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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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Genevievelover
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Jun 18, 2026

libimobi ledevice is a powerful open-source toolkit that enables you to communicate with your iPhone via your computer. You can transfer iPhone videos to mac wirelessly using either the command line or compatible applications, and it is completely free.

To transfer iPhone videos to mac wirelessly: Create an empty folder on your Mac to act as a mount point for your iPhone (for example, on your Desktop). In Terminal, run:

bash

mkdir ~/Desktop/ iPhone_ Mount

Mount your iPhone to that folder:

bash

ifuse ~/Desktop /iPhone_ Mount

You should now see the iPhone mounted as a drive on your Desktop .

Open the iPhone_Mount folder and navigate to the DCIM folder. All your photos and videos are stored here in subfolders. Copy and paste the video files from the DCIM folder to any location on your Mac—it works just like a regular external drive.