Transfer Any File From a PC or Mac to iPad Wireless and Back - 2020 Edition

[@judevitoagapito3036]

When I enter object name, it says name not found, please help

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

What do you mean object name? Do you mean your PC/Macbook name? You need to enter the IP address to connect, then use the username or password for that device to gain access.

[@monstrox87]

@@ChrisWilmshurst I have the same problem, it is exactly at 1:39 when adding a "name"

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Ahh right, enter your username on your pc here. So for example I put in Chris as my username is my name, so if you put in either your email or your login it should work

[@Steve-yu6pq]

I was stuck here also because I didnt know my username. I pressed the windows key and R at the same time and typed in CMD and it showed me my name. Im a noob. Thank you for this

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Great tip Steve and thank you for sharing!

[@OrdinaryG33K-SF]

Why is Apple invested in making this process so DIFFICULT??? To simply move files from one device to another? Why should any user have to do a Google search, read articles, or watch a video for a task as mundane as moving file from one device to another? it should be PATENTLY OBVIOUS, but it's not. ON PURPOSE. I don't know the reason, but Apple is PURPOSELY making this hard to do!

[@vKarl71]

The apple system is a pain in the ass. Much of the reason is that it is much more secure, and enforces strict standards for 3d party software, so it's a trade-off you have to live with, or use PC. The super-annoying interface problems are rooted in Steve Jobs' arrogance. He's dead but his arrogance lives on. Windows has tons of problems & annoyances too. Microsoft sells software way before it has been properly tested & doesn't care if people can't open older Microsoft formats on their ne software.

[@juswiffin8380]

Funny how this worked like 6 months ago and I decided to do it again since reinstalling Windows and now its not working. ALL these companies are garbage. Everything requires a Google search to figure anything out these days. Its infuriating.

[@juswiffin8380]

Keeps us buying more shit.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Check that your network sharing is turned on in network properties

[@juswiffin8380]

@@ChrisWilmshurst it stays on because I share a movie library with Tv's on the network. And even that works sometimes.

[@MelonShark]

Literally perfect timing i found the old video today and the clicked on the link to this

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

That’s great! This way means you do not need an app which is a plus compared to the old version

[@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608]

UGh first and last apple product; everything is a damn ordeal I hate this. Thank you for your video though, very informative and I do appreciate it.

[@lanceuppercut6168]

Ain't that the truth! Wanna share some files to my mom's iPad and it's suuuch a pain in the butt, where as with Android it literally only takes a few seconds. As if I had any more reason to dislike iOS lol

[@craigmadz]

Could NOT AGREE MORE. HATE Apple!

[@kathyyip114]

Didn't work for me. :( Can you do a more in depth video on how to set up the SMB connection. You went too fast and I think I'm missing something. TIA!!

[@LaNoir.]

How I transferred data in 2002: right click, copy, paste, done.

[@loelee8893]

LaNoir yeah! Haha. I have this feeling that My ipad is completely isolated device wherein we just simply connect our android devices to pc and start copying files in our out. People are aware of this already but man, ipad is such an awesome device to deal with

[@LaNoir.]

@@loelee8893 I don't know. I got my iPad for drawing, and it's awesome with Procreate n stuff (but ofc way too overpriced, time other companies step their game up), but the iOS really is a hassle, not just the copying. I got a cultural shock when I found out that all my pictures get stored within one folder without a real option to sort them, or that my apps are bound to a certain arrangement instead of being freely movable. I know I am not the only one disliking that a lot, and I know that they know. But why didn't they ever change it? Feels like "why would we put in effort if people buy it anyway". If there was an android drawing tablet, I'd totally go for that one... But same goes for Windows 10, I recently upgraded and it feels like my 10 years older Windows 7 was more advanced and polished than the new version (monopoly sucks...)

[@oddfellow4045]

@@loelee8893 I hate my Ipad with a vengeance. The lack of ability to transfer files to it in a simple way makes the machine little more than a doorstop and it's pretty shite at that too. Utter madness to make a supposedly brilliant device so locked up that it's impossible to use freely.

[@juswiffin8380]

If it ain't broke dont fix it.

[@bobyettah2380]

I have 850mp4 movies trapped on ipads. put into Apple tv library by itunes. itunes will not transfer them back to wins 10 PC. ANY IDEAS?

[@blueroy1993]

hello! I was a bit lost at the 2:36 mark. Which username and password are you referring to. I can't seem to login it says "Invalid argument" when i try to use the username i placed on the permissions folder

[@shuvamsky]

"in anything other than NTFS " killed me lol!.

[@rajifusama]

once i put in username and password the ipad goes to a folder titled 16..and it takes forever to load the content. what does it mean

[@blushpetal]

i have this problem too

[@vishal_trivedi]

Hi Chris. @0:42 🧐 Are you sure about this?? I don’t think AirDrop compresses files to my knowledge. Do you mean sending it via iMessage? Then yes it would. I just ran a test with airdropping an 8k resolution photo, no compression. In fact strangely I discovered the transferred photo had 0.21mb more than the original. In research of this answer all I could find was that the report of the original file size may not have been pin sharp accurate to begin with.

[@blueclearsky]

This is a blessing.. thank you for creating this. I have been trying to figure this out for weeks.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

I’m glad it works for you! Thanks for checking this out

[@1bingo123]

When i imported a file from my computer to my ipad, it wont let me watch the imported file!

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Have you tried using an app like VLC and then opening the video file in that app?

[@TommyRobinsoncat]

worked after a couple tries , i did notice when i turned pandora off the ipad pro picked it up . and instantly all the files were there . thanks

[@daftsapien]

Works like butter. Now I can easily transfer files from my Windows PC to my iPad Air 4 and vice-versa effortlessly and without any cables!

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Glad this helped!

[@laurenzkahl3433]

For anyone who still has problems on Windows: The IPv4 Address has to be the one under your WIFI Cards name. And Login works with the Windows User Account Name. Not the new network name.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Thanks for sharing this additional info.

[@sibeldesibel]

Hello 2:28 When I wrote myk IPv4 address like yours finished with /24 and connect on Ipad pro 2021 it only shows a folder called 24, and when I enter it it couldn't reach that folder :(

[@Louiskklam]

Where can I get the "Name" of the device (Macbook or iPad in my case) mentioned at 2:36 ?

[@marvinsmith7923]

2:10 "now head back to your iPad and open the files app" where? Which one?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

The ‘files’ app that is built into all iPads in iOS.

[@miketomlinson1109]

Thanks, this works brilliantly, does this supposed to also work for an Excel file (I do a spreadsheet with my neighbours so updating every week), once I add data to Excel file on my PC and check my iPad pro for the updates, it doesn't update. do you have any suggestions for me?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

If you’re using an excel file, I’d simply use office 365 and host it online and give access to your neighbours. That way it saves transferring a file back and forth as it’ll be stored in the cloud and any adjustments will be saved online

[@ricklatouch2263]

Trying to set up access to an external drive connected to my iMac so I can access a folder there. At the 2:09 mark you say “ now head back to your iPad an open the ---------. I’ve listened and watched this portion of your video and have no idea where you are going, what you are opening, or what you are doing. Can you please explain? Thanks!

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

What's the issue you're having? In the files app, tape the three dots at the top and select 'connect to server' then copy the SMB address from your Mac.

[@ricklatouch2263]

@@ChrisWilmshurst - I did that but it then requires my UN and PW. I’ve confirmed my UN and updated my PW, but it still says that one or the other are invalid and I cannot go any further.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

You need to make sure the username and password are correct. So try either the iCloud username and the password for your machine or try the actual user account. for instance my Mac is signed up with my name as the username 'chriswilmshurst'. you can find the name by going into finder > Macintosh HD > users

[@ricklatouch2263]

@@ChrisWilmshurst - I just changed my PW to be sure. My Finder does not have “Macintosh HD” in the drop down.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

@@ricklatouch2263 ok, try this. Open finder, and press SHIFT + CMD + C. it should open up Macintosh HD :)

[@KAITOxr]

when i tried to connect to the server on my ipad, it said "invalid argument"

[@CelestialxPanda]

Me too

[@carlodevinci5356]

How are you Chris? I have a second generation iPad Pro but I don't want any of the updates to be on my new iPad Pro 4th gen. Would I still do the same setup?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

If you setup this one one it shouldn’t transfer to the other unless you have iCloud library etc on

[@bobyettah2380]

How to access mp4 movies from Apple tv library and transfer to windows 10 PC. iTunes won’t work. ANY IDEAS?

[@vermont9199]

this is really helpful!! but everytime i shut down my pc, i can not access the files shared in my ipad anymore...

[@doc_verma]

Can the whole folder be transferred instead of one by one files??

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Yes using SMB

[@randelhinampas3248]

Thank you for this. I tried on my iPhone. already registered my PC. but if select the folder it keeps on Loading. Do you know how to fix this or suggestion for this? Please help me.

[@randelhinampas3248]

It says. Content Unavailable (The folder contents could not be displayed because of an unknown error.)

[@JoeVu]

who are you? again, your videos are so helpful. time to watch and like all of them I guess :)

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

I’m Chris... 😂 thanks for watching them.

[@beverywhereyouare]

Does anyone know where to get the "user name" from (on a mac) ? I typed in what i thought it would be ... but it's incorrect.

[@elboogie2324]

I have a MacBook Pro mid 2012, and a 9th generation iPad, will this work?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

It should work with SMB yes, not sure if airdrop is supported on 2012 Mac’s. I’d double check with apple’s support articles

[@laceyhoefener1995]

this helped soooooo much tysm!!!!!!

[@anjansrinivasan9554]

Wait what is the username and password

[@T33nXtasy]

Does the quality stay good or does it degrade

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Quality is identical.

[@nastyaslatvych7909]

Does this work with a mix of ARW JPEG and video files? I am having issues transferring a 400gb library of files to a new XPS17. It’s also saying some files are bigger than 100GB which is insane.

[@TechNomadUK1]

Ive always been an Android guy for years and have a Windows laptop. But looking to buy a cheap iphone as a secondary phone. Would you say this is a convenient and easy wireless file transfer procedure than Android? Is the app optimized enough for a seamless file transfer from Windows to an iPhone & vice versa?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Unfortunately transferring files to and from an iPhone from your pc etc is a pain in the backside. Airdrop is the best and most practical way of doing it, but only works with Apple products. SMB when setup is the best option, but some people struggle setting it up

[@TechNomadUK1]

@@ChrisWilmshurst So even with third-party apps do you think Android is still the best way to go?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

The benefit of Android is you can simply plug in a usb cable and transfer directly. For some reason you can’t with iOS, so in this instance for easy transferring of files Android would be a better option.

[@jpalloutdoors3441]

Thx. New to iPad but lots coming. I’ll be asking questions in a bit.

[@benedekkardos]

I don't have the option on my ipad to connect a server (don't have the three dots in the files app), how can i do this differently on the ipad, or is my device too old for this?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

You need to be on iOS 13 or above I believe.

[@benedekkardos]

@@ChrisWilmshurst Thanks for the info, mine is on 12, so I need to update

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

No problem man. If your iPad supports iPadOS 14, you should really update as it makes it a completely different machine

[@nabilasofri]

the hard drive must be formatted first???

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Needs to be in fat32 or mac journal

[@Mia-hc3ob]

How does this work with an old iPad? I have a A1432 model iPad (the ipad mini from late 2012) and when you search locations in settings it literally comes up with apps that you give permission to access your location, rather than other devices you wish to send your file. Also the file I want to transfer from my PC to my iPad is 3 minutes 26 seconds long. Is it possible to still transfer this when the model of my iPad is this old?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Does your iPad have iOS 13 installed? If not look on my channel as there’s an older method which might still work for you

[@Mia-hc3ob]

@@ChrisWilmshurst wow thank you for replying so quickly! It has IOS 9.3.5 and it says my software is up to date. Ive had this problem a lot because a majority of apps now need more modern software for download. Think I need to save up for a new iPad 🤣 Thank you for your help.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Haha, it might be time to upgrade yeah, but there is a potential solution on my channel for iPad file transfer which may work for you!

[@bordermindMS]

btw it says that authentication required but when i did it it say that again

[@olgunerdem6059]

it just says loading and then 'files cant be loaded due to unknown error' on my ipad when i put down IPv4. nothing happens. is it there any solution to that

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Is file sharing turned on on your pc? Make sure it’s all set and the username and password are all correct

[@vishal_trivedi]

And cheers, these are some cool tips. Appreciated!

[@郭琪-x9k]

Hi Chris, for sharing this video. But unfortunately, mine didn't work as well. When I add the server connection on my iPad Air3, it prompts out and asks me to authenticate. And after I enter my username and password of my PC it just says "invalid"... Any ideas?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Hey! There’s actually a comment with a tip to find out the correct username! Have a look, I may have pinned it

[@郭琪-x9k]

@@ChrisWilmshurstYeah I think I've tried that... It just cannot match my account info:( But thank you for the quick reply!

[@richardrozz]

Very useful and clear. Good update 2022 from 2020.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Thank you so much!

[@Ghariieb]

When I successfully connect it. I find only one empty file called "24" which is not the name of the shared file and when I open it I find it empty. any solutions please?

[@ferrysandria2660]

Can we copy file from computer direct to ipad by lighning cable without internet connection??

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Yes. You have to use iTunes though

[@munafshaikh5976]

I don't know why some files seem to show curropted while they open fine on the windows laptop

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Make sure it’s transferred 100%

[@munafshaikh5976]

@@ChrisWilmshurst they aren't getting transferred at all its just showing An error and transferring an empty folder

[@orci77]

Unfortunately support of external hard drives on the lightning usb camera adapter from Apple is not 100%. In my experience usb sticks work fine but most hard drives don’t.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

We’re the hard drives formatted to fat32/fat/hfs? If not they will not work

[@orci77]

Yes. I had one SSD that worked once. If you connect it a second time it won’t be recognized. If you connect it to pc or Mac than it will be recognized again once. 100% reproducible.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Strange!

[@no12332]

hi, i have i phone se and when i try to connect to pc it says "there was a problem connecting your network. i cant figure out where i am doing wrong, can anyone help please?

[@Marcus-eu2fn]

I cant connect to my ipad after I set up the shared folder. I dont have a login/password for my windows laptop and it wont let me connect as guest. Can I set this up somewhere?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

You should be able to create a username and password on your laptop in the share settings somewhere.

[@Marcus-eu2fn]

@@ChrisWilmshurst Thanks, I created a new user with a password and now it works! :)

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

@@Marcus-eu2fn Fantastic! im so glad it worked!

[@Marcus-eu2fn]

@@ChrisWilmshurst it was working, but now when I try to connect I can see the shared folder on my ipad, but when I click it it says: Content unavailable. The folder contents could not be displayed because of unknown error. Any idea how to fix this?

[@12thDecember]

Deleting my prior comment because it doesn't apply. New comment: Trying to drag a file into the Airdrop folder or onto the Airdrop screen didn't work for me. I have to right click on a file in my MacBook, navigate to Share, then choose AirDrop. A popup displays the iPad as an option for file sharing. (iPad must be on and connected to WiFi for this to work.) I click on the iPad option and the file is transferred. Easy-peasy.

[@roproart6529]

This was very hard to follow for me. I don't even know how to get into a lot of things or how you split your window or what you opened in it. I really needed this. Too bad.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

I’d suggest looking up the basics of using an iPad before indulging in making content on it. Apple have a lot of videos on every feature like split view and it’ll help. However, you shouldn’t need to use split view for anything here as it’s not necessary

[@roproart6529]

@@ChrisWilmshurst Thank you. I was able to follow along, but here's the weird thing. I transferred one short video and now I can never repeat the action. It gets weirder. I connected to my pc laptop with the lightning to usb cable and was able to transfer one more small video. Now I cannot repeat either thing again and I have tried each one over a dozen times each. Its like the ipad air 3 learned and now won't let me do it again. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

[@yairlevinger6135]

hey! thanks for the great video, i had a problem when the iPad asked me for the password, which one to put in? i don't have a password for my computer, does my server have its own password?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Hey, if it doesn’t have a password try Setting one to be safe (basic network security)

[@gordonpeters8625]

Thanks so much that was so easy did everything you said and it worked perfectly.👍👍

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Glad it was easy for you!

[@danawehrly7154]

How do I transfer files from my Mac to my PC?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

If you’re on the same network you can login using the network tab on windows or Mac and transfer across that way. Or use a pen drive / hard drive that is formatted to FAT

[@danawehrly7154]

@@ChrisWilmshurst Wow, thanks for the quick reply! I used your instructions in the video, and now the Mac shows up on the PC's network tab!! Thank you so much

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

@@danawehrly7154 No problem at all Dana, glad we sorted your issue :)

[@danawehrly7154]

@@ChrisWilmshurst Can't resolve error "User name or password is incorrect" when entering network credentials

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

@UCk1JBNWzMxerbijbcSnmstA Try your user login for each machine - so if you're on the PC - enter your mac's username and password and vice versa for Mac > Pc

[@AlexM-pu6kb]

@01:38 if I click OK, it tells me name not found.. What names can I use?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Enter the Name of your user account on your pc. So if your username was Alex, or the email you use to login to windows is alexm@... use that :)

[@iamjig]

How do I set up a shared folder or drive? not explained...

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

It was explained... PC instructions are: 01:20 mac instructions are 02:17. It's all explained on screen :)

[@Akkilainen]

How did you set up the shared folder/drive? It is obvoious on the video that you already have it (F: drive) and you are not setting it up.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Right click >properties > advanced sharing as shown on the video and the F drive is my hard drive. I’m sharing my hard drive over the network by using advanced sharing

[@tooncraft3d]

@@ChrisWilmshurst doesnt alolow to set these permissions

[@holyelle2610]

How do you transer from ipad to pc?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

The whole video explains how...

[@tooncraft3d]

@@ChrisWilmshurst doesnt work,

[@marielou2000]

That's brilliant, thankyou so much excellent video and hugely helpful and best of all it works!

[@Munzer1977]

I have over a 130Gb of various data i want to move to my ipad

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Well, it’s a good thing you came to this video because you’ll be able to transfer easily using one of these methods

[@CelestialxPanda]

Bro I'm getting invalid argument

[@ahah1785]

The fact that before buying new ipad air 4 (my first apple product ever) i had to look for this....that is i was not sure you could copy files to an ipad....says alot about apple...but im sick of android fragmentation as well...

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

It’s painful I know. Easiest way is a hard drive tbh

[@daled.7166]

Where do you find the device is and password? Is it the network id/psswrd, the laptop...?

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

The username and password is your login for your laptop

[@joshlamb7204]

Chris Wilmshurst what if you don’t have a login for your laptop

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

It should be your username and a blank password I believe... I haven’t tried without a password in all honesty. I’d always recommend for security reasons you use a password as anyone can access your files on your network otherwise

[@joshlamb7204]

Chris Wilmshurst dude the simple fact that you responded that fast is amazing. You are an amazing person, thank you.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

I’ll be entirely honest, I just woke up and checked my phone and you were the first notification I had :) hopefully you figure out the no password issue. Please let me know what the result is 👍

[@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

I find send anywhere works a charm but yes, it is an app 😂

[@bachroell8337]

It works... thank you...

[@skyscraper6958]

i also followed the instructions on my pc and ipad, the messeage was "content unavailable"

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Username/IP correct? do you have network sharing enabled?

[@skyscraper6958]

@@ChrisWilmshurst yes, i have username and set up and use the ipv4 address

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

And just to eliminate it, you’re using the same WiFi correct? Also, have you made sure your network settings allow file sharing ?

[@skyscraper6958]

@@ChrisWilmshurst yes sir, using same wifi and enable network file sharing

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

@@skyscraper6958 Very odd! Not sure why it wouldn't be connecting. Does the username you setup in file sharing match your windows login?

[@xxrosietranxx]

Thanks a bundle

[@justarkzy]

On my iPad, whenever I go to enter Username and Password it doesn't work. Please help!

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Check the comments, if you’re on Windows the pinned comment has a solution

[@justarkzy]

@@ChrisWilmshurst I have my username, but I don't know where to find the password.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

It’s your login password to the machine. If you do not use a password, leave it blank

[@justarkzy]

@@ChrisWilmshurst I do not use one, but if I leave it blank the 'next' doesn't seem to work. It doesn't become blue.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Try adding a password and see if that helps? Otherwise I’m not entirely sure why it wouldn’t allow it

[@albertchehade9916]

Too old now - especially now with MacOsx Ventura, and the new MBP M/M2 Pro laptops DEC 2022

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

They still work, it’s just a few tweaks in setting up smb etc different

[@albertchehade9916]

@@ChrisWilmshurst Thanks :)

[@howardanderson3061]

Thanks again Chris, this vid saves my ass so many times... lol

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Haha, glad it could help you out 💪

[@howardanderson3061]

@@ChrisWilmshurst now I just need to learn the basic file structure for iOS. I’ve really never learned it’s architecture

[@vollyc1603]

the title of the video says transferring from pc to ipad yet you are going the other way

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

It works both ways

[@pavanrocking7105]

It's working 🤗...Thanks a lot .... I'm using 32 GB model ...I always run out of space ...Now I got best solution to manage my files 😌

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Glad it helps!!

[@bryanp8010]

This stuff should be a lot easier. With all today’s technology this should be one click

[@TerenceKearns]

Super annoying is that in 2022, you cannot get files from the Files app in iOS to your mac via the thunderbolt cable. You're forced to go over wifi. Apple is annoying. You can plug it in, it will recognise it and offer the files from any other app EXCEPT for the Files app. This omission just has to be on purpose. Apple is like "no, you can't have that".

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Agreed, luckily a nice work around is to use an external hard drive, but it still isn’t ideal.

[@faustorossi5524]

NOT WORKS I don't have the three dots add more button on my Ipad.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

you need to be on iOS 13+ and if the 3 buttons aren't showing scroll up.

[@cloud9photography126]

3 hours now and i cant get my photos from my pc to my ipad... utterly infuriating, this thin g is going back tomorrow

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Make sure network sharing is enabled on windows and you’re using the right ip and login details.

[@md4843]

this does not work sigh....

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Works for me and others. Otherwise I wouldn’t have made the video. Can you be more specific and tell me which part didn’t work for you so we can try work it out?

[@bdavidson6337]

Not valid info. There is no file sharing to allow data to be written to the ipad

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

You must be watching the wrong video. Every solution provided here allows you to write to and from the iPad. Try watching again in 0.5x speed.

[@patelakash1010]

Not enough thorough information

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Aakash Patel what else do you need to know? all the information needed is provided to set this up.

[@LaNoir.]

@@ChrisWilmshurst I think the problem is that he, me, and lots of others don't understand what's happening *at all.* What's an smb connection, how does it exactly work, what's happening in the process and so on. "You need to set up a shared folder or drive" what drive? any drive? my main drive? a new drive? will that make it public? I can create a folder, but I have no clue how to create a drive out of nowhere. How does the iPad even communicate with my pc if not connected via usb? Wifi? Network? I can continue and you probably will laugh your ass off, but that's what people try to figure out if they aren't as advanced with stuff like that. Things I am capable of: downloading discord on both systems, then upload a file with pc and download it with ipad. I understand that. I can follow that. Sadly my current file is too big without Nitro. Don't even get why it's so complicated at all, I can copy-paste my photos from iPad to PC, but reversed it seems like you have to do a master in programming before it works.

[@patelakash1010]

I did not said more information. I said thorough information. Make sure you have enough knowledge to differentiate between two words or sentence. Thanks

[@LaNoir.]

@@patelakash1010 Oh wow, my bad. Now make sure to have enough knowledge to speak as good german with me as I speak english with you. Thanks

[@cantisanifotografo]

LaNoir an SMB connection is just a network connection to share files among devices. The shared folder or drive, is the folder or drive you want to access on your PC from your iPad. It could be an external drive, or an internal drive, or your main drive. The important thing is that it should be the one you want to see appear on your iPad. The hard drive won’t be public to the internet, it will be visible to your local network (home network), but you’ll need your PCs username and password to access it. The iPad connects to your local network through WiFi, so no USB cable or thumb drive needed.

[@lamtian2010]

Ipad is so dumb, makes ur life miserable in something as simple as transferring a file

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

Agreed, but its got a hell of a lot simpler. Even easier now with iPad Pro's and hard drives.

[@tassarzakk1021]

This video is mixed and messed up too much...nothing about connection between devices over wire of wifi anything.. searching some other reliable tutorials ..c ya

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

It’s all WiFi based. You’d learn something if you paid attention. But no worries, cya