Copy files from iPad Pro to USB drive?

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Copy files from iPad Pro to USB drive?

So, I bought the Apple lightning to USB 3 adaptor, thinking I would be able to transfer photos to a usb drive, for use on a digital photo frame my parents gave me for my bday. Did I just waste $40 trying to do this? Because I don't see any way to copy file from the iPad Pro to the USB drive. I see people saying you can do it by transferring to a PC, then to the USB drive...if I had a PC, I wouldn't have needed this adaptor. Lol. All I have is my iPad Pro and my iPhone 8. So I'm SOL and have to tell my folks I can't use their gift?

iPad Pro Wi-Fi, iOS 11.4.1

Posted on Aug 29, 2018 4:32 PM

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MichelPM

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Aug 29, 2018 5:30 PM in response to skyhunter27

No.

Any Apple iDevice CANNOT use standard computer devices/peripherals.

There are a few special storage devices for mobile devices. There are portable, bulit-in WiFi network hotspot hard drives for mobile devices made by Western Digital and Seagate.

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1330

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1660

https://www.seagate.com/consumer/backup/wireless-plus/#features

There are special mobile lightning connected and built in WiFi network Hot spot, USB flash drives made by SanDisk (now owned by Western Digital)

https://www.sandisk.com/home/mobile-device-storage/ixpand

https://www.sandisk.com/home/mobile-device-storage/ixpand-mini

https://www.sandisk.com/home/mobile-device-storage/connect-wireless-stick

http://www.adamelements.com/iKlips/iklips.html

This listing maybe incomplete and somewhat outdated, now. So do an online search for similar external data storage devices for iPads

Kingston Electronics makes some data storage devices for iPads/iDevices, now, too!

https://www.kingstongo.com/us/usb/datatraveler-bolt-duo-flash-drive-for-iphone

Good Luck!

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skyhunter27 Author

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Aug 29, 2018 5:47 PM in response to MichelPM

Yes. In anticipation of this negative result, I came across the SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive. I'll probably give that a go and return this worthless adaptor...if they let me. I'm clicking on my order in the "Discover" section and "Account" section, but it's blank now. Lol.

Doesn't it strike anyone as odd that you can plug a flash drive into this adaptor and it will readily copy pics FROM the flasth drive TO the iPad Pro, but we're supposed to believe that it can't do the reverse? It's obviously reading the drive just fine. So, it feels like this is just another stubborn move by Apple.

I love their products. But when this kind of thing pops up, it's very frustrating. The convenience of iMessage, FaceTime, and their accessibility features are really the only things keeping me on their devices. When I can no longer easily invert screen colors, they'll lose me.

Thank you for the reply.

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MichelPM

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Aug 29, 2018 5:57 PM in response to skyhunter27

iDevices are designed to take in data from only certain external sources, but cannot move data out from the iDevice to an externally connected source.

When you use that SanDisk drive, you will need to use SanDisk’s own iOS app to control data transfers back and forth between iPad and SanDisk drive.

Good Luck to You!

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