Other 512GB vs 1TB?

[rambo47]

Anybody using a flash drive to offload some pictures/videos to free up space on their iPhones?

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[yaboid01]

1TB. That’s what I have. The cloud is no good if you don’t have internet. Nor does the cloud save full resolution. Plus it may take a while to download the photos.

That’s incorrect. iCloud does indeed save the full resolution of your photos in their original formats.

 

[Mezoxin]

Anybody using a flash drive to offload some pictures/videos to free up space on their iPhones?

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I carry a lightning to usb A dongle in my keychain , i use it to offload small documents that i might receive through whats app and telegram in order to be able to open them on my windows machine in the office , sometimes a few pictures from site visits

I doubt i would ever use it to transfer large files since its only usb 2.0

 

[russell_314]

This is like asking people here what size shoe should I buy? 😂

I wear a size 12 (US) but without knowing how big your foot is, I can’t recommend a shoe size.

 

[ToddH]

That’s incorrect. iCloud does indeed save the full resolution of your photos in their original formats.

Good to know… but I don’t use it. Rather have all my media on my iPhone. Currently have the 14 pro max 1TB Gold.

 

[ToddH]

Wait...it doesn't? I thought iCloud would safe the original file, and only keep the lower res on-device. If this is true, that sucks. Does iCloud only store the 'adjusted' or 'processed' copy?

Apparently I was wrong. Was corrected by another user that uses the cloud. It may be slow though depending on your connection to internet.

 

[sparksd]

I carry a lightning to usb A dongle in my keychain , i use it to offload small documents that i might receive through whats app and telegram in order to be able to open them on my windows machine in the office , sometimes a few pictures from site visits

I doubt i would ever use it to transfer large files since its only usb 2.0

Have you tried the Apple Camera Adapter? Supposedly, it's USB3.

 

[Dominican]

I’m surprise many places have it in stock 256 GB not 1 TB ..

Everybody’s buying 1 TB

 

[WarmWinterHat]

I’m surprise many places have it in stock 256 GB not 1 TB ..

Everybody’s buying 1 TB

No they aren't, they just didn't make as many 1tb models.

 

[Farrgazer]

Rather have all my media on my iPhone. Currently have the 14 pro max 1TB Gold.

Oh hey, you're me.

I treat the cloud as one of a few backup sources rather than an always-accessible drive, so I keep my media offline as well. All my music, photos, and videos.

 

[DeepIn2U]

512GB or 1TB?

This depends on the iPhone model:
The iPhone 12/13/14 Pros can capture ProRAW pics
The 13/14 ProRes Video & ProRAW pics and some serious quality. This means you NEED larger storage to do the live capture and some more for the editing. Some may need to remove the barely used large apps from their library.

Neither. Cloud.

Especially if you are a frequent upgrader.

Cloud is an option for backups and restoring from. Right now you cannot capture pics and videos live into cloud storage directly. It may copy what local storage does. It to local happen first.

Latency over mobile carriers and unknown wifi SSIDs prevent capture direct-to-cloud a viable option. Technically we should be there since LTE/WiFi 6 but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This depends on a number of factors but I think 256-512 is the right spot, especially with cloud storage.

This gent gets it. But is there a solution to edit form the iPhone connected to cloud for ProRAW/ProRes?

 

[sparksd]

This depends on the iPhone model:
The iPhone 12/13/14 Pros can capture ProRAW pics
The 13/14 ProRes Video & ProRAW pics and some serious quality. This means you NEED larger storage to do the live capture and some more for the editing. Some may need to remove the barely used large apps from their library.




Cloud is an option for backups and restoring from. Right now you cannot capture pics and videos live into cloud storage directly. It may copy what local storage does. It to local happen first.

Latency over mobile carriers and unknown wifi SSIDs prevent capture direct-to-cloud a viable option. Technically we should be there since LTE/WiFi 6 but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯



This gent gets it. But is there a solution to edit form the iPhone connected to cloud for ProRAW/ProRes?

I took a middle ground - I have the 256GB 14PM and when I need the additional storage, I move the RAW & processed images off to an SSD using the Lightning-USB adapter. I don't use the Cloud at all as I travel a lot to areas with little to no connectivity (I use the same approach with my iPads - external attached storage).

 

[DeepIn2U]

I took a middle ground - I have the 256GB 14PM and when I need the additional storage, I move the RAW & processed images off to an SSD using the Lightning-USB adapter. I don't use the Cloud at all as I travel a lot to areas with little to no connectivity (I use the same approach with my iPads - external attached storage).

That’s a smart workflow!
Curious which adapter are you using!?

Ye when USB-C comes to iPhone I hope both iOS and iPadOS get a better version of Files. It’s great but more powerful just a bit.

 

[mavis]

If iCloud then it will auto upload every single photo or video you take and just leave a shortcut on your iPhone. If you need to open/share the photo/video it downloads it from iCloud.

And often takes FOREVER to do so. 😡

I've been doing exactly what you described, for years, and getting 256GB iPhones. But next year I'm going to give this 256GB iPhone 14 Pro Max to one of my kids, and get a 512GB phone so that I can download my entire iCloud Photo Library (350GB) to my phone. I'm so sick of not being able to watch photo library videos, etc when I'm out.

 

[sparksd]

That’s a smart workflow!
Curious which adapter are you using!?

Ye when USB-C comes to iPhone I hope both iOS and iPadOS get a better version of Files. It’s great but more powerful just a bit.

With the 14PM, I use the Apple Camera Adapter with USB & power connections. I don't use Files because it has had issues corrupting exFAT storage; I use FileBrowser Pro for all of my external transfers.

Edit 10/26: I have two Samsung SSDs - a 500GB T5 & a 1TB T-7, both formatted esxFAT. I use the T5 as above and it works; the T7 does not. The phone registered that it was charging with the connection but the T7 was not showing up in Files. But I didn't see any not-enough-power msg. The T7 shows up and works when connected to my M1 iPad. Not sure what the issue is with the iPhone but I suspect it's power (I've tried different power sources - up to 60W - and cables).