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Introduction
GettingStarted
•Overview
• ConnectingtoiPhoneoriPad
Applications
•AppOverview
•TakingPhotosandVideos
•BackupandRestoreFiles
•BackupSocialMediaAccounts
•BackUpandRestoreContacts
• FileManagement
•Photo
•Video
•Music
•Securefiles
• FileSharing&Transferfilesfromotherapp
DeviceSettings
•DriveName
•Formatting
•Firmwareupdate
Troubleshooting&Support

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otherfilesoffyourdeviceandontothedrive.Fromthere,youcantransferthefiles
ontoaMaccomputerorPCorstorethemonthedrive.
AutomaticPhotoBackup
SettheiXpandmobileapptoautomaticallybackupyouriPhoneoriPadcameraroll
anytimethedriveisconnected.Noneedtomanuallyselectwhichphotostobackup.
Everytimeyouplugitin,itdoestheworkforyou.
WatchyourVideosontheMove
TheiXpandFlashDrivesupportspopularvideoformats(.WMV,.AVI,.MKV,.MP4,
.MOV)soyoucanstoreandwatchvideosstraightfromthedriveviayourdevice3,
makingitaterrifictravelcompanion.
WorkswithMostCases
TheiXpandFlashDriveisdesignedwithaflexibleconnectortoplugdirectlyintoyour
iPhoneoriPadwithouthavingtoremoveyourcase.
USB3.0High‐SpeedTransfers
Plugthedriveintoyourcomputer’sUSB3.0portandyoucantransferfilesinaflash
withreadspeedsupto70MB/s4.
iXpandMobileApp
AvailablefromtheAppStore,theiXpandDriveappmakesiteasytomanageyour
photosandvideosandalsoenablesyoutowatchpopularvideoformats3directly
fromthedrive. 

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Workswith
iPhone5,iPhone5c,iPhone5s,iPhone6,iPhone6Plus,iPhone6s,iPhone6sPlus,
iPhoneSE,iPadAir™,iPadmini™,iPadmini4,iPadPro12.9",iPadPro9.7"iPadwith
Retinadisplay,iPod®5thGenerationandnewer,withLightningconnectorandiOS
8.2+WindowsVista®,Windows®7,Windows8,Windows10,ChromeOS,MacOSX
v10.8andhigher
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OnlineupdatedcompatibilitylistURL:
www.sandisk.com/support/ixpandv2compatibility
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Specifications
Interface:LightningandUSB3.0connectors(oneconnectorusedatatime)
OperationalTemperature:0‐35°Cfunctional
Dimensions:13X17X59mm
Microsoft®exFATSupport:For128GB5
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Installingtheapp
Whenyou’veconnectedtheiXpandFlashDrivetoyouriPhoneoriPad,you’llbe
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1. Onthescreen,select“AppStore”.
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TakingPhotosandVideos
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TheiXpandFlashDrivecanbeusedtocopyphotostoanewiPhone.ToRestore
PhotosfromtheiXpandFlashDrivetotheiPhoneoriPad,choosetheRestoreoption.
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1SelectBackupandrestore>Backupandrestorecontacts>Restore
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CopyfilesfromyouriPhoneoriPad
1. ConnecttheiXpandFlashDrivetoyouriPhoneoriPad.
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