Ipad pro not powering external drive after update
We have ipad pro 5th edition. One terabyte drive to watch movies after an update drive no longer is power. Any thoughts??
iPad mini, iOS 12
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As the iPad has limited power capabilities, dependent upon the Storage Device, an external power source is often required. For HDD or SSD, connected via USB, an external power source is almost certainly required.
If you have one of the newest iPad Pro models, with a USB-C connector, you may need to utilise a powered USB-C hub (i.e., it has its own source of power or has a USB PD power connection) - connecting both the iPad Pro and the storage device to the hub.
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
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.