How To Move Photos From Ipad To External Drive. Click Export to PC and set the destination folder to backup iPad data to an external hard drive selectively and safely. Open the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad Select the photos you want to back up to your external drive.
In another Finder window find your library. The default location is Users username Pictures and its named Photos Library. Select one of the types you want and the related photos will be shown on the right pane.
Choose the photos you want to save from iPad to an external hard drive and click on the Share button then go on choosing the external hard drive to save the pics you want to back up.
Select one of the types you want and the related photos will be shown on the right pane. I hear some hard drives may need additional power but the SD card adapter works well enough. The iDiskk 1TB 1024GB iPad pro External Hard Drive is excellent for all of your Apple devices. How to Move Files from iPhone or iPad to External Hard Drive Open the Files app and long press on the folderfile you want to move.