Can you transfer photos directly from iphone to flash drive

Personal Tech|Transfer Smartphone Photos to a Flash Drive

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Part 1: Transfer Pictures from iPhone X/8/7/6S/6 (Plus) to Flash Drive Straightaway
Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS)
How to Transfer Photos and Pictures from iPhone to Flash Drive Directly
Part 2: Transfer Pictures from iPhone to a computer first, and then Copy to Flash Drive
a. Transfer photos from iPhone X/8/7/6S/6 (Plus) to computer
b. Transfer photos from PC to your Flash Drive
How do I move my pictures from my iPhone to a flash drive?
Can you connect a flash drive directly to an iPhone?

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/technology/personaltech/transfer-smartphone-photos-to-a-flash-drive.html

Tech Tip

Nov. 1, 2016

Q. I have an iPhone running iOS 10. How can I copy my photos to a pocket flash drive before deleting them to free up space on the phone?

A. Although the iPhone does not have a standard USB port to connect a flash drive, you can transfer photos from the iOS 10 Camera Roll with special hardware that plugs into the Lightning port on the bottom of the phone. The portable photo-saving solution is handy, especially if you do not back your photos up to a computer or cloud service.

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The Leef iBridge 3 Mobile Memory and the Picture Keeper Connect are two such USB devices designed for direct photo backup from an iPhone. Although their physical design differs, each has a Lightning connector, a standard USB plug and software for transferring photos.

The Leef iBridge 3 and the Picture Keeper Connect come in a range of capacities. Prices for the iBridge 3 start around $50 for 16 gigabytes of storage. A 16-gigabyte Picture Keeper Connect is about $120, but it includes a cable for also using the drive with Android devices that support the USB On-the-Go standard; Leef makes a separate line of drives for Android gadgets. (Most modern Android hardware uses a micro-USB connector instead of Apple’s proprietary Lightning plug, and other portable storage options include the SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive or inexpensive USB OTG cables that connect compatible Android hardware to standard USB drives.)

Cheaper alternatives for off-loading your photos include using one of the many cloud backup services, or transferring the photos to your computer. For the latter approach, plug the iPhone into a Mac or Windows PC with the same USB cable you use for charging. The operating system should give you the option to transfer the pictures to the computer’s photo library, just as you would import pictures from a regular camera. Apple’s site has a guide at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201302.

Part 1: Transfer Pictures from iPhone X/8/7/6S/6 (Plus) to Flash Drive Straightaway

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How to Transfer Photos and Pictures from iPhone to Flash Drive Directly

Step 1. Download and install Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS).

Download and install Dr.Fone transfer on your computer. After that, use a USB cable to connect your iPhone X/8/7/6S/6 (Plus) to your laptop and open the app. If it is accomplished effectively, your device will be detected and displayed in the main window.

Step 2. Connect the flash drive to PC/Mac to transfer pictures.

To transfer pictures from iPhone X/8/7/6S/6 (Plus) to flash drive, connect your flash drive to the computer. For Windows, it will appear under “My Computer”, while for Mac users, the USB flash drive will appear on your desktop. Making sure that the flash drive has enough memory for the photos you want to transfer. As a precaution, scan your flash drive for viruses to protect your PC.

Step 3. Transfer iPhone photos to flash drive.

After your flash drive is connected to your computer, select “Photos”, which is at the top of Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) main window. iPhones will have their photos saved in folders: “Camera Roll”, “Photo Library”, "Photo Stream" and "Photo Shared".

“Camera Roll” stores photos that you capture using your phone.
“Photo Library” stores photos that you synced from iTunes. If you have created personal folders on your phone, they will also appear here.
"Photo Stream" are the photos shared by the same iCloud ID.
"Photo Shared" are the photos shared with different iCloud IDs.

Select the folder or the photos that you want to transfer to your flash drive, and then click the "Export" > “Export to PC” option, which is visible on the top bar. A pop-up window will appear, select your USB flash drive and click "Open" so that you can save the photos there. After you have made the backup to your flash drive, to save your iPhone space, you can delete the pictures which have backed up fast and easy with Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS).

You can also transfer photos types/albums from iPhone X/8/7/6S/6 (Plus) to flash drive with one click. Select photo album and right-click, choose “Export to PC”. A pop-up window will appear, select your USB flash drive and click "Open" so that you can save the photos there.

The 1-Click Backup Photos to PC/Mac option could also help you transfer iPhone photos to flash drive easily and straightaway.

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Part 2: Transfer Pictures from iPhone to a computer first, and then Copy to Flash Drive

a. Transfer photos from iPhone X/8/7/6S/6 (Plus) to computer

Solution 1: Transfer photos from iPhone to computer using email

Step 1. Go to the photo application on your iPhone and launch it.

Step 2. Find the photos you want to transfer to your computer. Tap the Select button, and you can select more than one photo.

Step 3. You can send up to five photos at a time. On the pop-up, after you select Share, choose “Mail”, which will prompt the mail application to open a new message window with the photos you selected attached. Enter an email address to accept the photos.

Step 4. Access your email account on the computer. For Gmail users, your email will have thumbnails of the images at the bottom of your message. Click it to download the photo. For Yahoo users, the attachment download option is at the top, just click Download All to save all attachments at one time.

The images will be downloaded and stored in your Downloads Folder, which is located on the left side of your Windows Explorer.

Solution 2: Transfer photos from iPhone to Mac using the Photos app

If you are running an older version of the Mac operating system may not have the new Photos app, but the older iPhoto instead. Note that the steps are almost identical to import your iPhone or iPad photos to your Mac using iPhoto or the new Photos app.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your Mac using the USB to iOS cable.

Step 2. The Photos app should open automatically, but if it doesn’t open the app.

Step 3. Pick up the photos you want to transfer from iPhone to your Mac, then click on “Import Selected,” (if you just want to transfer some photos) or select “Import New” (All New Items)

Once the process of transferring has been done, iPhoto will list all the Events and Photos on the screen in chronological order, and you can easily find some photos to watch or move them to some folder of your Mac. With iPhoto, you only can transfer Camera Roll photos from iPhone to Mac, if you also want to transfer photos in other albums like Photo Stream, Photo Library, you can move to Solution 1.

b. Transfer photos from PC to your Flash Drive

Step 1. To transfer pictures from iPhone to flash drive, connect your flash drive to your computer, make sure that the flash drive has enough space for the photos you want to import.

Step 2. Select the photos you imported from iPhone to your PC. Right-click and select Copy.

Step 3. Open your flash drive. Right-click on the white part of the window and select Paste to import all the photos you copied from your PC.

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How do I move my pictures from my iPhone to a flash drive?

To transfer iPhone/iPad photos on PC to a flash drive, plug in your flash drive, and make sure it has enough room for all your photo files. Find the photos you want to transfer from the “DCIM” folder of your iPhone. Copy and paste or drag and drop them to the folder in your flash drive.

Can you connect a flash drive directly to an iPhone?

Connect a USB drive or an SD card reader Attach the USB drive or SD card reader to the charging port on your iPhone using a compatible connector or adapter. You may need the Lightning to USB Camera Adapter, Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter, or Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader (all sold separately).