Sd card photos import

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Milwain Author

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Sd card photos import

sd Card photos show in Files on my iPad Pro 2020. I can select all but I don’t see import anywhere.

Posted on Jul 13, 2020 9:28 AM

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Milwain Author

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Jul 14, 2020 9:37 AM in response to Skydiver119

I managed to get someone from the apple store, the answer was surprising. Some SD cards do not invoke import on the photo app . I tried an old card and import appeared on the photo app. Apple doesn’t know the reason.

So I will need information before i buy a new card.

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Skydiver119

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Jul 13, 2020 9:51 AM in response to Milwain

You import photos off SD cards via the photo app. OPen that up and you should see an import button

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Skydiver119

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Jul 14, 2020 5:47 AM in response to Milwain

No, I have an ipad 6. How the photos app works is, the files need to have an 8 character name (DSC_1234.jpg for example) and must be in a folder named DCIM. This mimics how they come off a camera. You plug in the card reader, open the photos app and you see this

Tap on the import button and follow the prompts.

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Skydiver119

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Jul 14, 2020 5:49 AM in response to Skydiver119

Using the same set up, through the files app I was able to navigate to the device (generic USB symbol) and then in each picture I had the option to save to the photos app. Or the only other option was to move them, but photos was not an option.

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Milwain Author

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Jul 14, 2020 4:25 AM in response to Skydiver119

I have followed your instruction, and find there is no IMPORT in the photo app. As mentioned I have a iPad Pro , this years model. Is this the same year as yours? As things can vary from year to year.

Thanks for you help !

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Skydiver119

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Jul 14, 2020 2:29 PM in response to Milwain

I have no specific info but I THINK it may have something to do with SDHC/SDXC cards. I’m basing this on I had an old card reader that would see - in my pc - an older card but would not see the SDHC card I was trying to use at the time.

that allows me to speculate that older cards work fine but probably the SDXC do not. (Now that you mention it I can import video off my old cards but not SDHC ones)

so if you can you may try that.

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