Transfer photos from Mac to ipad without syncing?

hi,

I was having the same issue, turns out there's a REALLY SIMPLE way to do it with just your mac via Spotlight – select, copy over or delete photos as you want to. This link spells it out so I don't have to with some nice step-by-step instructions … if in doubt ask a teacher I guess!

https://snapguide.com/guides/delete-batch-photos-from-an-ipad-using-a-mac/

Dyhas38,

I really wish others would acknowledge how nice it would be to be able to drag and drop files from a mac to an ipad as conveniently as you would be able to do it between a PC and just about any other device, including an ipad without a third-party app.

Demo's response seems like the general consensus:

If you really need to operate this way, and I understand that you may need to do so, the iPad is/was not a practical choice for you.

I find that to be a frustrating attitude, because it means apple has no incentive to meet the needs of people who "think different."

Anyway, if you keep a copy of all the photos that have been imported onto the ipad in a folder on a thumb drive, you can plug the thumb drive into the mac, add the new photos to the thumb drive (and delete the ones you don't want) and then sync photos with just that folder. Or at least that's what I'm going to start doing from now on.

I do not understand why people are still replying here to a two year old posted thread?

The Original Poster has, probably, found his/her own solutions by now as there are more external alternatives for photo storage than there was 2 years, ago.

Since the OP hasn't responded in two years, I think it's a safe assumption that a solution was found or the OP ditched the iPad for some other tablet device that would work better for the OP's needs.

Pay attention to the dates, peoples!

1> No, iPad is not a drive. You cannot access files from iPad.

2> Select photo, tap Edit and tap Delete button.

3> Using iTunes is the only way.

Kaka Dongguan wrote:

PS:

*remember to have connection to wifi;

If you read the question again, the majority of the time, Dyhas38 will not have access to WiFi so this is not a solution that will work.

In the OP's original post, he states that there will be limited access to WiFi and the Internet.

You might want to look at Pic Share It. It allows you to drag and drop photos directly to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch wirelessly over wifi.

have you used a device called airstash its wireless flash drive and there is a app for it too

Another completely free solution is to use Pic Share It to send the files over Wi-Fi from your Mac to your iPad. You just connect to the iPad over Wi-Fi and drag and drop photos to your iPad.