Transfer the file to iPad. Updating content - basic ways to copy files to iPad
The peculiarity of mobile gadgets on iOS is that it is sometimes problematic to carry out direct “offline” file transfer on them - a procedure familiar to users of Android devices and PCs. How to transfer documents to iPad or iPhone using accessible methods?
To solve this problem, a user of an Apple smartphone or tablet can use the following methods:
Offline file downloading on iOS through special applications
There are quite a lot of them. The iTunes application is traditionally considered the main branded tool for transferring files to iOS devices. This program can synchronize files located on the gadget and another device - for example, a PC. However, it is poorly adapted to ensure the exchange of documents in common text formats - DOC, DOCX, ODT, RTF.
Many users consider the Documents program developed by Readdle to be a very successful solution. Now its 5th version is available in the App Store. Let's study the main features of using this application.
The Documents program is compatible with a huge number of file formats, including, in particular, text documents for Word. There are several ways to use the marked program. The first involves using Documents with iTunes.
Download documents to iPad via Documents and iTunes
Our task is to upload Word documents from your computer to the corresponding iOS. Thus, we will need:
- connect iPad to PC;
- make sure that iTunes is installed on your computer;
- install the Documents application on your iOS device.
If all three conditions are met, you can launch iTunes from your computer. After this, you need to select the “Programs” tab in the appropriate application, and then find the “Shared Files” section. It should display the Documents icon - select it. After this, a system folder will open on the right side of the window into which you can upload documents.
You should click the “Add” button and then select the necessary files - in our case, Word texts from your computer. Afterwards, click on “Synchronize”. After this, you can work with the file through your iOS device.
It may be noted that there is also an online option for using Documents. It involves the simultaneous use of this application and cloud services.
Uploading documents to an iOS device using Documents and cloud services
The Documents application is especially notable for the fact that it contains a standard integration module with cloud services. It is therefore necessary to open this program on the iPad, then select the “Network” tab in the Documents interface.
Readdle's software supports a large number of cloud services. This could be, for example, Dropbox. You need to click the “Add” button, enter all the necessary user data for authentication in Dropbox and log in using them. After that, using the Documents program, you can download files, including Word texts, from the Dropbox cloud drive to your iOS device.
We now know how to transfer documents to an iPad or iPhone using one of the most popular applications - Documents. However, if you don’t have it at hand, you can solve the problem of downloading the necessary files to your iOS device by using cloud services directly.
Uploading files to iOS via cloud services
The resource of the corresponding type may well be the same Dropbox or, for example, its Russian analogue - Yandex.Disk. If we talk about the service from the Russian Federation, its developers have extremely simplified the task for users of iOS devices in terms of downloading files by releasing a separate application for iOS. By downloading it from the App Store on your iPad or iPhone, you can easily work with any files (including Word texts) from your mobile gadget.
There is an alternative way to use Yandex.Disk and its analogues - through the browser installed on the iOS device. It can be Safari, which is installed on iPad and iPhone by default, or any third-party one. You need to go to the cloud service website - in the case of Yandex, it is available at disk.yandex.ru - and log in. After this you can work with the files.
Another option for downloading documents to an iPad or iPhone is to use email services.
Uploading files to iOS via email
How to send a Word document to iPad or iPhone via e-mail? Very simple. You need to send yourself an email, attaching the required file to it. When you open a message in an email client (for example, CloudMagic, MyMail or in a browser), you can download the corresponding document to your iOS device.
It is important that your iPad or iPhone has an application for opening and editing texts in the required format. If we are talking about Word documents, then you can use the programs hopTo, Quickoffice, Documents to Go.
Upload files to iOS via Wi-Fi
There are solutions on the iOS application market that allow you to download files from computers to iPhone and iPad via Wi-Fi. In fact, this method can be considered “offline”, and it is applicable if for some reason the Internet does not work. Provided, of course, that the Wi-Fi network is functional.
Among those applications that you can pay attention to is Air Drive. You need to download it from the App Store. Then open and activate the data transfer mode by changing the position of the Server Status slider to ON. After this, the program will display the current IP address of the iOS device on the wireless network.
This IP address must be entered into the browser on your computer - which must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network. After this, a small window will open through which the user can select files for subsequent downloading to the iPhone or iPad.
Files downloaded to your iOS device can be seen by selecting the My Files tab. You need to open documents through third-party applications - using the Open In button.
It should be noted that applications such as WiFly Pro, File Hub, and Air Transfer have similar functionality. They also provide communication between the iOS device and the computer via Wi-Fi - in “offline” mode.
Hello, happy owner of an iPad (or about to become one)!
Not so long ago I myself purchased this wonderful tablet, and in the very first days I began to have various questions about the quick exchange (dropping) of files from iPad to computer And from computer to iPad without long synchronization in iTunes and without the need to change the operating system (I have the good old Windows XP).
In principle, you can upload photos without using any programs: you just need to connect the iPad to the computer, open it through my computer (Explorer) (which, by the way, is perceived by Windows as “Camera”) and upload the necessary photos. But in this case, the process is one-sided - you can only transfer from iPad to computer.
But after digging a little on the Internet, I found an excellent program, thanks to which send photos, videos, music and text files from iPad to computer and vice versa is completely easy and fast, and its name is iTools!
The program's interface is simple and clear, which makes it much more convenient than iTunes. Connect your iGadget (the program supports iPad, iPhone, and iPod) and do whatever you want!
How send a photo? Click “Photos” and see two folders: “Camera shots” and “All photos”. If you need to transfer photos from your computer to your iPad, then we do it in a second folder. If it’s the other way around, then you simply mark (select) the photos you need (from any folder) and transfer them to your computer.
Necessary drop the music? It’s easy - click on “Media”, select a genre on the right (“Music”, “Ringtones” or “Audiobooks”) and drag and drop the desired music files.
Or, if you are not using a standard player, but another player downloaded from the AppStore, then open “Applications” --> find this player and click “View Files” --> then go to the “Documents” folder and drop everything there.
How upload video (film)? We do exactly the same actions.
If you have not yet downloaded any video player from the AppStore, then upload the video to “Media” - the “Video” or “Video Clips” genre. But I still recommend downloading a new player, because the standard one only accepts mp4 and mov formats, and if the video you upload is in a different format, you will have to first convert it to mp4. For example, I use MediaPlayer (in my opinion, the best of the free ones) - I recommend you download it.
If you have already downloaded a new player, then open the application (player) folder --> "Documents", and drop there the films or videos we need in any format that your player can play.
Text files are dropped also in the folder of applications you use to read text. I use iBooks (for reading PDF) and uBooks (for everything else).
You can also discard and applications for your gadget, but only downloaded to the AppStore via iTunes. You may be able to transfer files downloaded from the Internet, but only free ones. Paid games and applications can only be dropped by people who have done a so-called Jailbreak.
This is such an easy and uncomplicated program that allows you to quickly and easily carry out the necessary manipulations with files, and which, by the way, does not even require installation.
I hope it helped someone. Good luck! 🙂
18.10.2011
Ways to share files with iPad.
For most everyday tasks, you can use an iPad instead of a powerful Mac. But unless you're ready to ditch Mac OS X entirely, you'll still need to share files between your iPad and Mac as you work.
Macworld.com
There are several ways to do this, but none of them are perfect.
iTunes
Apple has officially announced that the route for transferring files between iPad and Mac should be through iTunes. Unfortunately, this path is extremely inconvenient. Let's start with the fact that you can only use applications that support the corresponding functionality. True, almost all the tools designed for organizing creative work on the iPad - Pages, Keynote, Numbers, GarageBand and iMovie - use iTunes when transferring files both forward and backward. A similar approach is followed by independent developers of programs for reading e-books, text editors and tools for creating multimedia components.
But here, too, different programs use iTunes in different ways. For example, Apple applications require you to explicitly select the Save to iTunes mode when recording a document, while others provide iTunes access to files automatically.
What's worse is that when syncing files you constantly have to configure something manually. So, to transfer files to your computer, you will have to do the following. Connect your iPad directly to your Mac and open iTunes. Select iPad from the iTunes source list and go to the Apps tab. Scroll through the list of installed applications and go to the File Sharing section. Click on the application whose file you want to copy, after which its data will be displayed in the Documents panel. To copy one or more files, drag them to the Desktop while holding down the Option key. You can also use the Save To button, after clicking which a traditional file save dialog will appear on the screen. If you want to transfer a file that was updated on your computer back to your iPad, you will have to drag it again into the iTunes environment and place it in the document list of the desired application.
Of course, I would like to find some solution that simplifies this procedure, be it AppleScript, an Automator workflow, or a utility offered by an independent developer. Due to the sheer complexity of transferring files, I only use Shared Storage in iTunes to create additional backups of large Pages documents and GarageBand projects. This is unlikely to be applicable for anything else. Going through a multi-step process every time to access a file on both Mac and iPad is too inconvenient for everyday use.
Cloud storage
When it comes to file synchronization, I immediately think of Dropbox. The service, which provides 2 GB of disk space for free, is great for storing files and transferring them from one computer to another. So, what does it mean to sync files between Mac and iPad?
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The Dropbox iPad app gives you access to your synced
files, but save changes made to them on the tablet
computer, you won't be able to
Unfortunately, working with Dropbox on the iPad leaves much to be desired, but the service itself has nothing to do with it. Like many other storage services, Dropbox lets you view data in any format supported by iOS, including Word and Pages documents, PDF files, text files, and images. What's more, it lets you open synced files directly in iPad apps, such as text documents in the Pages editor.
However, there's no way to upload a file you edited in Pages back to Dropbox due to iOS limitations.
However, there is one workaround. For applications that support WebDAV (such as Pages), you can access your Dropbox folder using the DropDAV service (its services are free if your Dropbox storage size does not exceed 2 GB). DropDAV allows you to manipulate Dropbox files over a traditional WebDAV connection. Because the Pages app lets you open files on a remote WebDAV server, you can take your document and edit it on your tablet. But remember that in this case the work is carried out with a local copy. After editing is complete, you must manually publish the document to the WebDAV server created using DropDAV. It's definitely the easiest way to bring your Mac Dropbox experience to your iPad, but the technology still has a long way to go.
Cloud Compatible Applications
Some iPad apps have built-in support for cloud storage mechanisms (usually a connection to Dropbox). The Dropbox website has more than 130 programs that are integrated with this service in one way or another. There are a ton of Dropbox-compatible text editors for iPad.
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Some text editors for iPad, such as iA Write,
allow you to write files directly to Dropbox storage
For example, the Elements program can be purchased for $5, the iA Writer application for $1, and the Textastic program for $10. Thanks to these editors, the synchronization process is completely painless. Changes made immediately go to Dropbox storage. Adjustments made on the Mac are reflected almost instantly on the iPad. There is no need to connect your iPad to your Mac and the process is effortless.
Along with text editors, Dropbox's list of compatible apps includes full-fledged word processors: DocumentsToGo ($17), QuickOffice ($15), Office2 ($6); File readers: ReaddleDocs ($5) and GoodReader ($5); Audio note-taking tools: DropVox ($1), Audio Memos ($1), Mobile Recorder ($1), Smart Recorder ($3), and more. If the app opens files directly to Dropbox and writes them back, file management is straightforward if done intelligently.
Apple's iPad apps don't integrate with Dropbox, but they do work with MobileMe iDisk. Unfortunately, the integration is not as good as that of the best Dropbox programs. Publishing to iDisk is similar to iTunes' File Sharing feature—you simply copy your files to a remote server, rather than maintaining a single, always-synced version.
The synchronization quality of the Apple iWork package is not great, but the user is offered many different synchronization methods. In addition to iDisk, you can access iWork documents through iWork.com, save them to iTunes, or copy them via WebDAV. But none of these options compare to the simplicity that Dropbox-enabled apps provide. As noted, DropDAV can help a little, but it lacks the elegance of true Dropbox integration.
Email
While Apple and other vendors consider improving bidirectional synchronization methods, email remains the best option for users.
First, you don't need to connect your iPad to your Mac. Second, the email contains date and time information, so you don't have to guess whether you're actually working on the latest version of the file. Once you receive the email, you will immediately see exact information about when it was sent.
If you have to send large files, it may make sense to write special rules in your email client to manage such messages. For example, in Gmail I created a filter that searches for messages with attached files that I send to myself. These messages are tagged with Files and archived. As a result, the Mail app on my iPad puts them neatly into a folder with the same name.
FTP
The good old protocol opens up another possibility for transferring files to the iPad and vice versa. The App Store offers a variety of FTP clients for iPad, including FTP On The Go Pro ($7), FTP Deluxe HD ($1), and FTP Write ($5). These applications allow you to connect to a remote FTP server and edit files stored there.
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If your Mac is configured to transfer via FTP using
FTP client, organize file exchange with your iPad device
both forward and backward
If you have access to a remote FTP server (through your hosting provider or some other way), you can connect both your Mac and iPad to it. But this means that the files you need to work with will have to be downloaded from a remote FTP server to your computer every time. An alternative option is to turn your Mac into an FTP server. To do this, go to your system Sharing settings and make sure File Sharing is turned on. Then click on the Options button and check the Share Files and Folders Using FTP checkbox. The System Preferences app will tell you your computer's FTP address. Note that unless you have a static IP address and your router is configured accordingly, it will be very difficult (if not impossible) to connect to a Macintosh computer acting as an FTP server from an iPad that does not have access to the same wireless network. ).
Accessing a file from an iPad using FTP is sometimes useful because it ensures that you are working with one copy of the file at any given time. But if you are outside your home and cannot access your files even with an Internet connection, this becomes a serious problem.
iPad as a flash drive
A number of apps—including iFlashDrive ($2) and Briefcase ($5)—allow you to use your iPad as a pseudo-flash drive, allowing you to share files with the device. Some of these apps require a Wi-Fi connection to your Mac (if you allow file sharing), while others communicate via Bluetooth. Some programs even provide remote access, including establishing connections to SFTP servers.
However, the process is a lot like the wireless alternative to iTunes File Sharing: you have the ability to copy files forward and backward, but everything is managed manually.
The unfortunate truth today is that file management on the iPad is not very convenient. You can experience the benefits of real-time, bi-directional file syncing by trying out one of the many Dropbox-enabled text editors now available for iPad. But file synchronization tools supported by other types of applications pose many additional obstacles. Until Apple comes up with a better solution, I prefer to use Dropbox's text editors whenever possible. It is better to exchange all other files via email.
Several different ways.
iPhone and iPad are multimedia devices with which you can listen to music, watch movies, read books and perform a whole lot of different tasks. But a user who has recently purchased an iPhone or iPad has a reasonable question: how can he transfer all these files to the device? In this article we will look at the process of downloading various types of multimedia (and not only) files to iPhone and iPad.
You can transfer any file to your iPhone and iPad, without exception, but, unfortunately, not every file can be opened. Let's start with the simplest manipulations - we'll learn how to reset movies, music, books and photos using iTunes.
How to Transfer Music from Computer to iPhone and iPad Using iTunes
Step 1: Open iTunes. In case it is not installed, download the latest version from official website .
Step 2: Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer using a USB cable.
Step 3. Add the music you want to download to your smartphone to iTunes. To do this, click " File» → « Add a file to your library" to open a specific song or " File» → « Add a folder to your media library"to add a music folder. iTunes supports Drag'n'Drop, which allows you to simply drag individual songs and music folders into the program window for adding.
Step 4. Wait until the music is detected in iTunes and select the icon with the image of your device in the panel.
Step 5. Go to menu " Music» and select the songs you want to transfer to your iPhone or iPad. You can also check the " Entire media library» to sync all the music to your device.
Step 6: Click " Apply" in the lower right corner of iTunes and wait for the synchronization to complete.
To transfer movies to your iPhone or iPad, you must do exactly the same operation as described above, but by choosing in Step 5 not “ Music", A " Movies" By the way, it was after several such operations that users who did not like iTunes for its apparent complexity completely changed their opinion about this unique multimedia processor.
How to Transfer Photos from Computer to iPhone or iPad Using iTunes
Step 1: Open iTunes. If the utility is not installed, download the latest version from Apple official website .
Step 2: Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer using a USB cable.
Step 3: Select the device that appears on the top panel.
Step 4. Select menu " Photo» .
Step 5. Click on the check mark next to the inscription “ Sync photos from».
Step 6. To the right of this inscription there is a button with the inscription “ Images" Click on it and select " Select folder»
Step 7. Specify the folder with the photos you want to see on your iPhone or iPad.
Step 8. Click " Apply"in the lower right corner and wait for the synchronization to complete.
How to Transfer Books from Computer to iPhone or iPad Using iTunes
With books, things are a little different. We have already described in detail three different applications for reading books on iPhone and iPad, these are, and. Follow the appropriate links for detailed information about this process.
How to use iPhone or iPad as a flash drive
Step 1: Download and Install latest version of iFunBox.
Step 2. Open the program and connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer. In order for iFunBox to see your device, iTunes must be installed on your computer.
Step 3. The device will be detected in the program and you can transfer absolutely any files to it using your iPhone or iPad as a flash drive.
Step 4. Drop the files that need to be “transferred” to the “ Shared storage».
A very convenient solution that can help out at the most crucial moment. For example, you don’t have a flash drive at hand, but you need to upload an important file weighing several gigabytes. You can't send something like this by mail. An iPhone or iPad coupled with iFunBox copes with this task perfectly - the files are not damaged and are transferred safe and sound.
Users who have jailbroken their devices are luckier. Thanks to a huge selection of tweaks from Cydia for working with the file system, they can unpack files using special managers, download files directly from Safari and much more. A striking example of such a tweak is the iFile file manager. You can find other useful tweaks for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with jailbreak installed by clicking here.
With the iOS operating system, everything is not so simple. If you have just recently purchased an Apple gadget, then most likely you are wondering how and where files are downloaded on the iPad. Everything here is arranged differently than on a computer or Andriod. There is no need to worry, you just need to figure it out. Then you can easily manage documents on your iPad.
iOS OS is developed using sandbox technology. Which gives a big plus to data protection for hackers and crooked users, but also has its drawbacks. The downside is that the system does not have folders or a file manager. Retrieving data from the system is not possible.
If you look at it, the system does have a file manager, it’s iCloud Drive. It is tied to the operation of cloud storage. You can use standard storage and Yandex clouds. Disk, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. Downloaded applications (third-party) after installation have their own “warehouse” in memory where downloaded documents are saved. Therefore, the entire workflow with files goes through the “Documents” folder for any individual application. In fact, any program is equipped with its own “sandbox”.
How to download files to iPad?
Then you need to specify cloud storage. If you want to save to the cloud, but not to iCloud, first install the program on your tablet. After clicking “save” everything is uploaded to the cloud. After the file is sent to the cloud, you can perform some actions with it, for example, upload a book to the iBooks application for reading.
Using a file manager
The file program is divided into one that is used with a jailbroken device (for example, iFile) and one that is used without disrupting iOS (Documents 5 by Readdle, FileHub, iFiles). Let's look at an example of working with files in the free Documents 5 by Readdle application.
Install this application from the AppStore. Connect the gadget to your PC and open the iTunes program. Go to the tab with the name of your gadget and click on the “programs” section. Scroll down and look for “shared files.” Find Documents in the list provided. At the bottom right, click the “add” button. The files will download and become available in the application. In the manager itself, files will be displayed as folders or icons in the appropriate resolution.
Here we can work with documents: resave, rename, send, etc. This program supports a wide range of resolutions, which will allow you to work with a large number of different files. Now if you want to extract a downloaded document, you will not have any difficulty finding it.
Sync via iTunes
To set up synchronization, you need to download and install an updated version of iTunes. Next, during installation, leave the checkbox in the “create a shortcut on the desktop” option, and remove the rest. Also disable automatic synchronization. To set up, you need to register in the iTunes Store.
Sign up using your Apple ID. Uncheck the box next to “Always sync if iPad is connected” in the “Overview” section and then “Settings”. Now just drag and drop the necessary files into the desired sections. You can use Copy-Paste, “open with...”
iPad as a flash drive
You can use your tablet as a storage device to transfer information. Although this is not very effective, it is possible. You will need to connect the gadget to your PC. In the Explorer folder, open the tablet as a drive. It will be determined by the computer. Next you need to copy the necessary files and that’s it. This method is suitable for Windows.
On OS X you'll need a third party app like iTools . Go to USB Disk , which is located in the File section, right-click, click “Import” ". Ready. You can use these files directly from the tablet only if it has been jailbroken. If not, then you can only transfer files like using a flash drive. Threw it in, moved it, take it out.
