Copy Your iPhone Photos & Videos IN SECONDS (Without iCloud or iTunes)

[@KamaniBrown]

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 “camera” adapter: amzn.to/40hntlZ 3. Recommended USB Drive: amzn.to/3QBY1TE 4. Recommended SSD (Samsung T7 Shield): amzn.to/3Un28Uo 5. Ugreen 2.5 inch SSD enclosure: amzn.to/3YpEyb1 How to do the same thing with an SD Card: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6aqoIWwfLF3rNU 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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5iacqKipNlkgNk

[@anythingispossiblewithtoni4580]

Is there anyway to transfer your music from iTunes to a flash drive? Thanks!

[@KamaniBrown]

@@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]

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!

[@KamaniBrown]

@@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 😊

[@NinaOmar-m5h]

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?

[@Jamestakespictures]

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!

[@KamaniBrown]

Thanks bro! So glad I could help! 🍻

[@FruchtigeNuss]

You didn’t know that you can connect storage to your phone?🤔

[@illinoisvideoatlarge8039]

@@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

[@ThePriscillaPan]

@@FruchtigeNussgo find attention somewhere else lil bro

[@anthonyyaboytone5]

Some people really slow bro haha

[@wkiabdallah]

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!

[@2triangles]

Is there a way to select all images together without doing it manually?

[@omaralomari7416]

Can we transfer from the external HD to iPhone?

[@maxito9984]

@@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

[@Errcyco]

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.

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@Errcyco]

@@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.

[@heyheythecat]

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.

[@KamaniBrown]

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)

[@oddersproductions]

I. Had this problem and when I format the hard drive on the phone.After that , it worked fine

[@jimintaos]

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 KZbin 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.

[@KamaniBrown]

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

[@stenspeed1]

Or you can use 3u tools

[@minnieriley8938]

@@KamaniBrown ThNk you for this idea. 😊 Very grateful!

[@KamaniBrown]

@@minnieriley8938 You’re most welcome my friend 🍻. Thanks for watching!

[@turbospool]

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.

[@KamaniBrown]

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!

[@tacrewgirl]

Thank you for explaining how why extra power is needed to power up the external hard drive. I didn't realize this. Great video.

[@KamaniBrown]

You’re welcome and thanks for watching 😊

[@robertgodwin350]

Thank you ! Your video is very easy for even a 70yr. old man to understand and carry out !

[@KamaniBrown]

You’re most welcome my friend. Thanks for watching! 🍻

[@kiasohc]

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?

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@kiasohc]

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! :)

[@KamaniBrown]

@@kiasohc Sure thing my friend! Glad I could help 🍻

[@plk5089]

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

[@yaseen692]

What's the format of the SSD drive you have? is it FAT32, NTFS or exFAT?

[@KamaniBrown]

exFAT format

[@pcofranc]

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!

[@KamaniBrown]

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 🤭

[@kcjd8659]

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?

[@KamaniBrown]

Happy to help! But first is it a mechanical external hard drive or a SSD?

[@kcjd8659]

@@KamaniBrown It says Seagate Portable 2TB External Hard Drive HDD

[@awesomeagnihotrisvlog]

Hi mate ….Brilliant Video 🙌🙌…Once the images are transferred from i phone to the external storage….the iPhone images get deleted automatically??

[@KamaniBrown]

Thanks my friend 🍻. Well no, it’s just a direct copy… You will have to manually delete the images/files from the iPhone yourself.

[@atorius]

Great video. Straight to the point 💯

[@KamaniBrown]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@reostudio5758]

What your iphone model yr?

[@KamaniBrown]

@@reostudio5758 the video at the time was made with an iPhone 14 Pro Max with the lightning port. I currently have the latest iPhone 15 pro max. It’s the same method, just don’t need the adapters.

[@KennyEatsWorld]

Thanks for the informative, clear and straightforward explanation video.

[@KamaniBrown]

You are most welcome my friend. Thanks for tuning in 🍻

[@Chris_Hruska]

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

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@Chris_Hruska]

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

[@drbjsteele]

Where have you been all my life?!?!?! THANKS SO MUCH!♥♥♥

[@KamaniBrown]

Haha! I’m so happy to help! And thanks for tuning in! 😊

[@Walk4r]

great video… using iphone 15pro max - i select multiple files but no way to save them.. only add to an album… any way around this? i must be missing something

[@Walk4r]

ohh ignore me, bottom left save not the thing at bottom right… i’m an idiot but now a subscriber :)

[@KamaniBrown]

@@Walk4r😂 no worries bro. You’re most certainly not an idiot! We all make mistakes and you figured it out all on your own 🍻. Any other questions though, feel free to ask!

[@Walk4r]

you’ve just saved me… like hundreds of hours. most of my videos i make have 400-500 videos, takes 2 days to upload to icloud. then to download it barely works.. and i had the hard drive in front of me… even cancelled my 200gb icloud. your a bloody legend!

[@KamaniBrown]

​​⁠Truly glad I could help bro 🙏🏾. As a fellow content creator I truly understand your pain 😅.

[@Walk4r]

@@KamaniBrownjust wish apple would haha. cheers mate onwards to the next one… just about to get in a helicopter over iceland… it’s a weird day.

[@rosannedooley6659]

I think on the Apple phones, do you have to buy the Apple cord?

[@KamaniBrown]

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 😊

[@blainecameron6115]

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.

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@TheIkeRai]

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.

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@deetrvl4life875]

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!

[@KamaniBrown]

Awesome! Glad I could help 🍻. If you have any further questions or need help, don’t be afraid to ask!

[@nikikunovski700]

Hey great video. I had this set up but was having issues with just thumb drive wanting too much power. lucky i had the adapter that had a lightning port as well so that i can plug it in the computer

[@KamaniBrown]

@@nikikunovski700 that’s strange for a thumb drive demanding that much power 🤔. I understand if it’s a SSD or Hard drive.

[@DJBennyswift]

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!!!

[@KamaniBrown]

Really Glad I helped! 😁. Thanks for watching 🍻

[@boomerang6130]

Can I transfer MP3 files from USB to my iPhone's music playlists? Thanks for creating and sharing this video.

[@KamaniBrown]

While you definitely can copy your mp3 files from usb to iPhone using the method I show in this video I made here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4HPgHp3mrSYb7c ... You can't directly share them to your Apple Music playlist (assuming this is the app you use for your music playlists). If it's a different app you're speaking about though, let me know and I'll do my best to help further!

[@fionabable]

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

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@5pctLowBattery]

1:10 I got the flash drive and attachment. But can't see the Drive in “File”, It's for iOS 18 and above. Is your Drive formatted to exFat or Fat 32 but preferably exFat. NTFS formatted drives would never show, since it's a Microsoft proprietary file system. So just format ur SSD/HDD or Flash drive to exFat on a laptop/ computer ?

[@KamaniBrown]

Yes the hard drive was formatted correctly in exFAT… but it needed more power apparently. I would have to use a different adapter that could supply more power. But who cares 😂. That’s almost dead tech at this point 😂. Stick to flash drives, SSD, and SD cards. They’re much faster and take up less space 😅

[@5pctLowBattery]

@ I got the 512GB SanDisk flash drive. But when I put it into my iPhone (se) it won’t recognize it. However an old 32GB drive I have laying around the house does it recognize when I plug it into the phone. I put the 512GB into my laptop and it shows up. I right click on it to “format” it to exFat. Then put it back into the phone…but it still won’t recognize it. Any suggestions? Otherwise, I’m returning the 512GB. But not sure what to get instead. The 32GB only transferred 10 videos, but I need to get 4000 videos off my phone :(

[@KamaniBrown]

@ oooh Sandisk drives can be finicky fr. Sometimes they need their dumb apps and firmware to work properly. You can try another brand such as this one: amzn.to/4j7NJGH It’s actually the same model I used in the video. The only difference being the capacity because I used a 64gb one at the time.

[@5pctLowBattery]

@ great thanks 🙏

[@KamaniBrown]

@ you’re most welcome my friend 🍻

[@carlosread5887]

I didn't understand where is the lightning cable getting it's power from

[@KamaniBrown]

I only had to add additional power for the SSD and HDD. The USB flash drive runs completely off the iPhone’s power. As for the mentioned additional power, I used the my 20 watt phone charger and connected it to the dongle. Hope this explanation helps 😅

[@carlosread5887]

Excellent, thanks for the answer!@@KamaniBrown

[@robertwong849]

How do you select all videos and photos at once. Rather than just selecting one or two image? Cheers

[@KamaniBrown]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5iacqKipNlkgNk

[@robertwong849]

@@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.

[@KamaniBrown]

@@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 💡) 😁

[@alial-musabih6044]

Please answer this question. Can videos be transferred to the USB using this adapter and be read and seen on the iPhone after being transferred?

[@KamaniBrown]

Yes It most certainly can. Not just videos, but any file type can be transferred and read from the iPhone.

[@alial-musabih6044]

@@KamaniBrown With no power source, right?

[@KamaniBrown]

@@alial-musabih6044 it depends on the type of usb device. You don’t need 1 if it’s a USB flash drive. However, you will need additional power for the SSD and even more for the HDD.

[@alial-musabih6044]

@@KamaniBrown Thank you so much. I really appreciate the help 🙏

[@KamaniBrown]

@@alial-musabih6044 no problem at all my friend. Happy to help! 😊

[@macsanatic]

Quick question can i store all my data including AND ALL APPS or just photo and videos , what about audio pls?

[@KamaniBrown]

@@macsanatic you can store any and all file types this way. However Apple does not allow you to offload apps to external storage.

[@macsanatic]

@@KamaniBrown Thank you so much for your quick response. If I buy a new phone, will the files downloaded from my old phone to the SSD hard drive mirror my new phone's files, provided I download the exact same apps on my new phone before uploading them from the external SSD hard drive?

[@KamaniBrown]

@ happy to help! I don’t quite understand your question. But if you mean to ask whether the apps on the new phone will automatically read the files restored from the ssd, then it sort of depends. Once you copy back the files to the exact same location as before on the old phone then there’s a chance that may work. However, bear in mind that most times a fresh app install will mean manually pointing back to the file locations. Either way though, the files will be able to be read and used by the new phone.

[@macsanatic]

@@KamaniBrown Thank you so much you've answered my question very will . Have a nice day.

[@ExploreShift]

That’s amazing. Can we also copy from pendrive to iPhone also in the same manner?

[@KamaniBrown]

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!

[@celestevlogz]

So it’s ok to delete from my phone once transferred to the flash drive?

[@KamaniBrown]

Yes it’s perfectly fine. Remember you are copying to the external storage. So it will be both on your flash drive and the phone when you are done. So you can delete from your phone anytime you want afterwards no worries 😊

[@laurawhittaker7217]

Can you instruct me on how to save photos in batches?

[@KamaniBrown]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5iacqKipNlkgNk 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.

[@laurawhittaker7217]

@@KamaniBrown thank you 😊

[@kroyal4296]

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.

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@chickenlil241]

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

[@KamaniBrown]

@@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?

[@lilchicago7550]

Would this work connecting it to my iPod touch to transfer my music from iTunes to the sad and the sad transfer it on to my MacBook

[@KamaniBrown]

Unfortunately no. iTunes is a bit more complicated. You’ll have to convert the music from iTunes to mp3 first before attempting to copying them over.

[@MohammadSalah1979]

maybe the Format of HD NTFS because of that only Reading (WD)

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@MohammadSalah1979]

it's good to find solution 🤩 @@KamaniBrown

[@supervixenxiii]

Is there a way to save multiple photos & videos at the same time ?? I have 4k images to backup

[@KamaniBrown]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5iacqKipNlkgNk

[@hotdrumchick]

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?

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@hotdrumchick]

@@KamaniBrown Thank you! 🙏🏽😘

[@Xilef_]

What format do the pictures get saved as?

[@KamaniBrown]

If you copy and then paste them to the external device it will be saved IN JPEG format. If you use the “save to files” option, it will be copied in the original HEIC/HEIF format.

[@fr0uv3n]

If I’m try to put a pictures on my storage ssd I didn’t work, on the storage folder is written, only read. What do I wrong?

[@KamaniBrown]

Thanks for tuning in 😊. Are you using a SSD or Hard drive? If so, did you format your device in the following formats: exFAT, APFS, FAT, or FAT32? (I recommend using exFAT).

[@fr0uv3n]

@@KamaniBrown im using a ssd, it’s formated in ntfs. Should I Formate it in exfat?

[@KamaniBrown]

@@fr0uv3n Ok. Yes my friend, format it in exFAT format using a PC or Mac and try again. You should be good to go!

[@fr0uv3n]

Edit: I formatted it in exfat and it worked perfectly. Thank you very much

[@KamaniBrown]

@@fr0uv3n You’re most welcome my friend! 🍻

[@ShaqKhiElvie]

A real yawdie found the best work around for all of apples eediat ways to try and stop this from being possible. Respect

[@KamaniBrown]

@@ShaqKhiElvie 😂. Respect mi bredrin 👊🏾

[@AmalSony]

his why can't I just use apple iPhone charing cable to ssd ? I have tested counting iPhone to Samsung ssd with iPhone cable but the ssd is not showing up .. is the adapter you have shown is necessary??

[@KamaniBrown]

Yes my friend you have to use the adapter. I had tested using the OEM cable as well and it will not work simply because it cannot provide enough power and data throughput. So yes you do need the adapter to use any usb device with the iPhone.

[@AmalSony]

@@KamaniBrown thanks bro..

[@KamaniBrown]

@@AmalSony You’re welcome bro 🍻 and thanks for watching!

[@AmalSony]

@@KamaniBrown 🍻anyway i think the method of backupping from iPhone to pendrive or ssd is a hectic job , and i thought of buying sandisk ixpand flash drive because i lost my 11 pro on beach and lost all my datas family photos and videos 😒 and after that i bought new phone and cant risk my datas anymore and i have my macbook backup but the storage will run out faster so thinking of buying ixpand flash drive ..

[@KamaniBrown]

@@AmalSony well my friend backing up your data is always a great idea. But like I said, if you’re using any iPhone below the 15 series, you will need this adapter. If it’s an iPhone 15 and up with the usb type c port, then you will be able to use a SSD or any usb C capable storage device directly with the phone. Also, if you get the Sandisk iexpand, ensure that you format the drive to exFAT (using a PC or Mac computer) first before trying to use it with the iPhone.

[@QPrince2024]

Where can i find the U-green case for Samsung SSD drive ? Their is no link in the description on your video!

[@KamaniBrown]

I recently had put the link to this item in my description and pinned comment. So you can check it out there 😊

[@franklincaceres5110]

Can i copy 4k videos with this method ( HEVC) 4k

[@KamaniBrown]

Yes you can. You can copy any file type to and from the iPhone as you wish

[@cristiancormos6256]

Cool video,but i select all my photos and videos (3000) and i cannot send it to ssd..! Why?

[@KamaniBrown]

You can send them but it will take a really long time to move that many files at once. It will seem like it’s not moving but it’s happening in the background. Do you see a small donut circle in the top left hand corner filling in as the files transfer? Also I highly recommend that you don’t try and copy so many files at once. I would say batches of around 500 max at a time to ensure it works smoothly.

[@rolandrick]

Thanks for the hint. The iCloud backups the whole phone, also contacts etc. Can this also be done to an SSD?

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@tyedye.9]

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!

[@KamaniBrown]

You’re most welcome. Glad I could help! 🍻

[@vradamusic]

Is there a way to record directly to the external storage? I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max 128gb and i want to record ProRes 4k 60fps in an external storage

[@KamaniBrown]

Unfortunately there’s no way to record directly to external storage with any iPhone below the iPhone 15 Pro. So you’ll only be able to record to the phone storage, then copy to the external storage device as shown in my video.

[@vradamusic]

@@KamaniBrown oh damn thanks for the answer

[@KamaniBrown]

@@vradamusic sure thing bro

[@vradamusic]

@@KamaniBrown yeah but how can I do that? Can u tell me here?

[@KamaniBrown]

@@vradamusic do you mean how to copy files from the iPhone to external storage device?

[@mikimiki195]

But how can I select all my photos and videos ad drop it at same time?

[@KamaniBrown]

@@mikimiki195 you can select multiple pictures and videos using this method. You can see it live in this update video I did here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5iacqKipNlkgNk If you have thousands of pictures and videos though, I highly recommend copying them in batches of like 500 or so at once.

[@TheRevenant4585]

Anything like this for Iphone 15 yet? They no longer use lightning cable.

[@KamaniBrown]

Sure thing! I’ve made a few videos on backing up files with external storage on the iPhone 15 series actually. Here they are: 1. For Backing up your any file on the iPhone 15 series with basically any USB storage device: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5iacqKipNlkgNk 2. For Backing up your files on the iPhone 15 series with SD cards: kzbin.info/www/bejne/honbeGiErtx6bas 3. Filming & Backing up files directly to portable SSD flash drive with iPhone 15 Pro Max: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIu0npqIbdqnd5Y I’m sure any of those should help depending on your situation 😊🍻.

[@TheRevenant4585]

@@KamaniBrown Thank you!

[@KamaniBrown]

@@TheRevenant4585 you’re most welcome my friend 🍻

[@johanessurabaya5109]

i have iphone 11 ..can i use ssd enclosure m2 nvme u green usb type c3.1 with this device ?

[@KamaniBrown]

@@johanessurabaya5109 maybe you can, however you will have to format the drive to exFAT and you most definitely will need to connect power to it as well

[@johanessurabaya5109]

@@KamaniBrowni tried in and it can read my ssd green in my file manager..but cant open it…my iphone then blackout

[@MikaelMaatta]

So it didn’t recognize my 1tb Samsung SSD drive, but had a 256gb jump drive and I can see that one, after selecting all pictures how do you get the option to copy?? I get it if I select 1 picture and then paste it, but for all 4000 selected hmm don’t see the copy option??

[@KamaniBrown]

For it to recognize your SSD please ensure to format the drive first to “exFAT” format using a PC or Mac. Afterwards, when connecting it to the dongle and the iPhone, ensure that you also connect a good enough power source. As for the photos, try to copy them in batches of a few hundred or so. I’ve never tried to copy as much as 4000 all at once. Also you have 2 ways to copy the files… 1 is to select copy and then paste it, the other is by using the “share” option that does a direct 1:1 copy of the file to the drive.

[@carlsimmons305]

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

[@KamaniBrown]

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 🍻.

[@saulalvarezmusic]

What is available for the newer iPhone with a usb c connection

[@KamaniBrown]

Glad you asked that my friend. I actually did a video showing a perfect setup for the iPhone 15 series right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIu0npqIbdqnd5Y I’m actually also creating a video right now compiling basically all ways to save files from your iPhone to virtually any usb storage device from old to current iPhones… so you can sub for that too if you’d like 🍻

[@fireflymary9269]

How about wireless external had?

[@KamaniBrown]

By wireless HDD so u mean a NAS? Because that the only wireless setup I know of currently. If that’s the case then yes it can in theory work but it require some real technical work and time to setup.

[@fireflymary9269]

Thx!

[@IrfaanThian]

Can this also be used to back WhatsApp business chats/data?

[@KamaniBrown]

You can backup any file stored on your iPhone this way. If you can use your phone to locate the WhatsApp backup file and download it to the phone itself, then you definitely can copy/transfer it to an external storage device.

[@kaithluciano7349]

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!

[@KamaniBrown]

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 😊.

[@wakiz5125]

if this was easy to be done apple wouldnt have created icloud

[@sebastiancosta2041]

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.

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@chriskosti1806]

What if you would copy/Paste the whole Fotomediathek? I‘ve got 16000 pics on my 512GB iPhone. To copy it one by one is a pain. This would only be cool, if the Mediathek can be copied and Transfers to SSD in one Move… Try that…

[@KamaniBrown]

You can copy in large batches my friend. I only did a single photo/file for example sake (did not want video to be too long). But I copy batches of files almost everyday. Just remember that the iPhone lightning port is usb 2.0 speeds so it will require some patience in copying large files and large batches of files.

[@josephwarres4751]

​@KamaniBrown thanks for saying that copying can be done with large files or many pictures, so is there a limit of the maximum amount I can do do at a time?

[@excitationofstereocilia2103]

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?

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@runninrebel37]

What do you do when the flash or ssd fail??

[@KamaniBrown]

Simply get a new 1 😆. But in all seriousness though I always recommend that people have multiple backups of their important data just in case “Life happens”.

[@runninrebel37]

@@KamaniBrown obviously....but how does one recover the info on the failed drive?

[@KamaniBrown]

@@runninrebel37 it’s difficult in general to recover files from a failed drive. The best you can do is try a data recovery software. Aside from that, there’s really no way to recover data from a failed drive.

[@runninrebel37]

@@KamaniBrown sounds like some kind of encrypted cloud based storage is the way to go....

[@KamaniBrown]

@@runninrebel37 those are not foolproof either bro. You are still dependent on a 3rd party company with your data… so if they close down or their hardware fails, you may still lose everything, not to mention the question of trust/privacy, and also the fact that you will still have to rely on having solid and fast internet connection/phone data. It’s also an additional paywall for your data and to access said data on another device, you will still need internet or an app. All in all bro, choice is king and it’s best to have options for different scenarios and use what works best for you in said situations. Myself and others need solutions for both cloud and local storage options to perform optimally.

[@Videogamepro1997-f1z]

Does this also back up messages in iCloud?

[@KamaniBrown]

Hey bro. Are you asking if this method is able to save your backed up messages on iCloud to external devices?

[@Videogamepro1997-f1z]

@@KamaniBrown yes

[@KamaniBrown]

@@Videogamepro1997-f1z oh. Well I haven’t tried that yet. Interesting topic though. I’ll explore it. But what I do know for sure is that you can copy any file just like with your PC/Mac to an external device. So once there is a backup file that you can access for your messages, then you definitely should be able to copy it over.

[@Dina-ug6bq]

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

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@Dina-ug6bq]

@@KamaniBrown oh i see! So it seems i need to get a powerful usb hub! Thanks by the way.

[@KamaniBrown]

@@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.

[@user-oe4mk9gv7v]

Can I use a charging cable to my laptop and my iPhone to copy all my videos and pictures to my laptop? Or do I need lightning? Also, I have Windows 11 and most of these flash drives only work up to windows 10. Is that a non-issue or will there be problems with the flash drive?

[@KamaniBrown]

Unfortunately my friend the lightning cable will be far too slow and annoying to use to transfer files. And the flash drives should work with windows 11. Please remember that you will have to format the flash drives to exFAT first using a PC or Mac. Also you can use SD cards as well as I show in these videos: 1. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6aqoIWwfLF3rNU 2. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmXYo599n6uNd7c

[@user-oe4mk9gv7v]

So will my regular charging cable work with connecting my phone to my laptop? Thank you for responding. And I will format to FAT. Also, if I move the files from my phone to my laptop and then to the flash drive, does it take a copy of it or does it import/export? I want the pictures and the videos to still be on my phone and in the cloud.

[@KamaniBrown]

@@user-oe4mk9gv7vyes your regular lightning to usbc cable will work with your laptop… but bare in mind that it will be excruciatingly slow. Also please remember that you format to “exFAT” not FAT 🤭. And yes any copying of files between devices will be copy only… which means that your files will always be on the phone unless you manually delete them yourself afterwards. It won’t be a direct import/export.

[@hugoarmandomartinezventura4480]

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?

[@KamaniBrown]

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!

[@bojiguy2005]

What disk format is used on the SSD?

[@KamaniBrown]

@@bojiguy2005 exFAT format

[@bojiguy2005]

@@KamaniBrown thank you!

[@sandorfriederich]

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

[@KamaniBrown]

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 😅

[@sandorfriederich]

@@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

[@KamaniBrown]

@@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.

[@AnoukCorken]

Dude what's the background music?

[@KamaniBrown]

Honestly I don’t remember the name 😅 but I got it from the KZbin Creator studio

[@jimmyboy1582]

Is it easy to copy all? And then paste into the hard drive?

[@KamaniBrown]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5iacqKipNlkgNk, however, I wouldn’t recommend copying more than a few hundred files at a time.

[@cars_enthusiast69]

my hard drive also worked but its also read only any fix for that??

[@KamaniBrown]

If you’ve already reformatted your HDD to exFAT format, then the next thing to get it to theoretically work is to use a “powered usb hub” mainly because the HDD requires a specific amount of power to work. You can try this 1: amzn.to/3wcj86B Otherwise I highly recommend you just use a usb flash drive, SSD, or SD card. They’re way less hassle to use. I did a separate video on using both the SD card and USB flash drive with the iPhone here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmXYo599n6uNd7c

[@cars_enthusiast69]

@@KamaniBrown yes i just formatted to exfat and used a power bank and its working really good

[@KamaniBrown]

@@cars_enthusiast69 awesome bro! 😎 glad it’s all working out.

[@kiyokoshimizu8219]

once moved to all the different external drives that you showed, is it safe to delete off of my phone?

[@KamaniBrown]

Yes it most certainly is safe to do so because by then you’ve already successfully copied them.

[@jessonlopez6290]

does this work for iphone 12 pro too?

[@KamaniBrown]

Yes it does

[@ChooseCompassion]

Can you do your entire iCloud back up a Photos in one batch or is it one photo at a time? I apologize if this sounds like an ignorant question. I am a photographer and my photos are my babies. ✌🏼

[@KamaniBrown]

I understand the question my friend no worries it’s definitely valid. But yea you can backup all of your photos and videos. However due to speed and time I would recommend doing them in batches of a few hundred or so at a time. But you definitely do not have to do it 1 at a time… that would be insane 😂.

[@ChooseCompassion]

@@KamaniBrown I thought it would be insane but I’ll take anything for granted anymore. Thanks for your response!

[@KamaniBrown]

@@ChooseCompassion you’re most welcome my friend. Thanks for watching and feel free to ask any more questions.

[@ChooseCompassion]

@@KamaniBrown Thank you again for your generosity and kindness. ✌🏼

[@KamaniBrown]

@@ChooseCompassion no problem my friend! I’m more than happy to help! 😊

[@laurieclarkson9180]

So an SSD is a little box of external storage just like an SD card or a Flash Drive but with a much higher storage capacity so you're getting terabytes of storage rather than gigabytes correct? Just wanna make sure I get it. So if I were to start a YT channel using my phone to film, I would need to clear the photos off my phone to give me room for filming projects..How many 1 hour videos could I have stored on my phone before I would need to transfer them to external storage?? Approximately (I know the phone model and file sizes and other factors matter, but just as a general guess) I just want an idea of what I'm getting into..haha! Am I going to end up with hundreds of SSDs? haha

[@KamaniBrown]

Well it all depends on several factors my friend. What model iPhone are you using? If it’s an iPhone 15 or 16 Pro you can film directly to the SSD. Also once you get a SSD in excess of at least 1 terabyte, that will give you enough space for hundreds of videos (depending on length and chosen video quality/format). As for how many videos and pics your iPhone can store locally, that all depends on the specific storage capacity your phone currently has. It also depends on how much iCloud storage you use. It may seem like a lot to consider 😅… but it really isn’t. Once you get going, it’ll all click. Also congratulations on starting your KZbin journey! 🍻. All the best and most importantly have fun!

[@donjohnson4635]

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.

[@KamaniBrown]

@@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.

[@opalthebest]

Is there a transfer limit?

[@KamaniBrown]

Technically no there is not. However, you cannot transfer a ridiculous amount of files all at once. It’s best to restrict your transfer to a few hundred files at a time. The lightning port runs at USB 2.0 speeds so trying to transfer too much at once will cause it to basically “choke”. This depends on the overall file sizes though.

[@amadeo9277]

What if I lost my drive?

[@KamaniBrown]

Unfortunately all data saved on that drive will also be lost with it. It's always recommended to have multiple backups of your important data (if at all possible).

[@JayRizzyMusic]

Does it matter if the usb is 2.0 or 3.0??

[@KamaniBrown]

No it did not. It should work just fine.

[@danielmm24]

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.

[@KamaniBrown]

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]

@@danielmm24 No problem 😊

[@NoName-vi7lg]

4:29 u need to change the format for that drive to fat32 and it’s slow because it prob not solid state

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@burneshollyman2621]

But how do you download 50,000 images? That is very hard and I can't figure out how to do it.

[@KamaniBrown]

All you need to do is do it in batches (you may try all at once, but no guarantee it will work in 1 go for so many files). It will take a while because that’s a lot of files and the obvious restriction of the usb 2.0 speeds of the lightning port found on iPhone 14 and lower models (solved with iPhone 15 Pro Max) but it’s still the easiest way. It will take some time and patience but once it’s done, it’s done.

[@nikims0684]

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

[@KamaniBrown]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmXYo599n6uNd7c. 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 😊.

[@Timoconnorsongsfrance]

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

[@KamaniBrown]

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: kzbin.info0M03TCKE_ao?feature=share

[@PopcornSticker]

Funny thing: my reel was taking 40GB on my iphone. I saved all photos and videos to an external ssd with „save to files”. After completing everything was only 16GB. Every picture was saved in original resolution and size. Videos were converted to Quicktime. Did that make such a big difference? most of the files were pictures.

[@KamaniBrown]

Hey your comment seems a bit confusing 😅. Are you saying that you only were able to save 16 gigs? And were you able to get that reel off to save the 40GB? Maybe I’m misunderstanding something here 🤔

[@halima5490]

Sir - You are a Genius!!!! This video was so well done and easy to follow! THANK YOU

[@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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5iacqKipNlkgNk

[@Goathenics]

does this work for iPhone videos?

[@KamaniBrown]

Definitely! It works for all file types.

[@Goathenics]

Okay for sure i just got my adapter piece In the mail right now thanks for the video👍🏽

[@KamaniBrown]

@@Goathenics Awesome bro! Happy to help! 🍻

[@fireflymary9269]

What about pages docs?

[@KamaniBrown]

Works perfectly for that file format and basically any file format on your iPhone! 😊

[@makh1292]

My touch screen is not working. how should i take back-up

[@KamaniBrown]

Wow that’s really unfortunate my friend. Unfortunately I am not sure how it can be done without a touch screen.

[@nym_]

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.

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@nym_]

@@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.

[@KamaniBrown]

@@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 😅

[@WYukti]

What do you think about we don’t eject the flash disk, hdd, and ssd? Is it ok for long use? Thanks

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@theanimazin]

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?

[@KamaniBrown]

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.

[@theanimazin]

@@KamaniBrown haha okay thanks for making this video

[@KamaniBrown]

@@theanimazin you’re welcome my friend. Happy to help! 🍻

[@RC_31]

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?

[@KamaniBrown]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmXYo599n6uNd7c Hoping this helps!

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[@KamaniBrown]

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[@breejenningsxx]

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 ?🙏🙏🙏

[@breejenningsxx]

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!

[@KamaniBrown]

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

[@animetsuki2035]

You know a program to organise photo on win11, i drag photo from iphone xr, i see only rotate pictures, and strange number folder???

[@KamaniBrown]

That’s strange. I’ve never encountered such an issue. Did you copy the photos exactly how I showed in the video? Because if you did, they would be copied in JPEG format. But if you shared it to the storage device by using the share button, it will be copied in the original HEIF format which may give issues with trying to view on Windows PC.

[@agoogleuser9275]

How do you select all photos then copy & paste ? No option for me I’m on iOS 16

[@KamaniBrown]

Unfortunately there’s no real “1 click button” to select all photos on iOS 16. You have to go in your gallery, then go into the “recents” folder which usually has all your photos on your iPhone, then simply press the select button in the top right corner of the screen like I showed you in the video, then tap/select the first picture to the top left and then (while holding your finger down in the screen) swipe from that selected picture to the right and then down. Hold down your finger in that position and watch as it scrolls and selects all the pictures you want. I recommend copying to your external device in batches though if it’s a lot of files. Hope this helps 😊