>>>Have you seen this article:
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/ipad/ipad32dd03cd/ipados ?
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>>Yes, I saw this article. It requires iTunes to be installed on the PC. Which I will do.
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>As I understand it iOS devices are nominally secure. If so you can't expect to connect one to a PC and have the PC be able to read its contents without some sort of authentication.
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>Even if you're somehow able to authenticate, I suspect the iPad uses a file system which a PC doesn't natively understand so it wouldn't be able to mount the iPad storage so you could work with its files.
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>It sounds like iTunes on a PC gets you past those hurdles. It's probably quicker to install iTunes on the PC, transfer the files, then uninstall it afterwards than researching other methods.
After I install iTunes I won't uninstall it because, if I remember correctly, I will be able to make backup of my iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) using this iTunes. Might as well keep it.
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