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Skyler-B
Iron Contributor
Jun 18, 2026

How do I transfer videos from iPhone to Mac using a USB cable?

The bluetooth and airdrop are too slow and unstable when the video size goes bigger. I tried this a couple of times but the transfer was interrupted at the middle. There are more than 100 videos so I...
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Sarahubuer
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Jun 18, 2026

This is a completely free, open-source solution to transfer videos from iPhone to mac using cable, but it requires using the Terminal. ifuse is a FUSE filesystem driver that lets you mount your iPhone's media folder (and even app document folders) as a disk on your Mac using a USB cable.

How it to transfer videos from iPhone to mac using cable: It essentially makes your iPhone appear as an external drive in Finder, allowing you to browse and copy files, including videos, via the command line.

The Setup: This is not for casual users. You'll need to install several dependencies using Homebrew and build the tool yourself.

What you get: Once set up, you can access your iPhone's media folder via the Terminal, giving you a free, cable-based method to transfer video files.

ifuse does more than just give you access to your camera roll. It allows you to mount and browse various directories, including app-specific sandboxed files for apps that support file sharing . You could, for instance, access documents from a specific app by mounting its container folder directly.