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How do I Backup to an external drive or ssd directly without using a computer?

iPad, iOS 9

Posted on Mar 11, 2021 2:03 PM

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Posted on Mar 11, 2021 2:06 PM

You can't. There is no backup option to an external drive on an iPad.

The best you can do, is manually copy files and photos to the external drive through the Files App if you have an iPad running iOS 13 or later.

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