How to Transfer Photos from iPad to External Hard Drive

We can always take wonderful photos with iPhone or iPad because of the amazing built-in camera. It is one easy way for us to record the memorable moments in every day life. However, as time goes by, the crowded photos can take up plenty of storage space on your device. So you may tend to download some photos to external hard as backup and then delete the photos from your device to free up space.

We have already talked about transferring iPhone photos to external hard drive before. Here in this guide we will show you how to transfer photos from iPad to external hard drive with one professional iOS data transfer tool named AnyTrans. Let’s first take a brief look at this powerful tool.

Also Read: How to Backup iPad to External Hard Drive >

Top Features of AnyTrans

AnyTrans is one easy-to-use iOS data manager that can let you have a full control of your iPhone/iPad/iPod contents.

• It can help you transfer photos from iPad to external hard drive easily. You can also preview and select the photos you want to transfer.
• It allows you to transfer selected pictures from external hard drive or computer to your iPad instead of iTunes full sync, so you will never lose any existing data on your device.
• Besides photos, AnyTrans also supports managing music, videos, books, iTunes U, apps etc.

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How to Transfer Photos from iPad to External Hard Drive

Step 1. Open AnyTrans > Connect your iPad to computer > Plug in your external hard drive > Scroll down or click the button at right.

Step 2. Click on Photos on the homepage > Choose one album as per your needs. Here take Camera Roll for example.

Step 3. Select the photos you want to transfer > Click on To Computer button > Choose your external hard drive as destination > Click on Open.

Step 4. After the transfer, you can go to your external hard drive and find AnyTrans Export folder to have a look.

The Bottom Line

As you can see, you can easily transfer pictures from iPad to external hard drive with the help of AnyTrans. If you are interested in it, just click here to have a 7-day free trial!