Use your iPad to TRANSFER or BACKUP files from your CAMERA to SSD!

[@willywags7]

Glad I found your vid. I just ordered the Anker. I'm preparing for an African photo safari, and this is just what I needed. I already bought the Samsung T7 Shield and an iPad Air m2. Thx!

[@358studios]

Hi, thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. I have no doubt this will be the perfect set-up for your safari! I hope your trip goes great! Please send some pics! Cheers.

[@rudyreimer302]

this is great! Exactly what I was trying to figure out! Thank you!

[@358studios]

Hi @rudyreimer302, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. I am going to be releasing a video about how to do this on your phone very soon. Keep an eye out for that one. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@ToddDuvall]

This saved me hours of time. I've been wracking my brain trying to configure this and now I have it. Thanks.

[@358studios]

Hi @ToddDuvall, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@MrAwesomeSauce777]

thank you for all these tips! never knew you could copy and paste pictures like that. saved a lot of time😃

[@358studios]

Hi @MrAwesomeSauce777, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@jonspoard8416]

Just what I was looking for. Thank you

[@358studios]

Hi @jonspoard8416, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@Bellatmima]

Thank you for this vid! I haven’t been able to back up since switching out my MacBook for an iPad, now I can and it’s sooooo simple! I have a different version of the anker (332) and it still works for me and it’s so easy!

[@358studios]

Hi @Bellatmima, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@gopalvenkat3348]

Sean, this is great - exactly what I was looking for. I did a recent trip and lugged along my laptop so I could copy my Photos from my Camera SSD to my external drive. Planning to get the New IPAD and I am glad that I could do the backup (from SSD to external drive) - using my IPAD - your video is much appreciated - Thank you

[@358studios]

Hi @gopalvenkat3348, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. Yeah, this video is actually inspired by my travel to Mexico. I shoot a lot of video and images while in Mexico, but do absolutely no editing. Glad you found it useful. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@astrayproductions]

Thanks. Does this work using an Iphone instead of Ipad?

[@358studios]

Hi @astrayproductions, thank you for asking. I appreciate it. Yes it does, but I have to make the video to show... LOL. Depending on what kind of phone you have, you will need an adapter. It works well with the USB-C phones, but with an iPhone and a lightning port connection, you need to find the right adapter. Sorry I can't be more helpful. It took me a long time to find one that works. I'll get the video done as soon as I can. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@kernzilla]

good video, thanks! do you see this particular hub limit the speed of your SSD? typically seeing 900mb r/w on these SSDs, curious if you see it become drastically slower with this hub. thanks!

[@358studios]

Hi @kernzilla, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. I haven't seen any slow down due to the hub, but then again I was so happy to figure this out when I was traveling that I really didn't pay attention. Once I start the file transfer, I just make sure everything's plugged in and has power so that I can leave it to do its thing. :) If you run some tests, please let me know your results. I'd be curious. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@swdickie]

When you copy the images, your iPad will need to have enough space on it to handle whatever you copy. If you have a huge amount to transfer, you may need to copy the images in batches.

[@358studios]

Hey, thanks for the heads up. I was unaware of this. I will have to test it when I get a chance. Have a great day and did you by chance subscribe to my channel :) cheers.

[@johnwinter6061]

That should only apply if you copy to iPhone / iPad first and then copy to something else. If you use a powered hub, you should be able to bypass storing on the iPhone / iPad and transfer direct from SD to eg USB / SSD. Same as a computer, you're just using the iOS and a bit of RAM to do it.

[@Alakazam2047]

@@johnwinter6061 Thank you for this comment! I was confused there at why the iPad would have to copy to the internal storage if I'm just copying stuff from the SD card to the SSD.

[@BelfastBiker]

Very interesting, so an SSD just as a stopgap until you get back home, where you import them into Lightroom Classic from the temporary SSD?

[@358studios]

Hi @BelfastBiker, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. You hit the nail on the head. This is exactly what I do. All my video and my images go to my studio drives the moment that I get home. However, while I'm on the road and not planning to do any editing, this is a great solution to get the files onto an SSD Drive, and a back up. If you have a different solution, please let me know. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@brijubb]

this is amazingly helpful, thank you!

[@358studios]

Hi @briannajubb6944, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@NWorks4u]

Hi, I’m using iPad 9th gen so it only has lightning port, if I use a convertor would it not affect the copying performances as the anker only have type c right?

[@358studios]

Hi @NWorks4u, thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. I'm currently making a video that shows what adapters are needed in order to use the lightning port. I found that some adapters work really well and other adapters are just duds. Look for that video to come out here in the next week or so. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@woodchip2782]

I do my transfers directly to my iPhone 15. I just plug my SSD directly to my phone and my camera cards through an Anker card reader to the phone. One at the time of course… plug one of the two and open the Files app. Once you see your card or your SSD you can copy it to the right folder on the phone. Just like you’d do with a Mac.

[@358studios]

Hi @woodchip2782, Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. You're absolutely correct. Believe it or not I'm working on that video right now and it is so nice when you can just plug-in and download from your iPhone. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@thedad1]

Can this procedure be modified to work with iPad Pro with lightning connector? Thanks.

[@358studios]

Hi there, thank you for asking. Sorry about the late reply. That video is coming soon. The answer is yes. You have to get a very specific lightning adapter or it will not work. Sorry I can't be more helpful than that but the videos coming out here shortly and it will cover it. By chance did you subscribe to my channel. Have a great day.

[@silverpassion3588]

Great vid and simple explanation. How long will it takes to import a file size of 100GB? Does it also import RAW as it is. As the days goes by, the photos will be accumulating. Does the import repeat the transfering of photos already imported before and taking twice the time or it can auto select only new photos.

[@358studios]

Hi @silverpassion3588, thank you for asking. I appreciate it. Are you able to provide me with more details? The import is using the basic operating system file structure. I think most of your questions are answered if you think about it as if you were doing this on a regular computer. The RAW files will remain intact and will be treated just like any other file. As far as the import repeating the transferring of photos, I believe you will get a duplication notice just like you would, if you were on a computer. It may also put a dash one or something after similar to a computer. When you go into your iPad and select the files you want transferred that is where you would differentiate files you've transferred before versus your current. I personally don't have this issue because I format my SD cards after every shoot and my camera creates files in sequence. Please let me know and I'll see if I can help. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@silverpassion3588]

@@358studios Tks for detailed explanation. How long will it takes to import a file size of 100GB? If u hv not transfer that much file size before, perhaps you can prorate the duration of those that you hv transferred. This the first part of my question which is impt for me to know. Tks alot

[@358studios]

You will likely spend 5-10 minutes with the transfer.

[@silverpassion3588]

@@358studios Hmm. Sorry. I can't believe

[@358studios]

Ha ha... well try it and let me know. If you're transferring 100Gb at a time (I have to believe that's multiple files, right), maybe start the transfer before you go to sleep.

[@sajeershamsu4209]

Hi Thank you for the excellent video. Will this hub work on ipad mini?

[@358studios]

Hi @sajeershamsu4209, thank you for asking. I appreciate it. I didn't test it with the iPad Mini, but it may. The output wattage of my iPad Air is 20w and the output of the iPad Mini is 18w. It's close, but even if you have to plug another USB C it's still better than a full laptop. If you try it out, please let me know how it goes. I'd like to know the answer too. :) By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@SaraWC72]

Did you try this? Did it work?

[@358studios]

Hi there, I have not tested it on an iPad mini but I have tested it on the iPhone 15. As long as there is power to the adapter, you should be OK. I'm working on a video right now to help people with transferring files using their iPhone. I'm including iPhones with lightning connector and the newer iPhone 15 with USB C, so it should encompass the iPad mini. I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any questions. That video will be out next month. Cheers.

[@tobiasgoodger]

Hey, can you use a port adapter that doesnt have an internal battery?

[@358studios]

Hi @tobiasgoodger, thank you for asking. I appreciate it. Are you able to provide me with more details? This particular model doesn't use an internal battery, so trying ro figure out what you mean. Please let me know and I'll see if I can help. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@VictorChu-n4d]

can you copy more data than the iPad's storage capacity from camera to SSD?

[@358studios]

Hi @user-vq2nv8wi2t, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. You know what? I haven't actually tested this but my iPad storage always seems to be short so I'm going to guess that yes you can do this with minimal iPad storage. As far as I know the iPad storage does not come to play except for the temporary files that need to be written in order to do the transfer. Please let me know your thoughts when you get a moment. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@VictorChu-n4d]

@@358studios thanks for your response! I tried something similar with my i15 PM, and it drains the battery a lot. I heard that its the same with iPAd

[@hansez]

Does it work with iPad 4th get ?

[@358studios]

Hi @hansez, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. I think you're asking if it works for iPad fourth GEN and I did this on an iPad Air fourth GEN no problem. Has more to do with the operating system than anything. Let me know what you got and I'll see if I can help. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@healingelements8867]

Hey! Just wondering if the image quality suffers at all when transferred via ipad to ssd?

[@358studios]

Hi @healingelements8867, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. Image quality does not suffer at all, because you are simply transferring a file. You are not doing any compression or anything along those lines that might affect the image quality. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@lesliefranklin1870]

Can you use your cell phone instead of an iPad to transfer the files?

[@358studios]

Hi Leslie, I appreciate you asking. Thank you. I gave it a try and couldn't get it figured out. For whatever reason, I couldn't get the files app on the phone to recognize the SD or SSD. I'm going to troubleshoot it a bit more, because it would be super awesome to only bring my phone when traveling. Have a great day Cheers.

[@johnwinter6061]

@@358studios May need iOS 1 3 or higher / Type-C instead of lightning. Not sure yet.

[@TheKureji35]

Hi! Did you try it on a lightning iPad (like 9th gen) with a usb-c to lightning adapter ?

[@358studios]

Hi @TheKureji35 thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. I did not, but I would like to try it out. If you end up trying it out before I do, please let me know how it goes. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@theyorkshiredroner7133]

did you happen to try this? I'm wondering if it will work for my situation. thanks in advance :)

[@johnwinter6061]

I have iPad 9 too. I'm about to find out using a POWERED 5 in1 card reader I've just ordered. Cost $AUD14.00 / $USD10. A friend got one and it worked on his Samsung phone. The question is whether the iOS on an iPad 9 will show the SD card and the SSD drive. If the SSD will not work, I'll try a USB thumb drive max 128G. Pretty sure you need iOS13 or higher for a iphone to work.

[@SzilveszterGava]

How is your external drive formatted (file system)? I was wondering on buying an iPad instead of a laptop for easier travel carry, but I'm mainly a Windows user (desktop for editing/rendering), so would both the iPad and Windows detect it as an external drive and file transfer could be done? I would refrain from using endless amounts of SD cards if possible. E.g.: Recording with GoPro -> transfer files to external drive via iPad during travel -> transfer files from external drive to Windows PC once at home

[@358studios]

Hi @SzilveszterGava, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. That is a great question. Let me see if I can help. It sounds like you want both Windows and Apple operating systems to be able to read and write to your SSD Drive. The best, current solution to that is to format the drive using exFAT. Unlike FAT32, exFAT can handle larger file sizes that are bigger than 4 GB and is compatible with both. That will work for your situation. Of course, long-term I would suggest you step away from the Windows operating system and come over to Apple. Especially, if you're a creative and producing content on a regular basis. It's just easier, and less expensive in the long run. I'm happy to explain why if needed. The other file format options you may see is the default Windows format, NTFS. Apple can only read but not write to this format. And, Apple's default format for SSD drives, HFS+/APFS. I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have other questions. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@SzilveszterGava]

@@358studios Thanks for taking the time to respond on such short notice! Unfortunately in my country, Apple products are way overpriced and doesn't worth to invest in, only if you are mainly a content creator. I'm not a serious content creator (also the liberty and variety Windows allows suits my needs just fine), just want to record and upload my climbs, so I'm not aiming to highly promote my channel and then live off KZbin or anything.

[@358studios]

Sounds good. Thanks for asking your questions. Cheers.

[@johnwinter6061]

Keep to FAT or exFAT. NOT NTFS.

[@SzilveszterGava]

@@johnwinter6061 Yeah, exFAT seems to work out, been out for a few trips since then. I ended up buying an iPad Mini, a Sandisk Extreme Portable V2 SSD and an Anker 341. Transfer speeds are great and playback only directly from the MicroSD on the iPad is smooth, no lag or hiccups.

[@solovei686]

I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I’ve got powered hub from another vendor. But when I’m trying to copy/paste from one ssd/flash drive to another iPadOS didn’t show me option to paste. I can only copy paste from ssd to iPad and from iPad to ssd. With no option to copy paste ssd-ssd any files.((

[@358studios]

Hi @solovei686, thank you for asking. I appreciate it. Are you able to provide me with more details? One thing I've noticed testing this on both iPad and iPhone is that the adapters are very finicky and how you set it up is very very restricted. If you are using another powered hub, I am unable to provide you any information other than that may be the problem. I have got this hub to work perfectly for iPad, iPhone, and lightning connector iPhones. Please let me know and I'll see if I can help. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@solovei686]

@@358studios I’ve solved and found the following:IpadOS can only write on flash/ssd which is format exFat. You can copy and read from NTFS but can only paste material to exFat flash/ssd. So that was an issue.

[@BigBikeAdventures]

Perfect info, thanks

[@358studios]

Hi @BigBikeAdventures, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@358studios]

Hi @BigBikeAdventures, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@BigBikeAdventures]

⁠​⁠@@358studios sure did. Taking a laptop on long multi day harsh and hi vibration off-road expeditions has always been a problem. What else can I learn from you? How do I capture star trail / long exposure shots without taking my mirrorless? Have you seen the presets on late model action cams?

[@aerialasia_motomac9725]

What is the copying speed?

[@358studios]

Hi @aerialasia_motomac9725, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. I'm not sure what the transfer speed is. It works relatively fast, but then again, I'm leaving my laptop at home vs lugging it along. :) I hope that helps. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@johnwinter6061]

Who cares? If you want speed, use someone's computer! It's the field convenience which counts.

[@PeterMatthijsSmith]

wouldn't this also work with your phone?

[@358studios]

Hi @PeterMatthijsSmith, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. Yes, this will work with your phone, however, it is not as simple as the iPad. Depending on what phone you have, there are additional adapters and power requirements. I'm working on a video now that will be released next month. It will show you how to do it with your phone. I appreciate you asking. It gives me direction for making content. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@johnwinter6061]

Only problem. Size of files and speed. My idad had trouble coping with 18mb RAW files.

[@358studios]

That's interesting. Sorry about the late reply, but I haven't had any trouble with large files all the way up to 65 MB. Please let me know how it's going for you.

[@johnwinter6061]

@@358studios It also had trouble doing groups of jpegs 6-8mb each. About best it could do was one file at a time. I suspect my ipad9 processor has insufficient grunt. If you've been transferring large video instead of still photos, they are a different format. That may be the reason. My RAW are CRAW (Canon only format).

[@doppleraudio]

Can Lightroom or any other photo editing app edit photos directly on the SSD without copying them over to the iPad? Say you have 512GB worth of images on a 2TB drive, and only a 256GB iPad, would it be possible to edit and export the photos as long as the drive is connected?

[@358studios]

Hi @doppleraudio, thank you for asking and taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. I haven't used my iPad for editing yet, so I cannot definitively say yes, or no. If you figure it out please let me know. On a computer, the answer is yes. If you're computer recognizes the drive, LR will see it too. I hope that helps. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@johnwinter6061]

I've read elsewhere someone tried to use Lightroom to transfer files between SD card and an SSD and it did NOT work. he tried it using the transfer file option on his phone and it DID work. I've no personal experience - yet.

[@alistairmartins]

This is bad bad Idea your memory card can grt corrupted and then you need to acess windows laptop to fix it I have had this issue multiple times so what I do now is traf files from camera to phone via nikons software wich uses wifi and then i can keep a copy on that and a few on ssd connected.to phone

[@358studios]

Hi @alistairmartins, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. This is not something that uses a Windows laptop so you're safe there. Also, there shouldn't be any reason why you would corrupt your SD card because you're not writing to your SD card you're reading only. It sounds like your situation is unique to Windows laptops, and whatever software you were using. iPad and Apple users are safe to use this method. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@SaraWC72]

To transfer files from SD card to SSD through an iPad, do you need to be connected to the internet?

[@358studios]

Hi @sarawc51, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. No, you do not need to be connected to the Internet for this to work. I am working on a video that will show you how to do this using your iPhone but that won't be out for a month or so. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Glad to help. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@SaraWC72]

@@358studios amazing Thankyou so much for getting back to me....also can this work with an iPad mini 5th generation, do you know? & which series is this one? I can only get a series 3 in Australia atm

[@358studios]

Hi there, this will work with the iPad mini fifth generation because it has a USB-C port. Do you know if series 3 does? I'm working on a video right now about how to do this with the lightning port connection. Hopefully that will help you in Australia. Cheers!

[@SaraWC72]

@@358studios great Thankyou, yes the series 3 does, which series or model did you do the video on pls?

[@HimanshuSingh-ny2bf]

Is it fast

[@358studios]

Hi Himanshu, thank you for taking the time to ask. I appreciate it. Fast is one of those things that needs a comparison to something. Considering, I'm only transferring files to the SSD drive and I'm not editing on the road, and most of my downloading happens at night when I'm back from the fun of the day, I guess I've never thought about it. The connection is USB C and the devices used have 4GB + transfer speeds, so I'm going with fairly fast as my answer. Certainly much quicker than the old USB external drives. I hope that helps. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@Just_because998]

Does not work

[@358studios]

Hi @Just_because998, thank you for asking. I appreciate it. I love these kinds of comments. So full of detail and promise. Are you able to provide me with more details? Please let me know and I'll see if I can help. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@johnwalsh5483]

'Promo SM' 😎

[@358studios]

Are you using my channel to promote your product? Seems a bit fishy. Not sure I would ever visit your website given the method you're using.

[@teachwritetravelpatrickyou1339]

Fantastic! Very helpful, thank you.

[@358studios]

Hi @teachwritetravelpatrickyou1339, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!

[@MicheleDiCillo-d3t]

This is so helpful! Thanks so much!

[@358studios]

Hi @user-zt2eq2qw1b, I'm glad it helped. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. By chance, did you subscribe to my channel? :) Have a great day!