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Transfer files to flash drive from iPad

All I am trying to do is print to a printer that doesn’t support Air Print. Does anybody know a way to transfer files from an iPad to a flash drive without the need for a computer?

iPad Pro, iOS 12

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 3:09 PM

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Posted on Apr 24, 2019 3:32 PM

No. The sandboxed nature of iPad storage security makes it hard to move files around. There is very little support for moving files to and from iOS devices to thumb/flash drives except using special vendor attachments and using their software to move from "their" area on the iOS device to the drive.

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Apr 24, 2019 3:32 PM in response to maverick025

No. The sandboxed nature of iPad storage security makes it hard to move files around. There is very little support for moving files to and from iOS devices to thumb/flash drives except using special vendor attachments and using their software to move from "their" area on the iOS device to the drive.

Transfer files to flash drive from iPad

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