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

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

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50 Comments

  1. @Duffle0 on August 19, 2025 at 9:55 pm

    life saver

  2. @abuzz1914 on August 19, 2025 at 9:57 pm

    This will be super information for a friend with an iphone. She says that she has thousands of photos on her phone and has to get them off to make storage space. Is there a way to take ALL of the photos off at the same time?
    Personally, I have the same Sandisk 1TB external hard drive and did a File back up on my desktop yesterday. Works great. Even though I have used Carbonite for years, just wanted a current backup in a separate place.

  3. @Davelin247 on August 19, 2025 at 9:58 pm

    I have around 6,000 photos and videos and my wife has 9000. Which drives do we need to transfer to a new drive?

  4. @spillthegoods on August 19, 2025 at 9:59 pm

    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!

    https://youtu.be/BlXJaQ706vM?si=He6DvgB0RoBbC6ar

  5. @ajw9195 on August 19, 2025 at 9:59 pm

  6. @OGXO on August 19, 2025 at 10:01 pm

    Hello guys, just trying to clarify something. If my icloud storage is full and I want ALL my photos offloaded to an external hard drive this would be the steps to do it? Any other tips? When I upgrade to a new iphone I dont want to transfer anything. I want to start fresh. Let me know any tips!! Thanks!

  7. @yamenghusn8564 on August 19, 2025 at 10:04 pm

    My phone is 15 not works .

  8. @grose93alexander67 on August 19, 2025 at 10:04 pm

    can anyone tell me if these work with a iphone 13

  9. @pandabeb on August 19, 2025 at 10:04 pm

    hiiii so can i do this exact process with my iphone 14 ??

  10. @MiaHessMusic on August 19, 2025 at 10:05 pm

    I have an iPhone 15 Pro and when I plug in my sand desk, the files app is not seeing the hard drive at all. Help! The photos are not going g to the hard drive. They are going g into my files but there is no way to move them into the hard drive.

  11. @oiygfdxssfgg on August 19, 2025 at 10:06 pm

    Does that work with an iPhone 13

  12. @carriegraham1845 on August 19, 2025 at 10:06 pm

    Hello. I am so excited to try this method. I have been trying different types of approaches with no success. I want to move ALL my photos off my iPhone 13. Is there a way to Select all, so I don’t have to scroll to select all 4,000 items?

  13. @pzazzera on August 19, 2025 at 10:09 pm

    I clicked save to files but have no idea where they went on the external HD

  14. @mustangdbest220 on August 19, 2025 at 10:09 pm

    It would be really easier if you could just go to the photos and just hit select videos or whatever select a bunch of videos and it takes those videos from your camera roll and push them onto it and automatically clears your iPhone storage

  15. @btcullen5876 on August 19, 2025 at 10:12 pm

    My SanDisk SSD shows up in files, but after I open it and go to photos to be moved, when selecting save to files another folder is the default and when I finally select the SSD the save button is grayed out, can’t select and save???

  16. @DERORDEVILOFFICIAL on August 19, 2025 at 10:13 pm

    Is working on IPhone 15?

  17. @W4M-o3d on August 19, 2025 at 10:14 pm

    Does this still work? I have tried to connect my Samsung Hard drive to my iPhone X and even my iPhone 14 Pro and it doesn’t work?

  18. @kgriffin5579 on August 19, 2025 at 10:14 pm

    Will the supplied usb cord with the featured hard drive fit directly into my iphone 11 without an adapter?

  19. @ginakriese4395 on August 19, 2025 at 10:16 pm

    Can I transfer and save all the photos and videos from my phone onto this device long term? And does it work with an Android?

  20. @AfricanStorybook on August 19, 2025 at 10:16 pm

    Hi. impressively succinct AND understandable for peeps not 100% au fait with everyday moving of videos. Q: when i get to moving it to ‘save to files’, it says ‘not enough storage space’. The external has 40G free…what would it be referring to?

  21. @TheHealthUnprofessional on August 19, 2025 at 10:16 pm

    Would this work with a LaCie hard drive ? Gonna try 😂

    By the way I have iCloud too paying for it … but idk the point since it’s telling me my phones full

    I guess idk how to use it if ya need more video topics 😂

    I’m sure it’s out there… working on learning but like this sh*t should come with a manual from apple 🤣

  22. @johnf.2563 on August 19, 2025 at 10:19 pm

    How must the hard/flash drive be formatted?

  23. @minassargsyan8835 on August 19, 2025 at 10:19 pm

    How connect iPhone 12 Pro Max to Sandisk 2Tb

  24. @MuzammilZahidJahangiri on August 19, 2025 at 10:19 pm

    This makes a copy to external device. It does not MOVE it. You will have to manually delete from phone to make space

  25. @tonyweatherstone3851 on August 19, 2025 at 10:21 pm

    You made this look so easy, thanks for keeping it simple.

  26. @HaywoodJaBlome-c9i on August 19, 2025 at 10:22 pm

    This is a FRAUD and DOES NOT WORK. My "SAVE" button is greyed out?

  27. @SanjibBora-x7h on August 19, 2025 at 10:27 pm

    How to import data from ssd to i phone?

  28. @NOuseforaname-FX on August 19, 2025 at 10:30 pm

    I have the sandisk extreme portable 2tb external hard drive and the iphone 15 plus is not recognizing the device. I can see it on my macbook 2013 pro. I have a partioned HD file format exFAT. Is this a power /charging issue? The link in descriptiomn for trouble shooting is only for connection issues to the mac not the phone. Feedback appreciated, thank you

  29. @anaidcandido on August 19, 2025 at 10:31 pm

    SO HELPFUL!!! you really saved meee!! Every time I tried to copy files from IPhone to Windows to Hard disk there was an error.
    Most useful video ever!!! (This and the one showing how to turn on a Redmi without the power button)!!!

  30. @abdullahaad9477 on August 19, 2025 at 10:32 pm

    many thanks, what is the difference beteen the two options export unmodified original vs safe to file (sssd)?

  31. @Ww8.3 on August 19, 2025 at 10:32 pm

    Can you dump a large amount of photos/videos at once?

  32. @Ferrindel on August 19, 2025 at 10:33 pm

    What "Files" app?

  33. @angelacranford958 on August 19, 2025 at 10:33 pm

    thank you so much for this!! I have been wanting to transfer my files directly for years – thank you for sharing this!

  34. @akashkhansili on August 19, 2025 at 10:33 pm

    It’s baffeling that there is no option to select all the photos!! iPhone suck

  35. @astu-z9v8f on August 19, 2025 at 10:34 pm

    For 200GB how long transfer time?

  36. @bubba195776 on August 19, 2025 at 10:37 pm

    OK, I’m retired photographer I’ve got closer to 200,000 images in the cloud and in my tablet. I don’t have a computer, but I have two iPad pros. How can I get all my photos into that hard drive from my iPad Pro? Do I have to click on them one photo at a time or is there a way to transfer the whole batch at once?

  37. @pierofasce3222 on August 19, 2025 at 10:37 pm

    Thanks for the useful info. Would u tell me how to access the edited videos on the hardrive with the iphone? I mean, I wanna open the edited videos on the iphone again… shoul I reverse the initial process?

  38. @SebaO-np1lg on August 19, 2025 at 10:39 pm

    does this work with iphone 14 pro using lightning?

  39. @beatrizcarrasco2699 on August 19, 2025 at 10:39 pm

    I have an iPhone 13 Pro and when I connect it, it doesn’t show on my phone that it’s connected, it doesn’t turn on! What can I do? I’m using the cable I use to charge it since it’s not an input on my phone… please help 🥹

  40. @dgsecure8079 on August 19, 2025 at 10:41 pm

    When you make a YouTube video make sure of what you say is accurate. It is not a hard drive, it is a SSD .

  41. @psygmamusic7251 on August 19, 2025 at 10:41 pm

    This is super helpful! Do you have to re-select them on your phone to delete them after?

  42. @DionnesDiscography on August 19, 2025 at 10:42 pm

    Does this work for a macbook air or is this for a PC laptop?

  43. @ColleenElizMiller on August 19, 2025 at 10:43 pm

    Is there a way to select ALL your photos and then start a huge download so you can save as a back up for all your stuff?

  44. @Pharmafitness247 on August 19, 2025 at 10:45 pm

    appreciate your help man!

  45. @cathycatrett4805 on August 19, 2025 at 10:46 pm

    Thank you for the help. I have a different type of ssd portable hard drive but all the information worked to help me

  46. @trucklifewithej3391 on August 19, 2025 at 10:47 pm

    Very helpful thanks bro 🫡🫡🫡 I was so close to buying a new phone.😅 I’m so back up on videos to upload to YouTube but I couldn’t so thanks again 👍🏾🫡

  47. @matthewwilco5765 on August 19, 2025 at 10:47 pm

    So I bought the SSD since my storage is full. But I can’t put the videos from my photos to my drive because I don’t have enough storage? So what was the point? How do I transfer files if I can’t put a downloaded file in my folder that’s already on my phone?

  48. @raymondmichelsoniii6606 on August 19, 2025 at 10:48 pm

    What if my hard drive is seagate??

  49. @jenniferhenman1512 on August 19, 2025 at 10:53 pm

    So you don’t need to download an APP to use this external drive? I just received mine and trying to get started. Thx!

  50. @mustangdbest220 on August 19, 2025 at 10:53 pm

    I just bought the sandisk extreme Pro 2 TB

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