How to set up Samsung portable SSD T7 on my IPad Air 11 inch (M2)?

How to set up Samsung portable SSD T7 on my iPad Air 11 inch (M2) ?

iPad Air, iPadOS 17

Posted on Aug 9, 2024 7:51 AM

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Posted on Aug 9, 2024 9:05 AM

Relevant 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.


Also be aware that Samsung-proprietary security features are not supported by iPadOS. If these have been enabled, they must be removed/disabled and the SSD reformatted before the SSD will be usable with your iPad.

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Aug 9, 2024 9:05 AM in response to keo262

Relevant 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.


Also be aware that Samsung-proprietary security features are not supported by iPadOS. If these have been enabled, they must be removed/disabled and the SSD reformatted before the SSD will be usable with your iPad.

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