Connecting exFAT formatted 4 TB Seagate HDD to 6th Gen iPad running 16.6 iOS

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Connecting exFAT formatted 4 TB Seagate HDD to 6th Gen iPad running 16.6 iOS

I went to an Apple store seeking to purchase the necessary accessory to connect a Seagate External HDD formatted as exFAT to my 6th Gen iPad running iOS 16.6 and believe me when I say this they said it cannot be done! They used a USB to lightning camera adapter, connected the hard disk to the usb port and plugged a power cable into the adapter. The ipad was getting charged but the hard disk was not powered. The disk partition is exFAT. I was very disappointed. Is there a solution that works with iPad 6th generation? Please help!

iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on Sep 6, 2023 9:47 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 6, 2023 10:15 AM in response to srinivas271

In theory that should have worked as outlined in the support document linked below.

click here ➜ Connect external storage devices to iPad - Apple Support

If the drive did not power on when connected to the Camera Adapter and power, then either the camera adapter was faulty or the drive has a problem.

If you can verify the drive works on a different device, and can be accessed then the camera adapter may have not worked correctly.

Outside of that, are you sure it was not getting power? Does it have a light on it that would show it being turned on? Does it have a power switch? Does it have its own external power supply?

If it has its own external power supply, it must be connected to it.

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Sep 6, 2023 10:26 AM in response to Phil0124

The drive worked well when connected to iPad 10th Gen using the Type C connector. HDD was not getting power and it was not connected to any powered USB hub. Only connected to Camera Adapter and the store was not particularly helpful stating that they cannot test a new lightning to usb camera adapter as they are not allowed to do so. 😔

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Sep 6, 2023 1:21 PM in response to srinivas271

You will need to try out different setups. Clearly the 6th gen iPad is not the same as the 10th Gen and may work differently regarding the external drives.

There's not much to do, but try it again with power connected to the drive.

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Sep 6, 2023 8:10 PM in response to Phil0124

Thanks Phil! Will try some alternatives.

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