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    From Mayayana@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 11 21:44:59 2020
    Want to move a PDF from XP to an iPad for reading.
    First challenge is how to move it without iTunes or other
    installed Apple crap. I have a USB cord but it only shows
    me iPad photos folder and the iPad itself doesn't see the
    connection. Is there an app to see the connection?

    Second challenge is, once a PDF is on the iPad, there
    seems to be no file system. How does one find and read
    that transferred file?

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  • From VanguardLH@21:1/5 to Mayayana on Tue Aug 11 23:13:12 2020
    Mayayana <mayayana@invalid.nospam> wrote:

    Want to move a PDF from XP to an iPad for reading.
    First challenge is how to move it without iTunes or other
    installed Apple crap. I have a USB cord but it only shows
    me iPad photos folder and the iPad itself doesn't see the
    connection. Is there an app to see the connection?

    Second challenge is, once a PDF is on the iPad, there
    seems to be no file system. How does one find and read
    that transferred file?

    I thought Apple gave ever use 5GB of online storage similar to OneDrive
    by Microsoft or Drive by Google. I forget what Dropbox gives for a free account. You could use the cloud app on your PC to access via a cloud
    app on your iPad, and use the cloud storage for the .pdf file.

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  • From Mayayana@21:1/5 to VanguardLH on Wed Aug 12 09:06:13 2020
    "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote

    | > Want to move a PDF from XP to an iPad for reading.

    This may be even more farfetched than I thought. I found
    an app called "quicktoss" that purports to move files. But
    it said it requires IOS10. Apparently this iPad is IOS9 and
    can't be updated. And the app store doesn't filter for apps
    that can actually be used.

    I think the Windows laptop is going to be the solution here.
    Every iPad possibility seems to be leading down a rabbit hole
    of software, versions, compatibility, and so on. If I get the
    PDF onto the iPad I still don't even know whether it could
    be accessed and read.

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  • From Mayayana@21:1/5 to VanguardLH on Wed Aug 12 08:32:02 2020
    "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote
    |
    | I thought Apple gave ever use 5GB of online storage similar to OneDrive
    | by Microsoft or Drive by Google. I forget what Dropbox gives for a free
    | account. You could use the cloud app on your PC to access via a cloud
    | app on your iPad, and use the cloud storage for the .pdf file.

    Yes, thanks, but I don't use Cloud and don't
    especially want to. I could also possibly install
    a program. Or it could be emailed.
    But what I'd prefer is to move the file from a
    PC and then find it on the iPad. I have the cable
    to do it. But the iPad doesn't seem to see Windows,
    there's no recognizable file system, and an app I
    tried called "File Explorer" seems to be pretty much
    useless.

    The second choice is to read the PDF on a Windows
    laptop, but the preference was the iPad. I know they're
    designed to be limited "consumption" devices but I'm
    surprised that I can't just copy a file over. What I haven't
    tried is to put a USB stick on the other end of the cable,
    but I'm not sure I have the male/female USB cord I'd need
    for that. And I still don't know how I'd find it on the iPad.
    The system itself seems to be locked out. The only
    screen icons are for apps.

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