Many happy owners of a shiny new iPads, bringing its acquisition of home, horrified to discover that this is not devayse outputs for connecting a normal and usual for us USB-stick."How so?"- Immediately rushes to the head.Because today USB-stick we use almost every day, they were able to replace the awkward and large disks, allowing frequently write and erase information.So as a USB flash drive connected to the iPad?The owners of this modern devaysa often asked this question.The answer to it - countless, but we decided to find the most effective of them represented in this small survey article.
there a flash drive for iPad?
At this point, as you know, such a device has not yet been invented.Although if the flash drive for iPad appeared, it would have enjoyed huge popularity since every year the number of owners of small convenient tablets increases.But for now we can only hope for its appearance and use a variety of "improvised" material to work our iPad (connect flash drives can be carried out with the help of adapters).
Connect a USB flash drive to iPad file transfer
Many people buy tablets, not to be bored on long trips.After all, how convenient way to get a small gadget and watch movies on it, listen to music or play games.But to the same movies appeared on the tablet (if you have no Internet connection), you must transfer them via USB-stick.That's where the problems begin.Especially those who do not know how to connect a USB flash drive to iPad without a corresponding output.The solution is quite simple.You must purchase a special adapter, which is called Camera Apple IPAD Connection Kit.
If you look more closely into this adapter, you can see that on the one hand it can be connected to the iPad, but on the other there is a slot for USB.And, apparently, everything is simple and clear, but here you should know some important rules.
Like a USB flash drive connected to the iPad, using an adapter Camera Apple IPAD Connection Kit?
- First of all, you need your USB-stick format.This can be done only by means of a computer.Insert the flash card into the appropriate slot on the computer (notebook, netbook), go to the "My Computer", right click on the USB flash drive and select "Format."Be sure to tick the phrases "in format FAT".Wait until the formatting process.Now, the stick can be used to connect to the tablet.
- Note that formatted so that the flash drive can read only two formats (JPG and MPEG AVI), but for downloading movies and photos on a larger tablet and you do not need.Especially without formatting it to work with the device will not be.
- also on a flash drive must be sure to create a folder called DCIM.Otherwise, your device will not be her "see."
- The final stage will be pumped to stick films or music in a readable format, which will later be played back on the tablet.Connect a USB flash drive, as already mentioned, it is possible through an adapter Camera Apple IPAD Connection Kit.
Also remember that it is best to use to connect the tablet to stick small size (up to 8 Gb).Of course, more devices are also suitable for this purpose, but the iPad battery may not be enough to read them.
How to connect USB-stick to the iPad: a way №2
Another useful adapter in this case may be a Lightning to USB Camera Adapter, which helps connect your digital camera to your device.
Stages of files here are the same as described above, because, of course, to such an adapter can be connected not only to the camera, but also a USB flash drive.The main thing is that the device "thinks" that it was connected to the cord is from a digital video camera, and therefore need to create a folder DCIM.
way, connect to iPad in the same way you can and keyboard.Only to ignore a message devaysa that "connected device has not been identified," and just click "OK".Most likely, the keyboard will work.
If you still do not know how to connect a USB flash drive to the iPad, is to read our brief article in which we attempted to succinctly and clearly state all the necessary actions.
