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But very few apps built to work files/folders. Image files?.... they obviously want to be mixed in with your photos! Media files?.... you don't want those!, w

But very few apps built to work files/folders. Image files?.... they obviously want to be mixed in with your photos! Media files?.... you don't want those!, would you like to subscribe to Apple Music?

scarface74 4y ago
What apps don’t work with the Files App that it would make sense for?
- bluescrn 4y ago
  Well, transferring files between an iPhone and a Windows PC is still far more of a pain than it should be. Still can't just treat the phone as a drive and put files on there. (edit: or trivially share a folder on the LAN over wifi, without even needing the USB cable, if you're considering the iOS device a 'real computer')
  - neoberg 4y ago
    In the same way you can't treat a laptop as a drive and put files on there (transfer from another pc); because it's not a drive.
    - hollandheese 4y ago
      Except you can on the Mac. Ever heard of Target Disk Mode?
      - scarface74 4y ago
        Yes when I want to transfer a few files between Macs my first thought is “let me use target disk mode”. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/transfer-files-mac-computers-target-disk-mode-mchlp1443/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/transfer-files-mac-...
  - ja27 4y ago
    Seems pretty simple with iCloud for Windows.
    - bluescrn 4y ago
      So transferring a file between 2 local devices should require sending it to a cloud server and back?
      - cube2222 4y ago
        To be fair, apple devices have airdrop for transferring files, which works much more seemlessly than any kind of network drives I've ever used (and I'm using one right now). The interface exposed is just not mounting a remote file system.
  - scarface74 4y ago
    You can’t connect a laptop to another laptop and treat it like a drive. Why expect anything different from a phone that’s really a computer?
    - bluescrn 4y ago
      If it was a real computer with a 'real OS', I'd be able to easily set up network shares and transfer files over wifi, without even plugging a cable in.
      - scarface74 4y ago
        Well I can transfer files wirelessly via AirDrop to my Mac. You can do it with a third party app https://mobiletrans.wondershare.com/iphone-transfer/transfer-files-from-iphone-to-pc-wirelessly.html https://mobiletrans.wondershare.com/iphone-transfer/transfer...
      - chipotle_coyote 4y ago
        I've been using real computers with real OSes for a very, very long time, and when someone says "hey, could you send that file to me," I confess my first thought is not, "Why, sure! Let me just configure a network share that you can mount on your system to do it, because that is obviously the easiest possible way I have at my disposal!"
    - hollandheese 4y ago
      Yes you can. It's called Target Disk Mode on the Mac.
      - scarface74 4y ago
        Yes and you can also easily share files from an iPhone over Wifi on a Mac. That isn’t possible on a Windows PC either.
cube2222 4y ago
Any concrete examples? As far as image processing apps, I've been using procreate and affinity designer. Both use the file system and not the photos app. As far as audio processing, apple's own garage band app works natively with audio files and lets you slice and dice them.

scarface74 4y ago

What apps don’t work with the Files App that it would make sense for?

bluescrn 4y ago
Well, transferring files between an iPhone and a Windows PC is still far more of a pain than it should be. Still can't just treat the phone as a drive and put files on there. (edit: or trivially share a folder on the LAN over wifi, without even needing the USB cable, if you're considering the iOS device a 'real computer')
- neoberg 4y ago
  In the same way you can't treat a laptop as a drive and put files on there (transfer from another pc); because it's not a drive.
  - hollandheese 4y ago
    Except you can on the Mac. Ever heard of Target Disk Mode?
    - scarface74 4y ago
      Yes when I want to transfer a few files between Macs my first thought is “let me use target disk mode”. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/transfer-files-mac-computers-target-disk-mode-mchlp1443/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/transfer-files-mac-...
- ja27 4y ago
  Seems pretty simple with iCloud for Windows.
  - bluescrn 4y ago
    So transferring a file between 2 local devices should require sending it to a cloud server and back?
    - cube2222 4y ago
      To be fair, apple devices have airdrop for transferring files, which works much more seemlessly than any kind of network drives I've ever used (and I'm using one right now). The interface exposed is just not mounting a remote file system.
- scarface74 4y ago
  You can’t connect a laptop to another laptop and treat it like a drive. Why expect anything different from a phone that’s really a computer?
  - bluescrn 4y ago
    If it was a real computer with a 'real OS', I'd be able to easily set up network shares and transfer files over wifi, without even plugging a cable in.
    - scarface74 4y ago
      Well I can transfer files wirelessly via AirDrop to my Mac. You can do it with a third party app https://mobiletrans.wondershare.com/iphone-transfer/transfer-files-from-iphone-to-pc-wirelessly.html https://mobiletrans.wondershare.com/iphone-transfer/transfer...
    - chipotle_coyote 4y ago
      I've been using real computers with real OSes for a very, very long time, and when someone says "hey, could you send that file to me," I confess my first thought is not, "Why, sure! Let me just configure a network share that you can mount on your system to do it, because that is obviously the easiest possible way I have at my disposal!"
  - hollandheese 4y ago
    Yes you can. It's called Target Disk Mode on the Mac.
    - scarface74 4y ago
      Yes and you can also easily share files from an iPhone over Wifi on a Mac. That isn’t possible on a Windows PC either.

cube2222 4y ago

Any concrete examples? As far as image processing apps, I've been using procreate and affinity designer. Both use the file system and not the photos app. As far as audio processing, apple's own garage band app works natively with audio files and lets you slice and dice them.