How to transfer photos and videos TO YOUR IPHONE from a Windows PC in 2024 (with a cable)

[@ObscureMics]

Good times. I messed with being an android guy with a mac computer for SO long and finally just broke down and got an older iPhone to test the waters and am now converted. Kinda glad I no longer use windows primarily now...but if I go back...at least I have this knowledge now. Good tutorial!

[@DeployJeremy]

Thanks, I'm team Android and you just read and write from it like detachable storage. iOS is wierd

[@ChristianMartinez-j7d]

Does it go to the right date when you transfer it?

[@DeployJeremy]

@@ChristianMartinez-j7d yes, the folders are date based and they go into the corresponding folder. I can't say if that's based on the sync timing or file creation date, because everything I transferred was from the same month, but I believe it's based on the sync timing, because those car images were pretty old.

[@alorpotheislamerpothe]

It will simply sign a file on your iPhone . It cannot be edited or deleted on the iPhone. I deleted files from my PC and thought I had them on my iPhone, but they were all gone. I lost my important files. A misleading video. Edit the video, please.

[@kasper7203]

why in the creators name would you EVER get a Mac?

[@dathtu]

this is sync not transfer, for those dont know yet, this will sync whatever in your chosen folder to your phone. You cant control your photos from the phone.

[@TheSachin990]

You can create a duplicate of the file and then you are good to go with all the controls and editing

[@alorpotheislamerpothe]

I just lost my files 😢😢😢 Because I deleted files from that folder on pc😢

[@ShoryaRaghav-n6q]

I am not able to delete those photos from my iPhone, why is that happening?

[@yashphatak2117]

​@@ShoryaRaghav-n6q same happens with me i need solution tooo

[@xRaijin]

@@yashphatak2117 so to have control on those photos, you must dupplicate them first and then you go to the same app he used and uncheck the folders and then sync

[@popplayz1981]

Doesnt work for me. When i pick the file with my screenshot and press sync it does the process but i do not see anything on my iphone.

[@Bådlahaonk]

same

[@NewxToXThisxBiz]

I did this method. What I found was that created a subfolder worked if you wanted selected folders inside the main folder or if you want all that folder, click all folders. Furthermore, the pictures wont end up in your main gallery, they will end up in a subfolder in your photo gallery on your phone, scroll down a bit under the tab called albums.

[@jaynatvarlal]

Can you elaborate on this as I'm unable to find it still please?

[@houdaghait8743]

When i went to photos it ‘s told that iihone uses icloud photos !what should i do?

[@RohanPL]

I mean im done, it on purpose limits windows users so they buy apple. Going to sell my Iphone and switch to new pixel.

[@DeployJeremy]

That's what I have, Pixel Fold by way of iPhone 🙂

[@UbuntuPersonNoMint]

Why must apple care about windows

[@MelodicRealmYT]

when I open the folder it shows empty even if there are photos please help

[@Durga-s4b]

Same problem

[@MONIKAszczot]

me too

[@mi12no]

Same problem

[@A.A1995]

1:02, that does not work. No Iphone found.

[@yaegernaute]

Incredible video, clear, explanatory, by following all the steps, we get there, I had been struggling to transfer via Google Drive for months, now problem solved, thank you very much !

[@AsimHameed-e8s]

Great, this is so efficient and worked for my iphone 13.

[@norahmm1253]

How ? Mine is lagging didn’t work

[@brady_w904]

i have icloud photos due to storage, so in other words i can’t… :( tells me to turn it off which my phone would explode if i did

[@nachotacoCLIPS]

same here

[@brady_w904]

@@nachotacoCLIPS it sucks:((

[@rswgj]

My apple devices app won't recognize the phone. Files will, but not the app. What do I do?

[@DeployJeremy]

@@rswgj did you reboot afterwards? The devices app appears to install a few drivers and services that for me needed a reboot.

[@R__j-l7]

Useful video thanks a lot❤

[@architecturewithwalz9322]

Best video ever. Worked like magic.

[@RusselSamson]

the last iphone i actually owned was the iphone 4, then went and stuck with android up until the galaxy s23 ultra. i just now thought i would try switching back with an iphone 16 pro max. and here i am, just trying to figure out a simple way to copy files to the iphone's storage and there still isn't an easy solution. buyer's remorse is real. good thing i kept my s23 ultra.

[@DeployJeremy]

S23 is still a good and relatively new phone. I'd do the same, unless you need a blue iMessage bubble 😀

[@ShoryaRaghav-n6q]

I am not able to delete those photos from my iPhone, why is that happening?

[@joshk9774]

But once you put the pictures on your phone its a synced copy and cant delete it directly from the phone....thats the problem I am having

[@JeanGionet]

Doesn't appear to work if you have iCloud photos enabled. It says to disable it before you can upload photos using the Apple Devices app. Is there another way to transfer files directly? I have a bunch of videos I'd like to import in Apple Photos, however I haven't found an easy way to do this yet.. unless I'm on a MAC and use the Photos app directly.

[@jrock23red]

Same.. doesnt allow as im using icloud... man so annoying... What i've had to do now is barbaric: I transfer photos/videos to my DJI drone storage, then use the DJI app to download files onto my iPhone.. Disaster

[@HARSHAKUMARDODDI]

How to delete the photos in iPhone.the transfered photos by using this process

[@FinnaBin]

ive done this and even updated my ios just to test, but it doesnt work for me, when im pluged into pc everything is good and recognized but when i go to select the photos from my pc it shows i have nothing, i tried different files but none of the jpegs from my pc will show up on the devices app on my pc /:

[@DeployJeremy]

I think I can relate to what you're seeing, maybe. It only shows the folder level in the Apple devices app. Are you looking at the folder selection window or File Explorer? I was expecting to see the folders populated in the Apple devices app, but they weren't. If you do select the right folder, it will sync the media to your phone. That said, as I just found out based on comments here, if you have an image larger than ~1440p (I don't know why that resolution), iOS will downscale images. I tested with a 7800x4800 image, and it took it down to around 2500x1500 😒

[@ankurhaldar8836]

Same here brother

[@XVAsikkunusMusic]

Thank you. I was laughing and crying at the same time trying to transfer a movie to my iphone.

[@DeployJeremy]

@@XVAsikkunusMusic it shouldn't be this difficult tbh

[@DeployJeremy]

@@Relaxingpeacefulcalming I don't see why not.

[@riteshverma6519]

Not working

[@happyface.e]

How about Files? I couldnt find any files just photos and videos

[@JoshDerr-y8l]

when i select captures it says 'no items match your search'

[@shreyasmarathe1151]

Keep itup man W

[@_MaryWhyte]

This was helpful. Thank you

[@Elec4001]

Thank you very much for this truly clear explanation. You helped me to retore years of photos.

[@darynmoore5672]

Damn helpful. Many thanks, yo.

[@rishabhjain9350]

Thanks buddy. Was able to transfer at ease

[@thenicenice7]

thats working but I can't remove the photos I added on my iphone through this technique. Is it normal?

[@CeeDeeLmao]

hope not

[@ramteen_v]

Ran into this same issue. Did you find a fix?

[@WristMissle]

Mine says waiting for changes to be applied than doesn’t transfer anything

[@alorpotheislamerpothe]

It will simply sign a file on your iPhone . It cannot be edited or deleted on the iPhone. I deleted files from my PC and thought I had them on my iPhone, but they were all gone. I lost my important files. A misleading video. Edit the video, please.

[@rajatdesai9136]

it will work for ipad 9th generation?

[@jackfireee]

Hello Jeremy I like to ask, if I use this method, do the photos and videos quality decrease or do they stay the exact same quality when I transfer it from my PC to my iPhone?

[@DeployJeremy]

I didn't see a downscale with my media, but they were all 1080p or less. I'll try adding a crazy large photo and sync it to see if it's downscaled.

[@jackfireee]

@@DeployJeremy Hi Jeremy. Thank you for replying back to me and answering my question. Please let me know if anything changes with your new test. I haven't tried this method yet since I don't have a lightning-to-USB cable. But I'll let you know when I do it.

[@DeployJeremy]

OK, I've tested it. It seems for smaller images like my 1920x1080 images I sync'd in the demo will remain the same size. So, I tested this with a much larger JPG image - a 7680x4800 resolution image. It did in fact downscale it to 2456x1536, which is a massive downscaling in that case. Sorry ☹️

[@jackfireee]

@@DeployJeremy Thank you for getting back to me and letting me know that 1920x1080 photos stay the same quality. But that's sucks that there is a huge downscale for high-resolution photos. I hope Apple fixes this issue and makes transferring photos, videos, and files from PC to iPhone and vice versa easier like what Android does.🤞

[@monsterftw912]

@@jackfireee I just did this and all my photos are at their original resolution, videos do seem to be at 1080p now.

[@youssefmohsen1672]

I’m unable to delete the videos after syncing, any tips ?

[@DeployJeremy]

@@youssefmohsen1672 on the phone or the PC?

[@marknagy2003]

@@DeployJeremyI can't delete them from the phone.

[@IRClusterTTV]

Same here

[@GrowthDiariesSofia]

It worked! My video went directly to the gallery 🙏🙏

[@paramedic48t]

Merci tu viens de me sauver 👍👍👍

[@tinaleanne8230]

Had to reboot just as you said but now I am unable to remove the pictures from the phone ????

[@tinaleanne8230]

Replying to myself for others to see: If I delete the pictures in the PC folder where they came from, then they are removed from the phone. To the Apple programmers: Do you have a meetings with the agenda of how to make things as difficult as possible?

[@Anyomous298]

I uploaded these photos but to do that I had to disable my OneDrive photos. Doing that means that I can’t access those photos in any other platforms like Snapchat or instagram. While I did get my photos back I can’t access them anywhere else and I can’t delete any of those photos anymore either. Can you help? I had around 1,500 photos because I recently wiped my phone and all photos were gone but saved on pc.

[@FocckeWulf]

I synced it but its not showing in my phone? I’ve tried like 50 times I am so lost dude

[@tdavis3769]

Great vid but how do i transfer a windows FOLDER that contains birthday pics to my iphone 14. Icloud just wants me to select the pictures within the folder and transfer. I just want to transfer the whole folder vs individual photos. thanks

[@DeployJeremy]

You can sync the whole folder, but iOS only does foldering by month afaik so it won't create a subfolder

[@biggfoot52]

Another reason android rules!

[@fouskas7400]

Ok but if I do this once and let's say a month later I want to add an extra folder that contains some new pictures from my PC to my iPhone. If I follow the same process it will first delete all the photos I transfered last time just to add this new folder. So this is not practical for me if I want to add new photos ocasionally. Is there a way to do what I want?

[@Lark993]

it shouldn't delete them, i had videos on my phone and synced from pc, it did not remove the existing photos or video first, only added the photos that were not on the phone

[@fouskas7400]

@@Lark993 it literally warns me about it before syncing, so I guess it is meant to be this way

[@shaikhirfan123456789]

yes, it is happening with me as well. if we change the folder to sync it will delete already sync photo

[@fouskas7400]

​@@shaikhirfan123456789 The only way I found to easily transfer photos is by using a usb type c flash drive, since I have an iphone 15 pro. I directly connect it to iphone and I can copy photos from iphone's photo app to the flash drive or from the flash drive I can select the photos I want and save them to the iphone's photos app. And then connect the flash drive to my pc. It's a pretty trash way but it is the most convenient I have found yet.

[@GrizzVR]

doesn't work because im using icloud photos?

[@Joshua-fp1kk]

Turn off your iCloud Photos in settings

[@GrizzVR]

@@Joshua-fp1kk nah cuz i need it

[@kio_leptos_anemos]

@@GrizzVRit gives you the choice to remove photos from device when you turn off icloud photos, which means you wont have them in your device but they’ll still be in icloud.

[@Silver_AviationYT]

When I did the sync it didn’t transfer to my photo gallery on my iPhone can anyone help?

[@BasraGroups]

I appriciate this Video as helps me a lot. I was stuck from a week and today I transfer my data. Thanks Bro

[@bennykov1547]

You forget to mention that photo are gonna get compressed with these method 😅 pretty important

[@DeployJeremy]

I need to verify this. I don't believe mine were downscaled in this process. The videos definitely are not.

[@DeployJeremy]

Confirmed. You're right. 😕 Any still image over about 3000x1600 pixels gets downscaled. My images were under that, so they weren't affected, but I tried a 7800x4800 image and it went down to around ~2600x1600.

[@bennykov1547]

@@DeployJeremy yep, your method is basically iTunes so it has no problem with video but compresses big size photo, this happens even transferring photo from the iphone to pc via cable. i still haven't managed to find a solution to this problem.

[@javiercortes1059]

Awsome, thanks

[@musicenthusiast2254]

your a life saver man! thank you

[@itsafineday7220]

how do i copy the whole folder and put it on USB?

[@DeployJeremy]

From the iPhone to a PC? That's where it's easy. To copy files off the iPhone, you just connect it via the lightning or USB-C cable, then from the iPhone "allow" your PC to read its files, at that point your phone will appear as a read-only storage device next to your C:\ drive. Then you find, copy and paste files to your USB drive.

[@trendlyone-g8k]

Good one! Thanks, has been really helpful.

[@johsst]

It said it synced but nothing came to my iPad - it was properly plugged in too

[@DeployJeremy]

I had to reboot for the drivers to properly initiate. Did you reboot?

[@johsst]

@ dw I managed to get it to work thanks for the video

[@biggfoot52]

Doesn't work for me but I removed the phone while installing the apple software. Connected phone and software works. Just don't have phone connected while installing software. So in summary sync is the term to use instead of copy.

[@DeployJeremy]

@@biggfoot52 yeah, I had to reboot my machine. It appears to be that class of driver and service in Windows. 😒

[@davidshofy]

Thanks ❤❤🎉🎉

[@JUSTGOODLAWAYSSFFKWINS]

My iphone is connected to my pc via usb-c But the apple devices isnt recognizing the device its stuck in "connect a device to get started". i can see the apple deivce in the hard drive section but apple devices isnt working..

[@solanaceae2069]

Took a couple tries but it worked.

[@b0zz1380y]

Half the stuff in this video isn’t on my laptop. The other half isn’t on my phone. Still confused as hell

[@BearTeam]

copy Iphone gallery is very ustable in windows 10/11. I tried many times on Iphone 6/8/14pro on USB/USB-C. Similar unstable problems during data copy: iphone disconnecting. Why iTunes is not prepared in this case, it is shamefull ;-/ Why this new software also can not see gallery on the Iphone? ;-/

[@biggfoot52]

Itunes is jacked up unreliable. This apple devices app is the replacement and yet I still think it BS!

[@hogweedblitz8739]

Didnt work, nothing was brought to the phone, would up just putting a few files in the folder I selected. I wound up using email which worked.

[@vicevicejalloh5834]

So amazing ❤

[@BenzinioB]

OMG... I get nothing... All I got is I got myself screwed by purchasing iPhone :(

[@UbuntuPersonNoMint]

Just get a mac bro

[@BenzinioB]

@@UbuntuPersonNoMint Yeah bro... and then make my life even more miserable, as it has no connectivity to the majority of the other users :)

[@UbuntuPersonNoMint]

@@BenzinioB what connectivity? My mac works just fine. You're having a crap experience because windows is a mac competitor and apple wouldn't make anything good for their competitors, same with ms when they work on apple..

[@BenzinioB]

@@UbuntuPersonNoMint MAC works perfect for itself but sharing files with others is a problem as the majority use Microsoft based platforms. And although vastly improved trough the years the compatibility still makes problems. Solving the iPhone problems with mac will create for me much bigger problem.

[@UbuntuPersonNoMint]

@BenzinioB I share files with people on crap windows pc everyday. I'm starting to think you're just regurgitating someone's opinion you read online..

[@joerivera5312]

Thanks Bro, SUBSCRIBED !!!!

[@stufflike5844]

This is so bs that I need software to do this, also I tried doing the "Apple Devices" method and it always spits out an error message either error -54 or something else. I just want to transfer the images and not deal with this shit.

[@DeployJeremy]

Me too.

[@Brosky73]

I imported a video onto my phone and now I can't delete it

[@Dotkenn]

now how do I do it in reverse? from iphone to windows

[@DeployJeremy]

@@Dotkenn that's the easier way. You just connect your iPhone using a USB cable, then on your iPhone "allow" your PC to connect. At that point, if you open File Explorer > My PC > iPhone, you should see it, just like I showed in the beginning of this video

[@Dotkenn]

@@DeployJeremy ive been trying to transfer my files for the past 6hours, error after error, this and that, problems everywhere, like you cant even use bluetooth to transfer, apple is horrible, the only real solution im left with is paying to use icloud. Im so switching to android next time im in need of a new phone.

[@DeployJeremy]

@@Dotkenn Out of curiosity, what version of Windows are you using and is it Intel or Qualcomm? I've heard that once you install either the Apple devices app or iTunes they replace the default storage driver with their own when you connect an iOS device. Is the cable an Apple one and in decent condition? Maybe that is a cause? For me anything Windows 10 and newer without any Apple software will see the iOS device. The cable does need to support data (some just charge), but that's it.

[@Dotkenn]

@@DeployJeremy I am using the newest windows 11 24h2, started rolling it out to everyone around 2weeks ago. My issues with apple are as follows: plugging in iphone would sometimes freeze or crash my pc (lol), some folders would show up empty, clicking properties on folders that have pics and vids would show 0B size, you cant use bluetooth to transfer (lol), using photos app to import would always give a different number of files found, im basically being forced to use icloud so I could send all my private sh*t to their sh*tty servers and pay them for the privilege. After an emberassingly long time, I figured out that in "this pc" you can just right click on " iphone storage" and find the option to import pictures and videos, this just loads up all folders, so it fixes everything, properties dont show 0b anymore, all folders are filled up.. The only problem left to figure out is why iphone shows I have 3k pics, but on windows, in properties it shows I have nearly 4k pics, skimming through the folders and sorting by type of file, nothing looks out of the ordinary, theres some aee files which I believe are useless, but theres certainly not enough to make up another 1k files worth.. also on iphone storage, it shows I have 52gbs worth of pics, yet on pc, with the extra 1k files, I come out at 46gbs.. overall its been a horrible experience, enough for me to call dibs on android the next time im in need of a new phone.

[@Dotkenn]

@@DeployJeremy in my hours long conquest, I did at one point end up using unofficial third party software, and what was really interesting is how using the app bypassed asking for permission to allow the transfer of files, every time I plug in, iphone would ask whether to allow or not, but everytime I plugged it in with the app running, didnt ask for anything, and it pretty much loaded every single picture and video instantly, like literally instantly, only problem is that the app would incorrectly export only 10files out of the 3k, and then shove me with subscription prices.. How can an app like that do everything so damn well? Really shows you something doesnt it?

[@susannolen998]

WHY does Apple not let you transfer back to the iPhone?!? There are SO many things about the iPhone that don't make any sense. Why isn't there a Select All option? for example.

[@susannolen998]

Annnnd... it didn't work anyway. I followed all your steps, it said it was synching on the Apple Devices app and that it completed it, it made me sign in to my phone, and when it was done none of the photos had been moved from the PC folder to the iPhone. I tried the restart and everything.

[@susannolen998]

Not your fault just ranting about iPhone.

[@UbuntuPersonNoMint]

Apple unlike ms makes numerous tech including macs of which ms pc is competing with so they are just being a business and not making it easier for their competition. Get a mac and you'll see the same happens from ms regarding apple..

[@Ritu-singh704]

hlo i have an problem

[@anandan_voyager]

Will try 👍

[@CeeDeeLmao]

how do i remove the photos

[@CeeDeeLmao]

please i dont want gay yiff permanently stuck on my phone

[@Lorraine-u7l]

How to delete it i need a tut

[@timyip8340]

How do I transfer music to iPhone?

[@DeployJeremy]

It's the same method. In the Apple Devices app, you just need to select Music on the left and choose your folder to sync. See 4:10

[@Leo-hf9wo]

@@DeployJeremymight be better if he used iTunes tbh

[@DeployJeremy]

@@Leo-hf9wo that's true. I've never been a huge fan of iTunes on Windows. It's good on macOS though

[@Leo-hf9wo]

@@DeployJeremy true I just installed it from Microsoft store and it wouldn’t connect to my iPhone for some reason

[@cornel2343]

not working for me

[@akashsk5294]

The photos transferred this way cannot be edited or deleted. Guys help me delete these stuffs now.

[@spookymantis63]

using google drive is best but if you dont have an internet connection you gotta do this

[@Zeina107]

That did not work for me

[@alejandrocruz-x1c]

thank you so much

[@sillyKit]

Took 2 minutes to tell me the app ty anyways

[@DeployJeremy]

@@sillyKit Glad you liked it. There's a lot of nuance with the reboot for drivers to initialize and folder selection for sync, especially if you're patience level is low like mine.

[@jim12186]

hmmm well it seems that now the microsoft store doesnt offer an app called apple devices

[@DeployJeremy]

I just checked and I see it. Might depend on your location?

[@jim12186]

@@DeployJeremy Is there anyway you can post it on here?

[@chriscoco547]

I had a totally different experience, mostly negative, trying to follow these steps. I gave up after 45 minutes. This is total BS that one cannot copy a file (jpg) from windows 11 to an ipad (18.1)

[@DeployJeremy]

@@chriscoco547 did you reboot your Windows machine after installing the Apple devices app?

[@OEverettC]

These aren't "files" from the iPhones "files" app 😓😭 . This vid should be titled how to transfer photos and videos from iphone.

[@VelgamingTv_]

It don’t work

[@RhimKhanYT]

Thank you

[@gday79]

why iphone have to make everything's difficult, like only can install app from app-store, whereas my old android can download apk file and install

[@UbuntuPersonNoMint]

It's not difficult. You're just using pc which is an apple competitor and I don't think you would want to do right by your business competitors now would you?

[@AayushmanSehdev-fg2ow]

Thankyou

[@InternetBiscuits]

God I fucking hate Apple, I’m moving to Samsung asap. To many things Apple just make harder for you if your using anything but the full Apple ecosystem I’m not falling for there tactics

[@alorpotheislamerpothe]

Liar ... Careful it will just Sign from Pc. Not copy. You will not get any control of that file.

[@bryanmorales212]

can we just admit that apple is trash? Thanks fir the help though

[@arazvosoughi4985]

If not for the camera android is better in every freacking way

[@tinaleanne8230]

I will admit that, worst purchase I have ever made.

[@ChenChenPlays]

Shouldve not both apple

[@vedansari]

Its not working guys don't waste your time here...Look for something else i wasted my 2-3 hrs.

[@faysalahmedmasum]

doesn't help

[@ArsenalG3ar]

Hassle

[@DeployJeremy]

Totally. I wish it was as easy as Android.

[@MithunNMogaveer]

i phone sucks better buy pixel.

[@domedana]

U talk to fast - Running out of time? lol

[@OlePedersen-n5u]

Waste of time

[@kio_leptos_anemos]

great video ! helped a lottttt ! thanks 🤍

[@rayk393]

Great, except for the one little detail that it seems Microsoft has pulled that app from the store @deplayjeromy I'm getting zero results for it when searching for the app as you did. Unbelievable that in 2024 its still almost impossible to get an iphone to work with a pc. I've tried the wifi folder share thing too and it works like one time then I just get a generic error msg that it can't connect.

[@DeployJeremy]

@@rayk393 does this direct link work? Get Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store apps.microsoft.com/detail/9np83lwlpz9k?ocid=webpdpshare

[@DeployJeremy]

@@rayk393 And I agree, it would be great if Apple made this a better experience. Android just behaves like attached USB storage. Something that easy might open up app sideloading on iOS and impact revenue or security.

[@rayk393]

the link works!@@DeployJeremy THANKS! but it looks like I can only install it if I upgrade to Windows 11 from 10. Probably why it didn't show up in my MS store. Not worth the hassle of upgrading to 11 for that . I finally found a way to transfer using VLC media player (one of the greatest apps ever) Agreed, simple USB transfer would be sooo much easier. There's like 5 stupid little software limitations with iphone that are insanely frustrating to deal with. I'll definitely be trading this 15Pro back in for a Galaxy when the contract is up. Apple: amazing hardware - terrible software

[@biggfoot52]

​@@DeployJeremysecurity is overrated, the problem is people don't read anymore, just click here click there. If you get a virus you should have a backup plan in place to mitigate losing data, but no one is taught that.

[@davidagnew8465]

@@DeployJeremy The direct link works, but the reviews stink (867 reviews, averaging 2.3 on a 1-5 scale). Downloads AirDroid_Desktop_Client_3.7.2.1.exe (66,961,840 bytes). I am deleting it!

[@OatMan101]

is there a way to delete the pictures after they get synced to my phone because it doesn’t allow me to delete any of them

[@lobsangtsering5796]

i to need theses solution @Jeremy Chapman