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Thumbdrives to use with ipad pro 11

Which thumb drives are compatible with ipad pro 11?

I have tried multiple usb drives via a usb to usb-C adaptor. Have also tried a sandisk dual usb drive whish has a usb-C plug but none are recognised by the ipad.

As usual lack of compatibility is a pain in the neck with apple products!

iPad Pro, iOS 12

Posted on Nov 19, 2019 4:46 PM

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Posted on Nov 19, 2019 4:56 PM

Hello,


Most likely your drive is formatted in a way that is not compatible with iPad.


iPadOS 13 supports the following disk formats with a GUID partition scheme:

  • macOS Extended journaled — YES Read and Write
  • APFS - YES Read and Write
  • FAT32 — NO
  • exFAT — NO
  • NTFS — NO


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Thumbdrives to use with ipad pro 11

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