I have read that many people have successfully connected external hard drives through USB to their iPads with the camera kit adapter. So I grabbed one to test it out. Am I missing something? I have a Seagate portable 2 Tb backup plus drive. It doesn’t require external power and when plugged into the camera adapter USB port the light comes on and a message comes up saying the device can’t be read. I am assuming this is the Photos app, and if their was a DCIM folder, it would try to offload photos and videos... but this is only one way?? Same as the SD card reader is only one way? I need to be able to transfer files back and forth the same way I can with the Leef iBridge stick. I don’t care if I require a third party app to do so. I thought maybe File Browser would find it but it will only allow WiFi devices.
I do have a WD Wireless Passport drive. I can access that with File Browser, no USB interface required, however... WiFi is EXTREMELY slow and unstable with large files like movies and even smaller video files. I have had it take 15 mins to just open a 4 min video off the drive over either my home WiFi network OR its own WiFi. The limitation seems to be the WiFi speed. USB - Lightning devices like Leef iBridge are USB 3.0 FAST. I can open a video off the stick instantaneously using the Leef IBridge app. The limit with that is the 256 Gb is the largest size available and costs 500.00 CAD. I have a 64 Gb version but that’s too slow.
I really need this 2 Tb drive to work to both save and open files from. Is this possible or did the Best Buy guys lie?? Is it only possible through a Wifi HUB using File Browser?
I do have a WD Wireless Passport drive. I can access that with File Browser, no USB interface required, however... WiFi is EXTREMELY slow and unstable with large files like movies and even smaller video files. I have had it take 15 mins to just open a 4 min video off the drive over either my home WiFi network OR its own WiFi. The limitation seems to be the WiFi speed. USB - Lightning devices like Leef iBridge are USB 3.0 FAST. I can open a video off the stick instantaneously using the Leef IBridge app. The limit with that is the 256 Gb is the largest size available and costs 500.00 CAD. I have a 64 Gb version but that’s too slow.
I really need this 2 Tb drive to work to both save and open files from. Is this possible or did the Best Buy guys lie?? Is it only possible through a Wifi HUB using File Browser?
