I was wondering
(a) is it possible ?
(b) what formatting would you use for the drive so it could also be read by a Mac computer?
The tablet would be a Galaxy Tab S4 with USB C port.
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Google "USB OTG Android" and all will be revealed. Not all Android devices support it
I think most formats except NTFS are supported
What I was hypothesising is copying RAW image files from SD cards to Lightroom CC on the tablet and also backing them up to an external drive.
There are some drives that have SD card slots that will copy straight from the card, but one copy isn't a backup and you can't edit it.
You can't do it with an iPad except using a wireless drive, which is slow.
richms:
Does the ipad camera kit not let you connect 2 drives at once to an ipad?
There is no external drive support, even on the latest model, for wired drives AFAIK.
I was wondering about one of the portable Samsung SSDs - the little flat square ones. How much power do they need?
Geektastic:I was wondering about one of the portable Samsung SSDs - the little flat square ones. How much power do they need?
I found a dongle by Smaak in NL that has power in, HDMI out, Ethernet and USB A which will power a spinning drive and charge the tablet at the same time.
I connected a LaCie USB 3/Thunderbolt HDD and it was recognised as a USB device immediately.
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