How to connect a USB flash drive?

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Today, most computer userstechnicians prefer to transfer data, information and files using the Internet or flash drive. The age of disks and floppies is a thing of the past. However, in this way, it is easy to transfer data between devices that have a normal usb port and are able to identify a USB flash drive. But there are smartphones and tablets that you can transfer files from a flash drive.

Let's take a closer look at how to connect the USB flash drive to devices based on iOS and Android.

How to connect a USB flash drive to Android

Before attempting to connect the USB flash drive to thedevice, you need to download a special file manager that can see the files on the USB flash drive. Otherwise, it may happen that the device does not recognize the USB flash drive. For this case, the popular USB OTG Helper is great. After installing the program, you can start connecting the flash drive to the device. There are two ways to do this:

If the device has a MicroUSB, then connect the flash drive is not difficult, buying a pre-special adapter with MicroUSB.
If on the device there is no MicroUSB, then you can connect the USB flash drive only by purchasing a special adapter wire with the required connector. It will be more expensive than the MicroUSB adapter.

After connecting the USB flash drive will be detected automatically. When you go into the program USB OTG Helper or another file manager, which can detect files on a USB flash drive, you can use a USB flash drive.

How to connect the USB flash drive to iOS

Officially, there is no special iOS deviceadapters and devices for connecting a flash drive. The company in every way prevents this. However, if your iOS device is hacked and repampled, you can still connect the USB flash drive. For this:

You need to buy a Camera Connection Kit withusb-connector. Officially, this adapter serves to transfer multimedia files from the camera and camera. However, with the help of an adapter, you can still transfer files from the USB flash drive, if the iOS device is reflashed.
Download and install the file manager iFile.
We paste the Camera Connection Kit adapter into the iOS device, and insert the flash drive into it.
An error may appear on the screen. We press the button "Dismiss".
Run the iFile file manager on the device. After some time, he will determine the removable drive.

Now you can open the removable drive folder andsee the contents. Thanks to the file manager you can copy and delete files on the USB flash drive, and also transfer them to your iOS device. In addition, it is recommended in the file manager settings to enable the display of file names in order to comfortably find the desired file. To edit files, you can also download special applications that are not difficult to find in pirated forums of re-patched iOS devices.

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