I would like to transfer a bunch of photos onto my iPad without syncing through iTunes.
I had the idea of using a USB flash drive and the Camera Connection Kit, but simply dumping the pictures into the root directory of the drive doesn't work; the iPad says that there are no photos.
Is there any way to do this?
Best Answer
This can be done by imitating the folder structure of a camera's memory card.
First, find a flash drive that's compatible with the Camera Connection Kit (i.e. doesn't draw more than 100 mA).
Create a directory in the root of the USB drive named
DCIM
. InsideDCIM
create a directory that has exactly 8 characters. Put your picture/video files inside this directory, ensuring that they have an 8.3 pattern filename (e.g.somepics.jpg
).You'll end up with a directory structure that looks like this: