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On the subject...of anyone has good recommendations on getting phone data off the device as soon as possible to my own system would be cool. I'm on immich; pho

by edoceo 6mo ago

On the subject...of anyone has good recommendations on getting phone data off the device as soon as possible to my own system would be cool. I'm on immich; photos are my most important. Haven't found something to offload the on device files - like saved attachments from texts.

ozruxo 6mo ago
For my self and my android, SMB protocol and app Cx File Explorer.
- gblargg 6mo ago
  I've used SimpleSSHD on Android across many versions. Lets me mount phone over Wi-Fi using sshfs, so it acts like a normal local filesystem.
Sarky 6mo ago
Syncthing is the only app i need for syncing files to home computer. No clouds, just your phone and computer (or computers).
- neumann 6mo ago
  +1 I have multiple syncthings between phone and home nas: - Photos (immich on server/mobile). I use master on phone, so immich don't delete on phone, and then rotate my folders out of syncthing directory and then clean my on device camera photo every few months - Notes: (Obsidian on server/mobile). flawless - SyncFolder: random folder to move between the two.
- slyall 6mo ago
  I'm using it too. Unfortunately their Android support is a little rough these days. Their official client stopped being developed and while there are options it isn't straightforward
  - KetoManx64 6mo ago
    SyncthingFork and also BasicSync both work without any issues on Android 16 for me.
m463 6mo ago
I backup my iphones to linux using libimobiledevice the commands I use are: see if phone is connected: lsusb 1) backup entire* device to filesystem: idevicebackup2 backup <backup-dir> 2) backup photos/other data: ifuse mount -o allow_other /mnt rsync -av /mnt <out-dir> command 1 will create an entire backup of the device, but in a wierd apple format. It can be restored to a clean device though. command 2 will create a directory containing most of the phone data in an understanable format. for example photos will be in <out-dir>/DCIM, for example DCIM/100APPLE/IMG_0170.HEIC *: what apple allows you to back up. for example, if you have the kindle app on your phone, neither the app itself, or the kindle books will be backed up. If you restore the backup, you will have to re-download the kindle app, and re-download the book files.
- theK 6mo ago
  How much user interaction is needed in the phone to make this happen nowadays? I havent used libimobiledevice in ages but I can remember that nm the past in order to get everything your phone would need to request an icloud backup (as most data lived there and not on the device back then) and often the process would just stall if the phone fell asleep. The lack of selfhosting support on iPhones is the main reason why I'm on android.
  - pabs3 6mo ago
    IIRC you have to click "trust the device" on your iPhone and then it just works.
numpad0 6mo ago
IIRC you can't extract app-private directories without root or debug-signed apk. Things "under /sdcard"(in quotes because actual paths move around in typical Google manner) should be accessible from other apps/adb over USB.
bobim 6mo ago
Sailfish has a native Nextcloud integration, photos land on your home server without any user action. On iOS it requires opening the app from time to time.

by edoceo 6mo ago

ozruxo 6mo ago

For my self and my android, SMB protocol and app Cx File Explorer.

gblargg 6mo ago
I've used SimpleSSHD on Android across many versions. Lets me mount phone over Wi-Fi using sshfs, so it acts like a normal local filesystem.

Sarky 6mo ago

Syncthing is the only app i need for syncing files to home computer. No clouds, just your phone and computer (or computers).

neumann 6mo ago
+1 I have multiple syncthings between phone and home nas: - Photos (immich on server/mobile). I use master on phone, so immich don't delete on phone, and then rotate my folders out of syncthing directory and then clean my on device camera photo every few months - Notes: (Obsidian on server/mobile). flawless - SyncFolder: random folder to move between the two.
slyall 6mo ago
I'm using it too. Unfortunately their Android support is a little rough these days. Their official client stopped being developed and while there are options it isn't straightforward
- KetoManx64 6mo ago
  SyncthingFork and also BasicSync both work without any issues on Android 16 for me.

m463 6mo ago

I backup my iphones to linux using libimobiledevice the commands I use are: see if phone is connected: lsusb 1) backup entire* device to filesystem: idevicebackup2 backup <backup-dir> 2) backup photos/other data: ifuse mount -o allow_other /mnt rsync -av /mnt <out-dir> command 1 will create an entire backup of the device, but in a wierd apple format. It can be restored to a clean device though. command 2 will create a directory containing most of the phone data in an understanable format. for example photos will be in <out-dir>/DCIM, for example DCIM/100APPLE/IMG_0170.HEIC *: what apple allows you to back up. for example, if you have the kindle app on your phone, neither the app itself, or the kindle books will be backed up. If you restore the backup, you will have to re-download the kindle app, and re-download the book files.

theK 6mo ago
How much user interaction is needed in the phone to make this happen nowadays? I havent used libimobiledevice in ages but I can remember that nm the past in order to get everything your phone would need to request an icloud backup (as most data lived there and not on the device back then) and often the process would just stall if the phone fell asleep. The lack of selfhosting support on iPhones is the main reason why I'm on android.
- pabs3 6mo ago
  IIRC you have to click "trust the device" on your iPhone and then it just works.

numpad0 6mo ago

IIRC you can't extract app-private directories without root or debug-signed apk. Things "under /sdcard"(in quotes because actual paths move around in typical Google manner) should be accessible from other apps/adb over USB.

bobim 6mo ago

Sailfish has a native Nextcloud integration, photos land on your home server without any user action. On iOS it requires opening the app from time to time.