Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-10,misc.phone.mobile.iphone,rec.photo.digital Subject: Re: Tutorial: How to copy a photo from Window to iOS without Apple restrictions Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2025 20:04:02 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 43 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 05:04:03 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="9de0d0994367924f8ad421bb92821e80"; logging-data="2027270"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19y+d1drT7RxZ27CoJ9fPV51TR3CZ5YjDw=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:dYHKXx/R9QxrRWM4Ft0SC1VPCsE= Content-Language: en-CA In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.os.windows-10:183463 misc.phone.mobile.iphone:194273 rec.photo.digital:244313 On 2025-04-09 17:47, Hank Rogers wrote: > Tyrone wrote: >> On Apr 9, 2025 at 6:22:22 PM EDT, "Hank Rogers" >> wrote: >> >>> Alan wrote: >>>> On 2025-04-08 00:43, Marion wrote: >>>>> On Mon, 7 Apr 2025 21:50:34 -0000 (UTC), Marion wrote : >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>    I do not. Hence, SMB doesn't work (in that direction from iOS to >>>>>> the PC). >>>>> >>>>> Aurgh. I keep writing it wrong(ly). Let me say it simpler... >>>>> >>>>>     The problem isn't getting files _off_ of iOS. >>>>>     *The problem is getting files _ON_ to iOS.* >>>> >>>> Nope. SMB makes that simple. >>> >>> The "files" app doesn't work for me. >> >> Then you are clearly doing something wrong.  It is designed to do this. >> >> What issues/errors are you getting? > > I have an iphone and an ipad. If I put a file on my network drive, I can > see it and read it on my apple toys/gadgets. > > But I cannot change anything or add a file using the "files" app, which > sees it as read only.  I can use owlfiles app which works, unlike the > apple "files" app.  Apple's "files" app appears broken and has been for > a long time. > > YOU tell me what to do to get apple's "files" app to work. I will damn > sure try it. I just copied a file from my iCloud drive folder in Files to my Windows 10 machine's shared folder. IT WORKS.