SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Go for iPhone and iPad - DEMO & REVIEW

[@julieelfrink8625]

Thanks for the advice. Because of your video, I bought one of these. I needed to get my pictures off my phone before I took any summer trips and filled it up with new memories.

[@bculli7]

This review was really helpful! I just ordered one for myself. I recently had a baby and have COMPLETELY filled my phone with photos and videos of her! My windows computer hasn’t been letting me upload them, I’m thinking because there are too many.. So I’m hoping and praying this works for me!!

[@amam007]

Hi the same thing happened with my son... i filled my phone with pictures of him and when I used the regular lightning cord to transfer to my pc it would disconnect. Please share if it worked for you. Thank you 😊

[@av733]

same happened to me, can't transfer from iphone to mac because too many items, so I hope this works, at that speed it could take weeks though, hopefully it's faster.

[@prouddaddyofdos]

Got mine today & it backed up 54GB of photos & videos in less than a hour. Love this tiny device! :)

[@TheHollywoodList]

REALLY???!!!!

[@tia4680]

are you able to Load them back onto the phone ? Possibly when posting on social media ? Also did it take the media off of the phone , or just copy ?

[@zaiodi100]

How please??

[@prouddaddyofdos]

@@TheHollywoodList yes!

[@prouddaddyofdos]

@@tia4680 it will give u the option to “delete all”, “select” & I think to leave as is…I can’t remember the last option tho, but it does let u move files back & forth.

[@nick_fox]

Your the first one that explained this properly I thank you very very much god bless

[@eXeCubee]

I was trying to find out for about an hour if I can play .mkv from this flash drive directly, finally this video gave me the answer, thanks! My main problem is that HD movies won't fit on my iPad storage, this drive will hopefully help me watch HD movies on my iPad on the plane.

[@taniaortiz9264]

I really like the way you speak, tone of voice and pace. Easy to understand!! Gracias

[@AskDaveTaylor]

¡de nada!

[@rollacoaster421]

I don't usually comment on videos, but this was VERY well done. Great information and everything I wanted to know.

[@AskDaveTaylor]

Thanks, Marcus. I appreciate the feedback!

[@TheProductCritiques]

Hey there, Thanks for sharing your review of the SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Go. It's great to see a detailed overview of its features and capabilities. I'm considering getting one for myself, especially since I have an iPhone with limited storage space. Your explanation of how it works with backups and file transfers is really helpful. I do have a couple of questions before I make a decision: 1. You mentioned that the device's performance wasn't as fast as you expected. Can you provide more details about the backup speed? Did it improve with subsequent backups, or did it consistently take a while? 2. How is the build quality of the flash drive? Does it feel durable and reliable for everyday use? I appreciate your insights, and I'm looking forward to hearing more about your experience with it.

[@jfitzpatrick6108]

Does iXpand software maintain the _original_ file creation dates - - or write them to the new location using the current date?

[@arsalaansiddiqui6980]

yes even i want to know this , i have more than 30,000 photos all are jumbled up now .... cant assemble it date wise

[@jeananderson1598]

Great video and easy to understand! I ran out of Cloud space and do not want to pay for additional space. This is a great alternative. Just found your channel and subscribed. Thank you!

[@randpeterson4229]

Hey David, great video!! I have a question that would be much appreciated if you were able to help me out. My question is - are you able to select what gets uploaded onto the drive from your iPhone or does it just grab every single bit of data and stores it on there immediately? This is a main concern for me because although I would want everything backed up, because of my occupation I need to only have hi-res videos on the drive in order to free up space on my I phone

[@SenyorArvin]

I agree with you with iCloud.. I wish there would be an option that will pop up when your deleting something on your iPhone and if you want to save it on your iCloud..

[@TeresaDLeecomedy]

I can't find it. It seems like iCloud has some settings that are configurable and I see a message about deleting in icloud but? It feels confusing and I can't reliably see where that happens. Look also on Apple ID settings for iCloud, not just the phone? I backup notes in an email account but I think my phone and iCloud are not totally mirrored. I used up all iCloud space but can't read clearly what is in there or choose what to let go of.

[@aaroninclub]

@@TeresaDLeecomedy all you do is turn on Optimise Storage under iCloud settings for Photos.

[@akaRadar]

TYSM!!! i ordered and have been confused for Days!!! i thought after backups i had to use the transfer photos to drive too! (i have Thousands!!) 😱.. can U demonstrate how to view files on phone after deleting from phone?

[@u208839]

Dave, are you going to talk about how the drive rename your file to some funky naming convention? I find it irritating because I no longer know what files is what. Is there a way to get around this?

[@jcastro91235]

Can I put the pictures back on my iPhone from this saver ?😊

[@glchavez1]

Does it store text messages and files? I cannot find where it states that it does. :)

[@MasterChief-sl9ro]

It's slow on some devices. As it depends on the amount of files that you have. As it has to scan the whole library. Then index them. And as you said. It's looks to see how much power the device is at.. It will work slower as to not deplete your battery. As the last thing you want. Is for the thing to shut down in the middle of a Backup...

[@lisawilkinson8612]

Hi thank you for the video as looking to purchase. My iPhone has set my photos to low resolution with iCloud will that still allow me to transfer my photos still on to the drive. Have over 9000 photos.

[@wildchildworldinc.1168]

Is it possibly super slow because the photos it is backing up aren’t actually ON your device? Rather, they are streaming from iCloud, via your device, to the drive? iCloud is a time-murderer, and it drives me bananas!

[@PapasAnimals]

I'm about as technically Inclined as a friggin' CARROT, but your excellent lesson made this really EASY for me. Thank you!

[@fufu500]

You speak so clearly and good tone of voice. So easy to understand. Thank you

[@fufu500]

I have a question when i want to open the pictures on my laptop there are icons among pictures there that don’t open. What are those? Is it possible these are pictures ? If yes then if i delete pics from my iPhone, i can loose the pictures which i cannot open on my computer

[@jeejay98]

Great review David. I was looking for a USB that could back-up our iPhones without the hassle of another software.

[@thedivachannel3790]

So I watched another review of this product where the guy only demonstrated transferring files when all we really want to know is if our 64 GB iPads can finally play lots of movies from this. Thank you for answering that part.

[@liberty-2208]

Okay Dave. Details provided. Thanks

[@camillapascarella7318]

Thank you for explaining this 🙏❤️

[@Larissambravo]

Good to learn these informations. I’m from Brazil 🇧🇷 and just bought it. Tks

[@meinemeinung2626]

Great video, thanks so much! I really don‘t mind this takes some time and I don‘t see the point why things have to get faster and faster.

[@MrOldPal]

"Or teen son its okay"

[@the3idiots14]

What does he even mean by that?

[@AstralSurfer]

Very helpful video, fellow David! Few questions. I’m interested in this device solely to transfer music files from my Apple devices, to the flash drive itself. Can such be done? Will it rename the files, or keep the original titles? And lastly, can the flash drive be inserted in to devices such as a home stereo, to play the music? Thank you for your time!

[@AskDaveTaylor]

Being able to transfer music onto it is a function of the app that's saved the music. A Spotify offline playlist, for example, is locked up (I believe) so you can't access those files to copy. In terms of plugging it into a stereo, well, if you use the SanDisk backup software it might not be compatible. If you copy files yourself and they're all in .mp3 or .aac (perhaps) format, it should work. Haven't tried what you're suggesting, which is why I can't be definitive with this answer. :-)

[@miked6097]

The new luxe version has usb-c as well so it’ll work with my iPad Pro usb-c iPhone 14 pro and future iPhones when they change from the lightning to usb-c like the ipad pros have changed.!!!

[@dankelley9361]

Great YT video, I have the IXpand Flash Drive Luxe, has lightning & USB C connector, Xfer rate for me was really fast.

[@micky1594]

Wicked.. many thanks and will purchase ASAP as I'm running out of space for my iphone 64gb storage.. :) have a good day

[@davidmontgomery874]

Hi, thanks for the review. Can I designate the Sandisk to ONLY backup the folders I want or does it access everything? Thanks David

[@AskDaveTaylor]

I would check with SanDisk customer service to find out all the capabilities of their mobile app, David. Let us know what they say!

[@DidzYbanez]

Thank you!

[@Zdivas]

What’s the difference between copy or backup

[@txgg7906]

What is the adapter from this ixpand flash drive to a Mac Pro? I need the exact name of what to order. Thanks. I’m old.

[@SuperfanzX]

Thanks for the review. I'm at 98% capacity like many people on my iPhone. Will this allow me to move my photos and videos from my phone?

[@gsevolved]

Perfect. My wife and I are going on a trip through Spain/France/Italy in the spring. I was thinking about picking something like this up for the trip. Now I will. Thanks Dave!

[@braydanleal5463]

oop. hope youre doing fine since the worlds kinda ending.

[@DEEJAYNH10]

did you try it out?

[@aracelymoran7501]

Does the app save your photos aswell or does it just save on the flash drive??

[@bangaliyogi]

Can you transfer the files in Andriod devices ? Or the window desktops ?

[@Mujahedkhan989]

Does it also store the data of where the picture was taken with the location stamp?

[@AskDaveTaylor]

That's all the EXIF information and is part of the photo file, so if your camera captures and stores that in the file, yes, it should transfer across intact.

[@celsorezende7541]

very good explanation.

[@pollyfoofoo8703]

Thank u! I have ancient ipad. Will see if this works

[@juicebox8322]

Great vid my guy🔥🤝

[@anil101max]

Hi Dave, is this device compatible with windows computer ??

[@alinawang3875]

so the sandisk ixpand flash drive comes with some photos, musics and videos , right?

[@spanoramic3605]

Hi dave great video! Are you forced to use this app, or does the device show up in the locations section of your files app - in the same way it would if you were using a sd card in a dongle? Thankyou :)

[@MichelleMitchellgreen-mr9by]

What type of computer do you have? Because I need to get one from my iPhone

[@JoseLopez-nr3qz]

Hello, when you lost flash drive the folder of privacy access cannot access by others?

[@AskDaveTaylor]

It is not an encrypted device, so by default, it would be accessible by others.

[@gogas31]

Hello I have a question Can I copy a photo from sandisk to iPhone directly?

[@seancollett6]

How do I navigate to the Files app in the iPad and transfer those files to the drive? I can't see any way to transfer FILES as in FOLDERS from the iPad to the drive. Please help.

[@richardmiller2313]

How much space is required to download the app? Thank you

[@mimmycal]

Will this then allow me to put my i phone photos on to my PC??

[@AskDaveTaylor]

It should let you do that, yes. Double check with SanDisk to be sure if needed.

[@DrGH201]

Just picked one up. It transferred 64 GB (4500 photos) in about 22 min. Not bad...

[@vikkiyates1934]

So did you turn in “Free up Space”? I would like to take some personal pictures off my phone. Also will the device ever duplicate a copy ?

[@fauzannaufalramadhan9634]

How possible

[@EdiUtomoPutra]

How does it works with new apple "file" app?

[@AskDaveTaylor]

Far as I can tell, it works in parallel.

[@rahuldogra]

Dave Taylor what does that mean?..

[@mandyallan9579]

Hi Dave, love your video, what was name of adaptor, also I have an XP computer, and I tried plugging I Xpand in to computer, it turned computer off

[@AskDaveTaylor]

Try plugging it into another computer to see if it's the device or your computer (even a friend's computer or one at the store). But... Windows XP? It's way past time to upgrade, that's not even supported by Microsoft anymore, which means you are very susceptible to malware and other problems. 😞

[@ExTaiga]

Very Helpful, thank you for the demonstration and review!

[@007therealjamesbond]

Hi, thanks for the review. One question before I purchase one - if my iPhone is 256gb and I just buy a 64gb drive, will it still backup to 64gb so that I can then transfer those files and start again from there, or will it freak out? Can I manually select which files to transfer? Thank you

[@aaroninclub]

Just do manual backups then of what doesn’t absolutely need to be in the internal phone storage..

[@MaheshYadav-zf4sc]

You covered everything needed to know. Thank you:)

[@mirinaxo1663]

Hi Dave! I have a question since I’m not super tech smart… so I bought that Qubii Duo because I have like 30,000 photos 🤦‍♀️ and I have an iPhone and my mom has an Android … so thanks to you I now understand Qubii but I came across this Sandisk product at the store and now I don’t know which one I should go with? I’m sick of paying iCloud monthly. So in your opinion which product do you think is best? Also I’m still unsure if the phone keeps the photos on the phone (once it’s backed up) until I choose to delete them myself? I just don’t want to back everything up and then go on my phone and have no pictures if that makes sense? Any help would be much appreciated!

[@kamathmanoj]

Does it allow backing up PDF files? Can I use Books app to read pdf from the drive directly?

[@AskDaveTaylor]

I don't think you can do either; with the software it's really designed to back up photos and videos. It is, however, a USB drive, so you could possibly back up other files with a different app (no idea, just theorizing). Fairly sure the Books app can't open anything outside of its own library, but, again, there might be third party apps that could do what you seek.

[@MrScottmccarthy]

WOW!!!! Super easy just like you said Dave. So question: Do you need to download the app to make the sandisk drive work OR can you just plug in the sandisk drive and start downloading?

[@AskDaveTaylor]

Yes you do need the app, as far as I recall. I haven't used this device for a while since I now have redundant cloud backups of my content.

[@Beautiful13075]

@@AskDaveTaylor can you share more about your redundant cloud backups? What is the other cloud backup you're using? Is there one that allows you to delete content from your device and retain your content? That's what annoys me about iCloud.

[@AskDaveTaylor]

I have a business account with Dropbox so I have a huge amount of storage. I have the Dropbox app on my phone automatically back up every photo and video to that service too. So iCloud mirrors what's actually on the phone, while Dropbox has a (frankly enormous) copy of every photo or video I've ever taken. Every so often I go onto Dropbox and try to cull out the junky or unneeded pics too.

[@ysk249]

Great instructional video. I also bought the iXpand Flash Drive for my IPad Pro but it is painfully slow to transfer large files from the iPad to the flash drive. I wanted to free up some space on my iPad but copying movies or videos is extremely slow and difficult.

[@maybeiam3367]

Blame apple, lighting is limited to usb 2 speeds

[@FFLOVER-t4r]

This pendrive vs sandisk ixpand mini flash drive. Which is best for my iPhone 13 pro? Plz plz reply 🙏

[@Tomislavski]

I see only "copy photos" option. Can i copy any file from ipad to device? And vice versa?

[@juanortiz6020]

Does this work on hp computer

[@Kla2024-s5t]

Can you play games off the drive?

[@lauremacca4821]

Sorry Sir, why did you need an adaptator ?

[@AskDaveTaylor]

Lightning on one end, USB-3.0 on the other. My computer only has USB-C. So to get that to work, I needed an adapter.

[@djnoriega]

Well this work after backing up my iPhone 11 Pro to my MacBook Pro 2010? It’s not usb3.0

[@cottagekeeper]

I subscribed! Thanks for a very informative video, grateful for your insight, and for you!

[@Montesmike15]

Would this be a better alternative to google photos?

[@AskDaveTaylor]

If you're okay with your photos being stored in the cloud then Google Photos is definitely much easier to work with and is accessible from any device, anywhere.

[@av733]

great video. this sounds awesome, I hope it works for tens of thousands of items. I tried using usb cable to mac from iphone, doesn't work, too much data to transfer, so this could be the solution.

[@TeresaDLeecomedy]

Thank the you for your informative video. I liked the feature description and mention that you can record video straight to the ixpand drive. I watched this because I was looking for a comparison between this drive and the other Sandisk ixpand drive that doesn't have an adapter and looks like a straight stick. I wonder which is older, if there is a different version of USB, if the menu to manage features is the same, and what the switch looking indentation on the side is. There's also a curved designed one that seems to stack the lightning connector on top of the usb connector and I wonder if it is as tedious and uncomfortable as it looks to me?

[@Hautecakes90210]

Can I make folders like I was able to with an older SanDisk drive?

[@AskDaveTaylor]

Of course. It's just a flash drive, it appears on your computer as an external storage device. Whether individual iPhone or iPad apps can understand the file structure is something else, however, but that's on the app, not the iXpand.

[@dovemfg]

I notice I don’t get the option to use my 4K when use the camera part of the app

[@themagnificiantmagnus]

Great review. Clear and helpful!

[@amalinkama]

Hi. I’m confused here. Can i delete all my photos in my iphone once it says it’s fully backed up? And what’s the difference of backing up and copying photos from iphone to ixpand?

[@rumi8388]

Thank you for the video. It's very useful. I have a few questions: Is there an option for manual backups? My memory card is only 32GB, and the content in the iphone exceeds 100GB. Is it okay if I just want to backup voice memos and notes? Once backed up, will these two files disappear from my iphone automatically? Can the two files (voice memo and memo) saved in FlashDrive be opened and play on a PC?

[@aaroninclub]

Of course, you can just backup individual items, and when you’re able to utilise the “move function” for data, naturally, it’ll automatically remove it from its point of origin..

[@Tracks777]

nice video

[@bangareddyalla1161]

Dave , if I have a 4K .mkv format video in this desk can it play it in my iPhone 11 Pro without any issues . Please please 🙏 confirm

[@AskDaveTaylor]

You should be able to through apps like VLC, yes. Not sure the SanDisk app can handle that natively.

[@masontalksmovies7356]

Can you put movies and tv shows from iTunes on this?

[@yvonnedurkin9090]

Does this drive exclude duplicate photos?

[@AskDaveTaylor]

Not sure what you mean, but it won't keep making endless copies of a photo on the device if that's what you mean.

[@Triestini]

Nice channel. Nicely presented. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@AskDaveTaylor]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@LoganBrock42]

Great video man!! Keep it up

[@christiandeguzman8607]

Thanks for this review sir. Nice review!

[@iagiag77]

If I download the lphone pictures on a windows computer, does the pictures remember the original time and date or the date changes with the date I download them? It happened before with other method of backup on Windows.

[@AmalSony]

hii , I'm about to purchase this , and I have a doubt, if I use it for backup only option for full photos and videos ,and after connecting it on my Mac/windows computer can I view the photos and videos and copy them to Macbook as a normal Pendrive itself??? or its like encrypted like non viewing on computer?? pls reply..and which is the newer version? should I buy flip because its cheaper and also I use 14 pro max and luxe cost more can I use expand flip with org adapter when I upgrade to iPhone 15 ??

[@zaiodi100]

Is this just for photos , I have WhatsApp notes, Viber Facebook ..etc

[@svetlanavasic]

I used at ipad air 2 IOS 15 , but can’t recognaze it, how to resolve???

[@roseinrichness]

Hello mate, I have a question, I found same the sandisk 256gb is it good or the 64gb better. I have around 7000 photos in my mobile and I want to stave them in save place

[@roseinrichness]

My question is which better ? And have you seen the 265gb sandisk or is it fake on Amazon?? Please help me

[@AskDaveTaylor]

If you're worried about fakes on Amazon (a legit concern!) then I suggest you buy one through SanDisk directly. In general a larger unit is always better in my experience too!

[@av733]

05:24 I think you do need to free up space, how can you be okay with 1GB available on your phone?

[@artonthecreek]

So glad I found you! I have a question & hope you can help me. I just bought the iXpand SanDisk Flash Drive Luxe 256 gig and love it. Got all the photos & videos backed up from my iPhone 13 Pro. I’ve never used a MacBook but my daughter has one so I plugged the flash drive in to her Mac. All the photos are there & easy to open. Problem is I can’t figure out how to open the video files on the Mac. I can see that they are there, but they are in faint text and I can’t click on them. Any idea how to open these? They are all .mov files made on my phone, so should be iOS compatible. Thanks- Ann

[@annettenavarrete1250]

Sounds like a good device. Can you delete your Iphone pictures after uploading them to the device? Also can you delete the app and just look at your pictures into another device?

[@tomatexelon]

I am using this to backup my ipad photos, I have over 9000 of them. I have a PC, and when I view the the USB directory on my computer, I noticed that its in years and months. Which is good for some but I would like just the photos and NO folders of years and months. Way to much clicking to find a photo! Any idea of how to remove the folder option?

[@saraf9883]

MUCH better than other brand I bought at first, great video, thanks! Mine was very fast, too, couple of minutes to get all( > 1000) my photos

[@cathys.5699]

A fair, candid, and great review of SanDisk iXpand. You can trust the review by Dave Taylor!!! Subscribed! 👍

[@AskDaveTaylor]

You're very kind. Thanks, Cathy!

[@Xanadu424]

Can you choose 1 video to transfer? That’s all I need right now

[@AskDaveTaylor]

I believe so, but you might check with SanDisk customer service to confirm.

[@assassinbeats23]

Question: if you back up photo/video and do not delete from your phone and you take more photo/video and then back up again, will it copy everything it already copied and the new content? Or will it auto recognize what it’s already backed up?

[@beeluan3294]

Hi Dave, battery running very very low. Trying to backup to new purchased Ixpand flash drive. Screen display has been displaying (arranging your content...) pls advise. Thank you

[@AskDaveTaylor]

Definitely not the fastest device in the world, and the software requires some prep time, especially the first time you launch it. You might need to charge your device before you use it!

[@DudleyEliteTeamInternational]

Can you back up more than one phone?