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iPad Pro iPad only what your file storage strategy?
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What a snarky comment. I specifically stated that I was expressing the opinion of a certain group of people with the first comment. The final statement is my overall opinion, especially what I think is correct. It is also a very fair opinion that takes into account both sides of the debate.
Some people find the iPad to be a suitable PC replacement. Others don't. It depends on use. There are simply some things that a PC can do that an iPad will not. For people who need those things, the iPad is not a suitable replacement. For others, their PC use can be done with an iPad. For them, it IS a replacement.
you are really unclear about your object.. don't really understand what you were trying to do.
however, there are two ways to go.
1. simply way
buy iCloud storage space. maximum is 2TB, should be enough for most people
2. NAS way. doesnt really matter its a real NAS, or a x86 Mac/PC server.
for general files -- webdav --> fileExplorer (iOS side)
for photo/music/video -- PLEX, or big brands like Synology/QNAP have their own multimedia solutions.
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yes you can. all you need is enable SMB/AFP/WebDAV
however, there are two ways to go.
1. simply way
buy iCloud storage space. maximum is 2TB, should be enough for most people
2. NAS way. doesnt really matter its a real NAS, or a x86 Mac/PC server.
for general files -- webdav --> fileExplorer (iOS side)
for photo/music/video -- PLEX, or big brands like Synology/QNAP have their own multimedia solutions.
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yes you can. all you need is enable SMB/AFP/WebDAV
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No, you didn't "specifically state" that, but thanks for clarifying.
Agreed 100%.
As for the music, someone else mentioned Amazon cloud player (or whatever it's called right now). My experience with the Amazon service and app has been very good for several years although I no longer have a huge library of music. What I do like about it is that you can upload your tunes to it, as well as purchase their content. To increase your library size I believe is around $2/month. I have been able to install and use the Amazon player app on Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Blackberry 10. You can play from the cloud or download content to your device.
My mom who is ignorant of technology uses her iPad Air 2 as her only computing device. She even makes heavy use of iCloud. I'm impressed that Apple has made it simple enough for her to get that going on her own. My dad uses her iPad Air 1 hand-me-down. These are people who used to be big WebTV users because computers were too complicated.
But they are concerned that all of their photos are only in the cloud (and on their iPads). There is no direct way to offload those photos to secondary and physical storage device without having a notebook/desktop computer.
As I research options, I'm discovering that none exist.
But they are concerned that all of their photos are only in the cloud (and on their iPads). There is no direct way to offload those photos to secondary and physical storage device without having a notebook/desktop computer.
As I research options, I'm discovering that none exist.
Get them an inexpensive NAS. Synology, QNAP, WD, Seagate, et al all provide iOS and Android apps that allow automatic backups of photos and videos to the NAS.
Huh? Of course there's a way. This company should really pay me an advertising fee, but anyway...
Here's my RavPower FileHub:
And here's me transferring photos wirelessly from my iPhone to the sdcard in the FileHub:
Excellent! Thank you sir. I will definitely investigate this option... sounds like exactly what they need.
Hmmm, very interesting. I like it. Thank you for the info.
Documents 5 lets me copy photos, music movies and my work files from iCloud, Dropbox or my iPad itself to an offsite Synology at work. Or any other way. No problem, except the time it might take. Not for me, we both have 500/500 fiber connections, but if you have a 25/1 line it might be a lot slower.
That said, if the synology is in your home network copying files will be soooo much faster via wifi then with the usb2.0 connection that lightning is. So copying to a NAS is usually so much faster then copying trough iTunes and lightning!
That said, if the synology is in your home network copying files will be soooo much faster via wifi then with the usb2.0 connection that lightning is. So copying to a NAS is usually so much faster then copying trough iTunes and lightning!
For the people who say buy more iCloud storage, how does this work? Say I store 50 gb of photos in iCloud. Those photos would also be downloaded to my iPhone and iPad, taking up 50 gb of storage in the process. How am I getting any more storage in this case?
I have always viewed iCloud Photo Library as a convenient way of syncing my photos, not to get more storage space.
I have always viewed iCloud Photo Library as a convenient way of syncing my photos, not to get more storage space.
My biggest issue is not the file storage per se - I am fully tied up in various cloud services and I have access to them all from my iPad.
The issue is that when I go to interact with those files - the whole process gets convoluted. Say I open the OneDrive app to find the file I want to open. I click the share arrow and find the app I want to open it in. It brings me to that app - but it then downloads a local copy of the file to that app. I make my changes. Best case scenario is that app has enabled access to my cloud provider of choice, and I upload the file back to the location it came from - but most of them will now create a new copy of the file. So I go back to the OneDrive app, delete the old version of the file, rename the edited file, and I'm finally done.
It gets worse if the app you want doesn't have integration with the cloud provider you use and I end up doing things like uploading to Dropbox and then going to the Dropbox app and moving the file to the app I want it in.
I don't use iCloud because it's too limiting in other ways. Perhaps it allows direct file modifications? But until that becomes available system-wide, it's hard to see ever having anything more than the most simplistic workflow on my iPad.
The issue is that when I go to interact with those files - the whole process gets convoluted. Say I open the OneDrive app to find the file I want to open. I click the share arrow and find the app I want to open it in. It brings me to that app - but it then downloads a local copy of the file to that app. I make my changes. Best case scenario is that app has enabled access to my cloud provider of choice, and I upload the file back to the location it came from - but most of them will now create a new copy of the file. So I go back to the OneDrive app, delete the old version of the file, rename the edited file, and I'm finally done.
It gets worse if the app you want doesn't have integration with the cloud provider you use and I end up doing things like uploading to Dropbox and then going to the Dropbox app and moving the file to the app I want it in.
I don't use iCloud because it's too limiting in other ways. Perhaps it allows direct file modifications? But until that becomes available system-wide, it's hard to see ever having anything more than the most simplistic workflow on my iPad.
Not quite the option I had in mind. I am aware of this feature. Just that other responses were giving me the impression that I could somehow choose to store my photos entirely in the cloud without taking up any space on my phone at all. Sort of like Flickr.
Not with iCloud Photos. But you can get it down to about 3% of its original size, with that option.
That much huh. Think I will pass that info on to a friend of mine, whose iPhone is laden with photos and almost out of space. Thanks for the heads up.
I second his recommendation. I own the 1st generation and latest iteration of the RAVPower FileHub and it's a great device that works with all of my platforms - iOS (Air 2), Android, and Windows.
I wanted to thank you again for this suggestion. It arrived Saturday from Amazon and finally had a chance to kick the tires on this thing this morning.... amazing!
Charged it up, installed the app on my iPad, inserted a thumb drive into the unit, the app was able to see the files on the drive and I could transfer photos (in both directions) and was able to pull a video off of the thumbdrive to play it locally on the iPad.
This is going to work out great for my parents. I'll probably end up keeping this one for myself and getting them one.
It also works with one of my favorite video players, OPlayer HD.
I'm almost entirely off my mac and working iPad Pro only. I wish to be iCloud independent and use a NAS (home cloud) to store my files (not music or movies, I'm concerned only with files) and I'm wondering if that is possible with iOS11. Will I be able to move any document from the iPad to the NAS? Has anyone here participated in the iOS11 beta and also use a NAS? Thank you.
For my personal files and the files that both my wife and I access, we use iCloud. We share an Apple account, so it works out nicely. For my work files, OneDrive. The combination of those two things actually work very nicely together and sync perfectly between all my iOS devices and my work Mac.
I'm once again stuck in a hotel for 10 days with lousy WiFi - 2Mbps - and other options not available/possible. I keep independent of the cloud.
Everything I have is stored on iCloud Drive, but downloaded locally on the iPad so it’s available anytime, anywhere.
I believe this is the best approach, and the future of how we’ll manage our files.
Unless I’m very unlucky and my iPad happens to be damaged or stolen on the same day that the iCloud storage farm burns down then my data is pretty safe.
iOS 11 has made this much easier, but since the start of the year I’ve been doing this on iPad only. But it was the same on my Mac.
I feel like my content is more at home in the Apple ecosystem - my photos are all on iCloud Photo Library, calendar contacts etc and mail all in their own boxes.. And iCloud Drive for the folders organised to the different areas of my life. Perfect to me.
I believe this is the best approach, and the future of how we’ll manage our files.
Unless I’m very unlucky and my iPad happens to be damaged or stolen on the same day that the iCloud storage farm burns down then my data is pretty safe.
iOS 11 has made this much easier, but since the start of the year I’ve been doing this on iPad only. But it was the same on my Mac.
I feel like my content is more at home in the Apple ecosystem - my photos are all on iCloud Photo Library, calendar contacts etc and mail all in their own boxes.. And iCloud Drive for the folders organised to the different areas of my life. Perfect to me.