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.

[@nick_fox]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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

[@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?

[@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

[@MrOldPal]

"Or teen son its okay"

[@the3idiots14]

What does he even mean by that?

[@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?

[@jeejay98]

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

[@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

[@micky1594]

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

[@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.

[@glchavez1]

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

[@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.

[@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...

[@PapasAnimals]

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

[@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?

[@dankelley9361]

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

[@lsandoval8850]

Okay Dave. Details provided. Thanks

[@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?

[@Larissambravo]

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

[@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

[@pollyfoofoo8703]

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

[@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. :-)

[@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.

[@camillapascarella7318]

Thank you for explaining this 🙏❤️

[@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?

[@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.

[@cottagekeeper]

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

[@ExTaiga]

Very Helpful, thank you for the demonstration and review!

[@MaheshYadav-zf4sc]

You covered everything needed to know. Thank you:)

[@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.!!!

[@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

[@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 :)

[@davidnewman690]

Great video Dave! I have been trying to find a way of playing many of my Bowie, Beatles, Stones and Cure bootleg concerts without having to listen to them through an external drive on my computer. Really appreciate your advice. 👍

[@nvrlndJay]

If only I had found out about this before my old phone stopped working with all my graduation and concert videos :( Super informative video, I'm gonna try this out because my pc hasn't been letting me transfer photos from my phone.

[@AskDaveTaylor]

Ah, that stinks. Do you still have your old phone? Even if the screen is dark it might still be accessible when plugged in. There are a variety of devices on the market for backups now too, and, of course, software programs too. Good luck!

[@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

[@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?

[@noahbweaver0]

My works pretty fast, but I also have pretty good Wi-Fi

[@celsorezende7541]

very good explanation.

[@jcastro91235]

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

[@DidzYbanez]

Thank you!

[@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!

[@nick_fox]

Thank you so much you are the only one that explained it so much

[@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!

[@Zdivas]

What’s the difference between copy or backup

[@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

[@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.

[@christineconlon153]

Thank you Dave - so pleased I found your site. I am trying to download my entire icloud photo backup- 40000 photos.Crazy i know! I just want to sort them out and store them on a HDD. So far, I've got 12000 copied. Just needing to know if I can I delete these from the flash drive AND the icloud before reconnecting to copy more. How do I go about deleting cloud photos - do I have to do that from the phone?? Greatly appreciate your assistance.

[@sandrasnyder9198]

WOW ANSWERED EVERYTHING

[@FFLOVER-t4r]

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

[@victorm6176]

The otherone before this one is better in quality and look better for me but both are excellent.

[@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!

[@MichelleMitchellgreen-mr9by]

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

[@aracelymoran7501]

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

[@MichelleMitchellgreen-mr9by]

My phone is a iPhone 11 and I need a good computer for my iPhone. That was the best one to get.

[@themagnificiantmagnus]

Great review. Clear and helpful!

[@michaelsilva4817]

I have been scratching my head as to why I pay Apple each month for storage (2TB plan) when I only have about 500Gbs in total saved. I did the math and some research and bought this exact product for ~$60. It basically pays for itself in a few months after I cancel the iCloud subscription.

[@anil101max]

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

[@toja8229]

Very well described. Awesome presentation. Cheers!

[@ramgopal.sharma]

What a lovely explanation and review!

[@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.

[@bangaliyogi]

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

[@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..

[@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?

[@christiandeguzman8607]

Thanks for this review sir. Nice review!

[@gogas31]

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

[@e_thegod5303]

heres 4 years later all I want to know is will my phone say out of space WHILE I'm recording a video.. they're wayyy cheaper on temu but I havent tried ordering yet due to fear ..

[@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.

[@DoctorBrute]

You can use wireless charger… just got the flash. It seems to have made duplicates and you run it a few times, yet as you stated, it’s supposed to pick up where it left off and find new data. Hmmm but Thanks for this super informative vid. Will sub🫡

[@apanda]

What a great review! Thanks dave

[@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. 😞

[@alinawang3875]

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

[@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.

[@zaiodi100]

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

[@abrahamsolis2084]

I erased the pictures from the xdrive and I can’t figure out why it still showing storage being used. By the files that I erased. Does anyone else has this problem?

[@juicebox8322]

Great vid my guy🔥🤝

[@emmadavis4407]

I see that these questions was asked and never answered…. What’s the difference in copying and backing up the photos on the Sandisk? How do I transfer pics from my Sandisk now to my laptop?

[@AskDaveTaylor]

I would encourage you to reach out to Sandisk support for your questions, Emma!

[@itzdcx]

I should of bought the 256gb don't cheap out like me😔

[@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.

[@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?

[@Keys.Bradley.Racing]

The reason for slow transfer speed is the lightning connector is only rated for usb 2.0 speed!

[@TracyAllenVideos]

Yeah… I’m going to get one and I’m certain it’s gonna take me around 24 hours to upload all of my photos and videos 😆

[@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?

[@Tomislavski]

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

[@nettie-615]

Thank you Great review! Im just a bit confused? I bought it yesterday, Got 13 000 photos on my phone ! Started the backup, But eventually the battery ran out ? What now? :))

[@AskDaveTaylor]

No worries, it picks up wherever you left off. Just plug it in again!

[@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..

[@jacitucker3059]

What happens when your phone is too full to complete the backing up process. For some reason my storage is full and it’s not allowing me to completely backup all my photos. “System data” is taking up most of the room in my storage. Pls help

[@Tracks777]

nice video

[@TheIntuitiveBodyFoodieNetwork]

Not sure if you or anyone else can help me but ... can I upload from this flash drive directly onto my external hard drive without a computer and just a hub port? I'm doing a wilderness hike for 50 days; vlogging the whole thing. I have no access to internet or wifi, and no computer, ipad, or cellular data on my iphone. This device certainly helps get videos off my camera, but I doubt it will hold 50 days worth of vlogging. Any help from anyone is greatly appreciated; thanks in advance!!

[@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?..

[@lindylopez3606]

I've heard that the reason why it is so slow is because there's only two iOS devices that have usb 3.0 capability; all Mac models after 2012 and iPad Pro after 2015 have USB 3.0 ports/capability. The rest of the iOS device line up including recent iPhone models can only use USB 2.0 speeds.

[@AskDaveTaylor]

I'm skeptical of that, Lindy, because all of these features are on-chip and if Apple's designing its latest devices, it's harder to get old chips with previous generations of USB than to get the latest gen. Do you have a source for this?