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usb-c hub with multiple usb-c ports?

gxxr

gxxr

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The iPad pro has a single usb-c port. I would like to use it to copy data from one external (usb-c) disk to another.
Where do I find a usb-c hub that offers several usb-ports? They all seem to only have one, so after plugging the hub into the single usb-c port of the ipad pro, I‘ll be left with just a single free port again. Why?

I thought this would be a very common use case. After all, MBPs and ipad pros are now all using usb-c. And yet, after 30 minutes searching (admittedly, while watching a movie), I haven‘t found what I‘m looking for.
 
gxxr

gxxr

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sparksd said:
Some interesting background on it -
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Thanks. Interesting. And weird. So basically: Not ever going to happen with the current iPad pro? Or are these new chips for the usb-hubs, and these will be compatible with existing hardware? (I actually just wanted to order a peripheral on Amazon while watching TV, not download and read the entire USB specification. What a mess).

Re-phrasing the question: Does anyone have a similar use case? How do iPad pro users normally handle it?
Do I really have to copy everything to the iPads internal storage, then plug in the second disk and copy again?

(I‘ll go use the MBP for now. But now that I have an ipad pro, I thought I should learn how to do everything with it. Many tasks are still so damn clumsy...)
 
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sparksd

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gxxr said:
Thanks. Interesting. And weird. So basically: Not ever going to happen with the current iPad pro? Or are these new chips for the usb-hubs, and these will be compatible with existing hardware? (I actually just wanted to order a peripheral on Amazon while watching TV, not download and read the entire USB specification. What a mess).

Re-phrasing the question: Does anyone have a similar use case? How do iPad pro users normally handle it?
Do I really have to copy everything to the iPads internal storage, then plug in the second disk and copy again?

(I‘ll go use the MBP for now. But now that I have an ipad pro, I thought I should learn how to do everything with it. Many tasks are still so damn clumsy...)
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You're not the only one as the question has been posed by others (why I knew about those links). All of my drives that use USB-C also have cables for USB 3 so I use those.
 
PBG4 Dude

PBG4 Dude

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I’ve been looking for a USB-C hub since I got my MBP in 2017. Still no joy. I use the USB-C to power/HDMI/USB-A and plug into a USB-3 hub. This same setup can be plugged into my iPad Pro when I’m using it for audio/MIDI recording.
 
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dave070

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Yeah. This is still a really odd problem. I would simply like a data only one to 4 maybe USB-C hub. Doesn't exist.
 
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sparksd

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dave070 said:
Thanks. Doesn't that block one port and then add it back? I mean if I plug that into the back of my iMac, I still only have 2 USB C ports. (iMac has 2 USB C ports). I guess adapters can be used if it was a USB-C peripheral only without the old USB A port.
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No idea on the Mac's configuration - I use this with the iPad Pro so that I can use a mix of devices simultaneously.
 
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