why isn't there a file system?

Keanbarton wrote:

I just received an ipad as a gift. I spent 2 hrs trying to do obvious things with no sucess.

1) Tried to load a movie so I could watch it on the 2 hr plane ride...no go

Why not? I do this all the time, it works just fine. Though you do have to go through iTunes to do it. Digital Copies, personal videos etc.. all can be transferred with ease through iTunes.

Keanbarton wrote:

2) Tried to download some Chemistry, Control system, Math docs so I could study on the plane ride...no go

What format are they in? PDFs work just fine on an iPad. There are many Apps inn the store the open PDFs even Adobe own Reader.

Transfer is again usually done through iTunes file sharing.

iOS: About File Sharing

Keanbarton wrote:

3) Figured I would just work on the c++ project files from my flashdrive and work on them on the plane ride.....no go

The fact the iPad lacks a USB port should have been a dead giveaway. Again files are transferred to the iPad through iTunes. I'm sure there is some C++ compiler in the App store that would allow you to transfer your code to it.

Keanbarton wrote:

4) Looked at working on my web page from ipad... no internet on plane! remember?....

There are many Apps in the app store that will allow you to have a local copy of a website on your iPad. i.e

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/offline-pages-pro-browser/id391462107?mt=8

In closing, Not knowing how to do something, is not the same thing as not being able to.

I can do many many things on an iPad because I understand how it works.

Also claiming something is a POS without even understanding how it works shows just what poor research was done before purchasing the device. and the preconceptions of how a mobile device should work.

Oh and there is a file system on the iPad, the fact its not user accessible just means there are literally no known viruses that can affect an iPad.

I would like to have all of my music in one place - accessible from the "music" app that sits next to email app on the iPad home screen. I had an android phone for many years, so I have a huge Amazon music library. Now I have switched to iPhone and iPad so I also have started purchasing music through iTunes Store. I've downloaded music files to my iPad from my Amazon library for offline use. They are not seen by the iPad music app. I want all my downloaded music in the same place accessible by one music player. I know the Amazon music files have been downloaded onto the iPad (I can play it with no internet connection thru the Amazon app); however, I can't get to these files and put thm in the right folder so that I can access all my music with the same app. This prevents me from having a playlist running with any of my songs that I want. It's also annoying trying to remember what's in iTunes and what's in Amazon.

I've seen a lot of people on here accusing others of just not knowing how to use their iPad and claiming that there arent any productivity limitations due to the way Apple has designed the file system. Can one of you explain to me how to accomplish what I'm trying to do? Thanks.

Joe_PSE wrote:

I would like to have all of my music in one place - accessible from the "music" app that sits next to email app on the iPad home screen.

You would need to download your Amazon music files to your computer and add them to your iTunes library. From there, you can sync them to your iPad.

The default Music App, can only get music either from the iTunes store, or music that was synced from iTunes on a computer.

To have everything in the Music App,. you will have to import all your Amazon music into iTunes on your computer, and then sync it onto the iPad.

Amazon Music for PC and Mac

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1001067901

With the music downloaded to your computer, you'll need to find the folder it is in, and assuming its in a format iTunes can recognize, you can then import it into iTunes.

Add Downloaded Music to iTunes or Windows Media Player

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201377780

Once in iTunes you can normally sync it onto the iPad and it will appear in the Music App.

pricelessdeveloper wrote:

You don't know how any of this works, do you?

Hey, thanks for the response to my +6 year old post!

But yeah, I do. Thanks for asking!

What would we do without these people who sign up, apparently solely for the purpose of dredging up very old threads and imparting their superior wisdom to us fools?