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szymon64 Author

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external drive on iPad Pro 11 (2018)

Hi, Is there possible to plug external drive to iPad Pro 11 (2018) and view/explor all content?

Posted on Mar 30, 2020 2:06 AM

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LotusPilot

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Posted on Mar 30, 2020 2:13 AM

Yes, but the external drive will require power that the iPad likely cannot provide. Unless the external drive has its own power-source, both your iPad and external storage device must be connected to a powered USB Hub.

Your external storage must also be partitioned and formatted correctly. The drive must have a single partition, formatted as FAT32, exFAT or APFS. Other drive formats are not supported. Not all file types will be exposed by your iPad.

I hope you find this to be helpful in getting you on the right path.

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