How to store various work documents / folder structures on an iPad

Mike1983 · 25 Sep 2013 at 06:14

Hello

I have just been issued a new iPad by my employer, a 4th gen 3G 32GB version. I have previously been used to using my (personal) Nexus 7 for storing work documents and I'm trying to replicate this on the iPad.

On my Nexus, I had a parent folder for each project I work on, within that parent folder there are sub folders for things like wiring schematics (.pdf), spreadsheets (.xlsx), word documents etc. I basically just copied over the folders (with all the contents) from my local hard drive.

I was wondering how I could replicate the above on the iPad?

I don't need to edit the documents, (I'll be using my laptop for that), I just need to be able to view them.

I'm happy to pay for an app as long as it works.

Thank you

Mike

slinxy · 25 Sep 2013 at 06:58

I wouldn't bother mate, on all apple devices it best to let the device manage the folder structure.

In fact on iOS you don't actually have a file manager as such or is one needed.

I would look at a cloud solution such a drop box, where you can set your folders out on the cloud edit them on your laptop and then just open them on the ipad.

Just check with your work first to make sure that's ok.

sbi5ar · 25 Sep 2013 at 12:29

Dropbox is your only 'solution' I think... If you want offline use just make sure you set them as favourites and they will download to the device

Mike1983 · 29 Sep 2013 at 10:48

Thank you for the feedback.

I've been playing around and can't find a decent solution yet but not tried Dropbox as we don't have work accounts. Will investigate.

I thought I'd figured it out using iBooks and moving .pdfs into their own folders but it seems to take an age to render the files. Downloaded the Adobe pdf reader app but can't seem to figure out how to open locally stored .pdfs (just email attachments)

Considering going into an Apple store to see if they have any suggestions. Will take in my own personal tablet too in order to show them what I'm trying to achieve.

Any other suggestions welcomed!

Thanks

Skyboat · 29 Sep 2013 at 11:17

Dropbox

sbi5ar · 29 Sep 2013 at 11:45

Mike1983 said:
Thank you for the feedback.

I've been playing around and can't find a decent solution yet but not tried Dropbox as we don't have work accounts. Will investigate.

I thought I'd figured it out using iBooks and moving .pdfs into their own folders but it seems to take an age to render the files. Downloaded the Adobe pdf reader app but can't seem to figure out how to open locally stored .pdfs (just email attachments)

Considering going into an Apple store to see if they have any suggestions. Will take in my own personal tablet too in order to show them what I'm trying to achieve.

Any other suggestions welcomed!

Thanks

Is there any reason why you can't use your personal account... You get a fair few Gb free and if its only for .pdf work then it'll last you forever (I have all of my PhD work, which amounts to 4 years of various file types!!)

slinxy · 1 Oct 2013 at 15:11

The issue with dropbox or any cloud service is the data protection act. We had to ban it at our work as it we can't risk holding information about people or sensitive data on a server that we have little to no control over.

We are looking at providing our own cloud service at work at the moment.