Ipad Pro Does Not Recognise External Hard Drive. They might even need a USB cable with two plugs for additional power although that is rare these days. Ive checked Disk Utility and Finder it simply does not recognize the external hard drive whatsoever.
Drive formats supported by iPadOS 14 ExFAT. Apple says the Ex-FAT FAT-32 HSF and APFS formats are supported as far as external storage is concerned so NTFS is left out. Drive fixer How to troubleshoot and fix external drive not detected issues on Windows 10 If your PC isnt detecting an external hard drive use this guide to resolve the issue.
If the drive is now recognized the problem is likely the hub.
Manually mount the external hard drive if it is not mounted in Disk Utility. Ive been trying to change the permissions on the external drive using my mid 2010 macbook pro OS high sierra but the info window does not allow changes to permissions no lock icon. You can use these external SSDs with your iPad Pro and use them to copy transfer and backup your iPad or Mac data to them. With the addition of a USB-C port on the iPad Pro iPadOS users are now able to attach external SSD drives to their tablets.