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Q: Can't copy large video files FROM iPhone to PC

I've searched high and low for a solution to this one. Every google hit on this search finds no resolution. Does the Apple community know how to get around this problem?

I used my 32GB iPhone 3Gs to shoot a video which turned out to be 48 minutes long, and approximately 1.2GB in file size. It plays OK on the iPhone itself.

However, when attempting to transfer or copy the large video file from the iPhone to PC, it FAILS. The photos and small-under-7gb-videos copy to PC just fine. The PC shows it's copying the file for a few minutes, however when done, the file copied to PC won't open, and shows a file size of zero. In some attempts, an error 80004005 shows.

Seriously, why use the iPhone to shoot a long video, if it can't be transferred to your PC? Any help on this matter is much appreciated.

I'm a PC, Windows XP

Posted on May 18, 2010 7:50 AM

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  • by parker.s,

    parker.s parker.s Aug 18, 2013 2:41 PM in response to bkim028
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    Aug 18, 2013 2:41 PM in response to bkim028

    thanks, this is an old thread but worked great for me. 

    just fyi for other readers, I did not have a second icon for my iphone so no go on that option.  Picassa did not work for me either and it is my main photo storage and import program.  Neither did another forums suggestion to change usb ports.  I got camera wizard to download to 100% but then error came up cannot save file.

     

    finding the file in the apple computer folder was key.

  • by ricky from new south wales,

    ricky from new south wales ricky from new south wales Aug 22, 2013 10:27 PM in response to bkim028
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    Aug 22, 2013 10:27 PM in response to bkim028

    Many thanks bkim028

     

    This worked for me, bringing to end hours of frustration caused by the inability to transfer a 0.9 GB MOV file from iPhone5 to a Windows XP computer.  (A 0.6+ GB file from the same batch transferred normally using Windows Explorer.)

    I had to add the .mov suffix, and the file did NOT seem to play on Quick Time Player in any sensible timeframe, but played instantly on the excellent Free File Viewer (2012 version) and on Pinnacle Studio 15.

    This solution needs to be widely publicised and available through help menus, and Microsoft (presumably) needs fix the problem - even the (frankly horrible program) iTunes seems to have no trouble transferring the file to the PC during the Sync backup step, so it's hard to understand why Windows Explorer would have this limitation.

     

    Your solution is saving many people lots of time and frustration - well done.

  • by vfrflyer,

    vfrflyer vfrflyer Aug 27, 2013 11:29 AM in response to modocsot
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    Aug 27, 2013 11:29 AM in response to modocsot

    1.6gb video on iPhone 4s -- tried EVERYTHING on my (old) 32-bit WinXP Pro desktop machine, and nothing worked.  Then plugged phone into my 64-bit Win7 laptop, waited a couple of minutes for Windows Update to search for and find the Apple driver for the phone, then used the AutoPlay popup to download "all photos and videos" to the laptop.  Worked like a charm!  Obviously an address space compatibility issue.

  • by sukhmeet12,

    sukhmeet12 sukhmeet12 Sep 11, 2013 10:47 AM in response to modocsot
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    Sep 11, 2013 10:47 AM in response to modocsot

    I need an urgent help, I made some audio on my iphone 5 and then I wanted to see it on Windos VIsta 7 however by mistake I did a cut paste from Windows explorer and pasted it in desktop and now I cannot play that file, also the size of that movie was 1 hour 39 minutes and of 11 GB however now I can see that it has become of 117 MB on my desktop.

     

    Please please please help this is very important for me..

  • by JoeChasko,

    JoeChasko JoeChasko Sep 11, 2013 10:53 AM in response to sukhmeet12
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    Sep 11, 2013 10:53 AM in response to sukhmeet12

    You could try a Windows undelete utility on the iphone drive in Explorer. Cut would have deleted the file after the copy that it thought was complete.

     

    If the file hasn't been overwritten, it may still be on the phone. I did this with a bunch of photos on my iPhone once. The are marked for delete like any other file, and are not gone until you actually overwrite them. Do NOT take any photos or recordings before you try this.

  • by sukhmeet12,

    sukhmeet12 sukhmeet12 Sep 11, 2013 10:57 AM in response to modocsot
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    Sep 11, 2013 10:57 AM in response to modocsot

    Thanks for your quick reply however could you please let me know how should I use this utility, my phone is connected to system and I want to use this and save this video.

  • by JoeChasko,

    JoeChasko JoeChasko Sep 11, 2013 1:10 PM in response to sukhmeet12
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    Sep 11, 2013 1:10 PM in response to sukhmeet12

    Google "recoved deleted iphone files windows."

  • by khachadoorian,

    khachadoorian khachadoorian Sep 16, 2013 8:05 AM in response to bkim028
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    Sep 16, 2013 8:05 AM in response to bkim028

    that worked perfectly - thank you

  • by j.a.t.,

    j.a.t. j.a.t. Jan 9, 2014 6:26 PM in response to Nightweb
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    Jan 9, 2014 6:26 PM in response to Nightweb

    iTools worked great for me, after hours of trying other options.  I have a 64GB iphone 5 and a relatively old version of Windows XP on my 7 year old pc.  Thanks for the tip.  What a relief!

  • by _Hideki_,

    _Hideki_ _Hideki_ Jan 28, 2014 5:46 AM in response to modocsot
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    Jan 28, 2014 5:46 AM in response to modocsot

    I had the same issue. XP couldn't copy a 684 MB .mov file from my iPhone 5. I had to use iFunBox to copy a 7 min movie to my PC.

     

    What's the point of having a smartphone from which you can't copy movies?

  • by mjv45,

    mjv45 mjv45 Mar 4, 2014 7:05 AM in response to modocsot
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    Mar 4, 2014 7:05 AM in response to modocsot

    i shot video with my gopro hero 3+ camera and used the gopro app to move the large video files onto my ipad air (which is an awesome feature) so i could free up space on the camera for more video .   i then had this problem becuase, later, the large video files would not transfer from my ipad to my windows XP computer.   i tried itools and it worked great!   Thanks for the info.

  • by Millerket,

    Millerket Millerket Mar 17, 2014 7:11 AM in response to modocsot
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    Mar 17, 2014 7:11 AM in response to modocsot

    I use PhoneSync available from the App store which seems to work really well and with the Windows App you can wirelessly sync your videos direct into iPhoto completing the missing link for wireless sync'ing for me.

  • by PurePleX,

    PurePleX PurePleX Apr 3, 2014 1:45 PM in response to modocsot
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    Apr 3, 2014 1:45 PM in response to modocsot

    Hello!

     

    Frustrating indeed!

     

    However, Dropbox works like a charm: Connect your iPhone and let it synch the pictures/videos to the Camera Uploads folder of your Dropbox. Then just transfer the files from your Dropbox to whereever you want them!

  • by JoeChasko,

    JoeChasko JoeChasko Apr 3, 2014 1:56 PM in response to PurePleX
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    Apr 3, 2014 1:56 PM in response to PurePleX

    Send gigabytes out over your inernet connection? You either have a better connection or more time than I do.

  • by PurePleX,

    PurePleX PurePleX Apr 3, 2014 2:21 PM in response to JoeChasko
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    Apr 3, 2014 2:21 PM in response to JoeChasko

    Well not exactly - connecting your iPhone to a computer synchs it to the Dropbox-folder of that computer - and then of course your Dropbox over the internet - but that you don't need to wait for as you point out!

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