I hope you find the video helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions. And if you have one - how do you use it? Full timestamps listed below: Overview 1:06 In the box 1:29 LEDs description 1:54 Powering on 2:18 Ports, Internal battery, factory reset 2:29 Internal battery 3:16 Factory reset 3:27 WiFi buttons, SD card, SD backup, switching to 2.4GHz + 5GHz (recommended) 4:00 Insert SD card 4:10 One-key SD card backup 4:33 Using for wireless storage: 4:41 Download FileHub app 4:57 File system support 5:22 Connecting to the FileHub from you phone or tablet (including default password: 11111111) 5:46 Opening FileHub app for first time, overview of app 6:10 File support: photos, videos, PDF, word docs etc 6:19 Video file support 6:39 Switch between local storage and remote storage on FileHub 6:56 Transferring files 7:09 Share extension to open files not support in app 7:26 Copying large files to LumaFusion for example 8:25 Other features 8:40 Powerbank feature 9:00 Using as portable wireless access point (AP) 9:28 Using as wireless bridge (extends range and means you can access Internet and files off FileHub 10:37 DLNA media server setup (also visit same page on any browser at 10.10.10.254 to access FileHub from Mac or PC) 11:43 Making device secure (password etc) 12:16 Performance: various tests of transfer speeds 14:26 Summary graph of tests 14:45 SD card backup speeds 15:20 Battery life discussion 15:41 Conclusions
Hi many thanks for great video, I cannot connect my android S9. It does connect to rav wifi but does not connect in the app to see storage on rav. Any help greatly appreciated. Works fine with friends iPhone.
The Technology Man When looking at pictures off of my external HD on my ipad, the picture quality is much better than when i click to view the picture.. also it’s not picking up any of the video i have on my external. Any thoughts?
I literally almost returned mine because I couldnt get it to work after watching several videos and rereading the manual several times. Not once did it mention to hold the power button for several seconds. Thank you!
Same with me. I was tearing my hair out thinking I had a defective unit, and there's no DIY support on their webpage to answer questions like this. Thanks so much for pointing out this ridiculous oversight in your video.
I am a blind guy who lives in San Francisco California and I bought this device without the battery part the N 300 version without the ST card site and it is so hard to have a manual right out to you with voiceover on the iPhone so thank you so much for explaining everything that this does including the password to get into it because I’m not able to read the manual. So thank you from this blind guy in San Francisco on helping him use his file hub and 300 thank you so much clear and concise video no muss no fuss and all the information I needed you’re awesome keep up the good work thank you
I've had this FileHub for awhile now and I've been very happy with it. While searching online for a simular product this came up in the search results and thought I'd try it. As other people have said the app designed for it isn't very user friendly, I've found the FileHub easy to manage with other apps. Storage isn't a problem, as the manual states the FileHub supports drives up to 3TB, but I have connected drives with a larger capacity with no problems.
Thank you very much on the detail instruction. I mainly use it as a router at my university though and it is extremely convenient in it small form factor. I bought it at first a few years a go for its external storage capacity but barely use it. It now found its new life as a router.
Found some reviews and none compared with yours. You were very thorough and informative. You got to the point and did not waste any time on some of the pointless parts that others do. Keep up the good work. Thanks
Exceptional! Thank you so much for this super clear step-by-step set of instructions. I don't think I'd ever have managed just going by the very confusing manual alone.
Thanks a lot for putting this review together TechMan! One of the best and most thorough reviews I have seen so far...all the little details I was looking to learn you covered them all in the review. So...thanks a lot!
Excellent review/tutorial. For what it covers, no other TH-cam video is better. You are spot on about the manual, comprehensive but the poor English makes it difficult to follow at times, plus as you pointed out, there is valuable information that needs to be included. Like all RAVPower units, it would greatly benefit from clear step by step directions for each function since the device is NOT intuitive. Thanks!!
Thank you so much for this thorough and comprehensive review! The video and the comments section have answered so many of my questions prior to purchasing the FileHub. My primary goal for this device is to back up my travel photos without lugging around a laptop. The back-up system on my last few trips has been to retain my photos on a series of SD cards, but also transfer the files to folders on my laptop (where they will upload to the cloud assuming I have reliable WiFi - which I frequently do not). This leaves me with two hard copies of my photos - on the SD cards and on my laptop hard drive (I can't count on cloud storage). I'd like to do something similar with the FileHub - back up my photos to an external storage device while also keeping the original copies on my SD cards. I've learned from other viewer's questions that the FileHub has no 'smart' capability to recognize the files it has already copied, so it will simply perform a mass "dump" into a dated folder. I have three questions about this process: 1. Let's say I back up the files from SD card #1 to my external storage on the night of January 1st, but I continue using SD card #1 on January 2nd. When I re-insert the SD card and back-up my January 2nd files, the photos from January 1st will also be copied into the folder labeled January 2nd. At this point, am I able to delete the January 1 file from my external storage using my FileHub phone app? 2. Let's say I back up my files from SD card #1 on the evening of January 1st, but then I remove SD card #2 from my dive camera and back that up on January 1st as well. Will the FileHub distinguish between the two different SD cards or will it create one dated folder and dump everything into one place? 3. As I understand these SD card file transfers to be quite slow, I assume I will be performing my back-ups overnight while I sleep. When midnight hits, will the FileHub cease uploading to the folder titled "January 1" and create a new folder called "January 2"? Thank you so much for attempting my questions. I understand if you don't know all the answers, I'm just grateful to you for the time you've invested in helping others figure out all this technology stuff!
Thanks CsSchoolwork!. 1. Yes - but always double check!. 2. There should be 2 different folders with different folder names. 3. The folder name will be based on the date and time you start the backup.
Really comprehensive review! Thank you for that. Got my RavPower device today and it's really great! What the manual also doesn't mention: You cannot connect to a WiFi in the internet settings where the SSID is hidden. Not a real issue but worth knowing.
Man, best review of RAV power. I personally only one and have had it for a few months now. Only until I saw your video is when I really got inspired to use it to its fullest capabilities. Thank you for this I am subscribing
I am so glad that I found this video. I just couldn't figure out how this thing work! Who would have guest you had to hold the button... I bought this mainly to be able to access files that are on an external hard drive from my Ipad. I don't always want to bring my laptop because of the weight of it, but I need all my files if I want to work from my Ipad. This works great! Thanks again for this great video.
Just got this FileHub and I'm impressed by what it offers. Good review and good tip on how to turn it on. Surprised that the manual doesn't mention it. Keep up the good work.
Such a thorough review of this device.. saved video for later.. Mine comes in Tuesday.. I was trying to find solutions to get more use out of my ipad pro & my gf's ipad air 3.. The limiting file transfer options are annoying and the inability to use standard portable hdd's has been inconvenient. While the iPad won't fully replace a PC.. It may make a really great alternative to bringing a laptop if it has some more functionality of a laptop. Ipad life is a dongle life.. This Rav hub makes it a game changer for people like me.. my home pc is a Beast.. But my laptop is a 17.3 in hardly portable monster of a laptop at 12lbs that doesn't fit into any of my camera bags that has a mega brick power block.. Sure it's a great laptop.. but Not fun for travel.. editinh on the go.. This Rav hub definitely will help me greatly with traveling from backing up files to hdd's.. to being a media transfer hub to and from my ipad.. or being a base for me to stream media from instead of storing the files on the iPad itself. While transfer speeds are limited.. this thing is one hell of a device.
It is very helpful , greatly appreciated !! 👍👍👍even though I did not understand some of the big words since I’m not good with technology. I was able to connect to my new iPad. Im stocked with changing the password.I will watch it again tomorrow for the 6x .lol. hopefully I will be able to figure it out . Thank you so much and stay safe!
Big help, thanks so much for this. You're right about their manual, it's not very user friendly. Plus it's hard to read with the microscopic text. RAVpower would be wise to just scrap their manual and just direct users to this video instead. They should be paying you too!
Thank you mog dor 🤣. I do always find it strange these vendors produce these clever products - but then make little effort to show people how to use them!
Thank you so much. As many have already said, your instruction and information were the clearest and most helpful that I could find. I greatly appreciate the time and effort you put into putting together this video.
With the 1-key backup button. Does it automatically clear the sd card after the transfer? Thats what I'm looking for because my dad doesn't know how to transfer files what so ever. It would have to transfer files with push of a button and also clear the sd card so its ready to use again in his gopro
No it doesn't - so I'd suggest checking the files have copied across successfully - browsing the Filehub with your mobile device; before formatting the card in your camera ...
Latest IOS RAV Power software allows you to view .CR2 (Canon RAW) files. Absolute bonus for me. I can transfer from CF Card to SD Card in camera and then transfer to 4Tb Hard drive whilst viewing .CR2 files on the IPAD. I can go weeks on field trips without transferring to computer. Saves on carrying a lot of CF Cards.
I have 2 questions: 1. I tried 2 apps from ravpower. One plays the M2TS perfectly, but without sound. The other app plays the sound but gives a stuttering video. Does IOS has the same problems? 2. When I try the music, photo or video button, I see (on Android) that I need to load the file to Volume1/share. What does this mean and how can I do this? (The files are visible on the file manager). Update: 1. M2TS can be opened with a third party app, by longpressing on a file. 2.I found the 'share' folder on my hard drive. When I copy something to here, I can watch it in, video, music or photo button on the main screen of the app.
what would be a good device for viewing offline webpages on a iPad? file viewing apps on the app store with internal web viewer doesn't seem to work with advance web code, it shows up blank page.
I notice that when I download media files from an SD card to an attached external HD, the Rav date stamps the folder with a date from 2012...any way to change the names of the subfolders in the SD share folder?
I would like to use it as a means to extend the storage space of my ipad by pairing it with an external hard drive. This may be a stupid question, but is it possible to transfer lots of data (i.g 500GB) or can I only transfer in the confines of floppy disks?
I've read that the maximum portable hard drive that can be used is 2-3 TB max. Do you know if it's possible to use a larger one, say 5TB? Or if I could partition the 5TB in two 2.5TB drives?
This is the best review and walk through by far! It's an amazing piece of tech but can get a bit confusing. Always come back here when I need to reset the hub and have some troubleshooting! Thanks man
There is one thing that bugs me about this FileHub I have much trouble connecting to the wifi. I did what you did in this video by clicking through the pop ups but I get an exclamation mark on the left and no wifi connection. Is there something I’m not doing right ?
Not sure exactly what you have tried - but if just connect via WiFi to the Filehub - you'll be able to access the storage but you won't have Internet connectivity. Look at 9:28 for using wireless bridge mode - which will also enable Internet access ...
I have no idea what you are talking about... All I want to do and cannot find how to do is back up my videos and photos from an iPad pro and to upload footage from a camera. All the videos I watched talk about how amazing this little hub is, but no one is actually showing how to do the things I would like to do. How do you back up photos and videos to the hub? And how much memory does this device have? Thank you.
Hello! First, thank you for your video reviews. I am thinking about getting one of these to use an external hd as a NAS server to my PLEX Media Server, will it work?
Thanks Geraldo Fisher Neto! Guess that could work but have not tried it. But there are better options - for example if you have USB ports on your router, you could connect the external hard drive to the router. Or can't you just connect the external HDD directly to your PLEX server? You could still setup as a share as well to use as NAS? Maybe I have misunderstood your question.
Hi, I purchased the Ravpower the other day for my girlfriend as her iPhone memory is full so wanted to transfer her photos to an external SD card to free up some space on her phone as she has 13000 pics on there. I am finding that the majority of photos say that they have failed. Will it transfer HEIC files across as they seem to be the ones that are failing. Thanks in advance
Hi - if you can see the files in the RavPower app or Files - they should transfer across - but the Photos app is an unusual one. You could check Automatic is selected under Transfer to Mac or PC in Photos settings. But my personal solution for backing up photos is using the Google Photos app which will automatically back them all up for free.
Why You did not show the most important things of this device? Transferring speed. Is it stable during large/few files copy? Many times I noticed that Chinese devices are stable only during small files operation. Please make Performance Benchmark of this device. Is it good for action cameras fast backup device (SD->SSD)?
I am using this only to back up photo files to a portable SSD. I have found the file transfer to be quite slow. This is not a problem as I can just go and make a cup of tea while I wait, but is this normal, and is there a way to optimise transfer speed?
Yes unfortunately it is slow - I show some of the speeds I got in the review. At the time of the review I found using the RavPower app provided faster transfer speeds.
How did you get the Kingston Card Reader to work, by connecting it to the IPad lightning to USB adapter. Does it also require an app? Your TH-cam review shows a 75mb transfer rate.
I used the Apple Lightning to USB 3 connector with an iPad Pro and fast memory card with the built in transfer app. geni.us/ZxtnGI [Amazon link to adaptor]
Thanks for your excellent presentation 🙏🏼 I’m using the Rav Filehub since June 2019 on an iPad 3 and, to me it’s a good combination for different applications. It’s just now with iOS 16 & 16.03 that the Filehub application systematically crashes when opened (iPhone 13 mini). Any idea on how to fix this issue? THANKS 🙏🏼
I appreciate your rapid reply. Thanks 🙏🏼 I realize that I forgot to precise that my iPad is iPad Air 3 with iOS 15.7 and all is okay. This was also the case with the iPhone 13 before installing iOS 16.
In most hotels with free WIFI, they say then information in not secure. Does the RevPower , hooked up by etneret , then bluetooth connected,, become secure?
Thanks for the detailed presentation. I bought the WD009 after that. Copying SD Card to HDD works, but not to 240 GB SSD. As error then appears, no storage space. Does not it work with SSD?
Hi Udo Heini. It shouldn’t make any difference - the filehub won’t even know whether it’s ssd or not. How is the ssd formatted? Try at least making a partition on the ssd exfat or fat32?
What is difference between this device you reviewed and this one? RAVPower Filehub, Travel Router N300, Hotspot WiFi Devices, WiFi Bridge/Range Looks like this one is half the price. Cannot figure out what is difference.
I have just bought a Ravpower fileHub, I bought it on e-bay and will be an American import, So resetting it will be a good Idea, thanks I have bought it as I pannier tour and was using a laptop to download from cameras to the laptop then download them onto a memory disc 1 terabyte. The laptop is a bit too heavy and bulky so this seems ideal smaller and lighter. The idea is to download the camera memory cards into the travel hub, use the app to name and date the folders then transfer them into the discs would the filehub do this. Yours Hopefully and thanks for the video appreciated
Don't think that would work - don't own a Z6 but normally you need a specific app to work with the camera. Unless the Z6 lets you setup a network share over WiFi?
Wait, so if i have an iPhone and i need more storage, am i able to put and SD card/USB into the RAVPower , and then log onto the app on my iPhone and transfer photos directly to the RAVPower FileHub via the app? And then obviously I am able to transfer those files back to my iPhone if needed ?
Thank you very much for the video, but one think what I don't understand. If I want to work with lightroom or photoshop or Adobe Premier CC, could I use the RAW files, when I'm using Filehub?
When I tried to connect either the wifi for RAV-FileHub-5G-DCF8 or RAV-FileHub-2G-DCF8, I got the message "Wifi connected, no internet". Please advise on what need to be done.
That's as it should be if you just want to access files off the FileHub. If you want to have Internet connectivity too, you'll need to set it up as a wireless bridge - I cover this at 9:28 in video.
Hi I have a question does it work without a internet connection?i mean can i browse files inside a memory inserted in ravpower directly from my phone without internet?similar wifi direct i mean. Thx
this is great thank you... it frustrates the crap out of me trying to move stuff on or off an ipad pro, and i'm noticing when i copy things over it only allows me to move 9 files at a time. any more selected makes the 'share' button go gray. also, getting psd's from my ipad (made in a drawing app) moved via filehub to a portable HD is eluding me! so infuriating. but the main thing i got this for was to move video into lumafusion and that at least works fine
Hi Tom Owens - thanks, glad it was useful. There are a few ways to move things around - so perhaps try another method? Or try a document manager like Documents or FileBrowser - it's slower but see if it works?
Hi great video information. Would you be able to connect an external dvd drive to this to run on a surface Go. I can’t get a dvd /cd drive to work with my go at all.. I have a Kingston mobilise from some 10 years ago that is similar but I think it’s old now. Also looking to view a we 500gb hard drive on my iPad for watching movies when away. Wondered if this would be better than buying the apple camera USB adapter. I use an external power bank for power. You gained a new subscriber. Thanks.
Thanks sue keys - glad you found the video helpful! This isn't something I've tried and I'm not sure it would work. It probably won't provide enough power for the drive - if it's USB powered. You could certainly use it with USB drive and iPad though.
Thank you gor the great review. Could you please tell if the usb port is 3.0 or not? If connect a usb portable hdd drive and an sdcard for 128 gb, how mich time approx it tooks to fully backup a 128 card to hdd?
so basically I connect the device to my comcast modem/router and my solid drive to the device and the Ipad will export wireless to the solid drive?so when the device asks you for password is your internet connection password or the device comes with an independent password?
+YAHUSHA KING If you connect with an ethernet cable to your router you don't need any password setup. I don't fully understand your question but I show setup in the video.
When I open the browser on 10.10.10.254 it looks good except the language is in Chinese. I have been on tor hours but I can’t change it to English, can you please help
First of all thanks for your work in putting this video together. Am I right in thinking that I would be able to connect an external hard drive to this and access the hard drive on my iPad and transfer files direct to the iPad now OS13 is available. I have the 2nd gen iPad Pro. I thought this would be a better option to a lightening to USB adapter.
Thanks Beverly Evans. With iOS 13 you can just connect your drive directly to your iPad if you have the correct adaptor as you allude to. But yes you can use the FileHub to do this wirelessly. And use the Apple Files app if you like.
Does this hub work with GoPro video files? I am planning on going on holiday and filming with my GoPro. I want to use this file hub to backup my videos from my SD card to an external HD without bringing a laptop. Would this file hub work for that you reckon?
Is it true this router using like Bridge connect only using WiFi 2.5 ghz i found previous version 007 work only on 2.5 which is silly internal i can use 5ghz but connect to outside router using 2.5 which decrease speed drastically.
Just received. After I plug into power and press the on off button for 3 seconds, the battery light flashes white. However nothing else seems to work including pressing the 2.4/5 g button for three seconds. Does the device not work while charging. Thanks for any help you can provide.
The bottle neck is the speed of transfer from the SD card interface - which is USB 2 speeds - ie slow. Best I got was 17MB/s regardless of type of card or what I was transferring to. So you can work out how long it will take based on that best case scenario. RavPower only spec a maximum speed of 14 to 18MB/s which was in line with the speeds I got.
Bought one last week because I have lost my old filehub, new manual does state hold for 5 seconds to power on. One thing I cannot do which the old filehub did is connect the usb to a PC and see it as a external drive, very useful for copying things to and from you PC/Laptop. Anyone else see this, or am I missing something here ?
So, I see that you are copying files from the drive to the device for Luma Fusion. How do you work wirelessly from the drive. Seems pointless to have a wireless hub but still have to download files to the device. Why then wouldn't one just add the files directly to the device and omit the filehub?
The speed of the connection is not quick enough to work directly off the Filehub. I guess the advantage is you only download what you need to work on at that time.
Thanks for putting this review together Sir. Can you tell us is the rubber flap that covers the Ethernet, USB and Micro USB ports is removable? It seems that over time it's going to break anyway?
I hope you find the video helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions. And if you have one - how do you use it? Full timestamps listed below:
Overview
1:06 In the box
1:29 LEDs description
1:54 Powering on
2:18 Ports, Internal battery, factory reset
2:29 Internal battery
3:16 Factory reset
3:27 WiFi buttons, SD card, SD backup, switching to 2.4GHz + 5GHz (recommended)
4:00 Insert SD card
4:10 One-key SD card backup
4:33 Using for wireless storage:
4:41 Download FileHub app
4:57 File system support
5:22 Connecting to the FileHub from you phone or tablet (including default password: 11111111)
5:46 Opening FileHub app for first time, overview of app
6:10 File support: photos, videos, PDF, word docs etc
6:19 Video file support
6:39 Switch between local storage and remote storage on FileHub
6:56 Transferring files
7:09 Share extension to open files not support in app
7:26 Copying large files to LumaFusion for example
8:25 Other features
8:40 Powerbank feature
9:00 Using as portable wireless access point (AP)
9:28 Using as wireless bridge (extends range and means you can access Internet and files off FileHub
10:37 DLNA media server setup (also visit same page on any browser at 10.10.10.254 to access FileHub from Mac or PC)
11:43 Making device secure (password etc)
12:16 Performance: various tests of transfer speeds
14:26 Summary graph of tests
14:45 SD card backup speeds
15:20 Battery life discussion
15:41 Conclusions
Can u teach me how to connect filehub into lumafusion?
Every time i try lumafusion ask id and passwords. I don't know the id.
See 13:30 in video ...
Hi many thanks for great video, I cannot connect my android S9. It does connect to rav wifi but does not connect in the app to see storage on rav. Any help greatly appreciated. Works fine with friends iPhone.
Hi how to fix failed transferring of files from ipad to hardisk using ravpower
The Technology Man When looking at pictures off of my external HD on my ipad, the picture quality is much better than when i click to view the picture.. also it’s not picking up any of the video i have on my external. Any thoughts?
I literally almost returned mine because I couldnt get it to work after watching several videos and rereading the manual several times. Not once did it mention to hold the power button for several seconds. Thank you!
Glad the video helped you out! The manual doesn't mention how to turn it on - which does seems an odd oversight!
obey46 same here.. lol
@@andretambajong4696 DITTO!
Same with me. I was tearing my hair out thinking I had a defective unit, and there's no DIY support on their webpage to answer questions like this. Thanks so much for pointing out this ridiculous oversight in your video.
Can't get this stupid wifi to work without using my home router
I am a blind guy who lives in San Francisco California and I bought this device without the battery part the N 300 version without the ST card site and it is so hard to have a manual right out to you with voiceover on the iPhone so thank you so much for explaining everything that this does including the password to get into it because I’m not able to read the manual. So thank you from this blind guy in San Francisco on helping him use his file hub and 300 thank you so much clear and concise video no muss no fuss and all the information I needed you’re awesome keep up the good work thank you
Thank you blindmandan! It's great to hear this helped you out! Many thanks for taking the time to let me know.
I've had this FileHub for awhile now and I've been very happy with it. While searching online for a simular product this came up in the search results and thought I'd try it. As other people have said the app designed for it isn't very user friendly, I've found the FileHub easy to manage with other apps. Storage isn't a problem, as the manual states the FileHub supports drives up to 3TB, but I have connected drives with a larger capacity with no problems.
Yes I rarely used the RavPower app.
Thank you very much on the detail instruction. I mainly use it as a router at my university though and it is extremely convenient in it small form factor. I bought it at first a few years a go for its external storage capacity but barely use it. It now found its new life as a router.
Great glad the video helped! It is a pretty versatile device - glad you've found a new life for it.
Found some reviews and none compared with yours. You were very thorough and informative. You got to the point and did not waste any time on some of the pointless parts that others do. Keep up the good work. Thanks
That's a hugely helpful comment - thank you ruben castillo!
Exceptional!
Thank you so much for this super clear step-by-step set of instructions. I don't think I'd ever have managed just going by the very confusing manual alone.
Thank you Paul Lewis - very glad it helped!
Thank you so much. This thorough walked thru helped so much on my flight. And now traveling with a laptop isnt always needed
Great glad it helped!
Thanks a lot for putting this review together TechMan! One of the best and most thorough reviews I have seen so far...all the little details I was looking to learn you covered them all in the review. So...thanks a lot!
Thank you so much Daniel Isaac Khan Ramiro! Great to hear!
Excellent review/tutorial. For what it covers, no other TH-cam video is better. You are spot on about the manual, comprehensive but the poor English makes it difficult to follow at times, plus as you pointed out, there is valuable information that needs to be included. Like all RAVPower units, it would greatly benefit from clear step by step directions for each function since the device is NOT intuitive. Thanks!!
Thank you Terry Loewenberg - I'm so glad you found the video useful!
best gadget I have seen after a long time. didn't know it launched years ago.
Great have fun with it.
@@TheTechnologyMan but the only problem is transfer speed. 1 minute long iphone footage is 400 mb, imagine transferring hour long footage.
I just got one with a Chinese version only manual. I found your video and able to get started. So thank you so much.
Thanks Princess Jasmine - glad I could help!
Thank you so much for this thorough and comprehensive review! The video and the comments section have answered so many of my questions prior to purchasing the FileHub. My primary goal for this device is to back up my travel photos without lugging around a laptop. The back-up system on my last few trips has been to retain my photos on a series of SD cards, but also transfer the files to folders on my laptop (where they will upload to the cloud assuming I have reliable WiFi - which I frequently do not). This leaves me with two hard copies of my photos - on the SD cards and on my laptop hard drive (I can't count on cloud storage). I'd like to do something similar with the FileHub - back up my photos to an external storage device while also keeping the original copies on my SD cards.
I've learned from other viewer's questions that the FileHub has no 'smart' capability to recognize the files it has already copied, so it will simply perform a mass "dump" into a dated folder. I have three questions about this process:
1. Let's say I back up the files from SD card #1 to my external storage on the night of January 1st, but I continue using SD card #1 on January 2nd. When I re-insert the SD card and back-up my January 2nd files, the photos from January 1st will also be copied into the folder labeled January 2nd. At this point, am I able to delete the January 1 file from my external storage using my FileHub phone app?
2. Let's say I back up my files from SD card #1 on the evening of January 1st, but then I remove SD card #2 from my dive camera and back that up on January 1st as well. Will the FileHub distinguish between the two different SD cards or will it create one dated folder and dump everything into one place?
3. As I understand these SD card file transfers to be quite slow, I assume I will be performing my back-ups overnight while I sleep. When midnight hits, will the FileHub cease uploading to the folder titled "January 1" and create a new folder called "January 2"?
Thank you so much for attempting my questions. I understand if you don't know all the answers, I'm just grateful to you for the time you've invested in helping others figure out all this technology stuff!
Thanks CsSchoolwork!. 1. Yes - but always double check!. 2. There should be 2 different folders with different folder names. 3. The folder name will be based on the date and time you start the backup.
@@TheTechnologyMan Thanks so much for your response to my questions and for helping me know what to expect. I really appreciate it!
Really comprehensive review! Thank you for that. Got my RavPower device today and it's really great!
What the manual also doesn't mention: You cannot connect to a WiFi in the internet settings where the SSID is hidden. Not a real issue but worth knowing.
Thank you!
Like others trying to use it reading the manual I was getting no where. This video is excellent, use most the features now. Thanks
That's great to hear - thank you Duncan Harris!
Man, best review of RAV power. I personally only one and have had it for a few months now. Only until I saw your video is when I really got inspired to use it to its fullest capabilities. Thank you for this I am subscribing
Thank you BT Movements360 - glad you found the video useful!
I am so glad that I found this video. I just couldn't figure out how this thing work! Who would have guest you had to hold the button... I bought this mainly to be able to access files that are on an external hard drive from my Ipad. I don't always want to bring my laptop because of the weight of it, but I need all my files if I want to work from my Ipad. This works great! Thanks again for this great video.
Thanks Sylvie Hebert! It’s a useful little gadget!
This is the most concise review on the Ravpower. Thank you for taking the time to put this together. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you too! And many thanks for the comment!
Just got this FileHub and I'm impressed by what it offers. Good review and good tip on how to turn it on. Surprised that the manual doesn't mention it. Keep up the good work.
Great - thank you Ohdile Pallette!
Such a thorough review of this device.. saved video for later..
Mine comes in Tuesday.. I was trying to find solutions to get more use out of my ipad pro & my gf's ipad air 3..
The limiting file transfer options are annoying and the inability to use standard portable hdd's has been inconvenient. While the iPad won't fully replace a PC.. It may make a really great alternative to bringing a laptop if it has some more functionality of a laptop.
Ipad life is a dongle life.. This Rav hub makes it a game changer for people like me.. my home pc is a Beast..
But my laptop is a 17.3 in hardly portable monster of a laptop at 12lbs that doesn't fit into any of my camera bags that has a mega brick power block.. Sure it's a great laptop.. but Not fun for travel.. editinh on the go..
This Rav hub definitely will help me greatly with traveling from backing up files to hdd's.. to being a media transfer hub to and from my ipad.. or being a base for me to stream media from instead of storing the files on the iPad itself.
While transfer speeds are limited.. this thing is one hell of a device.
Thanks! I hope it does what you need it to do!
Finally, now this is a GOOD review thanks
Thank you Ronnie K!
Thank you Technology Man..this is by far the best video to assist new users in setting up the RavPower FileHub. Two thumbs up!
Thank you John Joyce - really appreciate the feedback!
Very detailed! Thank you so much!
No problem Kent Lee - thank you for taking the time to comment! I really appreciate it.
It is very helpful , greatly appreciated !! 👍👍👍even though I did not understand some of the big words since I’m not good with technology. I was able to connect to my new iPad. Im stocked with changing the password.I will watch it again tomorrow for the 6x .lol. hopefully I will be able to figure it out . Thank you so much and stay safe!
Thank you Lucy!
A very comprehensive review. Thanks for taking the time to make this vid. A big thumbs up.
Thank you Kym Moulds - really appreciate it!!
Big help, thanks so much for this. You're right about their manual, it's not very user friendly. Plus it's hard to read with the microscopic text. RAVpower would be wise to just scrap their manual and just direct users to this video instead. They should be paying you too!
Thank you mog dor 🤣. I do always find it strange these vendors produce these clever products - but then make little effort to show people how to use them!
Thanks for this great information and video! I just ordered one so I'm hoping it will make my photo editing workflow more portable.
Thanks Nic! It's a nifty little gadget!
Thank you so much. As many have already said, your instruction and information were the clearest and most helpful that I could find. I greatly appreciate the time and effort you put into putting together this video.
Thank you so much The Candid Frame! Glad it helped out 🙂.
With the 1-key backup button. Does it automatically clear the sd card after the transfer? Thats what I'm looking for because my dad doesn't know how to transfer files what so ever. It would have to transfer files with push of a button and also clear the sd card so its ready to use again in his gopro
No it doesn't - so I'd suggest checking the files have copied across successfully - browsing the Filehub with your mobile device; before formatting the card in your camera ...
Awesome video! Thanks for explaining so clearly how to use my new file hub!
No problem - thanks Kelcey Bradley!
Tons of Information, THANK YOU So much...
Glad it was helpful!
Latest IOS RAV Power software allows you to view .CR2 (Canon RAW) files. Absolute bonus for me. I can transfer from CF Card to SD Card in camera and then transfer to 4Tb Hard drive whilst viewing .CR2 files on the IPAD. I can go weeks on field trips without transferring to computer. Saves on carrying a lot of CF Cards.
Nice use case!!
He was very helpful, thanks Pastor Bruce
Great, glad to help out Pastor Bruce!
Wonderful video. This video has made up my mind to purchase this device. Thank you so much!
Thank you Sagnikrc - really glad it helped out!
Thanks so much for this - great product review, helped me a lot in my decision process.
No problem - so glad it was helpful Michael Smith!
I have 2 questions:
1. I tried 2 apps from ravpower. One plays the M2TS perfectly, but without sound. The other app plays the sound but gives a stuttering video. Does IOS has the same problems?
2. When I try the music, photo or video button, I see (on Android) that I need to load the file to Volume1/share. What does this mean and how can I do this? (The files are visible on the file manager).
Update:
1. M2TS can be opened with a third party app, by longpressing on a file.
2.I found the 'share' folder on my hard drive. When I copy something to here, I can watch it in, video, music or photo button on the main screen of the app.
Glad you are sorted!
what would be a good device for viewing offline webpages on a iPad? file viewing apps on the app store with internal web viewer doesn't seem to work with advance web code, it shows up blank page.
Have you tried Apple's Readling Lists in Safari? support.apple.com/en-us/HT200294
I want to know if it is possible to protect your files on this device and could you explain how to change the passcode from 1’s?
I covered this at 11:43 - hope that helps!
I notice that when I download media files from an SD card to an attached external HD, the Rav date stamps the folder with a date from 2012...any way to change the names of the subfolders in the SD share folder?
Sorry I don't have this drive to hand to check. Is there a date setting in the app you need to configure?
Subscribed! Amazing review. Makes me feel good about my purchase. Thank you so much!
Great thanks Dex A! And for the support!
Thank you so much for your video!
No problem thanks Lucy!
I would like to use it as a means to extend the storage space of my ipad by pairing it with an external hard drive. This may be a stupid question, but is it possible to transfer lots of data (i.g 500GB) or can I only transfer in the confines of floppy disks?
You can transfer what you like - up to the size of your attached storage. The main limitation is speed of transfer!
I've read that the maximum portable hard drive that can be used is 2-3 TB max. Do you know if it's possible to use a larger one, say 5TB? Or if I could partition the 5TB in two 2.5TB drives?
Sorry I didn't try a bigger drive. If it really doesn't recognise a larger drive - yes you could try partitioning it. Let us know how you get on!
This is the best review and walk through by far! It's an amazing piece of tech but can get a bit confusing. Always come back here when I need to reset the hub and have some troubleshooting!
Thanks man
Thank you glad it was helpful!
There is one thing that bugs me about this FileHub I have much trouble connecting to the wifi. I did what you did in this video by clicking through the pop ups but I get an exclamation mark on the left and no wifi connection. Is there something I’m not doing right ?
Not sure exactly what you have tried - but if just connect via WiFi to the Filehub - you'll be able to access the storage but you won't have Internet connectivity. Look at 9:28 for using wireless bridge mode - which will also enable Internet access ...
Excellent review. Thank you. With this device, I will probably cancel my Dropbox subscription in the future.
Brilliant - let me know how you get on!
I have no idea what you are talking about... All I want to do and cannot find how to do is back up my videos and photos from an iPad pro and to upload footage from a camera. All the videos I watched talk about how amazing this little hub is, but no one is actually showing how to do the things I would like to do. How do you back up photos and videos to the hub? And how much memory does this device have? Thank you.
I have timestamps so you can skip to the section you're interested in. It does have a lot of features which probably makes it unnecessarily complex!
Am I correct in assuming that the RAVPower will not help me transfer mp3's from remote drive into iphone musc folder ?
The iPhone Music app won't let you import MP3s - but you could still copy them across to local storage and play them.
Best video on ravpower
Thank you BT Movements360!
Hello! First, thank you for your video reviews.
I am thinking about getting one of these to use an external hd as a NAS server to my PLEX Media Server, will it work?
Thanks Geraldo Fisher Neto! Guess that could work but have not tried it. But there are better options - for example if you have USB ports on your router, you could connect the external hard drive to the router. Or can't you just connect the external HDD directly to your PLEX server? You could still setup as a share as well to use as NAS? Maybe I have misunderstood your question.
Great review and tutorial. Thank you.
Thank you Menatoorus!
as the RAV FileHub app is no longer available in the App Store do you have a recommendation of a replacement iOS app? Thx.
I haven't looked for an alternative - but might take a look for a future video thanks for the suggestion!
Thanks for the thorough review
Thanks Nawaz Muhammad!
Hi, I purchased the Ravpower the other day for my girlfriend as her iPhone memory is full so wanted to transfer her photos to an external SD card to free up some space on her phone as she has 13000 pics on there. I am finding that the majority of photos say that they have failed. Will it transfer HEIC files across as they seem to be the ones that are failing. Thanks in advance
Hi - if you can see the files in the RavPower app or Files - they should transfer across - but the Photos app is an unusual one. You could check Automatic is selected under Transfer to Mac or PC in Photos settings. But my personal solution for backing up photos is using the Google Photos app which will automatically back them all up for free.
Hi, I am not getting the filer on my phone to share it to the sD ca rd the local thing is always empty can you please help?
Hi sorry really hard to advise without seeing your setup.
Why You did not show the most important things of this device? Transferring speed. Is it stable during large/few files copy? Many times I noticed that Chinese devices are stable only during small files operation. Please make Performance Benchmark of this device. Is it good for action cameras fast backup device (SD->SSD)?
I did cover this in the video in detail. Take a look at the timestamps if you don't have time to watch the whole video.
I am using this only to back up photo files to a portable SSD. I have found the file transfer to be quite slow. This is not a problem as I can just go and make a cup of tea while I wait, but is this normal, and is there a way to optimise transfer speed?
Yes unfortunately it is slow - I show some of the speeds I got in the review. At the time of the review I found using the RavPower app provided faster transfer speeds.
How did you get the Kingston Card Reader to work, by connecting it to the IPad lightning to USB adapter. Does it also require an app? Your TH-cam review shows a 75mb transfer rate.
I used the Apple Lightning to USB 3 connector with an iPad Pro and fast memory card with the built in transfer app. geni.us/ZxtnGI [Amazon link to adaptor]
Thanks for your excellent presentation 🙏🏼
I’m using the Rav Filehub since June 2019 on an iPad 3 and, to me it’s a good combination for different applications.
It’s just now with iOS 16 & 16.03 that the Filehub application systematically crashes when opened (iPhone 13 mini). Any idea on how to fix this issue?
THANKS 🙏🏼
No problem glad it helped! Personally I'd recommend using the native Files app - no reason to use their app anymore and doubt it's been updated.
I appreciate your rapid reply. Thanks 🙏🏼
I realize that I forgot to precise that my iPad is iPad Air 3 with iOS 15.7 and all is okay. This was also the case with the iPhone 13 before installing iOS 16.
If you're using the FileHub app - just checked and it's not been updated for 3 years! So again I'd suggest using the Files app.
@@TheTechnologyMan
Okay thanks. I’ll go this way.🙏🏼
As for now, I have the iPad that works.
I also have a Synology NAS .
Any way, I’ll inform you on the outcome. 🙏
In most hotels with free WIFI, they say then information in not secure. Does the RevPower , hooked up by etneret , then bluetooth connected,, become secure?
You'll have control over the password so more secure in that sense - it's still WiFi though ...
Thanks for the detailed presentation. I bought the WD009 after that. Copying SD Card to HDD works, but not to 240 GB SSD. As error then appears, no storage space. Does not it work with SSD?
Hi Udo Heini. It shouldn’t make any difference - the filehub won’t even know whether it’s ssd or not. How is the ssd formatted? Try at least making a partition on the ssd exfat or fat32?
Thanks for your answer.
NTFS and on this SSD there are 2 new folders. tomorrow I will make exfat and fat32
Problem solved
On the SSD was win 10, it was an image.
I took a new 1 TB SSD and all is ok 👍
Thanks for your help.
Great glad you are sorted!
What is difference between this device you reviewed and this one?
RAVPower Filehub, Travel Router N300, Hotspot WiFi Devices, WiFi Bridge/Range
Looks like this one is half the price. Cannot figure out what is difference.
They do have a new model that I've not tried yet - but good suggestion. I might have to take a look!
I have just bought a Ravpower fileHub, I bought it on e-bay and will be an American import, So resetting it will be a good Idea, thanks I have bought it as I pannier tour and was using a laptop to download from cameras to the laptop then download them onto a memory disc 1 terabyte. The laptop is a bit too heavy and bulky so this seems ideal smaller and lighter. The idea is to download the camera memory cards into the travel hub, use the app to name and date the folders then transfer them into the discs would the filehub do this. Yours Hopefully and thanks for the video appreciated
Thank you Info 44 - glad you found the video useful!
Can you connect the Nikon Z6 to this via wifi? Then transfer the images in your camera to a connected external drive to the filehub?
Don't think that would work - don't own a Z6 but normally you need a specific app to work with the camera. Unless the Z6 lets you setup a network share over WiFi?
Can a USB drive plugged into the RAVPower FileHub be mounted on a Mac over WiFi, and used as a Time Machine destination?
Officially not - but there are ways of using a network share - which is what this basically is - as a Time Machine backup if you want to try it.
Can iTunes (on my Mac) play music files that are stored on a usb-drive attached to this FileHub?
Wait, so if i have an iPhone and i need more storage, am i able to put and SD card/USB into the RAVPower , and then log onto the app on my iPhone and transfer photos directly to the RAVPower FileHub via the app? And then obviously I am able to transfer those files back to my iPhone if needed ?
That's right Sevb - that's exactly how it works 😀.
@@TheTechnologyMan Thank you so much man, Im going to order mine right now !!! I hope you have a good day further :)
No problem 😀
Thank you very much for the video, but one think what I don't understand.
If I want to work with lightroom or photoshop or Adobe Premier CC, could I use the RAW files, when I'm using Filehub?
Thank you Martin Matok for your comment. Yes you can - I do show this in the video at 7:05.
When I tried to connect either the wifi for RAV-FileHub-5G-DCF8 or RAV-FileHub-2G-DCF8, I got the message "Wifi connected, no internet".
Please advise on what need to be done.
That's as it should be if you just want to access files off the FileHub. If you want to have Internet connectivity too, you'll need to set it up as a wireless bridge - I cover this at 9:28 in video.
@@TheTechnologyMan Noted and thank you for the advice.
Hi I have a question does it work without a internet connection?i mean can i browse files inside a memory inserted in ravpower directly from my phone without internet?similar wifi direct i mean. Thx
Yes absolutely - that’s the main way to use it: as a wireless hard drive.
Just found your video. But the rav filehub app was discontinued from ios and android 😢. Is there any way to download or sideload the app?
You should be able to just use it with the Files app.
How do you charge the FileHub ??? Mine didn’t come with an adaptor and I am wondering if I can plug into any USB wall charger ???
Yes - any charger you like - wall or portable charger.
Fantastic review
Thanks XR Future Democracy!
Amazing explanation!! Bravo!!
Thank you very much Gianpaolo La Paglia!
2:55 Does this mean it is not recommended to charge while a usb HDD is pluged in?
No it's fine.
this is great thank you... it frustrates the crap out of me trying to move stuff on or off an ipad pro, and i'm noticing when i copy things over it only allows me to move 9 files at a time. any more selected makes the 'share' button go gray. also, getting psd's from my ipad (made in a drawing app) moved via filehub to a portable HD is eluding me! so infuriating. but the main thing i got this for was to move video into lumafusion and that at least works fine
Hi Tom Owens - thanks, glad it was useful. There are a few ways to move things around - so perhaps try another method? Or try a document manager like Documents or FileBrowser - it's slower but see if it works?
What's the capacity for external hard drive? I have a 4tb connected and want to know if I can get anything with more storage. Perhaps a 12tb?
It doesn't list the maximum size in the specs so guess you'd just have to try it!
Hi great video information. Would you be able to connect an external dvd drive to this to run on a surface Go. I can’t get a dvd /cd drive to work with my go at all.. I have a Kingston mobilise from some 10 years ago that is similar but I think it’s old now. Also looking to view a we 500gb hard drive on my iPad for watching movies when away. Wondered if this would be better than buying the apple camera USB adapter. I use an external power bank for power. You gained a new subscriber. Thanks.
Thanks sue keys - glad you found the video helpful! This isn't something I've tried and I'm not sure it would work. It probably won't provide enough power for the drive - if it's USB powered. You could certainly use it with USB drive and iPad though.
When ,c connecties via the app to a Android phone, can RAW files be viewed?
Theo
Only if you have an app on your phone that can read that particular RAW file format.
Thank you gor the great review. Could you please tell if the usb port is 3.0 or not? If connect a usb portable hdd drive and an sdcard for 128 gb, how mich time approx it tooks to fully backup a 128 card to hdd?
Thanks eugeneonline! Yes USB 3.0. I show example speeds in video if you check the timestamps ...
so basically I connect the device to my comcast modem/router and my solid drive to the device and the Ipad will export wireless to the solid drive?so when the device asks you for password is your internet connection password or the device comes with an independent password?
+YAHUSHA KING If you connect with an ethernet cable to your router you don't need any password setup. I don't fully understand your question but I show setup in the video.
When I open the browser on 10.10.10.254 it looks good except the language is in Chinese.
I have been on tor hours but I can’t change it to English, can you please help
There should be an option to change the language? I don't have a Filehub to hand to check though sorry. Perhaps email RavPower?
First of all thanks for your work in putting this video together. Am I right in thinking that I would be able to connect an external hard drive to this and access the hard drive on my iPad and transfer files direct to the iPad now OS13 is available. I have the 2nd gen iPad Pro. I thought this would be a better option to a lightening to USB adapter.
Thanks Beverly Evans. With iOS 13 you can just connect your drive directly to your iPad if you have the correct adaptor as you allude to. But yes you can use the FileHub to do this wirelessly. And use the Apple Files app if you like.
Does this hub work with GoPro video files? I am planning on going on holiday and filming with my GoPro. I want to use this file hub to backup my videos from my SD card to an external HD without bringing a laptop. Would this file hub work for that you reckon?
Should work - you may have to play the files through a third party app like VLC if they don't play natively on your device ...
@@TheTechnologyMan I don't need to play them. I need to backup them till I am home so I can edit them :)! That will do fine then I guess?
Thanks for this. I'll use your affiliate link in a couple of days.
Thank you Tony Duffy, Ring Finder, Games and More - and for the support!
@@TheTechnologyMan item has been shipped. Feeling a lot better about not losing precious footage
incredible video thank you!!
Wow thank you bingo2 - glad you liked it!
Is it true this router using like Bridge connect only using WiFi 2.5 ghz i found previous version 007 work only on 2.5 which is silly internal i can use 5ghz but connect to outside router using 2.5 which decrease speed drastically.
It needs to be 2.4GHz or dual mode - so not 5GHz only mode - see 9:28 ...
Thanks great video
Glad it was helpful!
Just received. After I plug into power and press the on off button for 3 seconds, the battery
light flashes white. However nothing else seems to work including pressing the 2.4/5 g button for three seconds. Does the device not work while charging. Thanks for any help you can provide.
It should come on - I'd leave it to charge for a few hours, then try again ...
Thanks for the prompt reply. That worked. Great video.
All the filesare greyed out in the app. I can't copy anything across. How do I find the WiFi address?
Sorry I'm not sure what you're trying to do exactly?Are you using the FileHub app?
Very informative ... thanks!
Great - thank you Dean Harrington!
I'm not a photographer just a student. I fong use SD cards, is this still buy worthy for me?
It's still handy for increasing the capacity of your mobile device etc.
Can I just pot my external hdd to ravpower and the ravpower with a cad6 cable to my wifi router and to stream my files trough my wifi router signal???
Yes you can 😀.
Can this connect to the internet if the 4G USB Stick is plugged in (directly) to the USB slot or to the Ethernet slot (via adapter converter) ?
No I don't think this would work unfortunately.
@@TheTechnologyMan thank you for your answer..
how long would it take to transfer a 100 GB SDXC Memory Card, UHS-I Class 10 U3, through the hub transfering it to a Samsung t5 or any ssd?
The bottle neck is the speed of transfer from the SD card interface - which is USB 2 speeds - ie slow. Best I got was 17MB/s regardless of type of card or what I was transferring to. So you can work out how long it will take based on that best case scenario. RavPower only spec a maximum speed of 14 to 18MB/s which was in line with the speeds I got.
Bought one last week because I have lost my old filehub, new manual does state hold for 5 seconds to power on. One thing I cannot do which the old filehub did is connect the usb to a PC and see it as a external drive, very useful for copying things to and from you PC/Laptop. Anyone else see this, or am I missing something here ?
Thanks for the info! Strange if they've taken away a feature?
Great review, thank you
Thank you Tomas Hernandez!
So, I see that you are copying files from the drive to the device for Luma Fusion. How do you work wirelessly from the drive. Seems pointless to have a wireless hub but still have to download files to the device. Why then wouldn't one just add the files directly to the device and omit the filehub?
The speed of the connection is not quick enough to work directly off the Filehub. I guess the advantage is you only download what you need to work on at that time.
@@TheTechnologyMan Dang. That makes it pretty much useless for what I need then. Thanks for your reply!
Thanks for putting this review together Sir. Can you tell us is the rubber flap that covers the Ethernet, USB and Micro USB ports is removable? It seems that over time it's going to break anyway?
No problem. No it’s removable I’m afraid.
is teh NewQ Filehub AC750 Travel Router the same thing ? Please
Sorry I don't know for sure I've not tested that unit.
could it be connect from pc to this filehub using male usb to male usb ?
No, use the supplied cable.