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I have a new iPhone 11 with iOS 13 and an external hard drive with 10,000 photos on it.
I want to transfer the photos from the HD to the iPhone/iCloud without using a computer.
I know that with iOS 13, a USB to Lightning adapter and powered USB hub files can now transferred.
My question is that having transferred the photos to a folder in "Files" how to I import them into Photos /iCloud?
Many thanks
iPhone XS Max, iOS 13
Hi, derekfromcoleraine.
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. We’re glad you decided to reach out about transferring your photos from the Files app to the Photos app on your iPhone without using a computer.
Try this:
This should automatically start saving those images in Photos, and if you have iCloud Photos enabled, it will also begin uploading them to iCloud.
Note that this method will double the storage your photos are using in iCloud since they're currently being stored in Files (iCloud Drive) and you'll be uploading them to iCloud Photos. Once they're all uploaded to iCloud Photos, you can remove them from the Files app, but you may want to ensure you have the iCloud storage to accommodate this in the process.
All our best.
Hi, derekfromcoleraine.
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. We’re glad you decided to reach out about transferring your photos from the Files app to the Photos app on your iPhone without using a computer.
Try this:
This should automatically start saving those images in Photos, and if you have iCloud Photos enabled, it will also begin uploading them to iCloud.
Note that this method will double the storage your photos are using in iCloud since they're currently being stored in Files (iCloud Drive) and you'll be uploading them to iCloud Photos. Once they're all uploaded to iCloud Photos, you can remove them from the Files app, but you may want to ensure you have the iCloud storage to accommodate this in the process.
All our best.
Transfer photos from external drive to iPhone 11
