How can I send a large amount of images from my Mac to a friend's iPad?

[danqi]

I feel like there should be an obvious solution, but I just don't see it.

I have 2GB of jpegs on my Mac that I need to get onto a friend's iPad 3. I have put them all in a ZIP file and sent them via WeTransfer, but the download doesn't seem to work on the iPad.

What is the best way to send these pictures?

 

[akash.nu]

Airdrop.

 

[TinaBelcher]

I once send 2 gb of files through dropbox. It was slow though, but worked.

 

[danqi]

Airdrop.

Unfortunately, my friend is in a different state than me.

I once send 2 gb of files through dropbox. It was slow though, but worked.

I don't have the space on my dropbox, but even if I did, would my friend be able to save all the images as a batch? I somehow seem to remember that Dropbox on iOS is tricky and only lets you save one image at a time.

 

[akash.nu]

Unfortunately, my friend is in a different state than me.

iCloud sharing?

 

[danqi]

That would only work if I had the images in iCloud Photos myself, right? I don't use iCloud for photos at all unfortunately and the images I want to send are not on my iPhone.

 

[KUKitch]

If you have them in a zip file - couldn't you just share that file via iCloud sharing?

 

[danqi]

Can I do that? I can't seem to find any info on how that works, unfortunately.

 

[Ashton Cofer]

You could try putting the files into Google Drive or Dropbox and then sharing them with your friend.

 

[Anonymous Freak]

Dropbox, Google Drive, Box.net, OneDrive, any of the similar services. All have iOS apps that can be used to download the files.

 

[sdz]

I feel like there should be an obvious solution, but I just don't see it.

I have 2GB of jpegs on my Mac that I need to get onto a friend's iPad 3. I have put them all in a ZIP file and sent them via WeTransfer, but the download doesn't seem to work on the iPad.

What is the best way to send these pictures?

zip it and MailDrop it (5GB limit)

 

[akash.nu]

Zipping it won't make it available on the iPad though, best idea is share the files directly via one of the aforementioned services.

 

[sonicrobby]

That would only work if I had the images in iCloud Photos myself, right? I don't use iCloud for photos at all unfortunately and the images I want to send are not on my iPhone.

iCloud Photo Stream, you can create a shared album with your friend using the Photos app on your Mac. Select the pictures you want to add to the album, and add them. Then your friend will be able to get those pictures on their iPad and save them for offline purposes. Once that is done you can delete the album if you want.

 

[bubbleboil]

Not sure why ppl doesn't say this.

Fastest way is air drop.
Takes few seconds only

 

[rui no onna]

Not sure why ppl doesn't say this.

Fastest way is air drop.
Takes few seconds only

I don't think the iPad 3 supports Air Drop. Possibly not even the iPad 4.

 

[Mike Boreham]

Not sure why ppl doesn't say this.

Fastest way is air drop.
Takes few seconds only

It was the first suggestion made in post #2, replied to by the OP in post #4

 

[akash.nu]

Not sure why ppl doesn't say this.

Fastest way is air drop.
Takes few seconds only

This has been suggested already but the OP doesn't have the iPad.