How To Safely Eject SD Cards From The iPad!

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On this short episode, I wanted to address a question that I get asked all the time, and that I had as well when I first started to use the iPad Pro for Photo and Video editing work. That question is, “How do you safely eject an SD card (or an external hard drive, thumb drive, etc.) from the iPad?” There doesn’t seem to be an option, as there is on Mac OS and Windows, to manually eject the SD card from the device, as to avoid potentially harming your data. So, where is the option?? How do you “Safely Eject Hardware” on an iPad??
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Well, as it turns out, you do not need that option. iPad OS, Apple’s latest operating system for their tablet lineup, only keeps external storage devices active while you are utilizing them. This means that if you aren’t actively transferring the photos or working on them directly off of the storage device in an application, then you should be fine to remove your SD card or external hard drive without damaging or losing data.
When you press the button to safely eject hardware on a Windows PC, the only thing that happens is the system runs a quick check to make sure the drive is not being utilized in any applications. The reason that it is best to do this on a PC, is that the system may very well be utilizing a drive in multiple applications that you’ve opened and left running, or have closed, but certain threads of the application have remained running. On the iPad, it is essentially impossible for that drive to be active within the system if you are not physically utilizing it yourself.
So, I hope all you fellow creators of mine can feel liberated; you don’t need to press a virtual button to confirm that your drive is not in use; you are in control of your own destiny now!
Jokes aside, I hope you all enjoyed this video, and that I could answer some of the questions you may have. See you on the next one!
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@elau3742 2 года назад

Thank you so much for the useful information. I was hesitant to just unplug the external hard drive from my new iPad Air 4 and you have just answered my query. Thanks a million.👍👍👍

@tanyathomas1338 3 года назад

Thanks SO much!! You are the first answer that I’ve found to this question after searching and searching. I couldn’t even find the answer in the owners’s manual of the device I’m using 🙄 I appreciate your thorough yet concise answer. Just the right amount of explanation without beating a dead horse. Speaking of which.......

@adamburke4738 3 года назад

Thanks for this, I just got the Air 4 so I could use a drive without issue and wasn't sure how to eject it.

@theodorehaskins3756 2 года назад

So thank you so much for posting this video, one would think that the developers of these devices would have those questions answered right up front or at least direct you to an informational video where that information would be disclosed, but here we are, so thanks again for the info, it’s much appreciated!😎👍🏾

@AlecLangton 2 года назад

Thanks! I really appreciate the feedback! I also feel like Apple should be the one addressing these issues, but alas, they're too busy counting stacks lol

@saulgamboa2447 3 года назад

Thanks mate! I´ve been asking myself that question for long time ago haha

@mikemyers2164 Год назад

thanks for the video - I didn't realize how easy this was. I was looking for an eject button...

@artgalleryandcraftsbydeb9135 4 месяца назад

You answered my question. Thank you..I subscribed.

@davidmalone4017 3 года назад

GREAT VIDEO-THANKS

@aeebeecee3737 4 года назад

Thank you for your video

@Prof.pavanjadhav 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this wonderful information

@AlecLangton 3 года назад

Pavan Jadhav glad it was helpful!

@mikeosude 2 года назад

The iPad has destroyed several partitions and it was not in use i just unplugged the device and when i connected it to my Mac it required a repair which most times doesn’t restore and i loose the files on it. I found that the only way to safely eject is by closing the files app and turning off my iPad

@AlecLangton 2 года назад

Oh, this is very good info. I'm pinning this so others can see. Thank you for sharing!

@kcscustom9759 2 года назад

When you say turning off the iPad do you just mean the screen or actually powering it down?

@mikert2010 Год назад

If you did oopsy and you need to fix it... on Windows you can run the following from the Command Prompt (chkdsk [drive identifier]: /F). On Mac, you can use the following in Terminal (diskutil repairvolume /Volumes/[drive identifier]/) PLEASE don't take my word for it. Google a little to learn more before using commands to fix data. cheers!

@dronescarrerasdecaballos1804 11 месяцев назад

Can you answer that question please? Do you completely shut down the iPad or just turn the screen off?

@mikeosude 11 месяцев назад

There have been several updates to the iPad OS and the file management system is better but for drives with critical data on it I recommend powering off the iPad before disconnecting the drive to avoid data loss or corruption

@johna5599 Год назад

Thank you good information

@BarryGrueter 2 года назад

Very cool thanks for sharing 👍

@thewilliambarraza Год назад

My man!!! Thanks for the tip bro.

@arthurjones4847 11 месяцев назад

Excellent, thanks.

@dankellermeyer9330 3 года назад

Thanks for the info. I can’t figure on how to erase info after downloading on the sad card

@Stiffygaming 3 года назад

Thank you!

@KeepItRealSouthJersey 4 года назад

Thanks, man!

@Feedcamp360 Месяц назад

Mucha ayuda! Gracias yo estaba aterrado!

@jayllicampo97 3 года назад

Thank you so much. Good video, God bless you.

@AlecLangton 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@JennyThinkandThank 3 года назад

Thank you so much!!! :D

@Francis-Kanja 2 года назад

Thanks so much for this - you deserve a like & subscribe!

@annie22 3 года назад

Great info

@mattiasavelli 3 года назад

Absolutely helpful

@AlecLangton 3 года назад

Glad to help!

@jessbethzy 3 года назад

thanks so much, I feel more comfortable I just buy my SSD and iPad and I was worry about how to eject. I have a question, it is the same with the phone, I have note 10 but when I eject the SSD shows something unsafe

@worldofved 2 года назад

Thank you

@jordangarcia9748 3 года назад

Thank You :)

@Gotti90026 3 месяца назад

Thanks.

@anything_of_anythingmrb7985 3 года назад

Ah ok cool cool Thanks for the video!! :)

@Jae_Soouull 2 года назад

Thanks the helped I’ve been making a thumbnail on my ipad

@MrDwaynecasey 3 года назад

Awesome this was LumaFusion specific

@pinguinparis 2 года назад

thanksssssss a lottttt

@VampX13 Год назад

Whoa. This process makes me feel uncomfortable lol But super helpful! Thank you. I wanted to make sure my files weren't getting corrupted before ejecting and now I can rest easy knowing iOS has got my back. 😌 Liked & subscribed! Thanks again!

@Nightmare1up00 2 года назад

Very useful

@AlecLangton 2 года назад

Thanks! Be warned, I am hearing that those using external HD's are having corruption issues. I'm not sure if this is due to the files still being in use in an application that hasn't been closed, or if the iPad is actually keeping the HD running until you pull it.

@davidcdanslaboite 4 года назад

Thank you for this info. But, each I time I my ssd drive into iPad and then unplugged it after saving everything, and plug back into my MacBook,I have to wait as fsck is running against the drive. So I do not think that you can unplugged right after you have finished and save your work, you maybe need to wait for some times of not use before unplug it.

@adamburke4738 3 года назад

Well I just tested my drive going from my new iPad Air 4 to my MacBook Pro and it worked no problem.

@davidcdanslaboite 3 года назад

@@adamburke4738 what is the size of you drive ?

@adamburke4738 3 года назад

@@davidcdanslaboite 1 terabyte

@bendeiss_music 2 года назад

It is because it gets deactivated. same here.

@Chief.Little.Flower 2 года назад

You rock!

@AdLast 3 года назад

A ha, thanks dude!

@jonathannato5983 5 месяцев назад

This is the same theory gose on Iphones too?

@educatetheleft Год назад

Could’ve literally just been a 5 second video

@Feronti 3 года назад

Buena informacion

@CulturaAbsurda 3 года назад

hmmm. I’d like to believe this but too many times i’m able to use an sd or external hd just fine but then out of the blue the next day it won’t read them at all. Going to at lease close the files app or even put my card into my imac at home and “eject” or trashing just to jolt the drive out of whatever nonsense it’s putting me thru

@johnlauchner7383 3 года назад

Thanks 🙏 for the info I no longer have to cringe and look away from my iPad now when I remove the card reader! LOL btw you just earned a like and a sub for this vid 👍

@soundstrings7194 3 года назад

Now i feel okay,,,,hhhahaha ive been removing my sd card w/ o doing anything thats im looking for this to know if im doing what is right lol thanks bro

@AlecLangton 3 года назад

Game Box exactly why I though this should be out there haha, thanks man!

@clarenceloie8995 3 года назад

may ssd literally needs to be scanned when i connect it back to my computer. it takes minutes. plus the video file that i uploaded to the drive gets all messed up when i finally connect it to my pc.

@AlecLangton 3 года назад

Clarence Loie hmmm, well that’s no good! What brand of SSD? And is this on a windows PC?

@alexandrutraila3715 2 года назад

thanks

@AlecLangton 2 года назад

Thank you!

@leonidassavvides 2 года назад

Exist storage limit eg micro SD card or USB stick, limit 1TB, can connect on iPad-8...? Read/Write

@stogies3 3 года назад

so if i have a brand new 128gb sd card do i need to format it?If i do have to format it how do i do that on an ipad pro?And what file system do i have to format it? Thanx

@AlecLangton 3 года назад

stogies3 from apple’s site- “You can't format it with the [iPad and SD card reader kit], you can only either do it via your camera or your computer - if you are using the card with a camera then formatting it in camera is probably better than via a computer.

@rreichar1 4 года назад

I am using an iPad Pro 2020 for editing photos. I usually import into the Photos app. I used to use Panasonic cameras and recently bought a Sony. I have had 4 episodes in a month of losing hundreds of photos. I shoot only jpegs and when it loses pics the files show up with names but have no data on the card. I know they were there because I reviewed them on the camera. In several years with various iPads I have never had an issue with the Panasonics but since I got the Sony it keeps happening. Any thoughts?

@Dulguunqb 3 года назад

I have also this kind of problem tho, but dont know why. All my photos and videos showing up with just names. Im also wondering if i can recover them.

@AlecLangton 3 года назад

Hmm... my thought would be to import into the files app instead of photos app; at least to start off the troubleshooting-and see if this has any impact. That sounds difficult to root out potential causes due to the randomness of the issue, but I’ll do some research and see if I find anything!

@sarperfb1907 2 года назад

My sd card is ewerytime needs to repair when directly eject from ipad pro 5. after that i plugged in sd card to my pc and repairs it. So i think there is no exactly solution for safe eject for ipad. May be “turn off ipad before eject” can works.

@kylewatsonn171 2 года назад

I think it is not all time. I ejected a USB-C Samsung from my Ipad 2020 and ... surprise I couldn't recover my files. I had to format my USB-C from Windows to reuse my USB again. I would like an expensive device such as an Ipad or iPhone to have the option to eject safely any USB. Even Android has the option.

@AlecLangton 2 года назад

Agreed! I'm not sure how this hasn't been addressed yet.

@theresagawlick2088 7 месяцев назад

You didn’t mention how to take the SD card out

@stevendunn6255 4 года назад

Sorry but when I remove my Apple SD card reader from my IPad Air 2, no matter which way it is done, the sd card has to be formatted. However a micro sd card can be removed and used without formatting... go figure....

@AlecLangton 3 года назад

Steven Dunn dang! I’ll have to look into this issue further...

@cosmicfxx 2 года назад

Ummm really?! I just got Samsung T5 … But , removing external ssd corrupts content and files … files either disappear or get corrupted… seems there’s no “safely disconnect” feature in iPad

@AlecLangton 2 года назад

Yeah... I'm hearing this more and more as time goes on-but I haven't seen anything from Apple addressing it. Honestly, I thought this video would be a very temporary source of information for people, not still being watched a year later.

@huttarl Год назад

[citation needed] How do you know it's safe to eject, and that iPadOS works the way you describe? A lot of people on YT have opinions. I don't think it's true that "When you press the button to safely eject hardware on a Windows PC [or on a Mac], the only thing that happens is the system runs a quick check to make sure the drive is not being utilized in any applications." Doesn't it also flush any caches to volumes on that drive where changes have been buffered? And some of those changes could be due to system processes, not just apps that the user is actively using. In order to guarantee that that's not the case, you'd need some documentation. A corrupted disk volume is not a good thing.

@Murhamdilah 3 года назад

Actually my HDD hanged while moving a video into the iPad Pro. While there is no option to stop this, I had to pull it out and end up corrupting my HDD rendering it inaccessible.

@pixelfan3014 3 года назад

Never disconnect a USB storage device while its active! Shut down the iPad (the iPad OS) before disconnecting the device.

@patdeleon6944 3 года назад

@@pixelfan3014 does shutting down the iPad really helps in avoiding your External HD to be corrupt?

@nikhilmahar5894 2 года назад

@@patdeleon6944 yes

@Melgarockk 2 года назад

Really I just have to remove the hdd? :D

@RobertoGuzzi 2 года назад

This isn't true at all. External SSD or HDD use write-cashing, so if you just unplug the drive it could generate corrupted files. It has happened to me and a lot of users.If your drive doesn't use write-cashing, its safe to just eject.

@AlecLangton 2 года назад

That's a great caveat to bring up, thanks.

@RealestateByMoe Год назад

🚨 In a nutshell, just take it out as long as it’s not in middle of transferring files.

@loplop019 2 года назад

Just simply removing it does not safely remove it, sometimes your files get corrupted and to you have to do a drive Repair this is something that Apple needs to address

@AlecLangton 2 года назад

I agree, this is an issue that I'm surprised they haven't addressed.

@Neellmistryy 2 года назад

1:59

@maxbowie3254 2 месяца назад

You could have said that in 5 seconds. Grrrr. Thanks for the info, though ). I'd subscribe, but I don't have tons of time - perhaps scale don the time about 5000%, it could help with gaining more followers!

@j2ise323 3 года назад

Still feel like i should turn off my ipad tho lol

@AC3FROMCH Год назад

WHAT I WANNA KNOW IS HOW TO REMOVE AN SD CARD FROM AN IPAD…

@sudokuboy400 2 года назад

Get to the point already! Video starts at 1:19 for those who want a quick answer without the unnecessary intro

@AlecLangton 2 года назад

Welcome to RU-vid, you new here? Lol

@Cameraworksltd 2 года назад

Omg it took you two minutes to repeat the title of this video, can i have my two freeking minutes back that you took from my life.? Less talking, more doing.

@AlecLangton 2 года назад

OMG and you took the time to write this comment out to, you want that time back as well? Get outa here.