尽管我喜欢使用我的 iPad，主要用于观看视频，但我仍然发现将文件传输到 iPad 的过程非常不直观。首先，Apple对所有内容的格式都非常挑剔，他们甚至没有将文件转换为 iPad 格式的官方工具。
相反，您必须使用HandBrake(HandBrake)等第三方工具自行转换所有内容。其次，iCloud Drive是一种将内容放到 iPad 上的好方法，但它是许多用户不知道的功能。
在本文中，我将向您展示几种不同的方法，您可以将数据从计算机获取到 iPad。如果您必须传输非常大的文件，例如电影，您应该使用 iTunes 直接连接方法(connection method)。iCloud Drive 方法(Drive method)最适合文档和图片等较小的文件。您还应该查看我关于如何在 PC、平板电脑和智能手机之间共享文件的帖子。
iTunes 直接传输
一旦您拥有Apple(Apple)支持的正确格式的视频、音乐或文档(music or document)，您就可以使用 iTunes 通过电缆直接连接将这些数据从您的计算机传输到您的 iPad。这是迄今为止最快的方法，如果您有大文件 (>100MB)，建议使用此方法。
将 iPad 连接到计算机并打开 iTunes。您应该会在导航栏中(navigation bar)看到一个小的 iPad 图标。
单击(Click)它，您将获得 iPad 的设置屏幕。在我的设备(On My Device)下，继续并选择您将传输到 iPad 的内容类型：音乐(Music)、电影(Movies)、电视节目(Shows)、书籍(Books)、有声读物或音调(Audiobooks or Tones)。
现在只需将要传输的文件拖到 iTunes 屏幕的右侧，然后将其放在那里。该文件应自动同步到您的设备。如果没有，只需单击“同步(Sync)”按钮。
在您的 iPad 上，为内容打开相应的应用程序。例如，打开任何音乐(Music)文件的音乐、任何视频(Videos)的视频、任何书籍或有声读物的iBooks等。
上面，我将MP4 视频(MP4 video)文件同步到我的 iPad，为了观看视频，我必须打开视频应用程序(Videos app)。同步您自己的视频后，您会看到一个名为“家庭视频( Home Videos)”的新标签。点击它，您将看到列出的所有非 iCloud 视频。对于文档，您只能同步PDF文件，因此您必须先将所有内容转换为该格式。
iCloud 云端硬盘
第二个最佳选择是使用 iCloud Drive ，它是(Drive)Apple产品中最近添加的一个。在 iCloud 驱动器之前，最好的选择是 iTunes 或使用第三方云服务(cloud service)，如Dropbox 或 OneDrive(Dropbox or OneDrive)。
您可以在 iPhone、iPad、Mac 或 Windows PC(Mac or Windows PC)上使用 iCloud 驱动器。要开始使用，您必须拥有一个 iCloud 帐户并使用该帐户登录您的所有设备。一旦您在任何地方登录，您就可以启用 iCloud Drive。
在 Mac 上，转到系统偏好设置(System Preferences)，然后单击iCloud。
确保(Make sure)选中iCloud Drive 。如果您转到Finder ，您应该会在左侧菜单中看到一个 iCloud Drive 选项。(Drive option)如果没有，您可以点击Finder，然后点击Preferences ，然后从列表中选择iCloud Drive 。
现在您可以在Finder中单击 iCloud Drive，它会显示默认文件夹列表，例如Numbers、Keynote、Pages等。您还可以在此处创建自己的文件夹并将任何类型的文件添加到您的驱动器中。
只需将文件拖放到(drag and drop files)此处，它们就会上传到 iCloud。请注意，您有 5 GB 的可用空间，并且必须支付额外费用才能在 iCloud 上获得更多空间。在 iPad 上，您必须启用 iCloud Drive才能查看您的所有文件。转到设置(Settings)，然后是iCloud，然后点击 iCloud Drive。
确保iCloud Drive已打开（绿色）、在主屏幕上显示(Show on Home Screen)以及其他所有内容。如果您不希望使用蜂窝数据同步内容，请继续禁用该选项。
现在，当您打开 iCloud Drive 应用程序(Drive app)时，您将看到您使用计算机添加的所有文件。
即使您可以将任何内容上传到 iCloud，但这并不意味着您一定能够在 iPad 或其他Apple 设备(Apple device)上查看它。只有格式正确的内容才能在设备上查看。如果您有大量 iCloud 空间和快速的Internet 连接(Internet connection)，您可以根据需要使用 iCloud Drive传输大文件。
空投
如果您有iPhone 5或更新机型、iPad 第 4(iPad 4th)代或更新机型、iPod 第 5(iPod 5th)代或更新机型或运行Yosemite或更新机型的更新版(Yosemite)Mac，您可以使用AirDrop在(AirDrop)Apple设备之间传输文件。AirDrop只能在Apple设备之间工作，但当你可以使用它时，它的效果非常好。
我经常使用它来将文件从我的Mac直接传输到我的iPhone 和 iPad(iPhone and iPad)，而无需像上面的 iTunes 方法那样使用电线。它肯定比使用 iCloud Drive快，但仍然比直接电缆连接(cable connection)慢一些。
您可以通过从屏幕底部向上滑动来启用AirDrop ，这将打开(AirDrop)Control Center。
点击AirDrop，您会看到另一个屏幕，您可以在其中选择要与谁共享。您可以从“仅限联系人”(Contacts Only)或“所有人(Everyone)”中进行选择。
最后，您在照片(Photos)、Safari等应用程序中使用共享选项，您会看到一个名为(Share option)AirDrop的部分。在另一台 Apple 设备(Apple device)上以相同方式启用AirDrop后，您将能够直接通过WiFi 或蓝牙(WiFi or Bluetooth)传输数据。
如果您已经拥有Apple(Apple)设备，尤其是较新的Mac 计算机(Mac computer)，这是一个不错的选择。分享(Sharing)既快速又简单。
其他选项
除了这两个 Apple 特定选项之外，您还可以使用其他方法将文件放到 iPad 上。除了 iCloud(Beyond iCloud)，还有许多其他应用程序可让您在计算机和 iPad 等移动设备之间同步数据。
Dropbox、OneDrive、Box、Google Drive等都可以很好地把文件放到你的 iPad 上，也可以查看它们。如果您有任何问题，请随时发表评论。享受！
How to Copy/Transfer Files to iPad
Even though I love using my iPad, mostly for watching videos, I still find the process of transferring files to the iPad quite unintυіtive. Firstly, Αpple is so picky about the format for everything and they don’t even have an offiсiаl tool fоr convertіng your filеs to iPad format.
Instead, you have to convert everything on your own using third-party tools like HandBrake. Secondly, iCloud Drive is a great way to get content onto your iPad, but it’s a feature many users are unaware of.
In this article, I’ll show you a couple of different ways you can get data from a computer onto your iPad. If you have to transfer a very large file, like a movie, you should use the iTunes direct connection method. The iCloud Drive method is best for smaller files like documents and pictures. You should also check out my post on how to share files between PCs, tablets and smartphones.
iTunes Direct Transfer
Once you have your video, music or document in the correct format that Apple supports, you can use iTunes to transfer this data from your computer to your iPad using a direct connection via cable. This is by far the fastest method and is recommended if you have large files (>100MB).
Connect your iPad to your computer and open iTunes. You should see a small little iPad icon in the navigation bar.
Click on that and you’ll get the settings screen for your iPad. Under On My Device, go ahead and select the type of content you will be transferring to your iPad: Music, Movies, TV Shows, Books, Audiobooks or Tones.
Now just drag the file you want to transfer over to the right side of the screen in iTunes and drop it there. The file should automatically get synced to your device. If it doesn’t, just click on the Sync button.
On your iPad, open the appropriate app for the content. For example, open Music for any music files, Videos for any videos, iBooks for any books or audiobooks, etc.
Above, I synced a MP4 video file to my iPad and in order to view the video, I had to open the Videos app. Once you sync your own videos, you’ll see a new tab called Home Videos. Tap on that and you’ll see all your non-iCloud videos listed. For documents, you can only sync PDF files, so you have to convert everything to that format first.
iCloud Drive
The second best option is to use iCloud Drive, which has been a fairly recent addition to Apple products. Before iCloud drive, the best option was iTunes or using a third-party cloud service like Dropbox or OneDrive.
You can use iCloud drive on your iPhone, iPad, Mac or Windows PC. To get started, you have to have an iCloud account and be signed into all your devices using that account. Once you are logged in everywhere, you can enable iCloud Drive.
On the Mac, go to System Preferences and then click on iCloud.
Make sure that iCloud Drive is checked. If you go to Finder, you should see an iCloud Drive option in the left-hand menu. If not, you can click on Finder, then Preferences and then select iCloud Drive from the list.
Now you can click on iCloud Drive in Finder and it will show you a list of default folders like Numbers, Keynote, Pages, etc. You can also create your own folders here and add any type of file to your drive.
Just drag and drop files here and they will get uploaded to iCloud. Note that you have 5 GB of free space and have to pay extra in order to get more space on iCloud. On the iPad, you have to enable iCloud Drive in order to see all your files. Go to Settings, then iCloud and then tap on iCloud Drive.
Make sure iCloud Drive is turned on (green), Show on Home Screen and everything else also. If you don’t want content to be synced using cellular data, go ahead and disable that option.
Now when you open the iCloud Drive app, you’ll see all the files that you added using your computer.
Even though you can upload anything to iCloud, that doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily be able to view it on your iPad or other Apple device. Only content that is in the correct format will be viewable on the device. If you have a lot of iCloud space and a fast Internet connection, you can use iCloud Drive to transfer large files if you like.
AirDrop
If you have an iPhone 5 or later, an iPad 4th generation or later, an iPod 5th generation or later or a newer Mac running Yosemite or later, you can use AirDrop to transfer files between Apple devices. AirDrop will only work between Apple devices, but it works really well when you can use it.
I have used it often to transfer files from my Mac directly to my iPhone and iPad without having to use wires like the iTunes method above. It’s definitely faster than using iCloud Drive, but it’s still a bit slower than a direct cable connection.
You can enable AirDrop by swiping up from the bottom of the screen, which will open Control Center.
Tap on AirDrop and you’ll see another screen where you can choose who you want to share with. You can pick from Contacts Only or Everyone.
Finally, you use the Share option in apps like Photos, Safari, etc., and you’ll see a section called AirDrop. When AirDrop is enabled in the same way on another Apple device, you’ll be able to transfer the data directly via WiFi or Bluetooth.
It’s a pretty good option if you already have Apple devices, especially a newer Mac computer. Sharing is fast and easy.
Other Options
Beyond these two Apple-specific options, you can also get files onto your iPad using other methods. Beyond iCloud, there are a lot of other apps that allow you to sync data between your computer and a mobile device like an iPad.
Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Google Drive, etc., will all work just fine for getting files onto your iPad and also for being able to view them. If you have any questions, feel free to comment. Enjoy!
