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Q: I have copied photo's to a folder on the iPad. How can I view these foto's?

I have copied some files from an USB memory card to an iPad. I did this by first copying the foto's and movies to my computer. Then i connected the iPad to my USB port, and copied the foto's and movies to a folder on the iPad. I copied them to the folder containing some foto's we made with the iPad. On the iPad we can see the foto's we made with the iPad, but not the foto's I copied. How can i make the foto's and movies visible on the iPad.

Since I don't own an iPad myself, I do not want to install any software on my computer to manage an iPad. I am using a computer with Linux 12.04.

iPad 2, iOS 5

Posted on Sep 11, 2012 4:04 AM

by King_Penguin,Solvedanswer
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If you have access to a wifi network then there are apps such as Simple Transfer that allow you to copy photos to and from the iPad's Photos app and a computer via your wifi network.

Posted on Sep 11, 2012 6:24 AM

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Q: I have copied photo's to a folder on the iPad. How can I view these foto's?

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  • by Demo,

    Demo Demo Sep 11, 2012 4:15 AM in response to axel van moorsel
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    Sep 11, 2012 4:15 AM in response to axel van moorsel

    You have to sync the photos to the iPad via iTunes on a computer that can run iTunes - which leaves your OS out of the mix.

     

    You can copy the photos from the card using the camera connection kit then they will appear in the photos app.

    http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC531ZM/A/apple-ipad-camera-connection-kit

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4101

  • by axel van moorsel,

    axel van moorsel axel van moorsel Sep 11, 2012 5:38 AM in response to axel van moorsel
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    Sep 11, 2012 5:38 AM in response to axel van moorsel

    I know you need iTunes tosynchorinize your iPad, and i know ther is a connection kit (i searched internet before posting this question).

    The point is:

    We are on vacation. the iPad is my fathers. We have here only his iPad and my laptop. We wanted to put foto's we made with a digital camera foto's on the iPad, so i connected the iPad to my laptop, and was able to copy the foto's to the iPad. So they are on the iPad, but they cannot be viewed. Since I do not want to instll software on my laptop I do not need my self, and we see no point in buyin a connection kit for one time use, it would be great if you could just copy foto's to the iPad and then view them.

    I would appreciate it very much if someone could tell me how to do this. I am not used to working with tablets.so I am used to thinking "PC wise": youo copy files to a location on your computer and then you use a program to open those files. I know it works differently on an iPad, but it woul be great if this was one option that also would be available.

  • by Demo,

    Demo Demo Sep 11, 2012 5:52 AM in response to axel van moorsel
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    Sep 11, 2012 5:52 AM in response to axel van moorsel

    Well what I am telling you that is without installing some software on your computer or using iTunes, you are pretty much out of luck.

     

    The iPad is not a computer and you cannot copy files to it like you can with a computer and then open the program that you want to use in order to view whatever file type that you want to view.

     

    I'm not sure what folder that you were able to copy these photos into, but the only thing that I can think of that might work is to open that folder on the iPad, tap and hold down on one of the photos, and see if you get an "Open In" option to pop up. If it does pop up, you can select the photos app as the open in option.

     

    The only option that I can think of without using additional software on your computer is to email them to the iPad and then use the open in option to open in the Photos app.

  • by axel van moorsel,

    axel van moorsel axel van moorsel Sep 11, 2012 6:18 AM in response to axel van moorsel
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    Sep 11, 2012 6:18 AM in response to axel van moorsel

    I did think of that, but I couldn't find a file browser on the iPad. Is there a default filebrowser, or do you have to buy one in the appstore?

  • by King_Penguin,Solvedanswer

    King_Penguin King_Penguin Sep 11, 2012 6:24 AM in response to axel van moorsel
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    Sep 11, 2012 6:24 AM in response to axel van moorsel

    If you have access to a wifi network then there are apps such as Simple Transfer that allow you to copy photos to and from the iPad's Photos app and a computer via your wifi network.

  • by axel van moorsel,

    axel van moorsel axel van moorsel Sep 11, 2012 7:15 AM in response to axel van moorsel
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    Sep 11, 2012 7:15 AM in response to axel van moorsel

    Thanks King Penguin.

    Installing the apps (I tried 2) was enough to see the photo's in the default foto viewer on the iPad. I didn't have to upload them, since I already put them in the folder where the iPad camera put the photo's. I will go and play with the apps a little more to see what other options they have.