Use a file server to share files between your iPad and computer
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Obtain access to a file server, or set up your own computer as a file server.
For example, if you have a Mac, you can set it up as a file server on a local network, such as your Wi-Fi network. See Set up file sharing on Mac in the macOS User Guide.
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Use the Files app to connect to the server from your iPad.
For example, to connect as a Guest user, tap at the top of sidebar in the Files app, tap Connect to Server, enter the hostname or network address, tap Connect, select Guest, then tap Next.
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Connect your Mac or Windows PC to the file server (unless your computer is the file server).
For example, if you have a Mac, you can connect to a file server by navigating to it after selecting Network in the sidebar of a Finder window, or by choosing Go > Connect to Server in the Finder, then entering the server’s network address. See Connect your Mac to shared computers and servers in the macOS User Guide.
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Use the file server to transfer files between your iPad and computer.
For example, to copy a file from iPad to a Mac file server, touch and hold a file in the Files app on iPad, then tap Copy. Tap the server in the sidebar, then select a location for the file. Touch and hold the screen, then tap Paste.
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To disconnect your iPad from the file server when you’re finished, tap next to the server in the Browse screen.