How to use iPhone as USB Flash Disk?

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How to use iPhone as USB Flash Disk?

Hello, I was wondering if there's any app/workaround on how to make iPhone act like a regular USB Flash Disk... just like Blackberry which allows itself as Data Storage...

It would be very useful as I often need to transfer my photos on iPhone to my photo printer (Fuji/Adorama etc) in town. Or is there any other convenient way because the photo printer guys are ONLY so used to USB transfer or through Bluetooth when dealing with other customers.

Thanks.

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Dec 30, 2009 6:16 PM

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Answer 1

roaminggnome

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Dec 30, 2009 6:17 PM in response to Lans Brahmantyo

Sorry, not a feature of iphone.

Iphone does not support disk mode as many ipods do.

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Tamara

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Dec 30, 2009 6:18 PM in response to Lans Brahmantyo

The iPhone is not designed to be used as a flash drive and I don't believe there are any apps that will do what you want.

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Dec 30, 2009 6:26 PM in response to Tamara

What a big bummer, Apple!... Is it an oversight feature by Apple? It's such a "standard" feature which makes life more convenient. So iPhone, it may be user-UNFRIENDLY after all when communicating with other devices. I can't be lugging my MacBookAir all the time just to get my iPhone photos printed. Sigh!

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roaminggnome

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Dec 30, 2009 6:27 PM in response to Lans Brahmantyo

It is not an oversight. It is the design of the iphone.

Could be to make it more difficult to steal music.

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Answer 5

Dec 30, 2009 6:34 PM in response to roaminggnome

To protect against stealing Music is logical, but can't they make Music folder from Photos with unique accessibilities/protection? They allow iPod as a storage disk...

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roaminggnome

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Dec 30, 2009 6:37 PM in response to Lans Brahmantyo

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

The ipods are not capable of downloading music directly.

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Answer 7

Dec 30, 2009 6:38 PM in response to Lans Brahmantyo

This probably has more to do with security than anything else, which isn't a concern with an iPod.

Since the iPhone does not support disk mode, nothing can be installed on an iPhone from a received email or from a website except for a photo, and I haven't read any reports about malware being included with a JPEG file.

With hacked iPhones to install software from unknown and untrusted sources, there have been reports about malware being included with some unofficial software.

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Sean Dale1

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Dec 31, 2009 6:24 AM in response to Lans Brahmantyo

This may help. There is also Air Sharing or services like Soonr which allow you to transfer files in a different way.

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