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External drives?
Anyone got recommendations for a fast, easy external drive?
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Check this out, Rick! http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/iphone/best-external-storage-for-iphone-ipad-3579792/
Ive been using the Verbatim MediaShare for a couple of years. It's not a hard disk but worth considering. It's a wifi hub, you can plug in sd cards and usb harddisks and then connect by software. Their own software isnt that good but combining with stratospherix's FileBrowser it works well with ios.
There are a few existing threads on this topic in the forum. I've had the HooToo TripMate for sometime, now. Works as a USB battery, a wifi hotspot for an external USB drive, and a wifi hotspot if you have an Ethernet connection (like in a hotel).
As @miguelmarcos points out, several threads on the forum discuss this. But since we're here, I'll give you my take on this:
I have a wireless flash drive from SanDisk and their iXpand flash drive and both work well for me. The iXpand has USB and a lightening connector, but that has funky design that I fear will wear out too soon. However, I have had no problems with it and it works across several iOS devices using the iXpand app. I store wav, MIDI, pics, videos, and text files.
For a video example please see my totally unprofessionally produced YouTube video here:
@miguelmarcos That HooToo looks pretty cool. I have been trying to figure out an easy way to get the sounds from Zoom H4n Pro to my iPad for processing. This seems like I could take the SD card out, put it in a usb card reader, then get access to it. What app are you using to browse files?
Thanks, guys. Problem with this forum is there is so much stuff, it's hard to search. "External Storage" gives me pages of stuff, not related to what I'm looking for.
Do you plug it in to your device, or just use it wireless? Be nice to have the USB connection, it's faster, rather than just wireless.
@rickwaugh No, I dont know and/or havent had any luck with direct connections with storage. Its true, wifi can be too slow sometimes. I prefer no wires and go and do something else while I wait
if you have a wireless router. if it has a usb port on the back. chances are you can use it as external storage. I know for mine i have a usb thumb drive plugged into it. and when I have a file ready to save I use "documents "app and send and receive files to and from my usb stick via wifi. it's pretty cool. Only issue i have had with that is if my computer turned off, so did the usb port on the wi fii router( but i'm sure it's just a setting i need to change)
I love my hootoo, but I hate that it is limited to FAT32, and not HFS+, or now APFS.
FAT32 has limitations on both file sizes, and maximum number of files per drive.
I made this awesome DIY external RAM disk, cheap, but it is formatted in HFS+, unusable, by my hootoo.
That said, I do use a 128MB Sandisk USB thumb drive with the Hootoo, and that suffices. Unfortunately, I think license issues prevent hootoo from supporting APFS.
not if the storage device is formatted HFS+ or APFS.
i didn't know that. thanks
I see some people use the iXpand from sandisk. But I see 2 versions which differ very much in price.
There is:
https://www.bol.com/nl/p/sandisk-ixpand-usb-stick-128-gb/9200000058102788/?s2a=#product_title
is 128 Gb and costs €99,90
And you have
https://www.bol.com/nl/p/sandisk-ixpand-usb-stick-128-gb/9200000043167628/?s2a=#product_title
is 128 Gb and costs €202,98
I haven't done a detailed study of the different specs, but they seem to do the same thing. Perhaps someone sees/knows about functional differences?
And I have some questions about the file management of these products. Lets say I want to copy all my Garageband projects to it, at once. Is that possible? Does the app that come with it, reacts to "open in" when you want to copy multiple files? Has it the Windows flexibility where you can copy multiple files to the map that you yourself can give a name?
Perhaps I have too much questions.
I can't answer about the different devices, mine is an old 32GB iXpand.
As far as I know it is sadly, limited to one file at a time...never been able to move multiple files of any type beyond photos. I just checked GarageBand and it has the option to "open in" the iXpand app...both for Song and Project files...I haven't done the Project files but Song works. Hope this helps.
Yes it helps. Thanks! No multiple files, apart from photos.....hmm....thats not so good. But the app is in the "open in" from GarageBand...thats something. Thanks for checking.
Just installed the newest version of GoodReader, after setting my iMac up as a server. Did a few tests this afternoon - offloading massive Auria project files is critical for me as free space dwindles.
Compared it to using iCloud, not a huge amount of difference, although it's possible Apple's server farm is faster than Comcast's. It's a series of tubes, after all ...
For single files, both work a treat. GoodReader discovers your server quickly, and allows you to create synced folders, etc. It's easier to move files around with GoodReader, if you want to use it as a file directory on your iPad. Your options for doing much beyond transfer and sync on the iCloud Drive are more constrained, although I suppose you could build up a file structure there if you wanted.
But if you want to move multiple files, for a batch offload or onload, it still seems to me the dreaded iTunes/iFunbox solution via lightning connector is the easiest AND fastest route. For instance, I recently decided to offload 5 gb of samples from AudioShare. Plugged my iPad into my iMac and just yanked the folder out of AudioShare via iFunbox. Took about a minute.
Slowly building up an organized iPad Backup and Samples repository on my 2 tb computer's drive. Someday everything will be in the cloud, but for now, GoodReader/iCloud Drive for single files and lightning cable w/iFunbox for multiple files is working fine
Leef iaccess looks pretty good. $70 Canadian, and you have to buy a micro sd. Direct plugin to lightning.
@gmslayton the HooToo has a free app for file management but I've connected directly with AudioShare and GoodReader, too.
Whats the speed like, wireless to usb drive on the hootoo, as opposed to wireless to Dropbox?
This is not precise but it's about the same as when I access my NAS over my local network. I guess the major takeaway is it's not blindingly fast but eminently usable.
This one seems like a good deal.
https://sellout.woot.com/offers/gigastone-media-streamer-plus-2?ref=w_cnt_lnd_cat_elec_6_1
Anybody have any experience with it?
Anyone tried one of these Zsun Wifi cardreaders?they seem a pretty cheap solution