External hard drive recognized but no files showing up on ipad

Hi


I have an iPad Pro with usb-c port and would like to use it with an external hard drive. When I connect it, it shows up in the files app under its correct name, but when I try to access the files, the loading wheel spins for a while and then it just says 0 files.

has anybody else had this issue?

thanks for any tips!

iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi

Posted on Dec 10, 2019 3:30 PM

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Posted on Dec 10, 2019 3:54 PM

Hello,


Most likely your drive is formatted in a way that is not compatible with iPad.


iPadOS 13 supports the following disk formats with a GUID partition scheme:

  • macOS Extended journaled — YES Read and Write
  • APFS - YES Read and Write
  • FAT32 — NO
  • exFAT — NO
  • NTFS — NO
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