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"I'm from India, and I have an iPhone running iOS 13. How can I copy my photos to a flash drive before deleting them to free up space on the phone? "
With the fantastic built-in camera, people are more likely to take photos with their beloved iPhone. With time goes by, photos become one of the biggest consumers of your limited iOS storage. So you may want a USB flash drive, and then delete the photos from your device to free up space.
However, there is no direct way for iOS users to transfer their photos from iPhone to flash drive, no worries, here we have 3 great ways to move your photos from iPhone to flash drive, if you have the same problems, this article is for you.
Solution 1: The Easiest Way to Transfer Pictures from iPhone to Flash Drive.
The easiest way to move pictures from iPhone to flash drive is by using dr.fone – Phone Manager (iOS) tool. This amazing software has the ability to export all the data between iPhone, iPad, computer, flash drives, or external devices easily. In fact there are multiple options for you to choose in order to perform the copy process of the photos. This software has some amazing features that you can find useful for transferring your data.
dr.fone - Phone Manager (iOS)
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- It allows users to move photos, videos, music, contacts, SMS, documents etc. in one click or selectively.
- It doesn't need the help of iTunes to transfer your data, so you can forget about iTunes while using this tool.
- It's a great data manager that allows users to export, add or delete data between devices.
Step 1 Download and Install dr.fone in Computer.
First you need to download and install the dr.fone – Phone Manager software into your PC. Then connect your iPhone to the computer using a USB cable. Now launch the software and your iPhone will be detected by the program. You'll get an interface like below.
Step 2 Connect Flash Drive to PC.
Next connect the flash drive to the computer and check if it's shown in the file manager of your computer or detected properly. You can scan the drive as a precaution for viruses or malware.
Step 3 Transfer Photos From iPhone to Flash Drive.
From the main menu of dr.fone – Phone Manager, click on the Photos tab. You will find all the photos available on your iPhone displayed in the program window. On the left menu bar, you will find the folder names of your iPhone from where the program has detected all the photos. So finally, you can select the photos of your choice or simply select them all and select the Export option to click Export to PC. The amazing thing is dr.fone allows users to selectively transfer data between phones and computers or you can simply use the one-click method to move all the photos at once.
For the one-click method, simply select any photo album, right-click on it and click on the Export to PC option. When a pop-up window appears, select the flash drive to copy photos directly in one click.
Solution 2: Transfer Pics from iPhone to Flash Drive with Mail.
An easy way to send photos from iPhone to flash drive is by using your email. If you simply put it, you just have to email your photos to another email from iPhone. Then login to the receiver email on your computer and download the photos to the computer and move to your flash drive. The drawback of this process is, you can't send too many photos in one email so you may have to send multiple emails if you want to send too many photos. Here are the steps for this process:
Step 1 Open the Photos app of your iPhone and select the photos you want to send via email.
Step 2 Tap on the Share option after selecting photos and choose Mail. This will open your default email app and you can enter the receiver email address on the sending address.
Step 3 Now open the receiving email from your computer browser and download all the photos to the computer.
Step 4 Finally you can transfer all the downloaded photos to the flash drive from the computer file manager.
Solution 3: Try iPhoto to Switch Photos from iPhone to Flash Drive.
You can move photos from iPhone to flash drive using the iPhoto app. For this process, you need to use a Mac OS based computer. Here is how to do it:
Step 1 Connect the iPhone to the computer using a USB cable.
Step 2 The iPhoto app will open automatically on the Mac, or you can simply launch the app.
Step 3 Finally, you can simply select the photos you want to move and click on the Import Selected button or if you want to send all the photos from iPhone to computer then click on the Import New button. When all the photos are transferred to your computer, you can simply transfer them to the flash drive from the computer.
This process will only work for transferring photos from the Camera Roll folder of your iPhone, if you want to move photos from other folders of the iPhone then using dr.fone – Phone Manager will work.
Conclusion
To wrap this up, you now can use 4 different ways to copy photos from iPhone to flash drive without facing any problem. Despite the drawbacks of different ways, the only flawless way for transferring photos from iPhone to flash drive is by using dr.fone - Phone Manager (iOS). So without wasting your time in any other way, start using this tool to get the best result every time.
Elva
staff Editor