Can I backup my ipad on this WD Mybook Essential?
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srry michael im not 100 percent sure about backing ipads but what i have done with my android tablet is make a folder on the drive and have dragged and copied all of its content there. I know apple is a little bad with allowing access to all the information on their system but there should be programs that helps u do it. as long as you can access ur content (by going to my computer and opening ur ipad and being able to drag the information on the hard drive) it will save it for u :). for example for my ipod i used a program called sharepod to get my music out and transferred it to my hard drive :) (in a music folder i created) hope this helps and srry if i couldnt help u properly. Good luck
617019
I cannot answer for Apple products as I am strictly a Microsoft user. Works well for backing up my data on a Dell OptiPlex 740 Windows 7 Pro.
661224
Yes, the FlashDrive HD 8 GB should be able to upload items directly to your iPad. I have only used it for photos, but it is supposed to move most data.
1668038
Probably yes, but the quality of the product is questionable. I bought one, and 4 months later, it suffer a catastrophic failure. The WD solution is better for the cloud idea.
2063315
Yes. The whole point is to use memory on the flash drive, and not the iPad. You do have to load an app to access the device, but it is small.
1648756
You can download the driver here: http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=123&sid=127&lang=en Apparently this card was also bundled with the WD MyBook 3.0. The linked driver is the one I used, and it works perfectly.
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I ve been apple ipad almost year now the reason,Why I brought this product because my apple ipad is unintergrated. And number two I"m professional dj so, I"ve to hook my apple ipad to my mixer.I would have to say yes you can connect to your external hard drive for photo let me know how it turns out for you ok.
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I am currently using a 2 TB WD My Book for Mac on OSX 10.9.1. It works flawlessly and am very happy with it. I set it up when I was still using Lion. Then upgraded to Mavericks and had no problem.
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This external drive uses USB for an interface. iPads do not include USB ports. So this will not work with Apple's mobile devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad). There are other storage products that include built-in wireless access, and an iPad can connect using its WiFi. The only catch is that most of these solutions require installing an iOS app to access the content on the storage device.
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My guess is you should be able to as the WIDrive acts just like a external drive and if the SD card shows up as a drive then its a matter of copying drive to drove
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yes, use Time Machine. it's the native backup app for Macs. and for the love of stuff... DON'T UPGRADE PAST SNOW LEOPARD. not because of this hard drive backup solution... don't do it because Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks are all crap.
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Not under the supported systems. But most likely you will have to change to FAT32 in order to backup.
2061534
No. You need a tablet, a smartphone some device to manage what files you want to access and copy.
702634
You will need to supply the hard drive with its own power source since the Micro-USB port on the tablet cannot do it alone. You can find decent enclosure kits online.
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Yeah, probably... 2 different file systems, but there is a way. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2518
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I set up my WD while using Lion. Then I updated to Mavericks and the WD works flawlessly. No problems.
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No unfortunately your only option is to buy a 64gb ipad...there is no option to add an external hd