Can't plug USB into eSata port

The description for my dm4t says that the eSata port doubles as a USB port. Has anyone tried to connect a USB in that port? It does not fit.

Hi Corrine.sant,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities,
With regards to USBs, you cannot plug in/use USBs that contain anything other than photos in an iPad Air and there are no adaptors that would allow you to do this.
If you were wanting to transfer images from USBs, you can go here: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD821ZM/A/lightning-to-usb-camera-adapter.
If you were wanting to transfer documents from your USB to your iPad, you could look at either emailing them (depending on the size), creating a DropBox and accessing them on your iPad or save them to iCloud, through your Mac.
This would allow you to get access to the documents, through apps like Pages, Numbers and Keynotes.
Many Thanks and I hope I have given you the information that you need to access your USB files
iBenjamin Crowley

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