This in my opinion is the easiest and possibly cheapest way (when you factor in speed, reliability & ease of use) to backup and transfer your pictures, videos, and other files from your iPhone to another 1, PC, Mac, or any other device. Here's where you can get yours: 1. Affordable Lightning to USB 3.0 adapter: amzn.to/3Dexzbb 2. OEM Apple Lightning to USB 3.0 adapter: amzn.to/3WxtN3j 3. Recommended USB Drive: amzn.to/3QBY1TE 4. Recommended SSD: amzn.to/3Ov4yg4 How to do the same thing with an SD Card: ruclips.net/video/QuGoRzGLDvs/видео.html 1. Lightning to SD Card Reader: amzn.to/47pXxG7 2. Recommended SD Card: amzn.to/3OSZZO2 Note: Yes, you can select and copy multiple photos and videos using this method. Here’s my update video showing a live example along with other updated methods, tips and tricks: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
@@anythingispossiblewithtoni4580 Sure there is! Well I’m assuming that you mean copying from iTunes to a flash drive on your Mac / PC right? If so then all you should need to do is ensure that you’re on the lastest iTunes update/version, then open up iTunes, find the music/playlists, then simply select them, open your flash drive in a separate window, and simply drag them over.
@@anythingispossiblewithtoni4580 Oh thanks for clarifying, but I will admit that I have no experience with iTunes on the iPhone. However, the principle remains the same for virtually all applications where the media must exist on the iPhone itself whether it was downloaded, saved or otherwise… from there you can simply copy them individually, in batches, or altogether. Hoping that helps 😊
@@FruchtigeNuss it’s funny you would say that but I just thought about that yesterday thinking I wonder if that’s possible… And I’ve had an iPhone for several years I hold out for a long time but I have 130,000 photos but the other thing I want to say is there is a way to get 4 TB and that’s to join Apple premium They give you one month free trial then you have 4 TB and then after that month you have to renew your 999 2 TB
Thank you. I just tried selecting all my album photos/videos together > up arrow > Save to Files > browse then choose your external HD > Save. Worked Perfectly fine for all the album!
Thanks. You just nailed my problem. I've been screwing around with ICloud and Google Drive to try and move video files from my two IPhones to my PC and just a few moments before your video popped up on my RUclips feed I was thinking about the problems and grousing about how much of a pain it is to move files. Over the last few days I have watched several videos on getting my video files over to my PC and not one of them mentioned this method. A HUGE THANK YOU.
You’re most welcome my friend. Really happy to help. But yes, in my humble opinion, this method is the most efficient way to backup your iPhone storage outside of iCloud and other cloud services
I’ve always suggested this to people who really wanna save their photos for real. They always think this is complicated.. it’s alarmingly easy. You can even dedicate an external NVMe to sync anytime plugged in. Good video, if more people did this Apple would lose millions in cloud storage fees.. which are 99% paid because people don’t wanna lose pictures.
My sentiments exactly my friend and thanks for watching! 🍻iCloud storage is mostly for convenience more than anything else. Both cloud and physical storage have pros and cons though depending on circumstances. But nothing beats old fashioned cold storage backup…. And like you said, it’s really easy to do. I doubt Apple will lose much if people are more aware because cloud storage does have its place in this increasingly fast paced and mobile world. I need it just as much as my physical cold storage.
@@KamaniBrown you’re probably right there. It’s nice to have access from anywhere which cloud is ideal for. I just hate monthly fees. Like my google account.. my Gmail is all I have used for a decade. Now they are trying to extort a monthly fee to have more than 15gb.. the whole reason I bought a Nexus 6P way back when was the “lifetime 100gb cloud storage” but they backtracked on that in 2020. Had to delete like five years of work emails and get rid of more video in google storage to get back down to ~8gb used. Apple is easier to swallow but I use an iPhone and my main machine is a MacBook Air so it’s worthwhile for me. Still hate any monthly fees but I guess some are better than others. I’ll never pay google though, I’ll just use a different service that’s smaller if it comes down to it and I can forward from gmail or something.
That WD external storage is probably on NTFS storage format, therefore read-only, you'll see the same if plugged in to a Mac. However, if it is formatted in exFAT, APFS, or other mac-approved format, it will work.
It’s already formatted in exFAT my friend. The issue is that it still wasn’t getting enough juice 😆. Apparently I needed to use a powered usb hub for that HDD (she guzzles a lot of power)
Great stuff. I'm new to iPhone just got a 13 on Tuesday and was not happy with the weird hacks to get videos on to my pc. I like this method so much better and it is portable. I like you attitude about affordable non-apple accessories. I'm going to watch more of your videos tomorrow and thanks!
This is a game changer for me thank you!! Im here recording footage, then waiting until the next day to let it sync to the iCloud overnight, then the next morning I can work on it on my MacBook and from there save the files on to my external SSD. This will literally cut a full day from filming to editing.
You’re most welcome my friend and thanks for watching 🍻. Trust me, this has indeed saved me a ton of time as well! Time and money on iCloud storage 🤭. Glad I helped!
I tried this and it just works great! Thanks for sharing this mate, really helped a lot! The only thing to really remember is to make sure the external drive is in exFAT format. I didn't do this at first and it was in FAT32 and the copying took hell of a time (20 pics around 20-30 minutes). The only thing I noticed is that why are some of the pictures saved as JPEG and most are in HEIC format?
Thanks for watching and really glad that everything worked out! You’re absolutely correct about the formatting part. It’s very important that your drives are indeed formatted to exFAT. As for the picture format, something of note is that it depends on your method of copying… if you copy the pictures using the method I used in the video, they will be saved in the universal JPEG format (allowing them to be opened and manipulated on virtually any other device). However, if you copy them using the “save to files” option, they will be saved in their native (original) format which will be HEIC (the standard compression format apple uses for iPhone photos). So my guess is that you may have been subconsciously switching between both methods in your backing up process, hence why some are in jpeg and some are in HEIC format… it’s a common mistake my friend. No worries.
Hey @@KamaniBrown , thanks! Yeah I think you're right. Most of the time I was using the "Save to files" option which explains why I am getting the HEIC format. But I can confirm that it does not affect the video files as they are saved as .MOV. Thanks again! :)
Hi great video I like to know how do you continue the copy and paste method if I need to do only a batch of photos bc of time constraints. Then continue where I left off so I am not duplicate the copy and paste photos Thanks
Nice! That’s great man and thanks for watching 🍻. Like you said, the powered USB-C hub is the other option as well. I also discovered that it’s what will actually make the mechanical external hard drive work as well.
You have explained a lot. I was wondering how to use the adaptor for power and you gave me the answer in seconds. My next question is, How long does information last on a dongle or solid state hard drive. Over years does the information fade or get corrupted. I am very ignorant in this area so please forgive me for asking dumb questions.
Thanks for watching and Happy to help my friend. As long as your storage device (SSD, flash drive, etc…) is in good condition and without any factory faults, it will last you for years to come. They will last you almost forever if all you do is use them for occasional backup of data, and even if you use them heavily every single day, they should still last you years no problem. And no there will be no degradation of your data. Your data will be fine as long as the storage device is in tip-top shape and doesn’t fail, which yet again (as long as there’s no factory faults) would be years to come. Remember the iPhone itself essentially uses the same flash memory type found in modern SSDs and Flash drives.
Thanks for watching bro but the HD was indeed formatted to the correct exFAT format, however, I later discovered from the help of other viewers that I would need a powered usb hub for that particular type of storage drive to work.
Wow now this is really interesting and a great video!!! I have one of those adapters here and have never imagined doing what you just did, thank you so much!!!
Wah gwaan bredrin 😁. Well you can also use an external SSD as well or attach something big and heavy to the flash drive like a large key ring to make it harder to misplace it. You can also get a high capacity flash drive and keep it strictly for the purpose of backing up your iPhone media at home and tie it to your desk with a string 😅… may sound strange but it works.
You’re correct my friend. Thanks for watching 🍻. However that WD drive was formatted correctly in exFAT format just like the SSD. The apparent problem is that she’s power hungry and requires a powered usb hub to work properly.
Thanks! I've seen drives without enough power not even show up but never read only. interesting!! I know iPads have issues with certain drives regardless of the power provided. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I wish everything just worked together all the time! @@KamaniBrown
You’re most welcome my friend! Glad I could help! I also did a follow up video with additional details recent. So you can check it out also: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
Kamani, great video, I have an older HP SimpleSave External Hard Drive that works flawlessly. I got the drive about 18 years ago. I had to plug it into a powered USB hub then take a cable to plug that hub into the iPad or iPhone port. Works with any USB Drives as well. I do have a picture of my set up if you would like to see it. I am using an iPhone 12 Pro and an iPad 2018 6th gen 9.7” and my whole set up works for everything…USB, SD, Microsoft SD, Compact Flash and External Drives… 6:46
Nice! Thanks for your detailed description of how you got it to work. Myself and other viewers will be happy to know that their HDD will work as well using this method. 🍻
Copying photos and movies using Image Capture took 5 minutes for 1585 items equaling 9.46GB - iPhone 12 Pro with Lightening to Apple Mac M1 USC-C running Ventura 13.6. This included jpg, heic, mov and a few dng files (which are RAW images). If you just want to backup photos to your Mac, Image Capture is a good option.
This is also true! A great viable alternative indeed. However it’s not universal and therefore only works if you have access to a Mac computer, you are only restricted to copying pictures and videos, and It also creates a layer in the process. With this process, you will be sending any file type directly from the iPhone to the external storage.
You’re most welcome 😊. Thanks for watching! Also note that you can use SD cards as well if you want an even more compact setup. You check that out in this video I did with both setups for comparison: ruclips.net/video/p4urlGjFZAU/видео.html
Thank you a billion as well my friend 😁 🍻. Glad I could help! I did a follow up update video as well that may help you some more with further details here: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
@@RaceCafe thanks bro! It is indeed something that I highly advise any and everyone to be aware of doing. Nothing beats having local copies and control over your data.
Plugging the phone to a pc and copying the stuff over would be too simple, I guess. (Hint: The iPhone shows up as if it was a normal USB-Drive, if you plug it into a PC and then confirm on the phone's screen to share files.) Still this video is usefull info for those who want to transfer files on the go without schlepping a laptop all the time.
The issue with transferring via the PC is speed and convenience my friend. It’s far too slow and clunky. Especially if it’s a lot of files. That method also only works for locally stored files and data on the phone and not those saved on iCloud. Hence why I made this video. This method is not only much faster and more convenient, but you can copy your files backed up on iCloud directly to the external media.
@@KamaniBrown You're right. I don't use iCloud, so I didn't think about that part. What I don't understand is the speed part. Why would it be faster like that?
@@wewillmakeit3615 the first reason is the cable that comes with the iPhone itself is painfully slow the second reason is that the longer the cable, the longer the data will take to travel along it. Plus with the cable, the data has to be read and interpreted by the computer before it either saves it to the internal drive or an external drive. Using the method in this video mitigates all of that… and it just makes sense especially since these dongles are very affordable and widely available with it also being much more pocketable and useful virtually anywhere at anytime.
@@wewillmakeit3615 yes it does. Shorter cables tend to perform better. It’s physics my friend. The data takes time to travel and the longer the distance it has to travel, the more time it will take… yet again after it travels along the cable, it also has to be read and processed by the computer to complete the transfer process. And the best performing long cables tend to be more expensive also.
Thank you! And yes you sure can! I will be posting a video showing how to copy your files from external storage back to the iPhone shortly. So subscribe and turn on notifications to see when I upload it!
If the SSD adaptor housing has an external power port you are in the game. If not knowing where the power is inserted via the cable feeding the drive you could add an isolation diode to the power contacts and add an additional DC jack to the drive and power it with an external 5 volt supply that can provide at least two amps of power. Be careful of polarity and add the isolation diode in a location where the power on the USB port comes into the drive housing and before it feeds into the interface circuit for the drive.
Thanks bro. I see you know your stuff! 😎. I guess you’re more referring to HDD drives or faster, more power hungry SSD’s since the SSD I used in the video worked just fine. But this a workaround I’ll definitely keep a record of. Thanks again my friend 🍻.
Hello my friend. Yes I recommend that you format the drive to exFAT format using a PC or Mac first for best results. And yes you will indeed be able to view the Apple photos on a windows PC. There are 2 ways you may be able to view them: 1. Copy and paste them to the drive: then they will end up being copied in the universal “jpeg” format that can be viewed on almost any device. Or 2. Download the HEVC extension from the Microsoft store to support the format. Although if you have a PC with an updated windows 11 it should just work regardless, without you having to download anything extra.
Will this work for all pictures, videos & documents on iPhone & iPad? How to know which storage device will definitely work without purchasing? Thanks for the video
Yes indeed it should work with any and all file types because it’s basically like copying / moving files between your iPhone and a PC / Mac in terms of the procedure. Almost any storage device will work as long as you format them in the following formats: exFAT, APFS, APFS (encrypted), FAT32, HFS+ of FAT. You will most likely have to format any storage device you buy into 1 of those those formats using your PC or Mac first before use. I recommend exFAT format because it will enable you to use the storage device on either Mac or PC, however, you can stick to APFS format if you are heavily invested in the Apple Ecosystem. It also goes without saying that the storage device must also be a single partition. For this purpose, I recommend this Samsung SSD drive: amzn.to/3YkWIdy Thanks for tuning in my friend 🍻.
I believe that USB-C connection is capable of power and data. Have you tried this without the USB 2.0 connected? Just saying you may not need both cables.
Thanks for tuning in 🍻. Well unfortunately bro the lightning port is limited to usb 2.0 capabilities, so yes for the SSD and the HDD you will need additional power. The HDD specifically I discovered (thanks to other viewers in the comment section) will apparently need a powered usb hub. The SSD works perfectly fine with additional power from the phone charger and the usb drive needs no additional power at all.
Well the easiest way I know of is to simply press the “select” option at the top right corner in your gallery, then select 1 photo/video at 1 corner of the screen, then just drag your finger to the opposite corner and hold it there while the screen scrolls and selects all the media you wish to select. Then you select “share” in the bottom left and just like I showed in the video, you may copy or move them to your storage device via the files app. It’s the same for the Files app as well, the only difference being that you will have to press the 3 dots in the top right corner to see the select function first. Hoping this helps and thanks for tuning in 😊.
Thank you so much for your video. I just happened upon it today. I have been wondering how to do just what you did. I went to the Apple Store and asked them the very question, “How can I download pictures from the iPhone to free up some space. And they told me it was not possible. The only option is to upload to iCloud. Here is the kicker: Once you upload them to iCloud, you can’t delete them from your phone. If you do, it will delete the pics from iCloud too. What’s the point of iCloud if you cannot use it to store files and free up space on your phone?
Thanks for watching my friend and so happy I could help! I had the same dilemma funny enough… took matters into my own hands and discovered this little “hack” 😆… even though it’s a full fledged feature of the iPhone. But of course they won’t tell you this because they want you to spend more on iCloud. Having options makes life a whole lot easier. I still have my 2TB iCloud storage, but I use this method to copy/backup my data almost every day for my job and personal reasons. It’s invaluable to me.
I do same method, I disable photo to icloud on my iphone & ipad to prevent auto upload. I use either airdrop from phone to ipad or transfer to external storage. Apple enable this features few years back.. to use external storage.
@@chickenlil241 no you don’t need to download any 3rd party app. It is done by natively using the files app that comes with your iPhone. Let’s try some troubleshooting: 1. What kind of storage device are you using? 2. Did you format the external storage to exFAT format using a PC or Mac? 3. What model iPhone are you using?
Not exactly my friend… it’s more to manually backup music, photos, videos, documents and other general files. To backup your user settings, apps, contacts, events, and other user data will require a 3rd party application or for you to use a Mac or PC to manually copy your iCloud backup to the SSD.
@@aashisharora909 most definitely! I actually did this video originally with the iPhone 14 Pro Max. And I can confirm it works even better with the 15 Pro Max as shown in my update video here: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
Nice! And that’s true… can’t knock their hustle though 🤭. If you already have a SSD laying around then all you need is the dongle and you’re good to go! It was the same for me 😁
The one you recommended is not available and when I look up another one from that company, it says it won’t copy to a external drive. You need a powered USB hub to do so please advise I’d like to buy one.
To be honest my friend I would advise you to purchase a ready made SSD such as this 1: amzn.to/3XMsUGo … it’s more user friendly and cost effective. It also will not require a powered usb hub. The powered usb hub is only needed for the mechanical hard drive that I tested last in the video. The storage devices I used in the video were what I had laying around for a while to drive home the fact that you can use virtually any external storage device you have laying around at home.
On my wife’s phone, I get all the way to where I am downloading all of the photos (and have already created a new folder on the T7), and when it appears to have about 80% down loaded, it stops and says there is not enough room to download all the pictures. There are ~7,900 pics and videos that use about 50 GB, so well under the 1T of storage on the T7. Any recommendations? By the way, I used your procedure on my phone and it went just as you instructed. Thanks.
@@donjohnson4635 happy to help and I’m glad that my procedure worked for you. As for your wife though, 1st check if the issue is with the iPhone and not the drive… Check if you need to clear the deleted folder (if you were trying to cut and paste). 2nd, if you are actually using the drive on a MacBook and had originally cleared the drive storage on the Mac, make sure to empty the “recycle bin” because the storage on the drive will not be truly cleared until that is done. The Mac still allocates that space just in case you decide to recover your deleted files and won’t actually delete them till you clear the recycle bin on the desktop.
Yes my friend you can select multiple videos and pictures at the same time and copy them over using this same method. I show this in my follow up video here: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
THANK YOU Kamani! I’ve been trying to figure out how to transfer pics from my ipad file to a usb. Can I transfer photos from the icloud this way too? If so, how?
Happy to help my friend! And yes you definitely can transfer photos from iCloud using this exact same method… remember all your media on your phone are also backed up to iCloud (if you have an iCloud subscription large enough to contain them). Otherwise, once it’s on your phone, you can copy them to an external device using this exact same method regardless of the file type and location.
Thanks my friend. But it was already formatted in exFAT. I found out the real issue is that it needed a powered usb hub to fully work because it demands so much power.
Gracias por el video, tal vez sea obvio pero ¿se mantienen los formatos de IOS? Estaría padre que; pudiera sacarlo de mi iPhone y usarlo en mi PC con Windows ¿saben si es posible?
Hello my friend and thanks for watching. But if I am correct, you are asking if specifically the pictures are copied over in the standard HEIC Apple format which is not quite universal VS the universally used JPEG format? If so, then once you select “copy” and then paste the pictures over just like how I show in the video, then it will be copied in JPEG format which can be used on your Windows PC and virtually any other device. However, if you are selecting multiple file types (for example pictures and videos) at the same time, then the “copy” function would not be available and you will have to select the “share to” option instead which will copy over all files in their original format. Hopefully that helps but if you need further clarification, please don’t hesitate to ask!
It is bro! Excellent choice! You don't need anything more than that for storage and backup across all apple devices... aside from the accessory shown in the video of course (if you have an older iPhone/iPad).
My guess is that the WD drive was read only because of the file system format. It was probably in NTFS which Mac (I think iOS as well) can read but can't write to it.
Good guess bro but that wasn’t it … I had it formatted to exFAT and all… apparently she’s a power hungry girl 😅 so I needed to use a powered usb hub to make that 1 work.
@@JoeCastellon ikr! Wouldn’t have figured it out if someone didn’t point it out in the comments 😅. But it’s still good to know it works in a pinch 🤷🏾♂️
Cant wait to give it a try! Does it work with transferring AAE files such as Iphone files that have been edited? I noticed they don't transfer onto not apple computers.
No you don’t. The Apple Lightning cable is only good for charging your phone. They are horrible for data transfer. It’s best to use the method I show in the video 😊
thanks very much for your helpful video, i have an iPhone 11, but i can't get you tube videos to look anywhere near as clear and sharp as yours and wondering how you do it ? regards tim
Thanks for tuning in my friend 🍻… well for this video I filmed with a Sony ZV-1 camera (I believe the new and updated model is the Sony ZvE10). I usually film using either that or my iPhone 14 Pro Max… but your IPhone 11 is definitely good enough to give you great quality in GOOD LIGHTING… that’s the secret to a great video in my opinion, Great lighting and Great Audio. I actually even did a short video on how to use a professional (and cheap) usb mic for excellent audio quality using this same dongle I presented in this video. Here it is: ruclips.net/user/shorts0M03TCKE_ao?feature=share
Thanks, I didn't know this was possible. I can still get photos and videos off my iphone by plugging it into my PC but I've still got iTunes on the PC. That requires me to confirm I 'Trust this computer' by re-entering my phone's security code. Once I do that, I can then open the folders under DCIM in Windows Explorer and drag off any photos or videos I'm after. I don't think iTunes is available to download any longer though.
Indeed my friend and thanks for watching 🍻. That was the tried n true way… but just like you said Apple is slowly moving away from that and it’s getting less straightforward to do so, not to mention you still need a PC. This method is simple plug and play (after formatting the storage device appropriately… unless you’re using a SD card), and can be done on the go from virtually anywhere at any time.
@@mikimiki195 you can select multiple pictures and videos using this method. You can see it live in this update video I did here: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html If you have thousands of pictures and videos though, I highly recommend copying them in batches of like 500 or so at once.
Hi Kamani. How much storage has the USB flasdrive in the video? I have an Apple Lightning-USB camera adapter and it doesn’t work with a 128 GB flashdrive without power. I’m looking for a flashdrive wich won’t need additional power. Could you recommend something? Thanks
Thanks for tuning in 😊. I used a 64 gb flash drive from PNY in the video. Here it is if you’d like to check it out: amzn.to/3UywOBa (funny enough the 128gb variant is even cheaper 😅). It has variants up to 512gb. I wouldn’t imagine you needing extra power for something like a flash drive 🤷🏾♂️. But to be honest I don’t currently own a flash drive beyond 64gb at the moment so I’m not sure if higher capacity versions require external power. What I do know for sure is that if you want to use high capacity storage without the need of extra power, the lighting to SD card reader with a high capacity SD card (512gb and above) will work. I did a video on this here: ruclips.net/video/p4urlGjFZAU/видео.html. And here’s the link to that item as well: amzn.to/3L0JVYL . I really hope 1 of the solutions I mentioned up above helps your situation 😊.
Great instructions i appreciate it. But ,can i back up 2 or more old computers and 2 i phones plus multiple thumb drives to one device then make a copy.Now once a week i can back thenm all up afgain if i have any new photos. All in one place. Years ago we had old photos stored in one draw in the kitchen. Now we dont have photos on paper but have multipe devices all ove the place. How to we get to one device like the old draw in the kitchen? Thank you please help me.
Sure my friend glad to help. Since you seem to backup a lot of data fairly frequently, I would recommend getting a fairly large capacity SSD such as this 1: amzn.to/46U4wpb and use the lightning to USB adapter as shown in the video and you’ll be good to go! Just make sure to format the new SSD in exFAT format using your PC or Mac before first use and then you’ll be able to use it across as many devices you like for backups and copying.
Sure! When in your photo gallery, simply press “select” and then pick all the photos (and even videos) that you want to copy… then press the share option and then press “copy”. Then you go to the files app, select the storage device and paste just like in the video. For ease of reference though, you can watch this update video I made recently that shows me copying multiple photos (and video) at once: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html As a side note, you can also quickly and easily select multiple pictures and videos at once after pressing “select” in the top right corner of your gallery, then selecting a picture/video, then keep your finger on that selected pic/video and then dragging your fingers across and down to quickly select a ton of them at once.
This kind of once-off single file/photo transfer/export is completely impractical when your day-to-day bed is to sync among devices or mac’s automatically. If you need to change the metadata like the titles, captions or to adjust the date, time and location, you will find this “simple” method will actually override your previous works. If you need to organise your tens of thousands of photos in albums in photos library or in multiple photo libraries, you need iCloud Photos and PowerPhotos anyway.
It depends on your needs my friend. Some people, like myself, need to move the files to other devices where the use of iCloud is not an option. Other people straight up don’t want u use iCloud at all for personal reasons, and there are many other reasons and use cases as well where iCloud for backup of files is not ideal. That’s where this video comes in. Also, I only showed copying of a single file in the video for simplicity. You can copy any amount of files all at once if you please no problem… I do that almost everyday without fail.
The older iPhone series (below the new 15 series) does not allow direct lightning to usb c connection to SSDs… not only that, but you will need additional external power to activate and access the SSD. That’s where this device shown in the video comes in.
Thanks for tuning in! To select multiple pictures and videos at once, simply press “select” in the top right corner, then tap and hold on the first picture/video you want to copy, then sweep your finger across the screen to the right and then sweep it downwards towards the right hand corner and hold your finger down and watch as it selects all the videos and pictures you want. Then simply press share, move to, then select the storage device in the field app as shown, and then press paste. I brushed on this in a follow up video I did here: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
@@KamaniBrown Thanks so much for your response. Can you also let me know how I might backup "Notes" to USB. There does not seem to be the same option to backup notes. You can save to Dropbox but there does not seem to be an option to save to files.
@@robertwong849 Happy to help! Of course there’s an option to save to files for Notes. But you’ll have to do it individually. So first open a Note, then press the menu button in the top right corner (circle with 3 dots) and select “save to files” like usual and navigate to your external storage (thanks again for another video idea 💡) 😁
Although you are demonstrating with an iPhone; what about for a Samsung Galaxy 8 which does not use a lightening plug as you have shown with that iPhone.
Samsung Galaxy 8 fossil dinosaur >>> modern iPhone. Take that external drive and slam it directly into your Galaxy and watch that Neanderthal phone spin up and read/write to that mechanical HDD with barely a shrug 😆
Thanks for your input my friend. But I think the current format is exFAT 😅 and you are indeed correct about the speed. As for the drive working overall, I apparently needed a powered usb hub to get it to work. All in all though I don’t recommend using the regular mechanical HDD for this method because it’s just not worth the hassle.
My EHD still doesn’t show up on my phone. When I first plug it into my phone, the light blinks then goes off, and doesn’t come back on even if I plug in the extender to a power source. Help please?
It really depends on how much files you have to copy. You can definitely copy multiple at the same time as I’ve shown in the update video here: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html, however, I wouldn’t recommend copying more than a few hundred files at a time.
Great video. Subscribed 🎉 Thanks for discussing all available variants to connect ❤ Here I found answer to my question: "Without additional power source SSD will not work on IPhone? On Android phone with only OTG cable adapter it can work." Yes, additional source of power is needed for SSD to work with IPhone. But flashsticks and SD cards are not require additional power. Did not knew that even HDD can be connected in Read Only mode.
Thanks my friend 🍻😊. And yes you are absolutely correct about everything. However HDD can be used just like the other storage devices. I discovered after the video through the help of viewers that it will work as well if you use a powered USB hub with the setup. It’s an additional step, but at least it works if you already have all those things laying around and you’re on a budget. So basically most types of external storage devices will work 😁.
Is the original date and time stored for screen records/ screenshots? The only way I’ve found that can do this so far is by sending them to a mac and putting them in a drive from there
Thank you for this amazing video. I would like to find out if PDF files can also be transferred and if the lightning to USB 3.0 works on iPad 9th gen. I plan on getting an iPad 9th generation for school, but I want to be sure first.
You’re most welcome my friend and thanks for tuning in 😊. Yes indeed PDF files and any other file type stored on your iPhone can be copied using this method. It should work with the iPad as well, however to be honest I would recommend going a step up and getting the iPad 10th generation with USB C for just $30 more here: amzn.to/3EQF08K. From experience it will be more versatile and will give you more mileage and versatility as an investment. If you do decide to get the iPad 10th generation, you’ll be able to use this simple and cheap usb-c dongle for data transfers and backup like in this video (it’ll even allow you to use SD cards as well as USB 3.0 devices as shown in the video): amzn.to/468PSuS
I would advise to do it in batches and not all 30,000 at once. Bare in mind the limitations of the iPhone having usb 2.0 speeds for the lightning port so unfortunately u will need some patience to copy/transfer so many photos.
Thanks for watching my friend. But yes the SSD I linked is different because it is overall cheaper and more user friendly. What I used required 2 separate purchases of the SSD itself and the enclosure which worked out to be more money than the 1 I linked with added work of you putting it together (I used it because I already had it on hand). The 1 I recommended is cheaper and simple plug and play. All you would need to do is format it in recommended exFAT format using your PC or Mac. Here is a cheaper option from another trusted brand: amzn.to/3E0xnMp However, you will need to get the USB C to USB A cable or adapter separately. The one I originally recommended comes with everything you need and is also from a trusted and reliable brand (Samsung) plus it will also be faster when using or transferring back to a PC or Mac later on.
Thank you so much for the details and well explained reply. Well, I am not it for the phione backup but for the system and data backup so I am looking for the cheaper that can work. I am a kind of perosn that dont appreciate those products with big names. I just need something reliable. Thanks once again@@KamaniBrown
About that wd drive that you can only read from, maybe the file system on it can’t be written from the iPhone. Maybe you can check it in a Mac if you can write on it. Edit: seems the formatting of the wd drive is ok and the solution is using a powered usb hub.^^ I would airdrop those photos, videos from iphone to a Mac and write them from the Mac to an external drive. I would only use an iPhone if I have an apple ecosystem (like having a Mac, iPad, watch etc), otherwise I’m happy using android (pixel, Samsung, Motorola etc).
Thanks for watching 🍻. The WD external drive was formatted appropriately to exFAT, the issue was that it wasn’t getting enough power (she a energy guzzler 😆)… so apparently I needed a powered usb hub for it to work. And yes my friend Air Drop is indeed faster and easier, but there are many situations like my job for example where that isn’t an option and you need to backup your data directly from the iPhone itself. Plus there are a lot of people out there that still don’t own a Mac but have an iPhone 😅.
@@KamaniBrown Thank you for your reply. i saw that many people told you about the formatting of the WD drive and you answered back that formatting was ok and you solved with a "powered usb hub".
This in my opinion is the easiest and possibly cheapest way (when you factor in speed, reliability & ease of use) to backup and transfer your pictures, videos, and other files from your iPhone to another 1, PC, Mac, or any other device.
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Note: Yes, you can select and copy multiple photos and videos using this method. Here’s my update video showing a live example along with other updated methods, tips and tricks: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
Is there anyway to transfer your music from iTunes to a flash drive? Thanks!
@@anythingispossiblewithtoni4580 Sure there is! Well I’m assuming that you mean copying from iTunes to a flash drive on your Mac / PC right? If so then all you should need to do is ensure that you’re on the lastest iTunes update/version, then open up iTunes, find the music/playlists, then simply select them, open your flash drive in a separate window, and simply drag them over.
I'm sorry...I should have been more clear. I'm trying to copy the music from iTunes on my iPhone to a flash drive...Thanks!
@@anythingispossiblewithtoni4580 Oh thanks for clarifying, but I will admit that I have no experience with iTunes on the iPhone. However, the principle remains the same for virtually all applications where the media must exist on the iPhone itself whether it was downloaded, saved or otherwise… from there you can simply copy them individually, in batches, or altogether. Hoping that helps 😊
Thanks for your advice but what is a different between two of them? Which one it better for transferring and dose it work for any flash or hard?
Dude…I’m a photographer and you just made my life a zillion times easier. Id give more than one thumbs up if I could!
Thanks bro! So glad I could help! 🍻
You didn’t know that you can connect storage to your phone?🤔
@@FruchtigeNuss it’s funny you would say that but I just thought about that yesterday thinking I wonder if that’s possible… And I’ve had an iPhone for several years I hold out for a long time but I have 130,000 photos but the other thing I want to say is there is a way to get 4 TB and that’s to join Apple premium
They give you one month free trial then you have 4 TB and then after that month you have to renew your 999 2 TB
@@FruchtigeNussgo find attention somewhere else lil bro
Some people really slow bro haha
Thank you. I just tried selecting all my album photos/videos together > up arrow > Save to Files > browse then choose your external HD > Save. Worked Perfectly fine for all the album!
Is there a way to select all images together without doing it manually?
Can we transfer from the external HD to iPhone?
@@omaralomari7416 yes, on the documents app just drag the files, make sure the drive is correctly formatted tho, your iphone will probably ask you to
Thanks. You just nailed my problem. I've been screwing around with ICloud and Google Drive to try and move video files from my two IPhones to my PC and just a few moments before your video popped up on my RUclips feed I was thinking about the problems and grousing about how much of a pain it is to move files. Over the last few days I have watched several videos on getting my video files over to my PC and not one of them mentioned this method. A HUGE THANK YOU.
You’re most welcome my friend. Really happy to help. But yes, in my humble opinion, this method is the most efficient way to backup your iPhone storage outside of iCloud and other cloud services
Or you can use 3u tools
@@KamaniBrown ThNk you for this idea. 😊 Very grateful!
@@minnieriley8938 You’re most welcome my friend 🍻. Thanks for watching!
I’ve always suggested this to people who really wanna save their photos for real. They always think this is complicated.. it’s alarmingly easy. You can even dedicate an external NVMe to sync anytime plugged in.
Good video, if more people did this Apple would lose millions in cloud storage fees.. which are 99% paid because people don’t wanna lose pictures.
My sentiments exactly my friend and thanks for watching! 🍻iCloud storage is mostly for convenience more than anything else. Both cloud and physical storage have pros and cons though depending on circumstances. But nothing beats old fashioned cold storage backup…. And like you said, it’s really easy to do. I doubt Apple will lose much if people are more aware because cloud storage does have its place in this increasingly fast paced and mobile world. I need it just as much as my physical cold storage.
@@KamaniBrown you’re probably right there. It’s nice to have access from anywhere which cloud is ideal for. I just hate monthly fees. Like my google account.. my Gmail is all I have used for a decade. Now they are trying to extort a monthly fee to have more than 15gb.. the whole reason I bought a Nexus 6P way back when was the “lifetime 100gb cloud storage” but they backtracked on that in 2020. Had to delete like five years of work emails and get rid of more video in google storage to get back down to ~8gb used.
Apple is easier to swallow but I use an iPhone and my main machine is a MacBook Air so it’s worthwhile for me. Still hate any monthly fees but I guess some are better than others. I’ll never pay google though, I’ll just use a different service that’s smaller if it comes down to it and I can forward from gmail or something.
That WD external storage is probably on NTFS storage format, therefore read-only, you'll see the same if plugged in to a Mac. However, if it is formatted in exFAT, APFS, or other mac-approved format, it will work.
It’s already formatted in exFAT my friend. The issue is that it still wasn’t getting enough juice 😆. Apparently I needed to use a powered usb hub for that HDD (she guzzles a lot of power)
Thank you !
Your video is very easy for even a 70yr. old man to understand and carry out !
You’re most welcome my friend. Thanks for watching! 🍻
Best video for this subject
Thank you and thanks for watching! 🍻
Thanks for the informative, clear and straightforward explanation video.
You are most welcome my friend. Thanks for tuning in 🍻
Great stuff. I'm new to iPhone just got a 13 on Tuesday and was not happy with the weird hacks to get videos on to my pc. I like this method so much better and it is portable. I like you attitude about affordable non-apple accessories. I'm going to watch more of your videos tomorrow and thanks!
Thanks for tuning in my friend and I’m glad I could help 🍻. I believe there’s always a way to do anything without breaking the bank 🤭
Thank you for explaining how why extra power is needed to power up the external hard drive. I didn't realize this. Great video.
You’re welcome and thanks for watching 😊
Where have you been all my life?!?!?! THANKS SO MUCH!♥♥♥
Haha! I’m so happy to help! And thanks for tuning in! 😊
This is a game changer for me thank you!! Im here recording footage, then waiting until the next day to let it sync to the iCloud overnight, then the next morning I can work on it on my MacBook and from there save the files on to my external SSD. This will literally cut a full day from filming to editing.
You’re most welcome my friend and thanks for watching 🍻. Trust me, this has indeed saved me a ton of time as well! Time and money on iCloud storage 🤭. Glad I helped!
I tried this and it just works great! Thanks for sharing this mate, really helped a lot! The only thing to really remember is to make sure the external drive is in exFAT format. I didn't do this at first and it was in FAT32 and the copying took hell of a time (20 pics around 20-30 minutes). The only thing I noticed is that why are some of the pictures saved as JPEG and most are in HEIC format?
Thanks for watching and really glad that everything worked out! You’re absolutely correct about the formatting part. It’s very important that your drives are indeed formatted to exFAT. As for the picture format, something of note is that it depends on your method of copying… if you copy the pictures using the method I used in the video, they will be saved in the universal JPEG format (allowing them to be opened and manipulated on virtually any other device). However, if you copy them using the “save to files” option, they will be saved in their native (original) format which will be HEIC (the standard compression format apple uses for iPhone photos). So my guess is that you may have been subconsciously switching between both methods in your backing up process, hence why some are in jpeg and some are in HEIC format… it’s a common mistake my friend. No worries.
Hey @@KamaniBrown , thanks! Yeah I think you're right. Most of the time I was using the "Save to files" option which explains why I am getting the HEIC format. But I can confirm that it does not affect the video files as they are saved as .MOV. Thanks again! :)
@@kiasohc Sure thing my friend! Glad I could help 🍻
Hi great video I like to know how do you continue the copy and paste method if I need to do only a batch of photos bc of time constraints. Then continue where I left off so I am not duplicate the copy and paste photos Thanks
Finally! This is perfect. I like to have BOTH types of backup but have not been able to find a way with my iphone 8Plus. Thank you! Gonna do it!
Awesome! Glad I could help 🍻. If you have any further questions or need help, don’t be afraid to ask!
Great video! So I was able to get the Samsung T7 1TB to work without external power using a multi-port portable USB-C hub.
Nice! That’s great man and thanks for watching 🍻. Like you said, the powered USB-C hub is the other option as well. I also discovered that it’s what will actually make the mechanical external hard drive work as well.
You have explained a lot. I was wondering how to use the adaptor for power and you gave me the answer in seconds. My next question is, How long does information last on a dongle or solid state hard drive. Over years does the information fade or get corrupted. I am very ignorant in this area so please forgive me for asking dumb questions.
Thanks for watching and Happy to help my friend. As long as your storage device (SSD, flash drive, etc…) is in good condition and without any factory faults, it will last you for years to come. They will last you almost forever if all you do is use them for occasional backup of data, and even if you use them heavily every single day, they should still last you years no problem.
And no there will be no degradation of your data. Your data will be fine as long as the storage device is in tip-top shape and doesn’t fail, which yet again (as long as there’s no factory faults) would be years to come. Remember the iPhone itself essentially uses the same flash memory type found in modern SSDs and Flash drives.
maybe the Format of HD NTFS because of that only Reading (WD)
Thanks for watching bro but the HD was indeed formatted to the correct exFAT format, however, I later discovered from the help of other viewers that I would need a powered usb hub for that particular type of storage drive to work.
it's good to find solution 🤩 @@KamaniBrown
Wow now this is really interesting and a great video!!! I have one of those adapters here and have never imagined doing what you just did, thank you so much!!!
Really Glad I helped! 😁. Thanks for watching 🍻
I’ve been attempting to do this for sooooo long!
Glad I helped 😁
Wah Gawn 😊
I have like 14 years of pictures to transfer. It’s clogging up my phone storage. I had a flash drive. But they are so easy to lose
Wah gwaan bredrin 😁. Well you can also use an external SSD as well or attach something big and heavy to the flash drive like a large key ring to make it harder to misplace it. You can also get a high capacity flash drive and keep it strictly for the purpose of backing up your iPhone media at home and tie it to your desk with a string 😅… may sound strange but it works.
that drive may be read only do to the format of the drive. NTFS is read only on apple devices. fAT32 and exFAT would have read/write capabilities
You’re correct my friend. Thanks for watching 🍻. However that WD drive was formatted correctly in exFAT format just like the SSD. The apparent problem is that she’s power hungry and requires a powered usb hub to work properly.
Thanks! I've seen drives without enough power not even show up but never read only. interesting!! I know iPads have issues with certain drives regardless of the power provided. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I wish everything just worked together all the time! @@KamaniBrown
External storage is way better than any iCloud storage. I don’t trust online storage.
Both have their use cases, advantages & disadvantages but I definitely prefer privacy and freedom to backup my data myself anywhere and anytime 🍻
Sir - You are a Genius!!!! This video was so well done and easy to follow! THANK YOU
You’re most welcome my friend! Glad I could help! I also did a follow up video with additional details recent. So you can check it out also: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
Hi Kamani, thank you sir just what I needed...
@@digitalincometactics9858 you’re welcome my friend glad I could help 🍻
Kamani, great video, I have an older HP SimpleSave External Hard Drive that works flawlessly. I got the drive about 18 years ago. I had to plug it into a powered USB hub then take a cable to plug that hub into the iPad or iPhone port. Works with any USB Drives as well. I do have a picture of my set up if you would like to see it. I am using an iPhone 12 Pro and an iPad 2018 6th gen 9.7” and my whole set up works for everything…USB, SD, Microsoft SD, Compact Flash and External Drives… 6:46
Nice! Thanks for your detailed description of how you got it to work. Myself and other viewers will be happy to know that their HDD will work as well using this method. 🍻
Hi mate ….Brilliant Video 🙌🙌…Once the images are transferred from i phone to the external storage….the iPhone images get deleted automatically??
Thanks my friend 🍻. Well no, it’s just a direct copy… You will have to manually delete the images/files from the iPhone yourself.
Copying photos and movies using Image Capture took 5 minutes for 1585 items equaling 9.46GB - iPhone 12 Pro with Lightening to Apple Mac M1 USC-C running Ventura 13.6. This included jpg, heic, mov and a few dng files (which are RAW images). If you just want to backup photos to your Mac, Image Capture is a good option.
This is also true! A great viable alternative indeed. However it’s not universal and therefore only works if you have access to a Mac computer, you are only restricted to copying pictures and videos, and It also creates a layer in the process. With this process, you will be sending any file type directly from the iPhone to the external storage.
Thanks so much I even upgraded iCloud and my phone still full. Going to try this thanks so much 😊
You’re most welcome 😊. Thanks for watching! Also note that you can use SD cards as well if you want an even more compact setup. You check that out in this video I did with both setups for comparison:
ruclips.net/video/p4urlGjFZAU/видео.html
A billion thumbs up for this game changer!!!
Thank you a billion as well my friend 😁 🍻. Glad I could help! I did a follow up update video as well that may help you some more with further details here: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
Good work brother, we normally don’t mess with our iPhone but it’s a good trick to copy phone 👍👍
@@RaceCafe thanks bro! It is indeed something that I highly advise any and everyone to be aware of doing. Nothing beats having local copies and control over your data.
Thank you, Kamani. VERY useful video. I also love the great picture. That’s exactly how I feel when trying to copy files.
Thanks for watching and happy I could help! 🍻. And lol re the picture ikr
Thank you, this was very helpful I watched a lot of videos but this one was the most clear an comprehensible 😊
Glad I could help 😊. Thanks for watching!
You made are life easier when it comes to video and photography
Thanks bro! 🍻. Glad I could help.
This is exactly what I was hoping to find!!! Thanks!
Glad I could help! 😁
Plugging the phone to a pc and copying the stuff over would be too simple, I guess. (Hint: The iPhone shows up as if it was a normal USB-Drive, if you plug it into a PC and then confirm on the phone's screen to share files.) Still this video is usefull info for those who want to transfer files on the go without schlepping a laptop all the time.
The issue with transferring via the PC is speed and convenience my friend. It’s far too slow and clunky. Especially if it’s a lot of files. That method also only works for locally stored files and data on the phone and not those saved on iCloud. Hence why I made this video. This method is not only much faster and more convenient, but you can copy your files backed up on iCloud directly to the external media.
@@KamaniBrown You're right. I don't use iCloud, so I didn't think about that part. What I don't understand is the speed part. Why would it be faster like that?
@@wewillmakeit3615 the first reason is the cable that comes with the iPhone itself is painfully slow the second reason is that the longer the cable, the longer the data will take to travel along it. Plus with the cable, the data has to be read and interpreted by the computer before it either saves it to the internal drive or an external drive. Using the method in this video mitigates all of that… and it just makes sense especially since these dongles are very affordable and widely available with it also being much more pocketable and useful virtually anywhere at anytime.
@@KamaniBrown U sure about the length of the cable slowing the data transfer? ;)
@@wewillmakeit3615 yes it does. Shorter cables tend to perform better. It’s physics my friend. The data takes time to travel and the longer the distance it has to travel, the more time it will take… yet again after it travels along the cable, it also has to be read and processed by the computer to complete the transfer process. And the best performing long cables tend to be more expensive also.
New subscriber!!
Awesome video!!
Great information!!
Thank you very much!!
Welcome my friend 🍻! And I’m happy you enjoyed my video 😊
What's the format of the SSD drive you have? is it FAT32, NTFS or exFAT?
exFAT format
Thank you very much. Now i don't have to rely on the cloud.
You’re most welcome 😊. Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much I was wondering why it wasn't working❤
I've been doing this since my Samsung Galaxy S4. That was 2014!
😂
That’s amazing. Can we also copy from pendrive to iPhone also in the same manner?
Thank you! And yes you sure can! I will be posting a video showing how to copy your files from external storage back to the iPhone shortly. So subscribe and turn on notifications to see when I upload it!
If the SSD adaptor housing has an external power port you are in the game. If not knowing where the power is inserted via the cable feeding the drive you could add an isolation diode to the power contacts and add an additional DC jack to the drive and power it with an external 5 volt supply that can provide at least two amps of power. Be careful of polarity and add the isolation diode in a location where the power on the USB port comes into the drive housing and before it feeds into the interface circuit for the drive.
Thanks bro. I see you know your stuff! 😎. I guess you’re more referring to HDD drives or faster, more power hungry SSD’s since the SSD I used in the video worked just fine. But this a workaround I’ll definitely keep a record of. Thanks again my friend 🍻.
Hi Kamani, do you have to format the external drive first, also are you able to view apple photos on a windows pc, many thanks
Hello my friend. Yes I recommend that you format the drive to exFAT format using a PC or Mac first for best results. And yes you will indeed be able to view the Apple photos on a windows PC. There are 2 ways you may be able to view them:
1. Copy and paste them to the drive: then they will end up being copied in the universal “jpeg” format that can be viewed on almost any device.
Or 2. Download the HEVC extension from the Microsoft store to support the format. Although if you have a PC with an updated windows 11 it should just work regardless, without you having to download anything extra.
Will this work for all pictures, videos & documents on iPhone & iPad? How to know which storage device will definitely work without purchasing?
Thanks for the video
Yes indeed it should work with any and all file types because it’s basically like copying / moving files between your iPhone and a PC / Mac in terms of the procedure. Almost any storage device will work as long as you format them in the following formats: exFAT, APFS, APFS (encrypted), FAT32, HFS+ of FAT. You will most likely have to format any storage device you buy into 1 of those those formats using your PC or Mac first before use. I recommend exFAT format because it will enable you to use the storage device on either Mac or PC, however, you can stick to APFS format if you are heavily invested in the Apple Ecosystem. It also goes without saying that the storage device must also be a single partition.
For this purpose, I recommend this Samsung SSD drive: amzn.to/3YkWIdy
Thanks for tuning in my friend 🍻.
I believe that USB-C connection is capable of power and data. Have you tried this without the USB 2.0 connected? Just saying you may not need both cables.
Thanks for tuning in 🍻. Well unfortunately bro the lightning port is limited to usb 2.0 capabilities, so yes for the SSD and the HDD you will need additional power. The HDD specifically I discovered (thanks to other viewers in the comment section) will apparently need a powered usb hub. The SSD works perfectly fine with additional power from the phone charger and the usb drive needs no additional power at all.
Hi! Is there an option to select all videos and photos to copy and save them to the hard drive? Doing it one by one would cost so much time. Thanks!
Well the easiest way I know of is to simply press the “select” option at the top right corner in your gallery, then select 1 photo/video at 1 corner of the screen, then just drag your finger to the opposite corner and hold it there while the screen scrolls and selects all the media you wish to select. Then you select “share” in the bottom left and just like I showed in the video, you may copy or move them to your storage device via the files app. It’s the same for the Files app as well, the only difference being that you will have to press the 3 dots in the top right corner to see the select function first. Hoping this helps and thanks for tuning in 😊.
if this was easy to be done apple wouldnt have created icloud
Thank you so much for your video. I just happened upon it today. I have been wondering how to do just what you did. I went to the Apple Store and asked them the very question, “How can I download pictures from the iPhone to free up some space. And they told me it was not possible. The only option is to upload to iCloud. Here is the kicker: Once you upload them to iCloud, you can’t delete them from your phone. If you do, it will delete the pics from iCloud too. What’s the point of iCloud if you cannot use it to store files and free up space on your phone?
Thanks for watching my friend and so happy I could help! I had the same dilemma funny enough… took matters into my own hands and discovered this little “hack” 😆… even though it’s a full fledged feature of the iPhone. But of course they won’t tell you this because they want you to spend more on iCloud. Having options makes life a whole lot easier. I still have my 2TB iCloud storage, but I use this method to copy/backup my data almost every day for my job and personal reasons. It’s invaluable to me.
I do same method, I disable photo to icloud on my iphone & ipad to prevent auto upload. I use either airdrop from phone to ipad or transfer to external storage. Apple enable this features few years back.. to use external storage.
Indeed my friend. But it’s not a well marketed feature. Of course they prefer for us to spend more on iCloud 😂
Do u have to download a software for this or app. My phone can’t do that trying to save my photos and videos for it
@@chickenlil241 no you don’t need to download any 3rd party app. It is done by natively using the files app that comes with your iPhone. Let’s try some troubleshooting:
1. What kind of storage device are you using?
2. Did you format the external storage to exFAT format using a PC or Mac?
3. What model iPhone are you using?
Thanks for the hint. The iCloud backups the whole phone, also contacts etc. Can this also be done to an SSD?
Not exactly my friend… it’s more to manually backup music, photos, videos, documents and other general files. To backup your user settings, apps, contacts, events, and other user data will require a 3rd party application or for you to use a Mac or PC to manually copy your iCloud backup to the SSD.
does this work with iphone 14 pro max as well?
@@aashisharora909 most definitely! I actually did this video originally with the iPhone 14 Pro Max. And I can confirm it works even better with the 15 Pro Max as shown in my update video here: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
Wow! Thank you so much.. you just gain another follower here.. thank you so much.
You’re most welcome! Thank you so much for tuning in 😊
Very informative. Thank you!
You’re welcome my friend 🍻. Thanks for watching!
Running out of storage is how Apple gets you! Thank you! I think I have an SSD lying around that would be perfect for this! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Nice! And that’s true… can’t knock their hustle though 🤭. If you already have a SSD laying around then all you need is the dongle and you’re good to go! It was the same for me 😁
How did you format your SSD? @@KamaniBrown
The one you recommended is not available and when I look up another one from that company, it says it won’t copy to a external drive. You need a powered USB hub to do so please advise I’d like to buy one.
To be honest my friend I would advise you to purchase a ready made SSD such as this 1: amzn.to/3XMsUGo … it’s more user friendly and cost effective. It also will not require a powered usb hub. The powered usb hub is only needed for the mechanical hard drive that I tested last in the video.
The storage devices I used in the video were what I had laying around for a while to drive home the fact that you can use virtually any external storage device you have laying around at home.
just learned something new never knew about this!
Great! Thanks for watching 🍻
On my wife’s phone, I get all the way to where I am downloading all of the photos (and have already created a new folder on the T7), and when it appears to have about 80% down loaded, it stops and says there is not enough room to download all the pictures. There are ~7,900 pics and videos that use about 50 GB, so well under the 1T of storage on the T7. Any recommendations? By the way, I used your procedure on my phone and it went just as you instructed. Thanks.
@@donjohnson4635 happy to help and I’m glad that my procedure worked for you. As for your wife though, 1st check if the issue is with the iPhone and not the drive… Check if you need to clear the deleted folder (if you were trying to cut and paste). 2nd, if you are actually using the drive on a MacBook and had originally cleared the drive storage on the Mac, make sure to empty the “recycle bin” because the storage on the drive will not be truly cleared until that is done. The Mac still allocates that space just in case you decide to recover your deleted files and won’t actually delete them till you clear the recycle bin on the desktop.
Is there a way to save multiple photos & videos at the same time ?? I have 4k images to backup
Yes my friend you can select multiple videos and pictures at the same time and copy them over using this same method. I show this in my follow up video here: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
THANK YOU Kamani! I’ve been trying to figure out how to transfer pics from my ipad file to a usb. Can I transfer photos from the icloud this way too? If so, how?
Happy to help my friend! And yes you definitely can transfer photos from iCloud using this exact same method… remember all your media on your phone are also backed up to iCloud (if you have an iCloud subscription large enough to contain them). Otherwise, once it’s on your phone, you can copy them to an external device using this exact same method regardless of the file type and location.
@@KamaniBrown
Thank you! 🙏🏽😘
Hi, i think if you should format the hard drive in exFAT format, it will allow you to read and write. Other formats allows you to read only mode
Thanks my friend. But it was already formatted in exFAT. I found out the real issue is that it needed a powered usb hub to fully work because it demands so much power.
@@KamaniBrown oh i see! So it seems i need to get a powerful usb hub! Thanks by the way.
@@Dina-ug6bq yea bro! But you need it ONLY for the regular mechanical hard drive. You don’t need it for a SSD or USB drive.
Gracias por el video, tal vez sea obvio pero ¿se mantienen los formatos de IOS? Estaría padre que; pudiera sacarlo de mi iPhone y usarlo en mi PC con Windows ¿saben si es posible?
Hello my friend and thanks for watching. But if I am correct, you are asking if specifically the pictures are copied over in the standard HEIC Apple format which is not quite universal VS the universally used JPEG format? If so, then once you select “copy” and then paste the pictures over just like how I show in the video, then it will be copied in JPEG format which can be used on your Windows PC and virtually any other device.
However, if you are selecting multiple file types (for example pictures and videos) at the same time, then the “copy” function would not be available and you will have to select the “share to” option instead which will copy over all files in their original format.
Hopefully that helps but if you need further clarification, please don’t hesitate to ask!
Got that 4tb Samsung T7 SSD for iPad Pro best investment ever
It is bro! Excellent choice! You don't need anything more than that for storage and backup across all apple devices... aside from the accessory shown in the video of course (if you have an older iPhone/iPad).
My guess is that the WD drive was read only because of the file system format. It was probably in NTFS which Mac (I think iOS as well) can read but can't write to it.
Good guess bro but that wasn’t it … I had it formatted to exFAT and all… apparently she’s a power hungry girl 😅 so I needed to use a powered usb hub to make that 1 work.
@@KamaniBrown interesting! Never would have guessed that!
@@JoeCastellon ikr! Wouldn’t have figured it out if someone didn’t point it out in the comments 😅. But it’s still good to know it works in a pinch 🤷🏾♂️
Thank you so much for this video!!!
You’re welcome my friend! Happy to help and thanks for watching 😊
Cant wait to give it a try! Does it work with transferring AAE files such as Iphone files that have been edited? I noticed they don't transfer onto not apple computers.
It works with any file type you have stored on your iPhone just like copying files on your PC or Mac.
I think on the Apple phones, do you have to buy the Apple cord?
No you don’t. The Apple Lightning cable is only good for charging your phone. They are horrible for data transfer. It’s best to use the method I show in the video 😊
thanks very much for your helpful video, i have an iPhone 11, but i can't get you tube videos to look anywhere near as clear and sharp as yours and wondering how you do it ? regards tim
Thanks for tuning in my friend 🍻… well for this video I filmed with a Sony ZV-1 camera (I believe the new and updated model is the Sony ZvE10). I usually film using either that or my iPhone 14 Pro Max… but your IPhone 11 is definitely good enough to give you great quality in GOOD LIGHTING… that’s the secret to a great video in my opinion, Great lighting and Great Audio. I actually even did a short video on how to use a professional (and cheap) usb mic for excellent audio quality using this same dongle I presented in this video. Here it is:
ruclips.net/user/shorts0M03TCKE_ao?feature=share
Wow, I look forward to trying this
It will open up a whole new world for you 🙌🏾. Thanks for watching 🍻
Thanks, I didn't know this was possible. I can still get photos and videos off my iphone by plugging it into my PC but I've still got iTunes on the PC. That requires me to confirm I 'Trust this computer' by re-entering my phone's security code. Once I do that, I can then open the folders under DCIM in Windows Explorer and drag off any photos or videos I'm after. I don't think iTunes is available to download any longer though.
Indeed my friend and thanks for watching 🍻. That was the tried n true way… but just like you said Apple is slowly moving away from that and it’s getting less straightforward to do so, not to mention you still need a PC. This method is simple plug and play (after formatting the storage device appropriately… unless you’re using a SD card), and can be done on the go from virtually anywhere at any time.
I think iTunes can be downloaded from microsoft App Store.
@@tomswan3401 I believe you may be right. Which is funny and ironic that it’s easier to find Apple software on a Microsoft platform 😆
But how can I select all my photos and videos ad drop it at same time?
@@mikimiki195 you can select multiple pictures and videos using this method. You can see it live in this update video I did here: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
If you have thousands of pictures and videos though, I highly recommend copying them in batches of like 500 or so at once.
I like this video.
@@remihuber thanks my friend
Hi Kamani. How much storage has the USB flasdrive in the video? I have an Apple Lightning-USB camera adapter and it doesn’t work with a 128 GB flashdrive without power. I’m looking for a flashdrive wich won’t need additional power. Could you recommend something? Thanks
Thanks for tuning in 😊. I used a 64 gb flash drive from PNY in the video. Here it is if you’d like to check it out: amzn.to/3UywOBa (funny enough the 128gb variant is even cheaper 😅). It has variants up to 512gb. I wouldn’t imagine you needing extra power for something like a flash drive 🤷🏾♂️. But to be honest I don’t currently own a flash drive beyond 64gb at the moment so I’m not sure if higher capacity versions require external power. What I do know for sure is that if you want to use high capacity storage without the need of extra power, the lighting to SD card reader with a high capacity SD card (512gb and above) will work. I did a video on this here: ruclips.net/video/p4urlGjFZAU/видео.html. And here’s the link to that item as well: amzn.to/3L0JVYL . I really hope 1 of the solutions I mentioned up above helps your situation 😊.
Great instructions i appreciate it. But ,can i back up 2 or more old computers and 2 i phones plus multiple thumb drives to one device then make a copy.Now once a week i can back thenm all up afgain if i have any new photos. All in one place. Years ago we had old photos stored in one draw in the kitchen. Now we dont have photos on paper but have multipe devices all ove the place. How to we get to one device like the old draw in the kitchen? Thank you please help me.
Sure my friend glad to help. Since you seem to backup a lot of data fairly frequently, I would recommend getting a fairly large capacity SSD such as this 1:
amzn.to/46U4wpb
and use the lightning to USB adapter as shown in the video and you’ll be good to go! Just make sure to format the new SSD in exFAT format using your PC or Mac before first use and then you’ll be able to use it across as many devices you like for backups and copying.
Can you instruct me on how to save photos in batches?
Sure! When in your photo gallery, simply press “select” and then pick all the photos (and even videos) that you want to copy… then press the share option and then press “copy”. Then you go to the files app, select the storage device and paste just like in the video. For ease of reference though, you can watch this update video I made recently that shows me copying multiple photos (and video) at once: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
As a side note, you can also quickly and easily select multiple pictures and videos at once after pressing “select” in the top right corner of your gallery, then selecting a picture/video, then keep your finger on that selected pic/video and then dragging your fingers across and down to quickly select a ton of them at once.
@@KamaniBrown thank you 😊
once moved to all the different external drives that you showed, is it safe to delete off of my phone?
Yes it most certainly is safe to do so because by then you’ve already successfully copied them.
This kind of once-off single file/photo transfer/export is completely impractical when your day-to-day bed is to sync among devices or mac’s automatically. If you need to change the metadata like the titles, captions or to adjust the date, time and location, you will find this “simple” method will actually override your previous works. If you need to organise your tens of thousands of photos in albums in photos library or in multiple photo libraries, you need iCloud Photos and PowerPhotos anyway.
It depends on your needs my friend. Some people, like myself, need to move the files to other devices where the use of iCloud is not an option. Other people straight up don’t want u use iCloud at all for personal reasons, and there are many other reasons and use cases as well where iCloud for backup of files is not ideal. That’s where this video comes in.
Also, I only showed copying of a single file in the video for simplicity. You can copy any amount of files all at once if you please no problem… I do that almost everyday without fail.
What is the advantage of using this lightning drive over just putting a SSD adapter straight into the iPhone that's the big question? Is this faster?
The older iPhone series (below the new 15 series) does not allow direct lightning to usb c connection to SSDs… not only that, but you will need additional external power to activate and access the SSD. That’s where this device shown in the video comes in.
How do you select all videos and photos at once. Rather than just selecting one or two image? Cheers
Thanks for tuning in! To select multiple pictures and videos at once, simply press “select” in the top right corner, then tap and hold on the first picture/video you want to copy, then sweep your finger across the screen to the right and then sweep it downwards towards the right hand corner and hold your finger down and watch as it selects all the videos and pictures you want. Then simply press share, move to, then select the storage device in the field app as shown, and then press paste. I brushed on this in a follow up video I did here: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html
@@KamaniBrown Thanks so much for your response. Can you also let me know how I might backup "Notes" to USB. There does not seem to be the same option to backup notes. You can save to Dropbox but there does not seem to be an option to save to files.
@@robertwong849 Happy to help! Of course there’s an option to save to files for Notes. But you’ll have to do it individually. So first open a Note, then press the menu button in the top right corner (circle with 3 dots) and select “save to files” like usual and navigate to your external storage (thanks again for another video idea 💡) 😁
Very helpful boss
Respect mi bredda! Glad I could help 🍻
Although you are demonstrating with an iPhone; what about for a Samsung Galaxy 8 which does not use a lightening plug as you have shown with that iPhone.
Samsung Galaxy 8 fossil dinosaur >>> modern iPhone. Take that external drive and slam it directly into your Galaxy and watch that Neanderthal phone spin up and read/write to that mechanical HDD with barely a shrug 😆
4:29 u need to change the format for that drive to fat32 and it’s slow because it prob not solid state
Thanks for your input my friend. But I think the current format is exFAT 😅 and you are indeed correct about the speed. As for the drive working overall, I apparently needed a powered usb hub to get it to work. All in all though I don’t recommend using the regular mechanical HDD for this method because it’s just not worth the hassle.
My EHD still doesn’t show up on my phone. When I first plug it into my phone, the light blinks then goes off, and doesn’t come back on even if I plug in the extender to a power source. Help please?
Happy to help! But first is it a mechanical external hard drive or a SSD?
@@KamaniBrown It says Seagate Portable 2TB External Hard Drive HDD
Thank you Kamani ❤
You’re welcome my friend 🍻. Thanks for watching!
Is it easy to copy all? And then paste into the hard drive?
It really depends on how much files you have to copy. You can definitely copy multiple at the same time as I’ve shown in the update video here: ruclips.net/video/Ug7Aolot1Jw/видео.html, however, I wouldn’t recommend copying more than a few hundred files at a time.
This is actually quite useful!
Great. Thanks for watching 😊
Great video. Subscribed 🎉 Thanks for discussing all available variants to connect ❤
Here I found answer to my question:
"Without additional power source SSD will not work on IPhone? On Android phone with only OTG cable adapter it can work."
Yes, additional source of power is needed for SSD to work with IPhone. But flashsticks and SD cards are not require additional power.
Did not knew that even HDD can be connected in Read Only mode.
Thanks my friend 🍻😊. And yes you are absolutely correct about everything. However HDD can be used just like the other storage devices. I discovered after the video through the help of viewers that it will work as well if you use a powered USB hub with the setup. It’s an additional step, but at least it works if you already have all those things laying around and you’re on a budget. So basically most types of external storage devices will work 😁.
@@KamaniBrown Great, thanks for additional information ❤️
@@SamoFix No problem 😊. And thanks for watching!
Is the original date and time stored for screen records/ screenshots? The only way I’ve found that can do this so far is by sending them to a mac and putting them in a drive from there
Good question … but unfortunately no it does not carry over the original date and time for the copied pictures using this method.
Thank you for this amazing video. I would like to find out if PDF files can also be transferred and if the lightning to USB 3.0 works on iPad 9th gen. I plan on getting an iPad 9th generation for school, but I want to be sure first.
You’re most welcome my friend and thanks for tuning in 😊. Yes indeed PDF files and any other file type stored on your iPhone can be copied using this method. It should work with the iPad as well, however to be honest I would recommend going a step up and getting the iPad 10th generation with USB C for just $30 more here: amzn.to/3EQF08K. From experience it will be more versatile and will give you more mileage and versatility as an investment.
If you do decide to get the iPad 10th generation, you’ll be able to use this simple and cheap usb-c dongle for data transfers and backup like in this video (it’ll even allow you to use SD cards as well as USB 3.0 devices as shown in the video): amzn.to/468PSuS
@@KamaniBrown thank you for the feedback. I appreciate your advice and I will consider. Thank you once again.
@@danielmumbi6176 No problem 😊
My touch screen is not working. how should i take back-up
Wow that’s really unfortunate my friend. Unfortunately I am not sure how it can be done without a touch screen.
Man you broke it down! After a few iOS updates These iPhones are just like Macs!
Thanks my friend! You’re absolutely right. Can’t wait for the upcoming iOS 17 and beyond!
What’s the easiest and fastest way to copy the entire photos collection on my iPhone which has over 30,000 photos to the SSD drive?
I would advise to do it in batches and not all 30,000 at once. Bare in mind the limitations of the iPhone having usb 2.0 speeds for the lightning port so unfortunately u will need some patience to copy/transfer so many photos.
Absolutely awesome
Thanks for watching bro G 🍻
thank you Man you are a pro!
You’re most welcome bro 🍻. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for posting .. 😊
Thanks for watching! 🍻
Ah, that’s why my T7 SSD drive didn’t show up. Needs more power! Cheers!
Indeed bro. Glad I could help! 🍻
How to connect a power hungry hdd: plug a usb3 hub with external power between the lightning camera adapter and the external hdd.
Thanks for the tip my friend 🍻.
Thank you 🙏🏿
I am going to try this method.
You’re welcome my friend. Thanks for tuning in.
@@KamaniBrown Absolutely! New subscriber! 🌟
@@SimplisticallyDigital Thanks my friend. Stay tuned for more! 🍻
Hello, Thank you for the video. The SSD you used is different from the link provided. Please can advice on the cheaper and reliable SSD. Thanks
Thanks for watching my friend. But yes the SSD I linked is different because it is overall cheaper and more user friendly. What I used required 2 separate purchases of the SSD itself and the enclosure which worked out to be more money than the 1 I linked with added work of you putting it together (I used it because I already had it on hand). The 1 I recommended is cheaper and simple plug and play. All you would need to do is format it in recommended exFAT format using your PC or Mac.
Here is a cheaper option from another trusted brand: amzn.to/3E0xnMp
However, you will need to get the USB C to USB A cable or adapter separately. The one I originally recommended comes with everything you need and is also from a trusted and reliable brand (Samsung) plus it will also be faster when using or transferring back to a PC or Mac later on.
Thank you so much for the details and well explained reply. Well, I am not it for the phione backup but for the system and data backup so I am looking for the cheaper that can work. I am a kind of perosn that dont appreciate those products with big names. I just need something reliable. Thanks once again@@KamaniBrown
About that wd drive that you can only read from, maybe the file system on it can’t be written from the iPhone. Maybe you can check it in a Mac if you can write on it. Edit: seems the formatting of the wd drive is ok and the solution is using a powered usb hub.^^
I would airdrop those photos, videos from iphone to a Mac and write them from the Mac to an external drive. I would only use an iPhone if I have an apple ecosystem (like having a Mac, iPad, watch etc), otherwise I’m happy using android (pixel, Samsung, Motorola etc).
Thanks for watching 🍻. The WD external drive was formatted appropriately to exFAT, the issue was that it wasn’t getting enough power (she a energy guzzler 😆)… so apparently I needed a powered usb hub for it to work.
And yes my friend Air Drop is indeed faster and easier, but there are many situations like my job for example where that isn’t an option and you need to backup your data directly from the iPhone itself. Plus there are a lot of people out there that still don’t own a Mac but have an iPhone 😅.
@@KamaniBrown Thank you for your reply. i saw that many people told you about the formatting of the WD drive and you answered back that formatting was ok and you solved with a "powered usb hub".