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Re: how to transfer files to/from iPhone?

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The way I do it is through Syncthing for syncing folders between my pc and phone. 

For individual files and sometimes to send clipboard I install the LocalSend application on both iPhone and PC. Very simple program to use. 

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> On May 13, 2026, at 2:15 PM, David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> On Wed 13 May 2026 at 11:27:06 (-0600), D. R. Evans wrote:
>> 3. I can also physically connect the phone and the computer using a
>> USB cable -- all that seems to do, though, is to start charging the
>> phone; nothing pops up on the desktop to tell me that a new USB device
>> is connected to the computer. The output from "lsblk" doesn't change
>> when I physically connect the phone -- unlike when, for example, I
>> plug in a USB drive.
> 
> When you plug it in, if you don't get any lines added to
> /var/log/kern.log (or systemd's equivalent journal entries),
> you may have a charging-only cable (good for privacy), or
> a duff cable.
> 
> Don't expect to see a filesystem like a USB drive: your system
> won't be handling the block device inside the phone, but making
> file transfers instead. I can't help you a great deal as I use
> an android phone with aft-mtp-mount, but I have read that you
> might be able to get limited access with that method (AI slop?).
> 
> My script is:
> 
>  samsungd ()
>  {
>      sudo mkdir -p /media/samsungd || true;
>      sudo chown "$LOGNAME" /media/samsungd;
>      aft-mtp-mount /media/samsungd
>  }
> 
> Note that the final d is for my phone (we have two); it doesn't
> stand for daemon. When I run it after connecting the phone, it
> (phone) asks for permission on its screen.
> 
> I move things back and forth in mc. After I'm finished, I run:
> 
>  unsamsungd ()
>  {
>      fusermount -u /media/samsungd;
>      sudo rmdir /media/samsungd || true
>  }
> 
> Finally, before removing the cable, I pull down Notifications,
> tap "Use USB for File Transfer" and then "Charging phone only".
> I don't know whether that's really necessary.
> 
> Cheers,
> David.
> 

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Re: how to transfer files to/from iPhone? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2026-05-13 21:20 +0200
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  Re: how to transfer files to/from iPhone? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2026-05-14 22:20 +0200
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