IPHONE FTP Client to Windows 10 PC

[s219]

I would assume that if the user has "files" they want to transfer then the files are somewhat portable or accessible. It's true that iOS uses a sandbox model to keep apps and files separate for security, but there are also many ways apps can share files. For example, the device photo album is accessible from any app to get at photos. Apps that don't work with a file paradigm usually have their own internal storage/sync/cloud system and wouldn't even have "files" in the normal sense of the term.

I think the real question is what is the user trying to accomplish. It's 2017, and there are far easier ways to transfer/sync/backup files from a mobile device than FTP!! This sounds like it might be an old fashioned approach to a problem that has modern solutions, but that said, I am an old fashioned guy (I run a terminal app on my iPhone!!) and can appreciate having a simple/basic way to manage my own data.

 

[JD5210]

I will take any suggestions on how to move the files (photos/movies/documents/pdf files) from apple phone to Windows 10 PC. I am trying to avoid using the cloud as their data plan is small and upload/download speeds are slow out here in the sticks. While FTP maybe old it is fast and is very easy to use, plus I already have it working on their PC. Reading up on Bluetooth at least on the apple end does not sound like it will not work. I have read and watch videos on plugging the phone into the PC, but this is what someone else used and damaged the file system on the PC. I went to use disk clean on the PC and it wanted to clean off more disk space than what was on the PC. The PC was useable, but had become very slow.

I am sure I am not the first to try this.

Thanks to all that have given thought and input on this.

 

[drssg]

I have used iTunes with the phone plugged into the PC. That seems to be the approach envisioned by the AppleGods for transfer/backup without the internet.

I'm not seeing how that would corrupt the PC file system. There might be another issue involved.