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I have both the G Drive external hard drive and ipad pro power cord attached to provide power. The external hard drive shows up for a few seconds and then disappears. I tried a force restart and the same thing happens. Thanks for your advice
iPad Pro, iPadOS 13
For iPadOS13.x to access external media, it must be formatted as FAT, FAT32 or exFAT (FAT64) for universal readability across Apple, Microsoft or Linux systems - or additionally APFS+ if only used with Apple systems. NTFS and other formats are not supported. Drive formatting must be performed on other computing devices; drive formatting actions are not supported by iPadOS.
Additionally, for compatibility with iPadOS, the drive must only have only single partition.
HDDs tend to more problematic with iPadOS/iOS13.x than flash-based storage media - such as USB thumb-drives. You will likely need to provide additional power to the HDD via a powered USB hub - as the iPad will not be able to provide sufficient power.
Dependent upon your model of iPad, you will need to use an appropriate adapter (such as the Apple Lightning to USB3 Camera Adaptor - for devices that use a Lightning connector) or directly using USB-C for the most recent models of iPad Pro. When using USB-C, you may still need to use a self-powered HDD or powered USB hub to provide adequate power to the system.
I hope you find this helpful.
For iPadOS13.x to access external media, it must be formatted as FAT, FAT32 or exFAT (FAT64) for universal readability across Apple, Microsoft or Linux systems - or additionally APFS+ if only used with Apple systems. NTFS and other formats are not supported. Drive formatting must be performed on other computing devices; drive formatting actions are not supported by iPadOS.
Additionally, for compatibility with iPadOS, the drive must only have only single partition.
HDDs tend to more problematic with iPadOS/iOS13.x than flash-based storage media - such as USB thumb-drives. You will likely need to provide additional power to the HDD via a powered USB hub - as the iPad will not be able to provide sufficient power.
Dependent upon your model of iPad, you will need to use an appropriate adapter (such as the Apple Lightning to USB3 Camera Adaptor - for devices that use a Lightning connector) or directly using USB-C for the most recent models of iPad Pro. When using USB-C, you may still need to use a self-powered HDD or powered USB hub to provide adequate power to the system.
I hope you find this helpful.
This was extremely informative. I have lots to learn. Thank you for this detailed answer. You saved me alot of time and answered additional questions.
Best regards,
Millie2025
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