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dierkx1 Author

Level 1

4 points

backing up ipad to external drive

my macbook hard drive is near capacity. i'd like to back up my ipad 256gb to an external hard drive. need some help.

iPad Air, iOS 9

Posted on Jan 26, 2020 7:13 AM

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1 reply

QuickPost

Level 10

103,789 points

Jan 26, 2020 8:32 AM in response to dierkx1

Hello,

I am sorry, iPad does not support the action of backing up to an external storage device.

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