iPadOS 15: Files App Gains NTFS Support & Progress Indicator!

[ColeWorld]

 

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The Files app has also gotten a new circular progress indicator to indicate the transfer of data when moving or copying files. Tapping the graphic opens a larger progress bar showing further details on the data transferred/remaining, the estimated time remaining, and the ability to cancel the transfer.

Apple in iPadOS 15 has added the ability to access NTFS-formatted media from within the Files app.

 

My thoughts

Apple final answers Linus' problems with the iPad and the rant on the WAN show last week. 

 

Sources

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/15/ipados-15-files-app-ntfs-support/

[Helpful Tech Witch]

These wernt the only issues he had though.

This fixes the first one, the most basic thing, but its not perfect now. 

[ColeWorld]

2 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

These wernt the only issues he had though.

This fixes the first one, the most basic thing, but its not perfect now. 

It's only a small trillion dollar startup. Give them a few more years, this is a good start.

[StDragon]

Thought so. It's read-only from an NTFS volume. Not read/write.

 

Anyone remember https://www.macdrive.com/ ? Does OSX now read NTFS natively too. In the past that wasn't the case.

 

Edit: That utility was the other way around, Mac drives on Windows. 

Edited June 15, 2021 by StDragon

[DrMacintosh]

Yeah, no progress bar made using the Files App basically impossible. File transfers will also fail in the background (at least on my iPhone 8 Plus), and transfers are just super slow to begin with give that lighting is only USB 2.0.  

[BondiBlue]

10 minutes ago, StDragon said:

Does OSX now read NTFS natively too. In the past that wasn't the case.

macOS has been able to read from NTFS volumes for nearly 20 years. No software is needed to read NTFS volumes. 

[Kisai]

2 hours ago, BondiBlue said:

macOS has been able to read from NTFS volumes for nearly 20 years. No software is needed to read NTFS volumes. 

It's always been an experimental feature, but it's there. Probably because the intent is to read from USB drives, and not necessarily internal drives where write access would be desirable.

 

[BondiBlue]

34 minutes ago, Kisai said:

It's always been an experimental feature, but it's there. Probably because the intent is to read from USB drives, and not necessarily internal drives where write access would be desirable.

 

It's not experimental; it's just not fully featured. It's for compatibility reasons with macOS and Windows. 

[StDragon]

1 hour ago, BondiBlue said:

it's just not fully featured. It's for compatibility reasons with macOS and Windows. 

Why though? Is it because Apple is worried about corrupting an NTFS volume upon a write-back? The only viable file system that's cross compatible between both platforms is exFAT. That, or you abstract through SMB with network shares.

[BondiBlue]

31 minutes ago, StDragon said:

Why though? Is it because Apple is worried about corrupting an NTFS volume upon a write-back? The only viable file system that's cross compatible between both platforms is exFAT. That, or you abstract through SMB with network shares.

I've never really cared enough to look into it, but if I had to guess it's probably got something to do with licensing or reliability concerns. It can be enabled within macOS through a simple terminal command, but Apple doesn't support it. 

[RejZoR]

Though, does Android have actual file progress? As far as I remember Android only had progress if multiple files were involved and it showed progress of multiple files being moved or copied, but not the progress of individual files. Has that been changed after Android Pie?

[LogicalDrm]

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[suicidalfranco]

2 hours ago, RejZoR said:

Though, does Android have actual file progress? As far as I remember Android only had progress if multiple files were involved and it showed progress of multiple files being moved or copied, but not the progress of individual files. Has that been changed after Android Pie?

It does

It sits in the notification area

And it doesn't stop if you leave the file manager app

[LAwLz]

2 hours ago, RejZoR said:

Though, does Android have actual file progress? As far as I remember Android only had progress if multiple files were involved and it showed progress of multiple files being moved or copied, but not the progress of individual files. Has that been changed after Android Pie?

Varies from app to app.

I use FX File Explorer and it has a progress bar for file transfers. The Samsung browser does as well, although only as a notification.

[Video Beagle]

5 hours ago, StDragon said:

Is it because Apple is worried about corrupting an NTFS volume upon a write-back?

huh...There are a couple of thrid party NTFS drivers so you can write, like Paragon NTFS,  I've heard, though they can corrupt things...power users usually advise against them...I wonder if tthis is what they mean...