How to transfer your iPhone or Mac Photo library to an external drive. By AppleInsider Staff Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 04:40 pm PT (07:40 pm ET) Storing an entire collection of photographs in.

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Michelephotowrote:I looked up that device- $1,500. Too pricey!!!! Anything for less than $100.Nope. A normal external hard drive needs something in between to communicate; i.e. Something with an operating system.

What you should look for instead is a Portable Storage Device. Ask your question on the Storage & Media forum. Not quite the same thing, as it requires removing the card and inserting it into the PSD for copying, but far cheaper than the wireless transmitter and not quite as expensive as a laptop (though close in price to a netbook).Mark. There is a device that I was considering atdot usbgo.com/Features:U2 Bridge with 2 built-in USB OTG ports to connect Two USB devicesAny USB device, compliant with USB mass storage protocol, like Card Reader, Pen Drive, External Hard Drive, Voice Recorder, MP3 Player, Digital Camera, PDA, Image Tank, X's Drive.

Are compatibleNon PC to work- PC Free ApplicationCopy date from Source port to Target portMini Size- Easy to carry and to go everywhereSimply one touch button to share data with your friends, and provide service between 2 USB device anytime and anywhere you wantpowered by 3 AAA batteries. Where are you shopping? The WFT-E5A is around $700 at B&H in New York.For less than $100, buy a large CF card and be happy. What are you trying to do with a hard drive output, anyway? If you really needed it, $1,000 for the WFT and a few hard drives should be quite affordable.I do not like it, because it means having a cable dangling from the camera and a hard drive exposed to the environment.

If you drop the hard drive, get wet, or loose the cable connection, you risk damaging the hard drive or halting the process of writing from the camera buffer to the hard drive. At least on the 1D, if the external connection is interrupted, the process of writing to the CF card also stops. When the price of CF media is so cheap, it is better to buy a memory card that is more durable than a hard drive, in addition to being smaller and much more lightweight. Michelephotowrote:How do you transfer photos directly from camera to external hard drive? I have an Iomega external hard drive and am happy with it so far. Will probably need to get another external- so am open to suggestions. I have Canon EOS 7d.It depends on what you mean by 'directly'.If you mean: upload to the computer and saving it directly on the external drive (without using the iternal HDD of the PC) than a card reader and anything like Windows Explorer will simply do the trick.If you mean without computer (laptop or PC) then it will be harder as both the camera and the external drive are designed to be just a slave of another device (PC) and not capable of directing another device.-All in my humble opionion of course!If I seem to talk nonsense or you can't understand me, it's probably my English.

The idea of backing up digital photos to a hard drive while traveling, without having to bring along a laptop computer, has been at the back of my mind for over a year. I'll soon be in Brazil for three weeks, so this question percolated again to the surface. Searching anew for an answer, I landed at this forum and found michelephoto's query. I think I may have found a solution to this that meshes with my requirements and sensibilities, although I'm not sure that michelephoto will also embrace it. It's probably not as direct or simple as she hoped for, for one thing. Another caveat is that I haven't implemented this already, so I cannot promise that it acutally works.

Nevertheless, this scheme seems promising enough that I will be trying it soon, and I will certainly report on the outcome at this forum. Please read on.First, some background. I use Apple computers and mobile devices only, so I have no experience with the Android OS, and only minimal familiarity with Windows.

Anyone familiar with iPad is well aware that the idea of transferring data from the iPad to an external USB drive is only a pipe dream, as no version of iPad is equipped with a USB or mini USB port (a USB adaptor is available, but the range of external devices that iPad will recognize is restricted, and certainly does not include USB storage devices). So, I searched Google using the phrase 'Tablet computers with USB port.'

Nice, it seems that virtually all Android and Windows tablets have at least a mini USB port. Then, I queried something like 'connecting a USB hard drive to Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 SM-T210,' which led to an interesting post (23 Aug 2013, user damnnew) on a forum at a tablet developer's website (xda-developers.com): SM-T210 or SM-T210R 'doesn't support 'host mode' which is quite frustrating for those who like to plug in their USB devices'.but, 'Galaxy Tab 2.7.0 does support this feature.' This gave me a glimmer of hope, so I kept browsing. I next watched a YouTube video in which user 'AndroidFixation' demonstrates that a Samsung Galaxy USB adaptor kit works well with a flash drive, but not with a USB hard drive (the attached HD is recognized by the tablet, but it does not mount the device and allow access to its contents). Next, I don't recall how, I landed at the support site for users of Toshiba tablets , where I found the following:'Toshiba tablets require any external hard drive connected through USB to be formatted using exFAT. Many external hard drives by default are formatted NTFS and won't be recognized by the tablet when connected.

Note: FAT32 formatted external hard drives can be recognized by the tablet when connected. No need to format to exFAT).' This is followed by a tutorial that describes the steps necessary to accomplish this with a Toshiba Thrive tablet equipped with Android 4.0 (discontinued but still obtainable; current models are the Excite and Encore families of tablets), a Toshiba Canvio 750 GB hard drive, and a Toshiba Satellite P775D laptop running Windows 7.The important point to note is that here's a tablet manufacturer that's providing its users with explicit technical information on how to connect an external USB hard drive to its tablets. Presumably, if Toshiba supports this, then it must also be possible to access the attached hard drive for data transfer - otherwise, why bother? Toshiba makes many different tablets, some that use Android and others that use Windows.

I don't know if the information above applies to both operating systems on Toshiba tablets, or only one. Nor do I know if the simply remedy of merely connecting an external USB hard drive that has been properly formatted is also the missing link for doing the same with tablets from other manufacturers. This will require further investigation. But in the meantime, it is reassuring to know that there seems to be at least one legitimate (manufacturer sanctioned and supported) solution to this problem.The above provides only half of the solution sought by michelephoto. Now here's the other half. If you already own a Canon or Nikon DSLR, this part is easy.

Treat yourself to a CamRanger ($299). It's best if you visit the website, for all the details. In a nutshell, CamRanger is a small battery powered router that plugs into the mini USB port of your DSLR and transmits data over a WiFi network to your mobile device - Android tablet, iPad, iPhone, etc.

It allows full remote control of ALL camera functions, including focusing and including Live View for video. It also allows you to automatically transmit your images to your mobile device 'on the fly,' either as thumbnail or full sized, full resolution images. Your photos or videos are always stored, as usual, on your internal memory cards. The advantages of this kind of setup are numerous and exciting, but I'll leave it to CamRanger to finish the task of selling you on this idea. Personally, I can't wait! TheDuckHunter wrote:michelephoto wrote:How do you transfer photos directly from camera to external hard drive? I have an Iomega external hard drive and am happy with it so far.

Will probably need to get another external- so am open to suggestions. I have Canon EOS 7d.thanks!Check this out:However, it's not under $100 and I doubtyou'll find something for that kind of money.But for what this device does, I find it reasonably priced.This still requires at least a laptop connected to the drive via wi-fi; it won't copy from an SD card on it's own.

Check out the, it's detailed there. The OP is still better off with a stand-alone Portable Storage Device - these have the necessary OS built-in to allow copying w/o being connected to a host system, and can also be connected to a host computer as an external drive.Mark. Kupaczko wrote:Yes i have a same question. You can allways put a tablet. To you backpac and make an instant photo upload during events (weddings, corporate). Anyone find out how to do this.One method is to use an Eyefi card. With the Eyefi Mobi I can send jpgs (no RAW) to an Ipad Mini.Seems to work okay but have not tested it extensively or tried it at an 'event' - how much faster does the camera battery run down, does it slow shot-to-shot performance, etc.There are other wifi cards - Toshiba, Transcend, ezShare.And other methods/devices.

How To Download Photos From Mac To External Hard Drive File

I feel old saying this, but having used computers since before external hard drives existed, I can say with certainty that buying a hard drive is easier today than it’s ever been before. For traditional drives, prices are low, options are numerous, and capacities are so high that your only choices are “enough space,” “more than enough space,” and “way more than enough space.” I could point you towards a and end this article without another paragraph. Since Apple doesn’t even sell a Mac with that much disk space, you could back up five (or more) computers to that drive without running out of room. Or you could store a decade worth of digital photos alongside a giant media library. For $139!But buying an external hard drive isn’t necessarily that simple. There are a bunch of factors worth considering before making a purchase, including everything from reliability to portability, design, capacity, speed, and connectivity.

Some hard drives are really cheap but have a higher chance of failing after a year or two of heavy use. So in this How-To, I’m going to discuss the big issues you need to consider, and guide you towards the best external hard drive for your needsQuick OverviewMost hard drives are guaranteed to work for one to two years no matter what you do with them, ranging from occasional backups to continuous video streaming. They’ll generally last much longer if you don’t use them every day. However — and this is really important — if you keep a typical drive mechanism running 24 hours each day for two years, it’s going to burn out. Hard drive longevity used to be measured with an estimate of “Mean Time Before Failure” (MTBF). Each year has 61,320 hours, so a drive with a MTBF of 300,000 hours would promise to last 4.9 years if actively used 24 hours each day. Desktop drives typically promised higher MTBFs than laptop drives, but there were exceptions.Unfortunately, MTBF numbers were only predictions — and often inaccurately high.

Consumers complained. So drive makers switched to a different but even less useful metric: Annualized Failure Rate (AFR), which estimates the percentage of total drives made that will fail in a year due to manufacturing defects. All an AFR of “0.73%” suggests is that 7,300 of 1,000,000 drives will likely develop problems in year one due to defects rather than abuse.

That low percentage may seem reassuring, but it obscures the reality that heavy drive use increases failures over time, and some drives are much better-suited to heavy use than others.My advice: purchase your drive with a specific purpose in mind. If you’re backing up precious photos, home videos, or important files, buy a name brand, desktop-sized hard drive from a company with a track record of reliability, and pay a little more for it. It doesn’t really matter how the drive looks, just that it will work for a long time. But if you’re just using a drive to store apps, games, or iTunes movies that you can easily re-download at any time, or only intermittently turn a drive on for backups, you can feel comfortable going with something cheaper, more portable, or fancier-looking.Capacity + PricingIt’s easy to pick the right hard drive capacity these days: most external drives now offer at least as much space as a standard Mac (1TB) — and there are — and you can get an. Most people will find that that 4TB is more than enough to hold years of accumulated photos, media files, and data, but there’s no wrong answer to the capacity question: it’s mostly a matter of personal preference right now. That said, there are sweet spots.Expect to pay around,. By “basic,” I mean the popular and consumer-grade desktop drives shown above from Seagate, a major (but not top) drive manufacturer with a good (but not great) warranty.

The are similar up until the 4TB mark, where the price doubles. Generally, 3TB to 5TB would be the sweet spots between capacity and pricing, but of the 3TB Expansion mirror comments I’ve seen elsewhere online: Seagate’s 3TB units had lots of problems. You’re better off considering 2TB, 4TB or 5TB units instead.Don’t be surprised that longer-lasting drives can cost twice as much as basic models. They’ll typically last longer, which is worth something. Similarly, don’t be surprised if a solid state drive (SSD) costs much more and offers lower capacity than a mechanical drive. SSDs are just beginning to become mainstream internal drives for computers, and their capacities aren’t yet at the “more than enough space” point.ReliabilitySince MTBF and AFR are such sketchy measures of hard drive reliability, I suggest that you focus on two more tangible factors: the reputation of the manufacturer, and the length of the drive’s warranty. A three-year warranty is the best you can expect from a consumer-grade external drive from a top vendor, regardless of whether it’s a.

(Only the very best internal SSDs now offer and, though notably with much less storage space than the drives covered in this article. See my How-To guides to, and.)If reliability is your major concern, as it generally is mine, I’d suggest you look most seriously at (featuring ultra-reliable Hitachi hard drive mechanisms) and, all of which have three-year warranties. I G-Tech’s excellent for 9to5Mac, and have trusted their earlier drives for many years without any issues. Was covered in my, and while it’s more expensive and lower-capacity than the G-Drive USB, it has no moving parts to worry about. Go with a G-Drive if you need a large reliable drive, or T1 if you want something small and reliable.Portability + DesignThere are five major types of external hard drives:,. The first two use 3.5″ hard drive mechanisms and are effectively non-portable: they sit on your desk, depend on wall power, and aren’t easy to carry in typical bags.

Flash drives are keychain-sized but relatively limited in capacity and crazy expensive when they begin to approach laptop drive capacities. So if you need a portable hard drive with respectable storage capacity at a reasonable price, you’ll most likely pick a laptop-class drive with a 2.5″ hard drive mechanism inside.Owned by Seagate, boutique drive maker LaCie’s lineup nicely illustrates the relative size differences between the categories of external drives, though there are even smaller laptop and slim laptop drives out there now. In January, I both, the world’s thinnest external mechanical hard drive, and, a boxy mirrored drive with twice the capacity.

Both use USB 3.0 for data and power, with no need for an external power supply. Either one can easily fit into a laptop bag, backpack, or purse, but Seven is much, much smaller.If you want a portable, reliable hard drive at a low price with minimal design frills, consider, which have a. But if you’re looking for something with a distinctive design — and willing to compromise a little on long-term reliability — are definitely the best around.