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How to transfer files from Mac directly into iPad filesystem
Hello,
I've just moved from an older iPad with small storage into a recent one with a large storage capacity. I want to take advantage of this new capacity and transfer a huge amount of files into the iPad so I can have them always available directly on the iPad filesystem rather then through a cloud service. Mostly folders with a large amount of sound samples.
If I use AirDrop to transfer, which I read on the forum is one of the most used ways, files shared from the Mac are transferred into iPad iCloud "Downloads" folder. I can then moved them into "My IPad", but I don't want to go through iCloud and wait for large folders to sync and waste iCloud storage space.
If i plug the iPad into Mac via USB, i need an app (container) where to put the files, which again it's not what I want.
So my question is simple: how can I transfer files from my Mac directly into the iPad filesystem?
Thanks in advance
Cheers!
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iMazing, google it
If you connect your iPad and your Mac by USB cable you can use Finder on the Mac to drag and drop directly to the iPad. The iPad appears as a device in the Finder. This is probably the easiest way without acquiring extra programmes.
Can’t you just move files from the mac to an ipad using an usb stick?
You can mount the Mac's file system in the files app on the iPad. In the side bar, tap the three dots at the top, then select Connect to Server. You'll need System Preferences > Sharing > File Sharing turned on. Beyond that, the details can get sticky to explain. The URL for the server will be something like
smb://yourmachostname.local. You can find the mac's host name by typinghostnamein the terminal. You may need to use the mac's IP address.That's kind of vague. You can probably get better help using google.
I've not always had great luck with network file sharing in the files app for large transfers. That was some time ago though. Hopefully it has improved.
Thank you all for your suggestions.
I don't want to use extra apps for something that should be very basic between devices of the same ecosystem.
Connecting the iPad to Mac via USB cable and dragging files via Finder only gives the possibility to transfer files into specific apps, not the iPad filesystem.
Right now, the only offline and totally independent way of achieving the transfer that I found is really using a USB pen. Which I find really disappointing given all hype around Apple ecosystem devices.
Thanks anyway!
Thumb drive is how I do that, assuming I really feel the need to “get around” the cloud entirely.
I'm totally with you regarding the flawed file access implementation on iOS, this has been the reason for loads of complaints from iDevice users since years, or actually more than a decade already.
I still don't know why Apple's designers are persistently far off from what people want, but regarding a solution to your problem, the most straightforward method I've found is to mis-use any app's file container for exchange of files between MacOS and iOS. If anyone has a better idea, I'm all ears.
I still say learning how to mount the Mac's (or even Windows) file system in the files app is worth learning how to do. It's not the greatest for sure though. I regularly come across cases where I need a file from somewhere on the Mac, or want to drop a file somewhere specific on the Mac and it's just more convenient to do directly from the iPad or iPhone file browser.
As @wim mentioned, you can turn on file sharing on your Mac then use files app to access the Mac’s file system from your iPad to copy them to anywhere you want. The setup takes very little time (less than a minute) and the speed isn’t bad though not great. I just copied a 5 gb folder. It took 3 minutes via our WiFi
I went the network share route. I have an SSD plugged into my Mac Mini that I use to move stuff around.
Create a network share on the Mac (System Settings - General - Sharing - File Sharing) and mount the share in the Files.app on the iPad or iPhone. To mount, in Files.app, tap the 3 dots and select Connect to Server and type in the server (ex. smb://ip) and log in.
Usually the host name of the Mac can be used in the smb:// URL. Not always though. The host name is shown in System Settings > Sharing near the top where it says "Computers on your local network can access your computer at: ..."
If the host name doesn't work (usually because of router or DNS settings), the IP address can be substituted. An easy way to find the IP address is to hold down Option and click on the network icon in the system tray. Look under your connected wiFi (if you're using wiFi) to find the IP address.
The advantage of using the host name if possible is it won't change unless you change it, whereas it is slightly possible for IP address to change, for instance if your computer is shut down for a long time.