@craig1black
Adrian's Digital Basement
3 years
Shot 28 min of footage for a video I'm doing on my iPhone. Plug the phone into my PC to copy the video file off the phone so I can edit. Find out @Apple doesn't allow you to copy files over 4gb off the phone, at least to a PC. I'm feeling very frustrated and annoyed...
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@Mid_GeekCrisis
Joe is Always in Crisis!
3 years
@craig1black @Apple I use PhotoSync to move stuff wirelessly. Way easier than having to use iTunes and other methods.
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@MuseumJoe
Joe's Proud Computer Museum 🌈
3 years
@craig1black @Apple THIS. Also, my iPhones started having random issues just... not copying files. I started using an old Mac and AirDrop as an intermediary. 802.11ac copied twice is faster than USB 2.0 once.
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@AppleSupport
Apple Support
3 years
@MuseumJoe Thanks for reaching out to us. We’d like to look look into what is happening with your iPhone. DM us with some additional details along with which iPhone and version of software you’re using, and we’ll meet you there.
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@8BitShowAndTell
Robin @ 8-Bit Show And Tell
3 years
@craig1black @Apple You sure that's not a file system (FAT32?) problem? 4GB file size limit is a barrier I've run into before.
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@0xF2
F2
3 years
@craig1black @Apple Sounds like the target filesystem is Fat32, which has a file size limit of 4GB.
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@heffejeffe78
Jeffrey Hahn 🍕
3 years
@craig1black @Apple I believe you need to use something like iExplorer for Windows. I transfer huge files from iOS to my Mac with AirDrop quickly, but I don’t believe Apple has a PC version of AirDrop.
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@SamuelAFalvoII
Vertigo
3 years
@craig1black @Apple Standard industry practice. They want everything to remain within their walled garden. Trying to move content off of an Android phone gives similar results (at least with the phones I've tried, which include Pixel and Galaxy units). I do not have any solution to this.
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@OzRetrocomp
OzRetrocomp
3 years
@craig1black @Apple Is there an iPhone app that allows you to split the video file into smaller chunks?
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@philip_king
Philip King
3 years
@craig1black @Apple Is the PC drive FAT32? If so there’s a 4Gb file limit. As far as I know on iOS a file can be as large as the ‘drive’ it’s on.
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@TechKoz
koz_tech
3 years
@craig1black @Apple Learned this as well. On a Mac, no issues using one of the various built-in photo apps. File Explorer in Windows? Nope!
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@r31g
Reinhard Eigner
3 years
@craig1black @Apple I use iMazing, but I never had to copy such a large file… @DigiDNA
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@GrahamTinkers
Graham Tinkers
3 years
@craig1black @Apple Use the edit feature to split the video into smaller files sizes, it gives you the option to Save Video as New Clip.
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@CertfiedDudette
Certified Dudette
3 years
@craig1black @Apple What kind of weird limitation is that?! Is it meant to push people further into the apple ecosystem cause "you can transfer files of over 4GB to another apple device"? Disgraceful ngl.
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@NoelsRetroLab
Noel (in the Retro Lab)
3 years
@craig1black @Apple I transfer all my files to my Mac with AirPlay. If you have a Mac around it might be worth a try. Otherwise maybe Dropbox or Google Drive might be worth a try.
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@MasterControl90
MCP90
3 years
@craig1black @Apple and people still ask me why I don't buy Iphones...
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@ronscompvids
Ron's Computer Videos 🧍‍♂️🖥️ 📼
3 years
@craig1black @Apple DroidCam is the way to go for stuff like this… OBS on the desktop and just use the phone to stream video.
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@awilliams1701
Ashley Williams
3 years
@craig1black @Apple One of many reasons why I boycott apple products. My android phone let's me do whatever I want. It has standard connectors. It's treated like a flash drive if connected. It's the way it should be.
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@10MARC1
10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast - VeryFried Account!
3 years
@craig1black @Apple Oh goodness... Thanks, Apple! I have always loved how incredibly difficult it is to get things like getting your pictures and music off your device without jumping thru hoops. Lovely that they restrict video now too. Progress!
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@RSDCDN
The Handlebar Gamer
3 years
@craig1black @Apple I do it all the time. Your issue may be the file system destination. If it’s a portable drive or SD formatted for fat32 there is a 4gb limit. Copy them to an NTFS formatted drive.
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