Correction: 01:10 You will still need to use or borrow a computer to format your external hard drive before you first use it.

Thankyou so much for this video, you saved me ❤

I’m going to get a 12.9 iPad Pro soon and am looking at videos on how to use it etc so thx for this useful video! I’ve subscribed to your channel !

Great tip thank you!

@rebeccaflaherty

5 ай бұрын

No problem!😌

Thank you Rebecca for this video!

@rebeccaflaherty

5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!🤗

Thanks for this - was really useful!

@rebeccaflaherty

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 🌼

wow amazing thank you so much!

@rebeccaflaherty

8 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

thanks for this video....

@rebeccaflaherty

5 ай бұрын

🩷🩷

thank you!! i dont have any external hard drives at the moment, but ill get one asap!! gotta keep those art files safe

@rebeccaflaherty

3 ай бұрын

Definitely!

That rocks!!!

@rebeccaflaherty

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! ❤️

Thank you for the wonderful video, I've been struggling with backing up my procreate files for some time and this is the only hard drive tutorial I found! Do you know if this technique is applicable to older iPads?

@rebeccaflaherty

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! I’m afraid I don’t know what specific models/generations of iPads can do this. If you have a Lightning charger port and not usb-c then you might need an extra adapter from Apple. But as I don’t have those models to test, I don’t want to give advice that I haven’t actually tried myself!

Such a great tip - unfortunately it doesn’t seem to work with my iPad Pro 11 inch (2018?) But I will remember it for the future!!

@rebeccaflaherty

11 ай бұрын

That’s a shame. I couldn’t ever find a definitive list from Apple of which models can and can’t or which need extra adapters, it just says “some models” which isn’t very helpful!

Hi Rebecca. Thanks for this helpful tip. Im in need of making space on my ipad so ill have a lot and see i go. I do need a different wire like a micro b to lightnight but i cant find one here so ill go to plan b lol for some reason its annoying to move stuff around from my ipad to mac but im sure ill figure it out patience lol thanks again for this. Cheers, Marie

@amkmammu9705

10 ай бұрын

I figured out a work around lol Im just saving it to my icloud on my ipad. Since i have my icloud connected to my mac, i can access the folder on my laptop and then drag those files into my HD. That way will have to do for now lol but at least it gets done and now i know i wont have to worry about space anymore lol my ipad has been lagging because procreate has taken up all the space on my ipad lol so yayy im finally going to have space now lmao thanks again :)

@rebeccaflaherty

10 ай бұрын

It soon fills up! I’ve been finding that even the procreate part of my iPad backup in my iCloud takes up soooo much space!

@amkmammu9705

10 ай бұрын

Right?! Right now my ipad is so full i cant even back it up grrr and procreate is lagging and its ruining my workflow lol ive figured out another way to export procreate files in psd and procreate format and then exporting then to my file onto my ipad which is linked to my icloud and then from my icloud i transfer them over on my mac to my harddrive. Its tidous and a pain in the butt but it gets done. I just need to find the patience to sit here and actually do it lol I did the other day and it was torture lmfao so ill give it another go maybe not today lol @@rebeccaflaherty

@MissChelle

9 ай бұрын

@@rebeccaflaherty me too, I’ve had to start paying for iCloud space 🤯. I just bought one of these, so hopefully I can cancel it.

Hello, I might be late to this as I am planning on purchasing an ipad 9th generation. And I was hoping to find a external hard drive for it. With you thoughts do you think that the one you have will work with the ipad 9th if i buy an extended usb C for the normal apple charger?

@rebeccaflaherty

11 ай бұрын

Hello! It’s really hard to give hard advice because even Apple’s website doesn’t get specific on what models need what connectors! support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/ipad/ipad75b7b23f/ipados as you can see it just says “Depending on your iPad model and external device, you may need the Lightning to USB Camera Adapter, Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter, USB-C to SD Card Camera Reader, or Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader (all sold separately).”which isn’t really helpful and you can see why I’m reluctant to tell someone to spend money on something I haven’t tried myself! If it’s a brand new/latest model iPad, I’d like to assume this would work, it just make sure you get the right adapter. I don’t think a standard iPad uses usb c, I think they still use a lightning connector. Sorry I can’t be more helpful or specific! Your best bet would to be to contact Apple to find out for sure what you’ll need, or just give it a try if you know can return the hard drive/cables if they don’t work!

I like this. I have my Procreate files backup on my PC. Its filling up. So i can see this method as a good way to move them to SSD

@rebeccaflaherty

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you SO much for this 😭 My iPad is low on storage-I draw comics and I was devistated when I got the warning my storage was low 😔 I’m hoping to do this soon!

@rebeccaflaherty

4 ай бұрын

Glad I could help! 🧡

Thank you so much. Once you’ve saved to the hard drive, you can delet the image from the iPad, is that right? I’ve just purchased a drive, but I’m super scared! 🇦🇺❤️

@rebeccaflaherty

9 ай бұрын

I normally leave things on my iPad until I have finished processing/editing/making POD assets from them on the computer and then when I have all that archived properly I’ll delete it from my iPad! It is scary though!!

This video is wonderful, thank you!! My iPad only allows 32gb total, so my storage is dangerously low with years worth of drawings. I’d definitely like to try this if it works with my iPad model 😊 Also, may I ask if exporting files this way leaves timelapses in tact, or do they not get carried over? Just wondering ☆

@rebeccaflaherty

2 ай бұрын

If you want to keep the time lapse data, save them as .procreate file format (not .psd) 🩷

@briarfrill

2 ай бұрын

@@rebeccaflaherty ohh that’s great, thanks for responding! 🫶🏻

Hi my iPad doesn’t have the file with the plus at the top or the save button available do you know why that is?

@rebeccaflaherty

7 ай бұрын

Can you see the external hard drive on the left side bar in the files app when you open it? (Just wondering if your iPad can read the hard drive and if maybe the hard drive might need formatting first if it’s brand new)

A few questions: Does the external storage also store procreate animations? Does it get damaged easily by dust or anything like that? And can files get corrupted? 😰 (I really need an external hard drive for my projects since I can’t afford a laptop) Thanks ❤

@rebeccaflaherty

11 ай бұрын

If you mean animations you’ve exported as mp4 or gif files then yes it’s just the same as saving to iCloud or Dropbox. If you mean the time lapse data, then you need to make sure you save it as a .procreate file and not a .psd as that doesn’t include the time lapse data. Again that’s the same as saving it to Files/Dropbox/iCloud. You can store lots of different file types on there, photos, videos, numbers, pages etc. not just procreate files. I’ve had my external hard drives for quite a few years (I have 3 altogether now!) and they’re still working perfectly. 🩷

after backing up in harddrive can i dlt from procreate to save space? and import when needed?

@rebeccaflaherty

2 ай бұрын

Yes as long as you’ve backed it up somewhere else, you can then delete from procreate gallery. Then at a later date you can import the file and do more work on it. If you want to keep all your time lapse data saved in the file, export it as a .procreate file and not a .psd

If we backup the procreate file to the hard drive and bring back the file to procreate, do we still have the process video? I know if we saved it to the psd video process not gonna be back.

@rebeccaflaherty

Жыл бұрын

Hello! I keep time lapse data turned off in my iPad settings so I don’t actually know the answer for sure, but in the procreate handbook site it says: “The .procreate file format also stores video data inside your image file. This allows you to view and share a Time-lapse Replay of your art works creation.” So I would take that to mean as long as you are definitely backing up a .procreate file and not a .psd that video data will also be saved and transfer between devices. Best way to check is to do a test by duplicating a file and try it using iCloud.

Well,it would be very nice to know what format one has to use to format the hard drive.

@rebeccaflaherty

Ай бұрын

Hello! There's no "one size fits all" answer to that question so you'd need to assess for yourself which of the formats suits your needs depending on your operating system etc and where else you might want to use the hard drive. This page from Apple support goes through the different formats. support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/disk-utility/dsku19ed921c/22..6/mac/14.0 Sorry I can't be more specific; I don't want to inadvertently give out bad advice!

I’m needing some help, I plug in the hard drive (the one you suggested) and when I go to save my procreate file the save button is greyed out - I can’t actually save. I’ve tried saving other file types with the same result. Any suggestions? It seems like a pairing issue between the iPad and external hard drive.

@rebeccaflaherty

10 ай бұрын

Have you formatted the external hard drive?

@rebekahjsanders

10 ай бұрын

I haven’t

@rebekahjsanders

10 ай бұрын

Ok, I think I’m finding what I need to do thanks to your tip and other online forums. Thanks for your help!

Hi I want to backup 900GB worth of procreate files to an external HD. Is there a good way of doing this versus choosing each file one at a time then copying them over?

@rebeccaflaherty

7 ай бұрын

Wow that is a huge amount of files!! If it was me I wouldn’t attempt to move them all at once! You are probably ok to grab a few rows at a time and copy them over rather than one at a time though. If there’s a better way of doing it, I’m afraid I don’t know.

@theredrocker2176

7 ай бұрын

Hi my "Save" button is greyed out. I suspected because we turned on backups to iCloud but I turned that off (to the best of my knowledge) but the "Save" button remains greyed out. Any clues?

@rebeccaflaherty

7 ай бұрын

@@theredrocker2176 hmmm I'm not sure. I just connected my iPad to the external hard drive to check it is still working for me and the save button is not greyed out for me. Can you see the external hard drive on the left side bar in the files app when you open it? (Just wondering if your iPad can read the hard drive and if maybe the hard drive might need formatting first if it’s brand new?)

@theredrocker2176

6 ай бұрын

@@rebeccaflaherty I had to format the drive to "exfat"

@rebeccaflaherty

6 ай бұрын

Yes that’s the one! Is it working now?

hi Rebecca - this is great ! I have been needing this video so badly - so thank you Just curious - I have backed up to iCloud - as a PSD - and could see a visual thumbnail of the illo that was in my Procreate/PSD file - can you see that on the external hard drive PS: would love to see another video re the iCloud: Reason : backing up files to iCloud (and I had bought the tons of storage option) and or/Google Drive - I found that the backups to iCloud or Google Drive were mirroring files back to my ipad (iPAD pro 12.9 2020) - ie even though backed up to the cloud - the files being mirrored back were auto chewing up space on my iPAD ( I will always do a cloud option plus external) If you know any way out of the above insanity - hehe - please do a video PS - found you on Skillshare ! _ thank you would looooove to see LOTS more Skillshare classes from you - since you have such an amazing experience - ie designing and uploading to Spoonflower - fabric and wallpaper - and getting around their many glitches lol (they have plenty - but a good place for me) IF you do licensing to clients - would love to see how you export the file /prep the file for the client - ie what does the client get And mockups - how you do them I could go on (and on lol ) - guess that will keep you busy ;) thanks for all you do

@rebeccaflaherty

Жыл бұрын

Hi Áine! (I have a cousin called Áine!) Anyway…! To answer your first question about the file preview on the external hard drive, I just double checked and yes you can see the thumbnail for the PSD files on there, it just takes a second or two (or 30!) to appear. The thing with iCloud still taking up space on your iPad is annoying isn’t it! Your iPad keeps a local sync of any recently used files so that they’re always ready to go. I wish there was a way to offload them, but there isn’t 😒 Think of iCloud Drive as a backup rather than a way to free up space on your iPad! I don’t use google drive so I’m not sure if you can offload with that or not. Thanks for taking my Skillshare classes! In my most recent class there’s a lesson showing how I prep a PSD file to send to a client! I don’t always send a psd file though, it depends on what type of contract we have negotiated or how much the fee was-In some instances it might just be a flattened png or jpg. With the mock-ups, do you mean how do I make my own ones or just how to use mock-ups in general? 🧡

@aine4400

Жыл бұрын

@@rebeccaflaherty thanks Rebecca - this is very helpful 😊 Re mock-ups - basically - how do you apply them - especially if you have to warp your design to say a dress to make it fit - thanks for all you do

@rebeccaflaherty

Жыл бұрын

@@aine4400 you’re welcome! Most mock-ups have folds and warps built into them. “Creatsy” mock-ups are the absolute best; so lifelike! If it’s one I am making myself from scratch with a photo, I’ll mostly choose simple things that don’t need much changing, but if they do then I’ll do a bit of distorting to the pattern layer in Photoshop!

@aine4400

Жыл бұрын

@@rebeccaflaherty thanks Rebecca 😊 - would make a nice Skillshare class - eg get some off Creatsy; Creative Market ( a lot use this); your own photo and show how you apply to different products

Another option would be to get a month free of drop box and save everything there and then copy it onto an external drive from your computer from drop box and then cancel drop box, or keep it

@rebeccaflaherty

6 ай бұрын

Yeah that would work! I actually have Dropbox and it is so much quicker to sync than iCloud is, plus you have the option to choose which files are online/offline so if you’re going to pay for either of those I’d suggest Dropbox!