I stumbled across a really easy way to get files to/from my iPhone and computer.
There's a free FTP app in the App Store called "GoFTP Server" by Leszek Szary. There are no ads. Nothing to buy. It's a super basic interface.
You can use that along with Filezilla as long as both devices are on the same wifi network.
How to do it:
Follow the instructions in the readme in the GoFTP app. This explains only the app itself.
To move files:
Inside the "Files" app of your iOS device there is a folder called "GoFTP". Move files into that folder.
Connect your pc using an FTP client (I use Filezilla) and drag them across to your pc.
For pictures:
iOS natively uses the .heic file format. If you must move a .heic image to your pc you will have to convert it to another format to use it.
1. The way to convert them to jpeg on your phone is to use the Photos app, select them, then tap the little up arrow "send" icon and choose "copy". This puts them on your clipboard.
2. In the Files app, open the GoFTP folder, tap and hold in the whitespace, and select 'paste'. This will drop the images renamed 'JPEG image [n]".jpeg' where n is an incremented integer.
TLDR:
You will need the following apps:
On your PC: an FTP application such as Filezilla
On your iOS: GoFTP (from app store) and Files (built in)
- Copy and paste the file you want to move into the GoFTP folder inside the `Files` app.
- Open the GoFTP app and enable the server
- In the FTP application enter the server and port address given in the GoFTP app.
- Drag and drop
- Disable the server in GoFTP
There's a free FTP app in the App Store called "GoFTP Server" by Leszek Szary. There are no ads. Nothing to buy. It's a super basic interface.
You can use that along with Filezilla as long as both devices are on the same wifi network.
How to do it:
Follow the instructions in the readme in the GoFTP app. This explains only the app itself.
To move files:
Inside the "Files" app of your iOS device there is a folder called "GoFTP". Move files into that folder.
Connect your pc using an FTP client (I use Filezilla) and drag them across to your pc.
For pictures:
iOS natively uses the .heic file format. If you must move a .heic image to your pc you will have to convert it to another format to use it.
1. The way to convert them to jpeg on your phone is to use the Photos app, select them, then tap the little up arrow "send" icon and choose "copy". This puts them on your clipboard.
2. In the Files app, open the GoFTP folder, tap and hold in the whitespace, and select 'paste'. This will drop the images renamed 'JPEG image [n]".jpeg' where n is an incremented integer.
TLDR:
You will need the following apps:
On your PC: an FTP application such as Filezilla
On your iOS: GoFTP (from app store) and Files (built in)
- Copy and paste the file you want to move into the GoFTP folder inside the `Files` app.
- Open the GoFTP app and enable the server
- In the FTP application enter the server and port address given in the GoFTP app.
- Drag and drop
- Disable the server in GoFTP
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