPad OS.
I bought a Satechi dongle and I can't complete the act according to the video. The dongle shows up but when I connect SSD or hard drive with a spinning disc nothing registers. You got any ideas. Or should I Satechi support or Apple?
I have a Sandisk e61 2tb and it’s not recognizable on the iPad Pro. I can feel it get warm but i suppose the cannot support the power necessary for ssd
My external hard drive did not appear on my ipad; i can hear the external drive (1T) spinning, and I also at the same time charging my ipad pro and it is not showing up on my ipad; I tried with another external drive 10T (with external power adapter), it shows up on my ipad pro but disappear sometimes later, so the drive was on and off on my ipad, idk why
If my external is formatted for iOS and worked for my laptop, can I also use it for the iPad Pro? Just want to transfer my music on my external HD to my iPad Pro Lightning So I was just going to buy a cable adapter
Great video as always! I would like to ask you for advice. I have two Hard Disks (formatted in exFat) that I normally use on a PC. I tried to connect them via the Hub to the iPad (Air m1) but they turn on without the iPad recognizing them. How could I solve? I also changed the adapter but nothing. I state that until some time ago they were read without the slightest problem.
Thanks for the very clear run down. One question I have (that I may have missed the answer to) is whether the hub/dongle you’re using will run without external power (on iPad power only) to do file transfer. I’m a wildlife photographer and can be in the field away from power for days at a time. I can plug into a power bank in a pinch. But it’s often more workable if I can just run the hub directly on iPad power. Any help much appreciated! Cheers
In that instance a hub would allow you to charge and transfer files at the same time. Of course if you are using the Magic Keyboard, it has a charging port that you can use while the USB-C port connects to an external drive or memory card.
I have a sandisk extreme pro v2 1 tb but connecting it directly in ipad pro m1 in thunderbolt port is not recognize. Do i need a thunderbolt dock to power it up so ipad can recognize it?
Is it possible to transfer the material from the GoPro memory card to an external drive, omitting the iPad ... directly from the card to the external drive using the iPad as an intermediary
My 2015 MacBook Pro recently died, so to access all my old files I’ve removed the hard drive and fitted it into an enclosure. Is there a reason the hard drive is not showing up when I connect it to my iPad? Will it require another adapter connected to a power source?
I’ve completely given up on SSD external drives for my iPad. The Samsung T7 touch can’t be used unless you have a Mac to access the software so if anything goes wrong you can’t go into settings. I lost all my saved files. Instead I just save to iCloud and the storage on my device. I will never trust or use an external SSD again
Hello. I have an iPad Pro (5th generation) and the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 4TB. I have tried to connect it to my iPad but the SSD doesn’t show up, like in your video. Do you have an answer to this problem? I appreciate your feedback. Thank you in advance.
Big question! On my new iPad 2021, for example, do I need to somehow “dis-mount” or “un-mount” my external had drive from the tablet? Or is it safe to just pull out from the USB-C Port?
@@robskyful indeed, iPad is not perfect in 2021, but for me is the best tablet for working with and shooting video. I’ll just deal with the clunks! Ha.
I really want to know how to transfer photos and videos that are already in the photos app in the ipad to the files app...if you know I would really appreciate the help ...
Apple always make using any type of drives like Thumbdrives or pocket drives a HASSLE, where I need to either update some driver or or app to read the drive. where Windows will read it RIGHT AWAY no need to usually install any UPDATE. I hate Apple products for doing this. while I love using Procreate on my IPad... I have issues trying to save files to a Thumb Drive or Portable Pocket SSD drive. I even have bought many adapters for the iPad Ports . such as Lightning to USB or USB C to Lightning. I have a refurbished Ipad Pro 3 12.9 and it still wont read ANY drive I connect. a HUGE PAIN IN THE @ss!. any tips ? I have tried to update any drivers for the apps or IOS for iPad. @JeradHillTech any other suggestions? thanks in advance.
Hi great video ,one question the sandisc hard drive ,which generation did you use 1050 mbps or the 500 mbps Have heard of the 1050 mbps overheats not sure what os they were using
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You are the *only person* who actually explained that an iPad doesn’t have enough output to power a disk drive, THANK YOU!!
Funny that Apple hides the truth from consumers. Nobody expects the iPad to be so incompatible when they buy it
What would have been useful is if you had touched on the ways of formatting drives where you may want to share files between iOS and Windows
I can send files from my ssd to the ipad but not the other way around. it shows 0 Bytes files when I check them on my phone or windows...
Format your hdd or ssd as exfat it worked for me
Check out the program called iMazing. I use it for complete file management between my PC and my iPad (and my iPhone).
@@myronachtman4304 are they legit I have an iPad Air but it won’t take iOS 13 it will but Apple are forcing people to buy new
I know how to use external drives but my drive does not appear on my iPad. Do I need to format it or does it need to be a different drive. It is a passport drive
This is my initial review since I just got the ipad and I'm hoping to update it when I've had it longer ruclips.net/user/postUgkxUGaHtKW8MwCql2fPyIm9-ftTqSMzKFFA . I purchased one that was listed as "acceptable condition" and was a little worried about what it would look like. However, I am pleased with its condition. The back has some scuffs and a small dent near the logo. There are a few tiny marks at the bottom of the front of the ipad but the condition of the screen is perfect. There are no scratches or anything. I was able to set it up, use it, and it charges fine. I'm hoping it continues to work well for me. So far it was worth the purchase. Also shipping was fast. The item came one day earlier than expected
great video, though I don't believe at any point in the video did you suggest what format the hard drive should be in, so that the iPad recognizes the drive when connected; mind answering the question? thanks
@@Pablito2466 what is the AP file system? Is that a format option on a W10 PC?
What about the lightning iPad?
Ur fckd
An adapter should work? Try that!
Very helpful. My Mac is at Apple Store Service dept and now I can continue to do things on the Mac using my Mac backup drive remotely and temporarily.
Can the ssd work directly with the iPad or iPhone with out extra power
Wow!! thanks for the detailed guide. I was wondering how to copy the files from SDD to ipad
Great info, well done
Great info, thanks! I'm going to recycle my AirMac 2013 and old iPad Air and combine them into one travel solution at 3 pounds less bag weight. I appreciate this video!
So how do you transfer data from a pen drive to an iPad with a lighting port?
Hi, nice informative video. I have a peculiar problem connecting SSDs to my iPad Pro 3rd Gen 12.9 in. I have two SSDs, both Sandisk, but one of them is the Extreme Pro version 1TB, while the other is the Extreme version 2TB. I use a Honeywell adaptor with a PD port that says 85 watts, to which I connect the original 20W power adaptor, while the SSD goes into the USB C (SS) port of the Honeywell adaptor, one by one though. The Extreme Pro 1TB connects perfectly and pretty much quickly, while the Extreme 2TB just doesn't show up in the Files app. The OS is 16.5, just updated yesterday. Any suggestion would help.
thank you so much for this video you just made. you helped me save a lot of money by not buying macbook, where i can use ipad instead. your looks made it a lot easier as well : )
Do you do video editing on iPad?
How to format the external SSD so as to be able to store 4K video files and edit them in LumaFusion on the iPad?
Did you ever figure it out ??
Thanks for this video. It helped me decide to buy 1TB ssd instead of upgrading ipad to 256GB in the same price.
Can I buy the 128gb iPad Pro to save money, but buy a 1T ssd drive for storage as a video editor
Can I buy the 128gb iPad Pro to save money, but buy a 1T ssd drive for storage as a video editor
Very clear and concise. Thank you
A couple of things: first, the iPads that have Lightning ports can certainly work with USB-C devices, if you use a USB-C to Lightning cable I have a couple of these. Secondly, the real issue here isn't connectivity, but rather, the compatibility of the operating system. I have two Seagate external drives (1TB and 2TB) and they work fine with Windows, but won't work at all with an iPad, even if I'm using the right cable to connect them with, which, in this case, would be USB-A, which "should" work with an Apple USB adapter (the type that has a USB-A port and Lightning port for power).
@Chinglish Reactions Don't confuse people. A disk formatted under Windows 10 in ExFAT works fine under MacOS and iOS and iPadOS. You probably meant NTFS, but didn't mention it. The NTFS disk is mounted in MacOS and is read-only (unless special third-party drivers are installed).
@@quietboysince59Do you mind share the steps to format this external drive to ExFAT and NTFS. Is there guide link for those who are not IT savvy but needed this back up done anyway. 😌
@@lydiawiryana3467 RUclips does not allow links in comments, so you can insert the following line into RUclips search yourself: "How to Initialize and Format a New Hard Drive in Windows 10". I’ll add from my experience that it’s best to format a drive in ExFat specifically under Widows10, and not under MacOS.
And in order to use disks formatted on MacOS in HFS+ or APFS under Windows 10, I installed drivers Paragon HFS+ and APFS for Windows by Paragon Software. This makes it possible to use Mac disks under Windows. Another important observation: if the disk is supposed to be used with the iPad OS, then it is better to format it under MacOS in APFS and use such a disk under Windows through the installed driver from Paragon.
Macs have always been able to read disks formatted for Windows users but Windows users can not use a hard drive formatted by Mac. So if going back and forth between platforms, suggest keeping the Windows format....but if you have only Mac OS equipment would definitely use Mac formatted...get an external hard drive that connects with the ports you have or you will be "cabling or connecting" your self to death. Another work around is use the cloud...I upload my info to a few different cloud servers and use their storage so I can alway login and access no matter what platform I am working on.
My pictures go to a picture site as well as iCloud....and then videos to another server...and my backups to another cloud. All of this is far cheaper than worrying about formatting and what cables and always up grading equipment so that can use an external and not having enough juice to operate. I do have a huge hard drive that works on my router to back up my computers and iPad content. Crunch the numbers and see what works for you, a lot of options out there.
I have the lightning connector. My iPad Pro was purchased in 2016. I want to download pictures from a flash drive but can’t figure out how to do it.
Do you have videos about Lightroom for IPad? Your video was best one for showing attaching two external HD. Now need to find out how to use LR on IPad with them!
I do. Check out courses.jeradhill.com
Disregard...didn't know where to look. It works great!
Thanks Man. Saved me a lot of time.
Any advice?
I have a (frustratingly costly) 8TB Samsung SSD installed within an exceptional External 2.5" USB C 3.1 Gen2 capable case (which works exceptionally well when plugged in to any PC or Android device). ~ The entire drive is formatted with one partition as an ExFAT partition. And despite my 2021 M1 iPad Pro 12.9" recognizing the drive (and its designated "label") within the "Files" App as soon as the drive is plugged in; it still wont see any files or directories.
Hi how would I connect the sadisk sdd to a 9th gen ipad out in the county side any help would be appreciated
Thanks for the very informative video! I am getting ready to purchase the iPad Pro 11 with either 256 or 512Gb. I would prefer to save a little money for the Apple Pencil and get the 256 Gb. Question, can you edit photos while they are sitting on the external hard drive? Or do you need to move them to the iPad Pro, edit and then move the photos back to the external hard drive? I have the Samsung T7 SSD drive. Thanks!
You need to move them to the computer to use the editing tools/ programs. Then you can return them (edited) to the storage.
@@dani-k_888 thanks! Unfortunately, don't have a computer. Just an ipad and external hard drive.
Thanks for the viedo, Could you please clarify whether it is possible to install games app inside external flash drive in ipad mini.
Thank you and very helpful! However, I am unable to copy and paste from icloud drive into external drive. The other way around I can do. Is there anything else I am suppose to do to enable this action?
Thanks for the video. Found it quite helpful.
But wondering why in your video, you say ”if you have any questions post them in the comments “ but then it seems you only answered a couple-- of probably over 20?
Regardless, I got some useful info.
Just avoid using spinning hard drives with the iPad. There’s no way of properly ejecting leads to no proper way of stopping the drive from spinning on an iPad.
I am using an iPad Pro 5th gen 16. iOS . I have a device like you have in the video to have power while having a external device. My problem is the drive never shows up on the ipad screen.
gr8 video! informative and right to the point! Thank you!
Fabulous tutorial. Thank you!
I have an external DVD plugged into my Mac. Can I connect this to my c drive of my iPad Pro?
When disconnecting a drive, does it not have to be unmounted first? I just ordered an iPad Pro primarily for this feature. Looking forward to it arriving!
Hopefully you've got it figured out by now since this question was 4 months ago, but no you don't need to unmount. Ive used regular and micro SD cards, an old Toshiba 1tb hard drive as well as regular flash drives. I connect all of those with a UNI dongle. I've never had issues with connecting or disconnecting any of those... No data corruption with just closing the files folder and unplugging whatever data saver device I have connected. Good luck 👍👍
@@reidthered Thanks so much - I just held my breath and pulled the plug on my external drive and all was good. This might be helpful for anyone else in the future though who's looking for the same answer. Thanks for the reply! :)
But how can I transfer information from my PC desktop to and from my IPAD (USBC version)?? Created files on PC to SSD drive it will not show up on IPAD???
Exactly what I was looking for..Thanks a lot for your efforts
Great info, thanks for your help!
See SSD in Files… IPAD (New MinI) ssays content unavailable because of unknown error. Did I need to have done a special formatting to use the SSD? I loaded files (photos, videos) from PC. Formats are jpg, etc.
I'd love to use an ipad pro while traveling just to offload/backup my footage (cfast cards to 2 ssd's). Can you "select all"? Because there are tons of files directly on the top directory of my cfast cards. And can you copy the footage on two drives simultaneously? Thx!
I am still rocking a 1st gen iPad Pro what hard drive is suitable I do have the lightning to usb adapter .
Can you use externals with ipad gen 9/10 or higher? Im no apple expert, i just bought an ipad 9th gen for digital art.
I have an older iPad with the lightning connection. I have a friend with boatloads of music on flash drives. Is there a way via adapters that I can upload the music onto my iPad?
Will the iPad mini work with an NvME that has no DRAM? The Lexar nm790 needs host RAM from the device...
Very good but how do I safely eject the external drives ?
Hi I have the same San disk but an iPad 7th generation, would it work in my iPad? Cause I’ve been trying but doesn’t work
How do I see RAW file photos (i.e. the image not just the file name) prior to importing, so I know what image to select to import. I can only see the file names. Thx
You should’ve demonstrated how to safely eject or disconnect an external drive from the iPad.
Jered, I have an iPad Pro 12.9 4th Gen running IOS17.4.1. It was a gift from a friend who wasn’t using it.
Yesterday my main HP i9 laptop failed as it won’t charge. I know it’s not the battery and I suspect it’s something in the charging circuit that will need to be serviced. I removed the 500GB SSD from the HP and put it into a USB-C enclosure and plugged into the iPad. I do not see it in the iPad’s Files tab. The iPad does not recognize it.
Since I have a multi-port dongle, I plugged the SSD into the dongle then plugged it into the iPad.Still nothing even though I know the SSD enclosure is getting power as I see the light on the enclosure and the wireless USB transmitter for my wireless mouse is working. Plus the USB-C cord from my phone charger plugged into the dongle is charging my iPad (but the same cord plugged into the port on my Magic Keyboard does not charge the iPad… very strange).
I really need to be able to at least access my files on the iPad Pro so I can work while I get my HP laptop serviced. I know my Apple friends use their iPad Pros with the Magic Keyboard as a laptop substitute which is what I want to be able to do but can’t.
Based on what I’ve described and your greater Apple experience than mine, what should I be doing? I can’t believe that I’m the only person experiencing this.
I found your video helpful (I never knew there was the extra USB-C port on the Magic Keyboard) but I am at my wits end dealing with this. Can you help me? My EMA is fmc2900R@gmail if you can communicate with me, that would be greatly appreciated as well as posting a solution here for everyone to see.
Is my problem related to a power issue? Is that what I am missing, why the SSD in the enclosure not being recognized?
I attached an external hard drive to my iPad. The drive that had files on it were accessible from my iPad. The drive itself says read only so I could not copy a file from my iPad.
I also had an external drive that has no files on it. I was not able to copy anything to it because it also says read only. Is this a format issue? Do you know how I can change this. I need this to copy from iPad to external drive.
I also have an SSD drive. I bought one of the adapters from your link. Will I have the same issue of read only?
i have ipad pro 1 1inch 2021 m trying to connect external ssd frm crucial brnd but its not showing in it how to solve this?
What happens when the iPad doesn’t recognize or bring up the external hard drive?
So helpful. Thank you!
Does this work for transferring music to your iPad as well or just photos & videos?
I have a windows sector and a Mac sector to my hard drive but at the iPad Pro 2021 I can see only the windows sector. Do you know how can I appear the second sector?
am trying to open photos from Microsoft external hardrive which has been formatted into exfat. Lightning usb dongle
Microsoft pc won’t open iPad files and iPad won’t open Microsoft external hard drive even though I paid for this file manager.
Over Apple.
what format should the HDD be, I have a hub that sends power and everything but when I plug my toshiba 4tb HDD it reads as unknown and gives an error that can`t be opened???? On my samsung tablet it opens with no issues, any advise?
How about the OS files and Apps files that u have installed or the whole HDD, can they be back up to one image file for later restoring??
Did you say you can't open the files while they are on the external drive? Only when they are on the tablet drive they can be opened?
What dongle device are you using that is powered by house/wall power?
Hi! What if you also work with windows, and have an iPad? Do you need to have an specific external drive format to be compatible with both?
Format external to exfact
Can we use the Apple dongle to connect our SSD? I have one but mainly use it for my macbook but will it work for iPad as well?
i tried using my brand new SSS 1GB external drive (exactly like yours) to my I-pad 9th gen by plugging the USB-C connect in to my I-pad power port from my SSD and it didn't work. The I-pad never recognized my SSD hard drive.
Help me!!!
I have an Ipad Pro and it does not recognize my external hard drive or USB after many attempts to connect. Can someone tell me what I might be doing wrong? How do I find out what type of drive is in the enclosure kit if I haven't built it personally? TIA
you missed formatting to FATex on a MAC or PC prior to use on the iPad.
ipad 2020 or 2021 available with connection to other adapters and gadgets? or any iPad with usb-c
Can you tell me if my iPad Pro 12.9 256 GB 3rd Gen will work with the SanDisk Extreme SSD? It is a USB-C drive. I want to be able to put videos onto it from an external drive as my iMac is running old os that will not sink.
I have the latest update and I also have Upgrow 7 in 1 USB C HUB. I can’t get anything to happen at all any advice?
Why do some files open and some are not reading when they were reading before? I hit open and its a black screen with just info but no option to play as it cant read the video. Very weird and frustrating.
How to unmount securely? Since there are reject option out there
I have same exact SSD shown at 9:16 I connect it to my iPad but it does not show up in the locations section in the files app on iPad. Please help.
I only use it with iMac, so im assuming its formatted correctly for iPad OS.
I bought a Satechi dongle and I can't complete the act according to the video. The dongle shows up but when I connect SSD or hard drive with a spinning disc nothing registers. You got any ideas. Or should I Satechi support or Apple?
I have a Sandisk e61 2tb and it’s not recognizable on the iPad Pro. I can feel it get warm but i suppose the cannot support the power necessary for ssd
My external hard drive did not appear on my ipad; i can hear the external drive (1T) spinning, and I also at the same time charging my ipad pro and it is not showing up on my ipad; I tried with another external drive 10T (with external power adapter), it shows up on my ipad pro but disappear sometimes later, so the drive was on and off on my ipad, idk why
If my external is formatted for iOS and worked for my laptop, can I also use it for the iPad Pro?
Just want to transfer my music on my external HD to my iPad Pro
Lightning
So I was just going to buy a cable adapter
Yes, formatted for Mac will work on iPad.
Great video as always! I would like to ask you for advice. I have two Hard Disks (formatted in exFat) that I normally use on a PC. I tried to connect them via the Hub to the iPad (Air m1) but they turn on without the iPad recognizing them. How could I solve? I also changed the adapter but nothing. I state that until some time ago they were read without the slightest problem.
I have the same problem
Thanks for the very clear run down.
One question I have (that I may have missed the answer to) is whether the hub/dongle you’re using will run without external power (on iPad power only) to do file transfer.
I’m a wildlife photographer and can be in the field away from power for days at a time. I can plug into a power bank in a pinch. But it’s often more workable if I can just run the hub directly on iPad power.
Any help much appreciated!
Cheers
In that instance a hub would allow you to charge and transfer files at the same time. Of course if you are using the Magic Keyboard, it has a charging port that you can use while the USB-C port connects to an external drive or memory card.
Just to be clear - with no power bank, the hub will still allow file transfer using only iPad bus power? Sorry if I’m being obtuse. : )
Thanks again 👍
Hey I am not able to copy from ipad to pendrive.
But i m able to transfer from pendrive to ipad. How do I fix it.
I have a sandisk extreme pro v2 1 tb but connecting it directly in ipad pro m1 in thunderbolt port is not recognize. Do i need a thunderbolt dock to power it up so ipad can recognize it?
Is it possible to transfer the material from the GoPro memory card to an external drive, omitting the iPad ... directly from the card to the external drive using the iPad as an intermediary
Yes you can. I use a SoCal mini hub and go from microSD to external SSD directly. Lumafusion now can edit directly on the external SSD
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
is it normal that the gb still appears the same on ipad storage and update from time to time?
What about if you wanted to download a program?
how we will know how much storage is left in that ssd after using it …?
When I open files in my ipad pro I dont see my movies and pictures and dont know how I can move Them to my external harddrive. I see the harddrive+
oh Thank you Apple for letting me use MY iPad with My harddrive. Such generosity.
Any idea why I can see images but can’t see my videos on my iPad from my sandisk but can see them from sandisk on my Mac mini / permissions seem ok 🤨
Thanks very much
Can i view a hard drive from a 2012 mac pro if i purchase the base model 2021 ipad?
My 2015 MacBook Pro recently died, so to access all my old files I’ve removed the hard drive and fitted it into an enclosure. Is there a reason the hard drive is not showing up when I connect it to my iPad? Will it require another adapter connected to a power source?
Depending on the drive, yes. If it's an SSD it shouldn't but if it's a 2.5" spinning hard drive it likely will.
Would it still work if those files come from a windows computer??
Got my new iPad Pro 11 inch, my sandisk ultra doesn’t detect in ipad. Any idea?
I’ve completely given up on SSD external drives for my iPad.
The Samsung T7 touch can’t be used unless you have a Mac to access the software so if anything goes wrong you can’t go into settings.
I lost all my saved files.
Instead I just save to iCloud and the storage on my device.
I will never trust or use an external SSD again
Can I load my 2,000 pictures and videos on my Apple I Pad to DVDs?
Hello. I have an iPad Pro (5th generation) and the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 4TB. I have tried to connect it to my iPad but the SSD doesn’t show up, like in your video. Do you have an answer to this problem? I appreciate your feedback. Thank you in advance.
Might be your cable. It should work.
@@jeradtechThanks but already done it and did not work either.
Big question! On my new iPad 2021, for example, do I need to somehow “dis-mount” or “un-mount” my external had drive from the tablet? Or is it safe to just pull out from the USB-C Port?
Just unplug it. There is no method for ejecting the drive.
@@robskyful indeed, iPad is not perfect in 2021, but for me is the best tablet for working with and shooting video. I’ll just deal with the clunks! Ha.
Hi, may I know if HDD portable hardisk can use this doogle? With the doogle having powered PD port can it have enough power to use the HDD?
I really want to know how to transfer photos and videos that are already in the photos app in the ipad to the files app...if you know I would really appreciate the help ...
Why can't I access my existing photos in the files app....if I could I could transfer them to the external SSD...
Apple always make using any type of drives like Thumbdrives or pocket drives a HASSLE, where I need to either update some driver or or app to read the drive. where Windows will read it RIGHT AWAY no need to usually install any UPDATE. I hate Apple products for doing this. while I love using Procreate on my IPad... I have issues trying to save files to a Thumb Drive or Portable Pocket SSD drive. I even have bought many adapters for the iPad Ports . such as Lightning to USB or USB C to Lightning. I have a refurbished Ipad Pro 3 12.9 and it still wont read ANY drive I connect. a HUGE PAIN IN THE @ss!. any tips ? I have tried to update any drivers for the apps or IOS for iPad. @JeradHillTech any other suggestions? thanks in advance.
Is there any way to determine used / available space on an SSD drive? Does not seem to be a feature if iOS or iPadOS.
Can we used 1Tb HDD to connect to Ipad Pro M2?
Hi great video ,one question the sandisc hard drive ,which generation did you use 1050 mbps or the 500 mbps
Have heard of the 1050 mbps overheats not sure what os they were using
The model in this video is the slower model. I do have the faster model as well. It gets warm but I have not had it overheat.