Copy Your iPhone Photos & Videos IN SECONDS (Without iCloud or iTunes)
Easily backup/copy, store, and transfer all your iPhone Files without iCloud or iTunes by using this simple method with a USB Drive, External Hard Drive, or SSD you have laying around the house.
Here's where you can get yours:
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4. Recommended SSD: amzn.to/3Ov4yg4
How to do the same thing with an SD Card: • Easily COPY PICTURES A...
1. Lightning to SD Card Reader: amzn.to/47pXxG7
2. Recommended SD Card: amzn.to/3OSZZO2
iCloud Maxes out at 2TB but you can have virtually unlimited storage using any SSD, Hard Drive, or USB Drive you have laying around. Sure you lose the benefits of cloud storage, but at least your data is completely yours, offline, and ready whenever you need it 🤷🏾♂️.
All you need is a Lightning to USB 3.0 camera adapter. In this video, I show you how to use this cheap dongle to extend your iPhone storage, transfer all you pictures, music, documents and videos and backup your life. It's so versatile it can even be used for Professional USB microphones and cameras with your iPhone. It can even be used to quickly transfer all your iPhone files back and forth between a Windows PC or Mac. A true life saver! It also works with older iPhones & iPads.
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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: kzhead.info/sun/hNmAn7ayfn56qas/bejne.html 1. Lightning to SD Card Reader: amzn.to/47pXxG7 2. Recommended SD Card: amzn.to/3OSZZO2
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
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?
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 KZhead 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!
Thank you Kamani. As an older woman, I appreciate the clear demonstration, options and that you don’t talk at lightning speed.
You’re most welcome! Glad I could help 😊
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 😊
Excellent. I was so tired of waiting for iCloud to synch so I could download the files to my PC. This works for video files too. It takes a few minutes, but it still works. Thanks!
You’re most welcome. Glad I could help! 🍻
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!
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 🍻
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!
Where have you been all my life?!?!?! THANKS SO MUCH!♥♥♥
Haha! I’m so happy to help! And thanks for tuning in! 😊
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: kzhead.info/sun/iMtwcdOkpqZnfa8/bejne.html
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!
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.
Awesome mate thanks for helping. Best video so far I have seen
You’re most welcome my friend! Thanks for watching! 🍻
Thank you so much I was wondering why it wasn't working❤
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)
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! :)
@@kiasohc5016 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
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: kzhead.info/sun/o5iuotB_oXiQdI0/bejne.html
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.
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 made are life easier when it comes to video and photography
Thanks bro! 🍻. Glad I could help.
I’ve been attempting to do this for sooooo long!
Glad I helped 😁
This is exactly what I was hoping to find!!! Thanks!
Glad I could help! 😁
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.
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.
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! 🍻
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: kzhead.info/sun/o5iuotB_oXiQdI0/bejne.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 😊.
This is actually quite useful!
Great. Thanks for watching 😊
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 🍻.
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. 🍻
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 😊
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: kzhead.info0M03TCKE_ao?feature=share
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 😂
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 🍻.
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 😊
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.
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".
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.
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: kzhead.info/sun/iMtwcdOkpqZnfa8/bejne.html
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 😆
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
Thank you very much. Most helpful. Best wishes.
You’re most welcome my friend 🍻. 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.
Very informative. Thank you!
You’re welcome my friend 🍻. Thanks for watching!
Thanks Kamani ,brilliant 😎
You’re welcome my friend 🍻 and thank you for tuning in.
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.
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!
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
Thank you very much. Now i don't have to rely on the cloud.
You’re most welcome 😊. Thanks for watching!
Thanks. I’ve been struggling with what to do with iCloud for some time. I don’t want to pay for more storage as I’m already at the second level option for storage and hate paying them. Hopefully this will be a good solution to free up some iCloud space.
You’re most welcome my friend. Oh it most definitely will. It has helped me that’s for sure. Especially with those huge video files 😅… even the 2TB iCloud isn’t enough for me.
@@KamaniBrown good to hear. Thanks. 2 T is quite a lot, that’s my issue is photos and videos, there is a lot of stuff that is old and could be saved in another form other than iCloud which ran out of room months ago. Since I do a lot of work on the iPad and use the iPhone 13 Pro for video and photo work they are no longer able to save and share between them. I use iMovie quite a bit. I did try final cut on one of my sons laptop but I find it more frustrating to use, more options and better detail but at my age learning this stuff takes time and I can’t see that well anymore so those tiny little thumbnails make more work for me. I’m going to give sd’s or an ssd a try.
@@TripReviews well my friend this is the perfect solution for you… because you can even edit in iMovie directly from the external storage device after you have copied them. Just make sure that the storage device is plugged in whenever you are editing on either the iPad or iPhone
@@KamaniBrown sounds like a great solution! 👍 thanks you for your great quick replies.😃
@@TripReviews No problem man. Happy to help! 🍻
Great video! I would like to ask you for advice. I have two hard drives (formatted in exFat) that I normally use on a PC. I tried to connect them via Hub to the iPad (Air m1) but they turn on without the iPad recognizing them. How could I solve it? I also changed the adapter but nothing. Let me start by saying that until some time ago they were read without the slightest problem.
Thanks for watching! 😊. If you are using a usb hub then you will most likely need to ensure that you have power plugged into it as well for reliable and consistent performance. Try this (if you haven’t already). However, you did say that it worked for you just fine in the past without issue correct? 🤔 Are they SSD storage?
@@KamaniBrown Thanks a lot for the answer! I tried to read the hard disk by connecting the iPad to the power supply but nothing. The hard disk is a simple "WD elements".
@@gioderri9955 Happy to help 😊. Oh it’s a HDD … those are tricky because they need a lot more power than a SSD, flash drive or SD card. So here are a few things I suggest: 1. Use a higher power supply like 30 watts and up (a more powerful power brick with the same usb c cable should work fine) 2. If you haven’t already, test the hard drives on a computer to see if they are still working properly (keeping my fingers crossed 🤞🏾 that they’re not de@d) 3. The last resort If possible, is to try and acquire or borrow a SSD or flash drive big enough to hold the data, copy the data to it, then use that instead. This should be guaranteed to work but of course will cost extra money so that’s why it’s the last resort. If it comes to this, check my pinned comment or description for the SSD or flash drive I would recommend or reach out back to me here 😊. Best of luck and hope 1 of my suggestion helps!
@@KamaniBrown thank you so much😄
This was extremely helpful!!!
I’m really glad you found it helpful! 🍻
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
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 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! 🙏🏽😘
just learned something new never knew about this!
Great! Thanks for watching 🍻
I have a couple old ipod touchs (6th generation), one is version 12.5.3 the other is 12.5.4. I bought a lighting male to female usb adapter to transfer photos to it via usb stick while I'm out of town and without access to my pc. I plug in the adapter and usb drive and they both light up as "on" and the ipods recognize it and even open up the photos app when its plugged in, but when I got to transfer the files, the usb device does not show up in my files app like it shows in your video. All I have on mine is "iCloud Drive" and "Recently Deleted". Do I need a third party app as a go between or something? I've also tried selecting the photos and "saving to files" but there is no option to place the photos in a folder as there is nothing under the "on my ipod" dropdown.
Thanks for watching my friend. Did you try reformatting the usb drive to exFat format? You can try doing that using a PC or Mac first and try again. Also ensure that dongle is compatible with the iPod touch.
@@KamaniBrown Thank you for responding. I reformatted the usb to exFat as you suggested and retried. The same issue still persists. I find it odd that the usb is lighting up and the ipod enters the photos app as if it recognizes the usb but the usb doesn't show up in files. I purchased the adapter from amazon, it listed the 7th generation ipod as compatible and a couple people said it should work as long as the software was up to date, which it is. I'm at a loss.
@@nym_ 🤔 wow… well unfortunately my friend it may indeed seem like the adapter is just not compatible. It is getting power (hence why you see both devices light up), but it is unable to transfer data. You can try the original Apple OEM lightning to usb: amzn.to/48sJlfY…. If that doesn’t work, nothing else will 😅
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 posting .. 😊
Thanks for watching! 🍻
Thank you so much for this video!!!
You’re welcome my friend! Happy to help and thanks for watching 😊
Helpful❤ Thank you
You’re welcome 😊. Happy to know you found my video helpful 🍻.
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.
Thank you brother!
You’re most welcome bro 🍻. Thanks for watching!
When a photo or video taken by iOS is copied into the external media, is the copied file a HEIC/HEVC file, or a downsampled PNG/JPG/MOV file?
Well you have 2 ways to copy photos and videos that affect the formats differently. The first method is as I showed in the video where you select them, copy, and then go into the files app and paste them into the external storage media that you choose… this method will change photos from HEIC/HEVC to the universally recognized JPEG so that the photo may be easily viewed and manipulated on pretty much any other device without fail. I chose this method to show specifically in the video to make things easier for most people. The second method is to copy via the share button where rather than selecting “copy”, you will select “share” and then “save to files”. This will take you directly to the files app where you can select the storage device to copy your photos/videos or any file type for that matter. This method will directly copy/share your file to the external storage device in its original format with no change, no downsampling, no nothing… just a direct 1:1 copy of the original file. Video formats and other file types will remain the same no matter what method you choose to copy them… only photos are really affected by the method.
Wow, I look forward to trying this
It will open up a whole new world for you 🙌🏾. Thanks for watching 🍻
Thank you bro 🔥
You’re most welcome bro 🍻. Thanks for watching.
What is the format on the ssd? Will the iPhone reformat the ssd if it’s not the right one?
That SSD is actually formatted in exFAT. However, you will need a PC or Mac to format the drive first. You can use any of these formats: exFAT, FAT, FAT32, APFS, APFS (encrypted), or HFS+.
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!
Thanks a lot 👏 Had so much fuzz with backuping solutions so far, will be simple & smart now thanks to you:)) Subscribed to support you!!
You’re most welcome! Glad I helped! Thanks for tuning in and for the support😊
Thank you Kamani ❤
You’re welcome my friend 🍻. Thanks for watching!
Absolutely awesome
Thanks for watching bro G 🍻
Do I have to have an SSD drive or can I get an HDD? I am confused about the differences and which is better for backing up my iphone photos to an external hard drive
Thanks for tuning in 😊. But I would recommend either a USB drive or a SSD. The regular HDD will require a powered usb hub and is much slower. You can also use the the lightning to SD card reader as well as shown in this video: kzhead.info/sun/o5iuotB_oXiQdI0/bejne.html. Hoping this helps.
thank you Man you are a pro!
You’re most welcome bro 🍻. Thanks for watching!
I can’t believe I never looked up the camera adapter. I thought it was for cameras. I should’ve known since there’s a usb port. Do you know anything about the other adapter that only has the usb port?
Lol it was the same for me too 😂. But desperate times called for desperate measures and it works like a charm! I don’t own the other adapter with the usb port only but my guess is that it’s not as versatile and maybe only works with flash drives at best and maybe a few low powered SSDs.
@@KamaniBrown haha okay thanks for making this video
@@theanimazin you’re welcome my friend. Happy to help! 🍻
Awesome!!! I am trying to move my uploaded songs from my iphone 12 to another iPhone but I haven’t had success. I don’t own s laptop any way this can be done?
Thanks for watching 😊. This method will do exactly what you need my friend. The only thing is that if you plan to use a SSD, you will still need to borrow a laptop to format it to exFAT. However, if it’s a flash drive or SD card, you’re completely good to go without using a laptop at all. Here’s the video I made some time ago showing how to do this with either a flash drive or SD card without needing to format anything on a laptop: kzhead.info/sun/o5iuotB_oXiQdI0/bejne.html Hoping this helps!
@@KamaniBrown THANK YOU!!! subscribing NOW!!!!
@@RC_31 You’re most welcome! And thank you 😊
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.
Good for Iphone users (but i'm all Android man) can't stand Apples 'walled garden' approach. Anyway giving a like/watch cause i wanna support ya bruv...on another topic, you gonna be getting the PSVR2? (mines on order)😁
Hahaa! That’s cool mi bredda! Appreciate the support 😊. I would love to grab the PSVR but I may just wait till it comes down a bit in price. It’s a bit pricey for what it is. Lol. Would definitely do a video on it though when/if I get it.
@@KamaniBrown In all fairness, i'll probably make that money back by not having my TV on for a year with the current leccy prices in the UK🤦♂
@@SeeDaRipper... 😂🤣😂 that’s funny man. But yo, enjoy it fam. Once you have fun, it’ll be worth the money and light bill 😂.
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.
So helpful thank you! But what if I want to transfer 30k plus videos and pictures from iPhone to my external hard drive (seagate) what would be the best way? Would I need to use a PC or Mac? Could you make a video on that please ?🙏🙏🙏
So would I have to manually select all my pics/videos in my photos library to transfer to drive ? Or is there a way I can select them all at once? Thank you again!
Thanks for watching 😊. But for the external hard drive to work, you will need a powered USB hub like this 1: amzn.to/3MlMbdr Connect the hard drive to it, then come to external power to the powered usb hub, then connect it to the same usb3.0 to lightning camera adapter that was used in the video (linked here and in description: amzn.to/3tXG4Fv ), then also connect external power to that, then you should be good to go
thank you for sharing with us :) is it possible to edit in capcut app straingt from external storage or have to upload it on iphone before?
You’re most welcome and thanks for watching 😊. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to edit off the external storage. You can only copy/move files to and from the external storage. So you will have to copy the files to the iPhone to edit in CapCut on the iPhone.
@@KamaniBrown thank You 👋🏻
@@worlddisneyandme95 you’re most welcome. Happy to help 😊
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: kzhead.info/sun/iMtwcdOkpqZnfa8/bejne.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 😊
I learned something. Thanks
Glad I could help 😊. Thanks for watching! 🍻
Thanks so much!!! I've been fighting with this for way too long. Wish I'd seen this 18 months ago, I keep losing videos trying to upload to my NAS. By the way... not sure if you noticed or not but I think you have some emails to open. 🙂
Really glad you found my video and I was able to help 😁 🍻… better late than never 😂…. And lol don’t mind those emails I assure you they aren’t important 😂.
Will this work if you are using a 2TB SSD? How big can the SSD be in order for this to work?
Yes my friend. This will work with basically any size ssd. There’s no size limit that I know of
Very helpful boss
Respect mi bredda! Glad I could help 🍻
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.
What do you think about we don’t eject the flash disk, hdd, and ssd? Is it ok for long use? Thanks
You don’t have to eject any of your drives from the phone. Once you’re done copying to and/or reading from it, all you have to do is pull it out. And yes it is perfectly ok for long use. Use it for as long as you want/need just like with using your computer.
What!?I had no idea this existed😮
Well it does my friend! Glad you found out because it is indeed a game changer! 😁. I have videos showing how to do the same thing with SD cards as well so you can check it out here: kzhead.info/sun/o5iuotB_oXiQdI0/bejne.html And I also did a follow up video showing the ins and outs of copying files using this method from older to newer iPhones since this month here: kzhead.info/sun/iMtwcdOkpqZnfa8/bejne.html Enjoy my friend and thanks for watching 🍻
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 YARD MAN
You’re welcome and Bless up mi bredda! 👊🏾
I've been doing this since my Samsung Galaxy S4. That was 2014!
😂
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.
Hey bro is this for moving your pictures and videos to this and free space on iPhone storage? Thnx ❤
Yessir… you can move pictures, videos, music, documents and any other file to and from the iPhone at will to basically any USB storage device. Whether it’s to free up space or simply backup your files it will work.
@@KamaniBrown thnx!!! And if I want to be able to see the pictures, can I connect it and access it from there to my phone? (In case I move it to the external drive and deleted from my phone?)
@@williamwillson1347 Indeed you can bro! You can move files both ways. Just bare in mind that you will have to format the USB drive in the following formats first before doing the transfer: exFAT or FAT32 (I suggest these 2 formats because you can use the drive with your iPhone, PC and/or Mac. Everything else is just as shown in the video.
@@KamaniBrown such a great idea !! Thanks so muchhhhh
@@williamwillson1347 No problem bro! Happy to help! 🍻
Can you backup all your photos and videos using this method in the external ssd? For example my photos and vids are around 200gb as of the moment.
Yes u sure can! Simply select what you wanna copy/backup and let er’ rip! Copy any amount of files and any file type you like just like using your Mac or PC 😊.
@@KamaniBrown Oh nice! Finally I can backup without using iCloud. Very helpful man many thanks!
@@justinedsel Glad I could help 😊. Thanks for watching! 🍻
macOS can not write (out of the Box) to NTFS formatted drives. NTFS drives are read only. I think on iPhone it will be the same. Fat and exFAT formatted Drives should work. Kind regards
Correct my friend. And thanks for watching 🍻. All of the drives used in the video were formatted to exFAT. The mechanical drive apparently needed a powered usb hub to work properly. Go figure 😅
@@KamaniBrown Ok. I think about NTFS because I read on the bottom (in video) read only. Yea, HD normally needs more power than SSD. In early times, they were coming with y cables. In total 3 Ports. 1 Port on HD side and 2 ports on PC side. 1 Port for data and 1 Port for Power only. Kind regards
@@sandorfriederich I completely understand bro. Thanks for the insight. But yea… based on this revelation, the mechanical hard drive is the least practical solution out of the bunch unless it’s what you have and on a tight budget.