using 3GS as portable HD

one of the reasons i got an iphone 3GS was to use it as a portable hard drive.

how do i enable it to act as a usb-connected storage device, that's visible in the finder, where i can store files, etc., rather than just a glorified mp3 player that only shows up in itunes?

iphone 3GS, iPhone OS 3.0

Posted on Aug 4, 2009 6:37 AM

18 replies

rhtkc

Level 1

10 points

Aug 10, 2009 9:33 PM in response to nielkmot

I'm not really sure, but is this what you are looking for http://www.apple.com/mobileme/features/idisk.html? It's not really using the iphone as a usb drive, but this is a way to avoid having to do that. And you can view the files on your iphone if you want. It requires a mobile me account. I'm not really sure if you can upload files from computers other than your own, but I imagine you could.
Sorry, but I think this is the best you're gonna get

Aug 11, 2009 5:01 AM in response to nielkmot

You might find Clickfree useful.
<http://buy.goclickfree.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=T402%2D1003%2D100>

Aug 11, 2009 9:30 AM in response to nielkmot

nielkmot wrote:
thanks. for my purposes, firewire target mode would be just fine. in fact it would be almost perfect, because it does EXACTLY what a usb flash drive does. and it's totally simple to turn on and off.

it would not be fine for your purposes because there is no firewire chipset in the iphone.

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