Move Photos & Videos Directly From iPhone to External Hard Drive - Step by Step Instructions

[@spillthegoods]

Here is another video I made that will help anyone who has an iPhone 14 or earlier! Let me know if you have any questions! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=He6DvgB0RoBbC6ar

[@rachnaram]

Thanks I got the answer

[@grassmanBoca]

My I phone doesn’t have usb c it a lighting

[@asiyadua9590]

I want to move years of photos and then delete from iPhone. Can I follow the same process?

[@rick_b2534]

WOW!!! I tried this several times, without the transfer. This so helpful to see your steps, many thanks

[@spillthegoods]

So glad that it helped!

[@laurabenza3192]

This was perfect!!! I was just needing to know a method to transfer pix off my daughters iPhone to an external hard drive (SAMSUNG SSD T7) and your tutorial worked perfectly.

[@spillthegoods]

That makes me happy, so glad it worked out!

[@ss22076]

Brilliant! This is a clear and straightforward instruction, thanks 🙏

[@Reddog1255]

Tip when using this drive are you must turn your phone or iPad off before disconnecting drive, if ssd drive doesn’t appear in files, you must hook it to a computer open file then shut file, then try with iPhone again should appear in files, these work with iPad iPhones but you have to follow these rules and it probably won’t hunt to wait a minute or two before starting to disconnect

[@LiilReyy]

Thank you bro I have the same ssd I didn’t know I can do that, I just tried it and worked so smooth

[@nlvassassin]

Great and to the point

[@iMPACTMediaSOLUTIONS624]

You just saved me a tone of headache. I sue my iPhone for video shooting as a B-Roll and was struggling with the transfer of videos as it takes too much time and eats up lots of space on the phone. Super thanks. And have also subscribed. My channel is still a new kid on the block, but work is progress. 😂😂👍👍🙏🏽

[@mariogarcia1415]

You can save files directly to the external HD bypassing the transfer of file.

[@ricattard2020]

Hey mate, Ric from Australia here. Sorry to bother you but I'm not overly savvy with cable compatibility etc. Can I do what you're demonstrating with an iPhone 12 mini?

[@MyrtleBeachbigwheel]

Thank you for the info bro , you helped me a lot

[@spillthegoods]

Glad I could help!

[@rheymann7895]

Does it just save a copy of the photo on the external drive?

[@2WR]

Very helpful. Thx!

[@spillthegoods]

Glad it helped!

[@LeeSiangLee]

Hi, excellent video! Thanks One q : to avoid i am running out of battery on my iphone 15 Pro while (or after) transferring the photo to the hard drive or to my window pc, is there a way that i can charge my phone battery at the same time? (If there is a way, it would save my time of charging my iPhone after the battery has been drained out for the transfer of photos, esp during traveling when we could only be back to hotel late at night)

[@guillermocarril1643]

excellent...very nice, Thanks

[@rays.86]

Nice video! Thanks! Can I do the same thing with iTunes music? I have a new iPhone 15 plus and all the music from my iPhone 7 plus which I purchased from iTunes transferred to the new iPhone except the ones I downloaded from my CD’s collection didn’t transfer. Can you help me with this? Thanks!

[@kamnajain7979]

I am not able to locate my Sandisk extreme Hardisk on my iPhone 15plus … please help

[@teecee9660]

usbc to lightning? will it work the same way? also, can I do a photo dump so I can get them off my phone pemenently?

[@spillthegoods]

Great question, here is the work around for iPhone 14 and older: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=sg9ONXmLbgrf7YTe

[@jonweigand3712]

Does the original stay on your phone or does it wholly move to the hard drive? Or can you also copy over?

[@spillthegoods]

The original stays on your phone!

[@satiready]

Does it work with a Type_C to Lightning Cable? I own an Iphone 13

[@spillthegoods]

Great question, here is the work around for iphone 14 and older: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=sg9ONXmLbgrf7YTe

[@missordinary108]

Is it only compatible with iPhone 15?

[@spillthegoods]

Yes, however, here is how you would do this with an older iPhone: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8

[@sandyah.3054]

So this method obviously would only work with iPhone 15 ??

[@D00R]

How do you disconnect it safely?

[@spillthegoods]

Good question. I explain that a little in a different video I did linked here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8 In short simply exit out of the applications and then turn off your iPhone. Then removed the SSD or Hard drive

[@totococozza]

Thanks

[@TrevB_Wakefield]

I have this same SSD, though it's 500GB. I have the iPhone 13 Pro, but on connecting SSD and iPhone it doesn't list the Extreme SSD under Locations, so this is no good at all.

[@spillthegoods]

You are correct, with anything older than an iPhone 15 you will need to use the process in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=dkRAMHeL3TVat_FJ

[@guillermocarril1643]

excellent

[@shelleyt3048]

Question- does this only work if your computer is a Mac or can you use this from an iPhone to a windows computer? Someone please let me know, this would be a huge timesaver

[@spillthegoods]

I don't have a mac either. All of my editing is done on a Windows computer and it works! Hopefully that is a relief. Remember you will want to have an iPhone 15 or later since it has a USB-c port. Otherwise you will need an adapter for older iPhones.

[@shelleyt3048]

@@spillthegoods ok thanks. I have an iPhone 14 so I’ll need the adapter. I use Western Digital back up drives, hopefully this method will work with that for me to back up directly to that as well as my ASUS computer.

[@EVH305]

I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max. Can I use this storage device? Thank you for your informative content

[@spillthegoods]

Great question. In short the answer to your question is, No, you cannot transfer from your iPhone 12 Pro Max directly onto a hard drive using the same process I showed in this video. Because the new iPhone (15 and later) is a USB-C port you can connect an external hard drive and see it in files. Any iPhone older than 15 uses has a lighting port. However, I am exploring a different method for USB-C to lighting cable and will be sharing my findings in an upcoming video. I will link that here when complete. Thanks for the question, sorry the answer is likely not what you wanted!

[@AndreasHvilhoej]

an Sd card reader for lightning port worked for me before i got a 15, hope this helps

[@EVH305]

@@AndreasHvilhoej Any specific name device?

[@AndreasHvilhoej]

@@EVH305 no just look up lightning to sd card reader (i got one that also had an aux a usb A and lightning port so i could charge at the same time but thats not needed) and get an sd card with alot of GB

[@Upstateyota]

Does this work for pdf files too?

[@spillthegoods]

It does!

[@billboswell4509]

Are you sure this moves RAW files and full resolution videos?

[@Quince828]

Does this also work with lightning to usb A, as my phone doesn’t have usb C?

[@Hank_E]

I tried using the apple lightning to USB A adapter on iphone SE 2020 with a normal memory stick but it says it consumes too much power. Possibly if you have a USB cable with 2 plugs, to a hard drive, so you can plug one in a charger/battery bank.

[@asdcomasdcom]

iPhone 15 with USBC only? I’m using 13Pro, can it?

[@spillthegoods]

Here is the answer to your question! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=XNGzbOZGJradL7ra

[@eddy802]

and you can move "Save to Files' up your export options list (Edit Actions), to reduce the scroll time

[@ZakMcallister]

I’m an IPhone user and a Windows PC user. Getting files from my IPhone to PC has been a 7 year journey of pain and if this method actually works I will be so hyped

[@spillthegoods]

As long as you have an iPhone 15 or later, you are going to pretty excited. It has made my life so much easier.

[@MiaHessMusic]

I understand. I'm in the same boat. I have found lately that I can use my cable and my PC sees the Gallery but that's it. From there I can transfer.

[@ZakMcallister]

@MarkHardstaff-pj1fo 4k footage is what I frequently need to send over. This is particularly difficult because I work as a performer on Cruise Ships and internet is nonexistent. Apart from that it’s so infuriating that they took this long to give a solution to Apple and PC users. Apple went out of their way to make things as difficult as possible for file transfer and I’m just glad that’s over.

[@ZakMcallister]

@MarkHardstaff-pj1fo it’s exponentially longer to use Google Drive as a middle man than to just do a direct transfer fyi I’m assuming you don’t send a lot of large files

[@mnob1122]

I assume this won’t work with an iPhone 8 Plus.

[@fly-pedro]

Good advice, but it does not work with my iPhone 14pro. 🤔🤔

[@spillthegoods]

It will if you do this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=XNGzbOZGJradL7ra

[@carlupthegrove262]

For some reason I cannot get my Extreme SSD to show up in the files app on my iPhone... but if I can figure that out I'm sure this will be and excellent way to move the photos and videos.

[@gettinggamer5297]

same. hmm maybe our ssd’s aren’t plugged into our phones properly?

[@McTexicanInColorado]

This is a helpful video with a warning. Do not use these Sandisk drives. You might be ok if you have an older version 1 drive, but the new version 2 drives have a high failure rate. There are plenty of KZbin videos to back me up on this. I have experienced the pain of this personally. Luckily, I never back up to just one place.

[@spillthegoods]

You are absolutely correct on this! Redundancy when it comes to your Photos/footage is super important. I try to save my Videos and Photos in at least two places (iCloud & a storage device) that way if one fails I have a backup. I have experience the pain of losing important footage and it is a massive bummer.

[@McTexicanInColorado]

@@spillthegoods Agreed. As a network engineer, redundancy is king!

[@SamuelGarcia-rf4th]

Can you explain why it fails and an alternative external drive? I have this and would consider purchasing a more suitable product.

[@McTexicanInColorado]

@@SamuelGarcia-rf4th I’m not sure why it fails but like I said, there are plenty of KZbin videos about it. That’s how I found out. I have two Samsung T7’s 4GB drives and they have been solid so far

[@ShibaSoftware]

I have the 2tb version of this drive. It completely fails. I can’t even transfer a 30 mb video without the iphone 15 pro max crashing.

[@wuchao10]

Does it support iPhone 14 pro if I have a type c to lightning cable ？

[@spillthegoods]

Great question, here is the work around for iphone 14 and older: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=sg9ONXmLbgrf7YTe If you use the method in that video it will work with your iPhone 14 pro

[@hakanakdag9491]

Nice explanation. I have that external ssd and it’s awesome. Very fast and stable. I just love it.

[@vexgoldtunes]

What if I have iPhone 14 with lightning to USB-C cable?. I tried to connect directly and doesn't work

[@spillthegoods]

Here is the answer to your question! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=XNGzbOZGJradL7ra

[@MrgoofyWashington]

Can it be used on iphone 12 pro max

[@spillthegoods]

I have created a similar video for iPhones that are older than iPhone 15’s, here is the link! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=_GMp1e1Vzv9OZiM9

[@Tionaintown876]

Doesn't work on m y iPhone 13 Pro Max even thought I have the latest software update

[@RubiscoTalks]

Difficult with 13 pro I tried using otg adapter of sounce 😅

[@FadzliRealtor]

Can we back up WhatsApp through this method or the whole iPhone to iTunes back up to external hard drive?

[@rickwong]

How come I use the exact ssd, but still can’t see the drive from my iPhone???

[@Tanguero]

Can this process be done with an iPhone 11 Pro? Of course, it has a Lightning connector instead of USB-C but is there any other reason (e.g., iOS version) that might prevent this? I’ve been wanting to offload ALL my photos/screenshots from my iPhone to my iMac but have never found a way to do it without multiple steps.

[@susanb8354]

I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max with a ton of extra unused memory. I want to back up the Notes app and the photos. Would this gadget help me? I need the battery replaced and I have extensive notes saved in the app that I don’t want to lose.

[@joescience1]

This video is the one I’ve been searching for all this time! I used a LaCie drive and it worked perfectly. You found the magic formula for getting videos off an iPhone!

[@AaronJacobson-x7o]

Hey! I’m having an issue with my files being transferred as HEIC file type, and not a JPEG. Is there anything I can do to have them transferred as a jpeg?

[@milkyblendersmoothie1305]

work for me to but wen i will transfer more than 5000 photos evry time stuck...iphon 15pro max,SSd Sasung T7 - 1Tb

[@Rio97621]

This is good. I had not figured out any useful purpose for Files on the iPhone.

[@lionelvillanueva7145]

Hi By any chance do you recommended better a WD hard drive instead also mine comes only with usb external connector do you think if I purchased the usb to usbc adapter works Also after transfer doesn’t loose quality videos and photos ? Thanks for the help

[@mikimiki195]

I can see pain in this man’s eyes. Thank god you found solution 🤣 just kidding Thanks this is great video I have iPhone 14 and I don’t have usb c What adapter do you recommend?

[@thissideoffolk]

Yes, but why is there not a “select all” option. Takes forever to select every file when you are trying to empty your phone.

[@spillthegoods]

I could not agree more, this seems like a significant oversight in the iPhone software.

[@cvdavis]

Do you have to unmount the drive before unplugging? You do on a computer. If you do have to unmount it, how's that done?

[@judyjones3359]

i liked this video & it brings up a problem i have been dealing with. i want to move my whole icloud photos folder to an external drive similar the the model you used. Can i drag the whole icloud folder onto my external drive drive & then upload those photos to my permanent cloud storage?

[@michellewalpole4355]

I have a Iphone 14 Pro Max. Wanting to free up space for an upcoming trip to Kenya. Do the photos get transferred across and then go off the phone? As in - not just copied across?

[@spillthegoods]

Great question, with this process they are just copied across. You would then need to go into your device and delete from there. I will mention, as with any storage device it is important to have some redundancy. Meaning you don't want to have all your files saved in ONE location in case there is some kind of failure with your storage device. This can happen and that is a big bummer when you lose footage/photos that you wanted to keep.

[@TheJazzyG21]

You’d need a different lead for an iPhone 14 wouldn’t you?

[@josuerivera6559]

Not sure why the external storage isn’t visible on the location area. I’ve formatted but still nothing.

[@peace.n.blessings5579]

Apple has been MILKING THEIR FANS!

[@sakshislifestyle615]

Hello ! I have Seagate HDD and iPhone 13. Can I connect Seagate HDD with iPhone 13? As people around me says its risky to connect HDD with your phones. So I never used it directly. Please tell me what to do.

[@spillthegoods]

This may answer your question! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=ir3yW-p2_D3SkEWf

[@sakshislifestyle615]

@@spillthegoods thank you ✨

[@gregoryhageage6362]

So, can you confirm or X what Reddog 1255 said in his tip? Thanx.

[@dbloyd2]

I have a few of those SanDrives and for some reason they won't mount randomly. Have to keep reformatting them. I don't even trust them for backups anymore. Doesn't matter if I use the Pro brand or the regular ones.

[@michaelhanes8214]

Do you have to do one photo at a time or can you just transfer everything in one swoop?

[@anastaciarazmyslovitch5347]

Still a hassle if you need to transfer 9000 photos at once, as there is no ‘select all’ functionality🤷‍♀️

[@jage1981]

Would this work with my iPhone 13 Pro Max?

[@iphonevideosdz]

Whats the name of the cable please ?

[@spillthegoods]

The cable is a USB-C to USB-C cable it comes with the sandisc SSD

[@MrRocrma]

Doesn’t look like it work with iPhone 12 and 13 as it uses lightning cable. The ssd doesn’t show up in files 😢

[@amoritaeljebari.espanol]

love you man, thanks

[@karacooper8710]

My problem is the hard drive doesn't appear on my phone as it it not connected, I even formated it already

[@dhanangelobalaba4040]

i have ready only on my hard drive cant copy or move any file from iphone to hard drive how to fix this..

[@TushTheTerrible]

How do i save all of them, its not like im just gonna save a couple of pictures and call it a day whats wrong with you silly americans

[@GFa71]

Hi. Not sure if you’ve already answered this one …. If the full resolution image or video is only in iCloud does the process download from iCloud first before copying to hard drive. Thanks

[@brendasneddon8347]

I don't use live photos with my Iphone 15 and want to transfer photos in .jpg format. Is that possible with SSD drive?

[@spillthegoods]

Yes, that has been the great part about this SSD. As long as you have an iPhone 15 you can connect this SSD and move photos onto it in .jpg format. It has made move photos and videos from my iPhone onto a hard drive much easier! Hope that helps.

[@raj7sam]

Its not useful for thousands of photos, iphone gets freeze

[@rootsid]

are the files accessible from a windows pc?

[@PHiLGuttah33]

Thanks for the Info you’ve provided dude. I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max, & I take pics & record a lot of videos. This’ll definitely help with storage, & save me money, by not having to buy more iCloud storage. 😂😂😂

[@spillthegoods]

So happy this helped! I love saving a little extra 💰

[@ReneaDooserider]

Oh My Gosh NICE HOPE THAT WORKS WITH IPHONE 11 pro max.

[@spillthegoods]

Thanks for the comment! Here is the work around for iphone 14 and older: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=sg9ONXmLbgrf7YTe If you use the method in that video I linked above it will work with your iPhone 11 pro max

[@fauzhawa3538]

How do you do the opposite? (From the hard drive to IPhone)

[@Arminis]

Hi, thank you! I have an iPad Pro with USB-C. Will it be possible to transfer all Photos to this external Drive?

[@spillthegoods]

The answer is YES. Same exact process on the iPad as it is on the phone. Happy Creating to you!

[@nothlanda]

just need to sell my old iphone and buy a new one..

[@SkyhighJnr]

Can you record footage or images straight onto the ssd with this method?

[@jben999]

This works great with the original SanDisk SSD, the one with the 4 sided carabineer hole. However, it doesn't work with the new , higher speed model (with the triangular carabineer hole). I suspect that the newer model requires more USB power than the original, and that the iPhone can't provide the the needed power. Regardless, great tip for the video crowd. Jim

[@spillthegoods]

This will resolve the issues for power: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=XNGzbOZGJradL7ra

[@lesternielson9280]

Do you know of a way to take photos stored on an external hard drive and then move them into photos on iphone 15? So far I've only been able to move them into "files". then open each photo one by one and have it save to photos. PITA Ultimately, I'd like the photos to end up in icloud and not icloud drive.. thanks... good vid!

[@karenorgan6203]

Can you get photos back on to your phone?

[@superultradan]

Can you store photos on the hard drive then delete them from the phone to save storage?

[@mrbautista773]

Can I store all my picture on the external ssd?

[@suzetteharper5785]

I never got the right connector with mine Useless

[@rodrigodasilva2629]

That HD is the worse. Thanks for the tutorial

[@estalindabelle]

God bless you little dumpling i needed this , im slow lol

[@davidknowles66]

I am mightily confused & I am clearly not following correctly despite repeating the steps numerous times. I can transfer the videos into my iPhone files, but this does not transfer them into the hard drive. How do I move them from the Files to the hard drive? Can someone please explain? Apologies for my idiocy.

[@davidknowles66]

Disregard... I was using an Iphone13 and realise the issue thanks to another video on this channel.

[@NeoOnyx]

I just Airdrop movies and photo’s directly from my iPhone to my iMac, no external HD needed.

[@spillthegoods]

This is a great option as well as long as you have and iMac! For PC users it won't work that way.

[@ChgoTX]

Can this work with an iphone 8? The usb doesn’t fit.. im trying to back up b4 i upgrade my phone

[@spillthegoods]

Great question, here is the work around for iPhone 14 and older: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=sg9ONXmLbgrf7YTe

[@RawGreySun]

Great, but if you don't have new iPhone you don't have a usb-c on my phone, i have a lightning???

[@spillthegoods]

Great question! Here is a video I made for phone that have the lightening cable: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8 Let me know if this works!

[@moneymatters983]

This only applies to iPhone 15’s and or android. USB-c isn’t an option for 14 and previous iPhones.

[@spillthegoods]

Yes you are correct, here is a link to the video I did for iphone 14 and earlier: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8

[@ffmedic1638]

Are you still left with the original videos/photos on the iPhone? I would like to be able to MOVE the designated files and get them OFF of the iPhone for good.

[@spillthegoods]

Unfortunately it just "copies" the files over. Frustrating I know. What you would need to do is complete the copy of the files to the hard drive/ssd and then go and remove them from your phone. I would also suggest having 2 different locations where files can be save simply because ssd's & hard drives can fail and it is a huge bummer to lose all of your files!

[@yourekittenme.]

I’m trying to figure out if I can do a complete backup of the iPhone so I can stop paying for cloud storage!

[@spillthegoods]

You can, however, I would suggest having some redundancy. Saving your photos and videos in 2 different places is usually smart in case one things stops working or you lose one.

[@melraine919]

Brilliant 🤩 thank you for the demo and info 👍🏼👊🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@spillthegoods]

So glad it was helpful!

[@kpd3308]

Can I do this via my lightning port?

[@velociraptor5962]

Thanks at least there is a select all. I feel like I need to make an app for this ridiculous mess. There should be a sync process where you can just copy files to a folder with one click. Maybe an automatic script could be done... Hmmm. Now I'm thinking out aloud

[@spillthegoods]

Time for you to get developing on that app.

[@MiaHessMusic]

I would iamgine the process is the same with an older iPhone or an Android. Just need the right cable, correct? Thank you for your help.

[@spillthegoods]

Here is the answer to your question! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ27e5SHbJVprK8si=ir3yW-p2_D3SkEWf

[@JJSammis-unlock-your-potential]

I don’t see the link! Can you leave it in the comments please

[@spillthegoods]

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