iPhone 14/14 Pro Max: How to Connect to a File Server & Transfer Files

Learn how you connect to a file server & transfer files on the iPhone 14/14 Pro/14 Pro Max/Plus.

This video demonstration is on Apple iOS 16.

Would you like to manage files on a NAS drive or a shared folder from Windows or Linux computer, you can do all that from the Files app once you have successfully established a connecton with the file server. Depending on the permission set on the share folder , you may be able to read, write, move or copy files on those folders.

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[axllebeer]

This is fabulous. AND you can copy photos and videos right from your camera roll and past them on that network drive. GREAT!

[parthagarwal]

Thank you so much sir. This works perfectly at a speed of about 5MBPS. Tested on iPhone 14: iOS 17.1.2, Windows 11.

[thahrimdon]

I didn’t know that this supported SMB. I thought it was only FTP. You sir are a lifesaver! Liked and subbed!

[tusharbharali]

What if the socket not connected error occurs

[ichoract]

Hello Sir, i am Getting error " Socket is not Connected" Kindly help me out for the same

[icyclestick]

its saying "socket not connected" please help it worked before but now i am connected to a different wifi, mind you i also changed the ip address i am connecting with the current network and it says that error.

[fmadureira]

Thak you so much man. You is the better

[ansonkiek]

How to connect outside network using file apps

[kxkprlb]

im gwtting error of noto connecting "socket not connected" plz help me

[BTeodora]

mine is giving me "invalid argument" what could be the issue?

[casonchilds]

Ok this works but now how do I do it from outside my network

[cbeesanimations]

My shared folder has disappeared and I cannot add it again. Please any help

[devanshpatil]

As soon as I restart my laptop the shared folder gets disconnected in my iphone and on reconnecting Socket is not connected error shows up. Please help

[glovedcop]

I keep getting attribute not found when add files from iphone. Why?

[shekibbakhshy]

Hey bro, I have been using this method to transfer files, but it is not working after I updated to IOS 17.0.2😭 !
Pleasee make a video for (iphone 15 series connect to file server)😢

[lightrayz]

great video. Thanks. I do have a problem connecting back to the same folder the next time (say 1 month later) I want to transfer more photos to my laptop. I can't seem to connect back to the same folder. I've checked and the IP address is the same but I could not re-connect. I had to start all over again. Any suggestions why? Thanks.

[vekitko]

I get content unavailable in my folder

[gdkid]

Any way to transfer photos from your camera roll to your computer? There seems to be no way in the files app for me to access my camera roll photos

[CrispyColonelSanders]

All working good but sometimes when i open iphone files app he crash what solution?