Can I download my photos saved on my iPad to a Portable Hard drive without using a PC.

Can I download my photos saved on my iPad 9 to a Portable Hard drive without using a PC. I will be travelling across Europe and do not want to take a laptop with me so will have the iPad to save the photos from my Sony camera.

iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on May 15, 2023 10:38 AM

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Posted on May 15, 2023 10:51 AM

Yes. You can use a Lightning to USB adapter to connect an external drive to the iPad.

The external drive may need to be powered though. The iPad may not have enough juice to power a mechanical external drive on its own, so the drive would need its own power supply you can plug into the wall or a battery pack independent of the iPad. SSDs may work without an external power supply.


click here ➜ Connect external storage devices to iPad - Apple Support


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May 15, 2023 10:51 AM in response to huw210

Yes. You can use a Lightning to USB adapter to connect an external drive to the iPad.

The external drive may need to be powered though. The iPad may not have enough juice to power a mechanical external drive on its own, so the drive would need its own power supply you can plug into the wall or a battery pack independent of the iPad. SSDs may work without an external power supply.


click here ➜ Connect external storage devices to iPad - Apple Support


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