External Hard drive for iPad Pro 1st generation
Hi, Which external hard drives would be compatible with ipad pro 11” 1Tb 1st generation with. A12X Bionic chip? Many Thanks
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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 hub (i.e., it has its own source of power) - connecting both the iPad Pro and the storage device to ports on 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.