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Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend

From Marion <marion@facts.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android, rec.photo.digital
Subject Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend
Date 2025-04-15 17:21 +0000
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On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:10:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote :


> I personally export the recording/photo/whatever to files (Save to Files
> option), since its easier to get at those, as long as you don't mind
> dumping it in a random app folder. Also, I didn't know about ffmpeg -q,
> thanks :D

Understood. And thanks for the confirmation of the process.

A lot of people don't know the file "type" matters greatly with iOS.
And the file "location" also matters greatly with iOS.

For others to know, Apple has only two kinds of file types on iOS (AFAICT).
a. DCIM/photos & videos
b. Everything else

Directly transferring those two types with iOS is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT:
A. Easy peasy? One way from iOS to the PC for DCIM pictures & video.
B. The other way? Not so much.
C. The other file type? Nearly impossible. 

The "trick" most Apple users employ, of course, is the cloud.
Funny how Apple designed things that way.

However, the other way is to use the native iOS Files app.
But even with Files, we still have two hurdles to overcome.
1. We have to get "everything else" into the Files app first.
2. And even then, we can't SMB to everything (e.g., iOS to Android).

In short, most people on iOS who want to transfer large amounts of data
that isn't in the DCIM directory will use the cloud (simply because Apple
designed iOS as a dumb terminal for strategic reasons); but those who use
their local LAN will often use the Files app with SMB; but, even SMB will
fail when you try to go from iOS to Android directly (without the PC).

If anyone here knows how to go from iOS & Android bidirectionally for all
file types, let me know as, otherwise, LocalSend will have to be that way.

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Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-07 09:19 +0000
  Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend wasbit <wasbit@REMOVEhotmail.com> - 2025-04-07 10:43 +0100
    Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-07 10:29 +0000
      Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-07 11:20 +0000
        Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-04-07 13:29 +0100
          Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-07 12:57 +0000
            Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-07 14:49 -0400
              Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-07 21:25 +0000
          Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2025-04-07 20:18 +0000
  Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend wasbit <wasbit@REMOVEhotmail.com> - 2025-04-08 16:46 +0100
    Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-08 21:24 +0000
  Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-13 05:24 +0000
    Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-12 23:15 -0700
      Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend david <this@is.invalid> - 2025-04-13 01:00 -0600
        Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-04-13 07:19 +0000
        Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-13 00:43 -0700
    Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-04-14 19:10 +0000
      Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-15 17:21 +0000
        Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-15 10:34 -0700
        Re: Tutorial: How to send files between Windows & iOS over the LAN using LocalSend Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-17 16:11 -0700

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