macOS’s horrible handling of mechanical hard drive means “eject” is still a better option to have. Wait, you mean portable SSD? Wake me up when 4TB SSD only costs $180.
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iPadOS 15: Files App Gains NTFS Support, Progress Indicator, and More
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This has been the case since iPadOS 13, which resulted me losing more than 200GB of data because of that. Fortunately core data was backed up. Apple is just trying to bandaid iPadOS into a weird hybrid of macOS and iOS. No idea how far this would go.
Your statement means absolutely nothing. Can you elaborate. Is this under iPadOS 15? What are the transfer rates, and how do thy compare to Mac M1s? Is this a hardware limitation that you are seeing? Thanks for your help
iOS/iPad OS doesn't cache writes the way Mac OS does. There is no corruption risk and no need for unmount.
The first wheel ever invented will work the same way as any other wheel developed afterwards, albeit with refinements.
What you’re saying is the first ever os invented should have been it and we should stop there?
Last I heard, I still have to eject my flash drive in Windows to prevent data corruption. The presence of the write cache to speed up file transfer operations, and it not emptying fast enough for a user’s expectation, is the real problem here.
On another note, I‘ve found that if I reformat the file system of a flash drive, I permanently destroy its performance. I’m not buying cheap flash drives, either.
Well, it's unfortunate if it can't drag/drop over USB to Files/"On My iPad". I always copy [to/from] over the network via SMB so I didn't encounter this and apps like iMovie and Keynote can read/save to Files it via their in-app File pickers.
However, VLC *can* also pick via the Files API, it's just that VLC itself is very gnarly:
1. Open VLC on your iPad.
2. Select Network tab at the bottom.
3. Select Cloud Services. List of available cloud services will be shown.
4. Choose iCloud. This will open Files app.
5. From here you can go to your local folder by clicking on the Browse tab the bottom or Back button on the Top Left corner.
6. Select your video or multiple videos and click Done on Top Right corner.
7. VLC will add them to its library.
It would be nice if VLC was updated to do this in much fewer steps - for starters going directly to Files from the main screen. If more apps supported the Files API life would be easier in general.
Certainly a step in the right direction for Apple. I still use Tuxera on my MBP, and knowing this is on iPadOS makes it seem a little more attractive as a possible future purchase. But R/W is better. 
Any addition to the file app is welcome - what I would like is the option to set overarching favorites (also for the diverse Cloud services) - integration of Cloud offline files into the local filesytem and some “recent” files capability for file selectors and the Files Apps
For VLC specifically, you can drag them into the VLC folder from a Mac. VLC will see them when it's opened. Did this just a couple of nights ago.
I thought that if you highlight (touch) the connected drive in the side bar on the files app, an eject button is to the right of the drive’s name - same icon/symbol used on macOS. Touching this “button” on my iPP ejects my connected NAS and SSD with an appropriate delay as it safely ejects.
Oh boy. This could be a Rube Goldberg drawing.
Thanks! I'll check it out!Yeah, No. 7. It would be a good start if a lot of programs started using the Files...folder/area? Then it would be REALLY helpful if the Files folder showed up as a place to drag and drop from/to.
I was going to wonder if VLC can't or just doesn't (yet) use Files...until right now. It DOES all work. If you go through the VLC program it's a bit funny, but if you go through Files you can navigate to the file you want and play it. Outplayer too. The files in the Outplayer folder even show the artwork for each season/movie/file. VLC not so much and the organization is still "flatter" (like folder-limited). For fun I dragged a Ted Nugent album or two to VLC in the iPad Finder thingy on the MacBook yesterday. You can't see the song files in VLC, the folders, but not the songs, but they are all there in Files and you can navigate, tap and play. Free For All--great album. I wonder if something got "fixed"? I had to do a power down yesterday, and earlier in the day there were no folders for these programs in Files. Very strange. Well, I guess I'll have to figure out what else to complain about. It won't take long.
I just figured that out. The VLC file wasn't there in Files until - I think - I did a reset/reboot on the iPad yesterday. It was acting funny. I even drug some music files over. I can't see the files in VLC, but they are in there in FIles and can be played. This is better!
Just buy yourself a PC if you are so keen about writing to an NTFS disk.
iPad, the best selling tablet computer by a large margin, is already being taken very seriously.