Can I use my iPad as a hard drive ?

When I plug my iPad into my PC, I can view what's on it but I can't load anything on it... I have looked through the settings, I can't find anything to release the security.
Regards,
Audrey

CAudrey wrote:
Hi, thanks. What do you mean when you say "disk mode". It has got 32GB instead and a USB cable, I should be able to load stuff on it, not just view what's on it...
Unlike the early iPods, the iPad does not have an open folder structure and relies on a sand boxing scheme for the apps. Consequently the folders are locked and not accessing through user available services. While you cannot use it as an external drive, there are a number of apps that facilitate transferring files via WiFi, such as Drop Copy, or use of cloud services, such as Drop Box.

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