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Step by step: back up your iPhone photos and videos to a drive you own, without a computer.

iPhone USB backup, without a computer

Plug in a drive, copy the originals, check each file. The whole process from the phone, step by step.
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Format a USB drive for iPhone

exFAT works on iPhone, Mac and Windows. How to format from the Files app, Disk Utility or File Explorer.
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Transfer photos from iPhone to USB

The Files app or a backup app? What each one does, where the Files app falls short, and when it's all you need.
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Which USB drive for iPhone

USB-C stick, SSD, Lightning drive or SD card reader: what works, what size to buy, and what needs extra power.
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iCloud storage full

Pay more, delete, use a computer or a USB drive: the options compared, and how to move photos off safely.
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Copied vs verified

How to check a photo backup is really complete: verification, item counts, and spot checks on another device.
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Before a trade-in

Copy your photos to a drive, verify them, then erase the phone. The order that avoids losing anything.
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Backing up while travelling

A nightly routine: phone to a small SSD, only new photos each time, and the drive kept apart from the phone.
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Drive not recognised

“Accessory not supported”, “requires too much power”, or nothing in Files: the usual causes and fixes.
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Do your USB backup now

My Photo Copy copies your originals from the iPhone to the drive and checks every file. No computer, no cloud, no account. Free for the first 250 photos and videos.