Connectivity with External hard drive with iPad
How can i connect my iPad 7th generation OS 13.6 to External Hard Drive through Lighning to USB3 Adapter? I have use this to my brand new iPad 7th gen but not showing my pend drive in Files?
Question marked as
Top-ranking reply
iPadOS provides limited support for external Hard Disk storage.
An external HDD can be connected to your iPad with the Apple adapter appropriate for your model of iPad - if the HDD is both partitioned and formatted appropriately (i.e., a single partition - formatted as FAT32, exFAT or APFS).
You should also note that the iPad is not capable of providing sufficient power to run an HDD. If the HDD does not have its own source of power - then external power must be supplied to the HDD using the connecting adapter (e.g., an Apple Lightning to USB3 Camera Adapter and Apple Charger of at least 12W) - or by connecting both the iPad and HDD to a powered USB hub.
I hope you find this to be helpful in providing some useful clarity.