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And if so, how? I've read elsewhere that the external drive may need to be "formatted" a certain way, but in practical terms I have no idea what that means and whether it's possible to do or not.
I am using:
Thank you for any insights!
iPad Pro (3rd generation)
Should formatting and/or partitioning of external storage devices ever be required, this must be performed using a separate computer - such as a Windows PC or Mac computer; iPad does not provide any facility to format an external storage device.
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 and other proprietary device formatting are not supported.
More information about connection to external devices and storage can be found in the iPad User Guide - along with other frequently overlooked information about your iPad and iPadOS:
Should formatting and/or partitioning of external storage devices ever be required, this must be performed using a separate computer - such as a Windows PC or Mac computer; iPad does not provide any facility to format an external storage device.
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 and other proprietary device formatting are not supported.
More information about connection to external devices and storage can be found in the iPad User Guide - along with other frequently overlooked information about your iPad and iPadOS:
My external drive (purchased 2022) shows as read-only on my iPad Pro. Is there any way to copy & paste files directly to it?
