Saving to Photos App from Files not working

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Saving to Photos App from Files not working

Hi All,

So, I copied like 150 raw files from my Sony Alpha 7 iii on to my iPad Pro, into the ‘On my iPad’ folder. I wanted to then copy them to the photos app.

I then tried selecting all photos in files, going to ‘Share’ and then ‘Save image’ in the context menu.

Absolutely nothing happened.

I then tried doing the same with a single image in files hold -> share -> save image.

Again nothing happened.

If I go to the individual image in the viewer on files, there is an option ‘Save to Photos’ in the top left that actually works. But I don’t want to have to do this individually for each of 150 files!

Plenty of space available on my iPad, updated to iOS 16.2.

Why isn’t this incredibly simple operation working?

iPad Pro, 11-inch, 4th Gen, Wi-Fi

Posted on Dec 18, 2022 01:56 AM

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Answer 1

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Captain_Cashmoney Author

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Dec 18, 2022 04:30 PM in response to LotusPilot

The transfer of photos from the camera to the iPad is not the problem.

The problem is the transfer, on the iPad, of photos from the iPad storage to the Photos app.

Could you please help me with this?

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Answer 2

Dec 18, 2022 08:38 AM in response to Captain_Cashmoney

For direct transfer of photos from your camera to your iPad Photo Library, ensure your camera is set to PTP mode.

Import photos using Apple camera adapters - Apple Support

Connect external storage devices to iPad - Apple Support

Import of photos will likely be faster/more efficient using a USB card reader.

If your iPad has a Lightning port, you will require an Apple Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter:

https://store.apple.com/uk/xc/product/MK0W2ZM/A

If instead your iPad has a USB-C port, you will require either a compatible third-party USB-C hub/adapter, or an Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter:

https://store.apple.com/uk/xc/product/MUF82ZM/A

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