Need an external hard drive for a 6th Generation Ipad
Need an external hard drive for a 6th Generation Ipad
Windows, Windows 10
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You should understand that Hard Disk Drives are notoriously power-hungry - and will likely require more power than your iPad Lightning port alone can supply. As such, unless your external HDD has its own source of power, you must either use a powered USB hub and/or use an Apple Lightning to USB3 Camera Adapter- to which you must also connect your iPad Power Adapter. The Power Adapter must be rated at least 12W (2.4A @5V) - although a 20-30W Power Adapter is recommended.
- Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter
https://store.apple.com/uk/xc/product/MK0W2ZM/A
To be recognised by iPadOS, the attached USB storage device must be formatted to FAT, FAT32, exFAT, APFS or HFS+ with a single partition. Microsoft NTFS is not supported. Formatting and partitioning, if required, must be performed using a separate computer; iPad does not provide any facilities to format an external storage device.
Some additional information can be found here:
Connect external devices or servers with Files on iPhone - Apple Support
https://www.imore.com/how-use-external-hard-drives-your-iphone-or-ipad