PDF Reader for IOS

[Akin]

Greetings all!

So, currently I use Documents from Readdle to read PDFs on my ipad. I’ve no complaints in that regard.

However, I like to occasionally copy all of the PDFs I have on my ipad on to my windows desktop machine so they’re available on my computer, and also to back them up in case something happens to the ipad.

I could swear that at one point, I could just connect Documents to my desktop machine via wifi and copy the whole pile of PDFs, file structure and all, on to my desktop.

Not any more. I have to recreate the file structure manually on my desktop, then copy the files to each individual folder. Documents nows transfers the files as a zip file, and there’s some upper limit so that I can’t even transfer all the PDFs in some folders but I have to transfer them in batches.

Let’s just say this is annoying. Especially since I know I used to just transfer the whole thing in one go. It took a while but I would start it and come back and it would be done.

I also used this to copy the files to my phone in case I wanted to access them that way. Same thing… I have to create the file structure on my phone and then transfer groups of PDFs to each folder.

Does anyone know of a better way? Something that would let me create whatever folders full of PDFs I want, and then transfer them in one fell swoop to my PC and back?

Thanks…

 

[Scott]

Greetings all!

So, currently I use Documents from Readdle to read PDFs on my ipad. I’ve no complaints in that regard.

However, I like to occasionally copy all of the PDFs I have on my ipad on to my windows desktop machine so they’re available on my computer, and also to back them up in case something happens to the ipad.

I could swear that at one point, I could just connect Documents to my desktop machine via wifi and copy the whole pile of PDFs, file structure and all, on to my desktop.

Not any more. I have to recreate the file structure manually on my desktop, then copy the files to each individual folder. Documents nows transfers the files as a zip file, and there’s some upper limit so that I can’t even transfer all the PDFs in some folders but I have to transfer them in batches.

Let’s just say this is annoying. Especially since I know I used to just transfer the whole thing in one go. It took a while but I would start it and come back and it would be done.

I also used this to copy the files to my phone in case I wanted to access them that way. Same thing… I have to create the file structure on my phone and then transfer groups of PDFs to each folder.

Does anyone know of a better way? Something that would let me create whatever folders full of PDFs I want, and then transfer them in one fell swoop to my PC and back?

Thanks…

You could use a cloud provider and store the documents there; you’d have access from both platforms.

 

[Akin]

You could use a cloud provider and store the documents there; you’d have access from both platforms.

Nah. I want local copies. Anything in “the cloud” belongs to whoever is running your cloud service, and you can only get to it if they let you. Besides, I work in many locations with no connectivity at all, so even if I liked cloud storage I’d still need local copies.

 

[AlanD]

What you want is "localsend" from https://localsend.org/

Free and works for IOS, Android, Windows, Linux and Mac.

 

[Scott]

Nah. I want local copies. Anything in “the cloud” belongs to whoever is running your cloud service, and you can only get to it if they let you. Besides, I work in many locations with no connectivity at all, so even if I liked cloud storage I’d still need local copies.

I understand your objection, but just fyi you can conigure most cloud services such that local copies are always stored when copies are made to the cloud, so if you’re offline you’ll still have access to your documents.

 

[Akin]

What you want is "localsend" from https://localsend.org/

Free and works for IOS, Android, Windows, Linux and Mac.

Hmmm…

Is it a PDF reader?