What's the easiest way to get photos and videos on to the iPad without Syncing?The way sync works is ridiculous; its either all the pictures in a folder or nothing. Basically I want the ability to drag and drop random photos with just a computer and cable available.No cloud storage options please.
You can use something like iPhone Explorer to drag and drop them into the /User/Media/DCIM/100Apple (last one may be different) directory. I know it works with pictures, but I haven't had a chance to test with video. But I don't see why it wouldn't work once the database is updated.
If you're jailbroken and transfer a video, that the phone can play, with iPhone Explorer (works on Mac and Windows for iPad and iPod too) or through SSH (with the OpenSSH package from Cydia), iFile can add it to the camera roll (same with pictures, and it doesn't matter where they are if you use the SSH and iFile method). Not exactly drag and drop but you don't have to go through iTunes. iPhone Explorer does not require the iDevice to be jailbroken.
Also if you got the VLC Player app before Apple pulled it you can drag and drop almost any video type into the app via the "File Sharing" box in iTunes in the App tab. (If the phone is jailbroken you can still get the VLC player from Cydia)
DropBox on your main machine would allow you to add both files to your iPad without sync. The iPad should automatically play files it recognizes in the proper application when it sees them there. Dropbox provides 2GB of storage for free so going above that will require payment.
Air Sharing allows you to copy files between an iOS device and a computer. No internet is required, but it uses wi-fi rather than a cable, so both devices need to be on the same wi-fi network. It uses webdav so you can connect to the iPad using Finder and drag and drop files as you normally would.
If you are just looking to send short videos, I sent them from my computer to my ipad using iMessage. once you receive the message on your iPad, you have the option to share it by clicking the button on the top right. One of the share options is to save it to your Camera Roll. Once it's in your camera roll, you can add it to whatever app you'd like.
We have iPads at our 2nd campus, but they are all pre-DEP and it would be nice to be able to just clear unnecessary data from them at the end of each term without having to do a full wipe, then drive myself there and configurate them all and log in to them again.
@msnowdon - I believe Google Photos now has the ability to delete photos after they've been copied up to Google Drive, so the technology exists in Apple's API. But, as far as I know, there is still no way to empty the photos remotely.
I have the same problem with two locations. The students are taking photos on shared ipads and the only way is to delete them manually every month. This is not a funny thing with round about 95 ipad devices :(
We cannot forbid the camera, because it is also used for QR code scanning.
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First of all, I'd like to show you how to transfer videos to iPad from a computer in three ways. Then I will detail the way to download online videos from websites like YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and more to your iPad for offline watching.
If you want to know how to transfer files from PC to iPad, including videos, without data loss, you may prefer to put videos on iPad without iTunes. The iPhone transfer software - EaseUS MobiMover, will help you to transfer videos, including movies, TV shows, and music videos, to your iPhone or iPad from a computer or from another iPhone/iPad. Fore example, if you also want to transfer movies to iPad, you can either check the detailed guide or follow the same steps below to get it done.
Step 1. Connect your iPad to your PC and start EaseUS MobiMover. Unlock your iOS device and click "Trust" in the prompt asking for you permission. Then go to "PC to Phone" > "Select Files".
Another common way to put videos on your iPad without iTunes is to use a cloud-based file-sharing service, like Dropbox and Google Drive. With such a tool, you will be able to share videos across your devices that also use the app with the same account.
Step 1. Go to drive.google.com on your computer and sign in with your Google account. Then download and install Google Drive on your iPad from the App Store. Afterward, sign in with the same account you use on your computer.
If you have bought movies from the iTunes Store on your computer and want to download these movies to your iPad, it's quite convenient for you to transfer movies to your iPad using iTunes. With iTunes, you can put movies on your iPad without any third-party software.
iTunes could transfer movies to your iPad in two ways: use iTunes syncing or iTunes File Sharing. The difference is that iTunes syncing will put the videos to the corresponding app on your iPad, while iTunes File Sharing allows you to transfer videos to an app on your iPad that also supports file sharing, like iMovie.
Step 4. Choose the app you want to copy the videos to, e.g. iMovie, and then add the video file to the app. You can either drag and drop the videos you want to transfer to the window on the right side or click "Add File" to add the items to the app. Afterward, the file will be copied to your device automatically.
As mentioned, the iOS data transfer tool, EaseUS MobiMover, could also serve the function of a video downloader. That means you can use it to download videos from websites like YouTube, Twitter, Vimeo, and more to your computer or iPhone/iPad.
In a word, you can use it to save the video you like to your computer or mobile device for offline watching for free, without worrying about ads or plugins. You can refer to the guide on how to download YouTube videos to iPad for more details.
When you want to watch a YouTube video offline or enjoy your favorite movies on your mobile device, you may need to put videos on your iPad either from a website or a computer. No matter which way you prefer, now you know how to do it using one of the tips above. Apply the way you like best to put movies on your iPad with ease.
Help please! I lost a family member recently and want to try and recover some photos and videos of her from my iPad. Within the last few months I took several videos and photos of her, but only kept the ones I really liked, and deleted all others. Really urgent! ---- shawn
Did you accidentally delete some important videos from your iPad? Did you lose any video after upgrading your iPad to iOS 15/14/13/12? Or did you wake up from a long night out with your friends only to find that some important office videos have gotten deleted from your iPad during your night of fun and frolic and you need them back urgently when you go to the office? Well, if you need to retrieve deleted videos from iPad urgently, don't fret! You can now get your important videos back using a variety of methods at your disposal without much hassle.
Accidental deletion, theft of gadgets and formatting are some of the common reasons how the users of iPad lose their data. Whether you are a victim or not you might have asked yourself several times that whether it is possible to get back deleted videos from iPad. Yes, you can easily retrieve the deleted videos on your iPad without backup. All you need to know is the right method to make it possible and here we have the list of some unique solutions.
Everyone knows that you can back up your iPad videos on iTunes or iCloud. Therefore, you can recover deleted videos iPad by restoring your iPad (we will also introduce this method in the sections below). However, this method is not that ideal because you will lose all current data on your iPad. And some people may never back up their device before deletion.
In this case, iPad video recovery software work better for you. You can use the third-party software such as iMyFone D-Back to retrieve deleted videos from iPad without backup. iMyFone D-Back makes it easy to find deleted videos on iPad whether you have a backup or not.
In case you are not sure, you can use Smart Recovery to retrieve deleted videos from iPad. Just select how you lost your videos. And let the software to choose the best mode for a subsequent scan. Here we suppose that the program chooses the mode "Recover from iOS Device".
Just select the file types you want to recover (e.g. click on video) and then click "Next". Then you will be asked to connect your iPad to the computer. Once the iPad gets detected by your computer, you can click "Scan" to continue.
Once the scan is completed, you will be able to preview the video files to find the videos you want to restore. You can also sort the video files by clicking on "Show only the deleted files" button to save your time.
As you can see, the iMyFone D-Back iPad data recovery is not only easy to use but allows users to recover up to 22 different types of files quickly and effectively. It is the first choice for almost all kinds of data retrieval for all iOS devices running all iOS versions including the latest iOS 15/14/13/12.
You can also restore one of the iTunes/iCloud backups to get your videos back. But be warned that this method often means that your existing data will be permanently replaced by the data in the backup, which could lead to data loss.
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