Windows explorer see's multiple "Local Disk" files in the iphone DCIM folders

This is what I hate about Apple products (software and hardware): There are no reliable fixes on the internet that truly address the issue. Wi-fi problems ? Reset network settings, put the phone under a hair dryer. Local disk icons ? Remove website data, reset to default. Every fix, while not really a fix, causes damage on a different level. It's either because Apple makes their products user-unfriendly and you can't just solder a chip back together as you would on any other device because they want to charge you for the tech service, or because experienced people with electronics and software management and tempering skills tend to stay away from their devices because Apple offers nothing to further their knowledge in this field.

Just take a look at all the fixes you can find on the internet for devices and software from any other manufacturer or developer. And how accurate they are whether posted by users or developers.

If you used the device the way it was intended, and didn't try to browse directories you don't understand, the existence or non-existence of the contents of those directories wouldn't bother you. The "local disk" files, BTW, are simply the fact that Windows is too stupid to recognize the actual file types of those files, so it makes up something about them. If you enable "show extensions" in Windows Explorer you can see what those files actually are.

But better yet, don't even look in the photo folders; just use a tool made for the job, like Windows Camera and Scanner Wizard. It IS smart enough to deal with the internals of a camera roll.

I'm gonna take a wild guess here: you're profoundly religious and you believe that asking questions is dangerous.

Here's another absolute truth: you can't "brick" an android phone. Apple should learn some flexibility from those manufacturers.

No, I believe that using the wrong tool is stupid. If you use the right tool (or even use the right settings in the rather brain-dead Windows Explorer) the purpose of those files would be a little clearer, but you would still need to know what a .AAE file is. There are thousands of files in any operating system that you will never understand or need to understand. If you want an example try investigating the several thousand files in an iPhone backup, with names like 0a0f56aa3370d94aaf0011465655bbf2eb1cdfa4.

reghin79 wrote:

I'm gonna take a wild guess here: you're profoundly religious and you believe that asking questions is dangerous.

Here's another absolute truth: you can't "brick" an android phone. Apple should learn some flexibility from those manufacturers.

You are already seeing the result of your 'flexibility' how is that going?

Use a tool that is designed for the job, Explorer is dumb.

Religion is a scam, questions are good, especially after they have been answered.

PuffinMoose wrote:

Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data > Remove All Website Data

Worked for me with iOS 8. Disconnect then reconnect the phone to the PC and all the "Local Disk" rubbish is gone.

Brilliant! How did you ever figure that one out?

Yes, but can't you see that Apple makes to only devices that require "the right tool" ? A Samsung, HTC or any other device, once connected to a computer will act as a storage device (just like a memory stick), where you can copy, delete or paste files of any type, without unforeseen consequences. These other devices are compatible with any computer that has a USB port (PC or Mac) and require no extra tools to manage files. Don't you find it a bit odd that Apple devices require you to treat them like Ming dynasty vases, when it's clearly possible for them to simply make them more accessible to users ?

And what is it with the standardized deterioration of hardware on each iphone version ? My iphone 4s (as well as countless others from various batches) has factory inherent wi-fi issues that surface within the first year of use, the 4 had the well documented yellow blot issue (on the touchscreen, due to glue used to stick the screen glass together), the 5 famously has camera problems and the 6... well, you know.

okay i have found this if u don't want to lose Ur photo all u can do is

1-connect Ur iPhone to PC via cable

2-create empty folder in any local disk in Ur PC

3-copy all Ur pictures that is in the iPhone to the empty folder we created

4-delete all of the photos from Ur device

5-reconnect ur device again and then all the local disk found in Ur DCIM is gone

Note if this doesn't work for u then probably nthng will work to solve Ur😉 problems

On your Iphone (not connected to computer), view files in Photos "Recently deleted", delete them and they will disappear 🙂

On your Iphone (not connected to computer), view files in Photos "Recently deleted", delete them and they will disappear 🙂

this problem is on when i get photos with (chrome,noir....) lighting effect. if i get a photo in none effect . this local disk was not there it can see only i get a photo with iphone 5s ios 8.3 camera lighting effects. pls help me

This has been explained over and over and over and over and over and over for many months. If you use a tool other than Windows Explorer to view your photos you will not see those "local disk" files, which are not really local disks, but actually are files that contain the editing information for the images in the camera roll. (They have the file type .AAE, and you would see this if you change Windows Explorer settings to show file types.) That's why you only see them when you have images where you have used the special effects or have edited the images on the phone. The problem is that Windows Explorer is too dumb to realize that, so it displays them as Local Disk. Windows Explorer was never the right tool to import or view images, but people got used to using it because it mostly worked.

As a minimum you should be using the Camera and Scanner Wizard (which has been built into Windows since Windows 2000). Better, get a real photo management program such as Google Picasa, Photoshop Elements, or even Microsoft's photo management app. Any of these will recognize those as industry standard.

Here's more information: http://www.openwindowsfiles.com/extension/pcpro.php?t202id=468&c1=New&t202kw=AAE

And for the technically inclined, here's information about the ISO standard for Extended Metadata Platform (XMP) originally created by Adobe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Metadata_Platform

This is not good. Mine started this too this week. Please someone help us!

See the section "Import media to a Windows PC" in Import photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or Windows PC - Apple Support

I have had this issue before with all kinds of internal storage being taken up by "nothing" with no ability to retrieve it. You have to backup your iPhone, complete a factory reset or whatever apple calls it, then restore from your backup. Wiping and resetting the phone is the only way I have been able to accomplish fixing the issue and getting back valuable internal storage. I am not sure what to do about accessing photos that you can't transfer to PC prior to backup. While flipping through explorer screens, the icons briefly look like photos that cannot be accessed and then they switched to those windows hard drive icons. So I am now wondering if they are photos that became corrupt or if it is a compatibility issue of some sort.