Expand iPad 4 storage with either flash drive or hard drive

Question

I have a 16GB iPad 4 that is running out of space, so that I can't even upgrade the iOS.  The non-iOS space is utilized as much by multiple applications as by data content (i.e. no music, few pictures stored on device).
What I'd like is a way to expand the storage capability such that I can move applications (games) to an external device and run from there.  Could you tell me the possible solutions (specific products) and the limitations of each.
An example of a key limitation would be that applications cannot be transferred to and run from the external device.
It doesn't matter whether it's a wireless or tethered solution, since I primarily use it at home (although wireless would be nicer).

Answer 1

gn2014 wrote:
An example of a key limitation would be that applications cannot be transferred to and run from the external device.
It doesn't matter whether it's a wireless or tethered solution, since I primarily use it at home (although wireless would be nicer).
And that would be the exact reason why this will not work. You cannot transfer the apps and run them from an external drive. The apps will only work on an iOS device. You can tranfer media and documents to iTunes on your computer amd them remove the, from the device. You would need to back up the iPad before you do this so that you couls recover your data, but deleting apps that you are going to want to use over an over again is not a practical solution.
There are WiFi external drives that will allow you to store content on them, but they are primarily for storing movies and photos that you can stream onto the iPad without having to use the device's built in storage. But you are looking for a way to store and run apps from an external drive, and that isn't going to work.