Photos not downloading from sd card to my photo gallery

After taking pictures as usual then inserting in my apple adapter photo gallery does not recognize sd card as it always has !


iPad Pro, iPadOS 16

Posted on Feb 17, 2024 8:39 PM

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Posted on Feb 18, 2024 2:23 AM

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Connect external storage devices to iPad - Apple Support


Direct import of photos and videos from your camera SD Card to your Photo library has a couple of caveats:

  • the SD Card must be correctly formatted as FAT, FAT32 or exFAT (FAT64)
  • stored photos are stored within the expected DCIM folder


Import photos using Apple camera adapters - Apple Support



If you are unable to use the direct photo import feature, you can still manually access and copy photos from the SD Card using the iPad’s built-in Files App. To do so, just open the Files App - and in the Sidebar you will see your SD Card in the list of Locations. If necessary, open the sidebar by tapping the sidebar icon at top-left of the Files App Window. Photos can be copied to the iPad Photo Library, or copied to a folder of your choice either on your iPad or elsewhere.

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Feb 18, 2024 2:23 AM in response to Johnboyrobinson

Start here:

Connect external storage devices to iPad - Apple Support


Direct import of photos and videos from your camera SD Card to your Photo library has a couple of caveats:

  • the SD Card must be correctly formatted as FAT, FAT32 or exFAT (FAT64)
  • stored photos are stored within the expected DCIM folder


Import photos using Apple camera adapters - Apple Support



If you are unable to use the direct photo import feature, you can still manually access and copy photos from the SD Card using the iPad’s built-in Files App. To do so, just open the Files App - and in the Sidebar you will see your SD Card in the list of Locations. If necessary, open the sidebar by tapping the sidebar icon at top-left of the Files App Window. Photos can be copied to the iPad Photo Library, or copied to a folder of your choice either on your iPad or elsewhere.

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Photos not downloading from sd card to my photo gallery

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