

Then, on your sidebar, click the name of the USB flash drive to see the contents of the USB flash drive.

Otherwise, simply let the procedure run its course. This window estimates how long it will take to complete the copy procedure.Ĭlick the little “X” in a circle to terminate the copy process before it finishes. You’ll notice a copy progress indicator popup after dragging the item or items to the drive in the sidebar. When you find them, drag them to the name of the USB flash drive in your sidebar. Next, open a Finder window and go to the location of the files you want to copy to the USB flash drive. If it’s correctly connected, you’ll see a drive symbol there. Tip: In Finder, choose Go > Computer from the menu bar to see whether your computer has identified your USB device.

It will have a little “eject” symbol beside it, indicating that it is a detachable drive. If your USB drive has been identified, it will be shown under “Location.” The drive in our example is called “Mac Transfer,” but it may be called anything. (To view the sidebar, go to View > Show Sidebar in the Finder’s menu bar at the top of the screen.) To use, sign up for an account, upload the files you wish to share, and invite your participants to a virtual meeting space, where you can view the file, as well as edit and more via the controls available.Look in the sidebar on the left side of the Finder window. Looking for an easy way to share documents between multiple people without having to commit to an expensive cloud-based file sharing app? Then look no further than this handy site, which lets you and your co-workers both view and edit files, share notes, and more - all for free with basic account use (there is a “Pro” option as well, with expanded capabilities, for $2 per month per user). It also means that you cannot take a USB drive with data already on it and use that in the iPad adapter unless it’s already been formatted accordingly beforehand.įor more information on connecting a USB drive to an iPad please visit one or both of the following URLs: This must be done on your computer, not via the iPad, since iPads do not have the capability of formatting drives. In addition, given this lower power output please know that file transfers and file access will be slower than expected once everything is connected.įurthermore, you also will need to format the USB drive to the computing platform you plan to use with it (PC or Mac) prior to use otherwise it will not work with the iPad.
