# Offline Photo Storage — Transfer media files to PC

> Transfer iOS photos and videos to external storage, preserving metadata and organization. (iPhone/iPad app by Dmitriy Kharutskiy.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/offline-photo-storage/id1585781012 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dmitriy Kharutskiy](https://appshunter.io/developer/817385891)
- Category: Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 13 App Store ratings · 10 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.4 · 13 MB
- Languages: Dutch, German (Germany), Russian, Swedish, European Spanish, American English, Italian, Japanese, Czech, Brazilian Portuguese and 1 more
- Released: 2021-12-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/offline-photo-storage/id1585781012/reviews.md

## What is Offline Photo Storage?

Copy your photos and videos from the iOS "Photos" app to an ORDINARY memory card (or an ORDINARY USB flash drive). From memory cards, photos can be copied to a desktop PC/laptop, or you can use your memory card for storing your photos and videos. All files are copied. For Live Photo, a photo file and a video file are copied. For edited photos and videos, the edited file and the original file are copied (can be turned off). For Burst photos, all photos from the Burst photos are copied.

This is the best way to backup all your photos and videos from iPhone, without iCloud, without iTunes, without desktop/laptop. If you have access to a Mac, using the "Disk Utility" app, you can make a memory card or flash drive for an encrypted backup of photos and videos. In addition, it is a good way to transfer all your photos and videos from iPhone to PC (Windows, Linux or Mac), as all files can be transferred (including the original files of edited photos and videos) and the following data will be saved: information about organizing photos and videos into albums, the date of creation of photos and videos (even if the photo or video was edited or stored in iCloud), file metadata, comments (captions) made in the "Photos" app. If you only need to transfer photos and videos from iPhone to PC (Windows or Mac), while saving this data, then this can be done without an adapter, without a memory card or flash drive.

IMPORTANT! Check the copied files ONLY after reconnecting the memory card, or better check the copied files from a desktop PC/laptop.

IMPORTANT! Be sure to check ALL copied files. At least make sure that large thumbnails can be created for all files in the file manager of the operating system (for iOS, this is the built-in "Files" app).

IMPORTANT! The app does not delete photos and videos that have not been copied (by default). Therefore, in order to avoid accidentally deleting photos or videos that have not been copied, delete photos and videos using this app.

When copying, all file metadata (date created, location, etc.) is preserved. Even the way your photos are organized into albums is preserved. At the same time, you can select and view photos from a specific album in any operating system WITHOUT INSTALLING additional apps or software. It is possible by adding the album names to the file names. This way, photo and video files from a specific album are easily searchable in the OS's built-in file manager. The file name also contains the date when that photo or video was created. This insures that the file's creation date won't be overwritten and guarantees that photo and video files can always be sorted by the date they were created. When a photo is edited in the iOS "Photos" app, the original is not changed, but backup files are created instead. After copying, these backup files have the same name as the original, which ensures that all files related to the same photo or video are located next to each other in the folder when you sort your files by name.

You can select albums that do not need to be added to the file name. For example, you can exclude adding [Videos], [Live Photos], [Bursts] and others albums to the file name.

You can customize the rules for automatically organizing photo and video albums into folders. Album folders are created inside year folders. This allows photos and videos to be organized into folders by year and by album at the same time.

IMPORTANT! The app has a function to search for photos and videos that have already been copied to the SD card. After you selected photos and videos as well as the location for copying, the app checks the copy destination (a folder named OfflinePhotoStorage) for files that match the files selected for copying. If it finds identical files, the files that already exist in the destination folder are not copied. For this function to work, it is important that you do not change the location of the copied files, their names and extensions.

See the "Help" section in the app.

## Key features

- Transfer photos and videos to memory cards/USB drives
- Preserve original and edited files
- Maintain album organization and file metadata
- Copy without iCloud or iTunes
- Transfer directly to PC without adapters

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full version | $2.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 10)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/offline-photo-storage/id1585781012/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Need to have this option

*2025-08-06*

Needs to have a skip option for files with the same name or exact same pic, giving the system to skip it and continue to transfer pics over that haven’t been transferred. I was referring to transferring pics to the offline storage device and returning to the app later to start the transfer process again. It doesn’t functions after it sees a file with the same name. It doesn’t give an option to overwrite it or skip it.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! If you are writing about checking which photos have already been copied, then this function exists. If this function does not work, please write to me by email. If you are writing about checking duplicate photos in the library of the "Photos" app, then it is better to delete duplicates in the library of the "Photos" app before copying. There is a function for this in the "Photos" app.

### 5/5 — Need to have this option

*2025-07-27*

Needs to have a skip option for files with the same name or exact same pic, giving the system to skip it and continue to transfer pics over that haven’t been transferred.

### 5/5 — Great app!!

*2025-04-02*

I really love how simple and smooth this app is. Makes your files safe in SD card. Definitely worth $2 for an upgraded version with auto conversion!

### 5/5 — Супер!

*2025-02-02*

Приложение 🔥🔥🔥🔥
При помощи этого приложения освободил место на телефоне супруги. До этого пробовал разные способы но из за большого объема (860 гб ) даже 15pro max 1tb просто зависал или перезагружался.
А тут скачал приложуху, подключил ssd и весь объем перекинул на ssd всего лишь за 25 минут

**Developer response:** Спасибо за отзыв! Я рад что моё приложение не подвело :). Важно напомнить, что копии фото и видео должны быть на нескольких носителях. При этом все копии желательно делать с оригинала (с iPhone). И нужно проверить что для них всех создаются большие миниатюры или они открываются.

### 5/5 — New to me

*2024-11-21*

Seems like a effortless self explanatory app. Very intuitive and sleek. Need more apps that should assimilate . Love it.    Cleavercleaver914

### 5/5 — Very good

*2024-03-18*

This is the only app I found that actually worked and let me backup to SD card. It has no stupid pay wall, which is awesome. I’d love to reward the developer somehow because it!
Also I was impressed at how well it explained the current state and what different settings do. While the spinner is showing it’s busy, there’s actually a description explaining what it’s busy with. Soooo uncommon in software these days.
Great work and thank you!

**Developer response:** 翻訳：これは、実際に動作し、SD カードにバックアップできる唯一のアプリです。馬鹿げた給料の壁がないのは素晴らしいことだ。開発者に何らかの形で報酬を与えたいと思っています。また、現在の状態とさまざまな設定がどのように機能するかを非常によく説明していることに感銘を受けました。スピナーはビジーであることを示していますが、実際には何がビジーであるかを説明する説明があります。最近のソフトウェアでは非常に珍しいことです。素晴らしい仕事でした、ありがとう！
Thanks for your feedback! Considering that the feedback was written in the Japanese App Store, such a good feedback definitely needs to be translated into Japanese :).

### 4/5 — It’s good

*2024-02-21*

Good

### 2/5 — 問題ファイルを修正しない

*2023-12-28*

選択したファイルの中に、何らかの原因で問題があるもの⚠︎マークつきが含まれると、「写真」アプリで修正しろという。
対象が数千点あると探せない。自動で修正するかスキップするか、最低限、どのファイルかを指示すれば良いものを、何も指示がないから探すことができない。
したがってコピー作業がスタートしない。
非常に単純な、初歩的なエラー処理もされていない。
このアプリは諦めて、USB メモリー側で作業している。

**Developer response:** この問題は解決しました。エラーの原因となった写真/ビデオの名前と作成日を示すメッセージを追加しました。どの写真/ビデオがこれらのエラーの原因であるかをユーザーが教えてくれれば、iPhone でこれらのエラーを再現し、ユーザーに詳細情報を提供できます。問題をご報告いただきありがとうございます。本当に感謝しています。もう一度試してください。このアプリは写真や動画をコピーするだけではなく、「写真」アプリ内のすべての情報をコピーします。したがって、一部の情報が利用できない場合、写真/ビデオのコピーは開始されません。

### 5/5 — very good

*2023-11-18*

谢谢

### 5/5 — So far so good

*2023-09-01*

Transferred pictures via a Lightning to SD card reader. Did what it said it would. Interface could do with a bit more refining especially for incompetents like me, but it did the job.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback. Please write to my email what you didn’t like about the interface.

## Frequently asked questions about Offline Photo Storage

### How does Offline Photo Storage work?

Offline Photo Storage allows you to copy photos and videos directly from your iOS Photos app to a memory card or USB flash drive. It preserves file metadata, album organization, and can copy both original and edited versions of your media.

### Can I transfer edited photos and videos with Offline Photo Storage?

Yes, the app can copy both the edited file and the original file for edited photos and videos. This feature can be turned off if you only wish to transfer the edited version.

### Does Offline Photo Storage require a computer or iCloud?

No, this app is designed to transfer media without needing a desktop/laptop or iCloud. You can directly copy files to an external storage device.

### How is my photo organization preserved?

The app saves information about how your photos and videos are organized into albums. It can also add album names to file names, making them easily searchable in your operating system's file manager.

### What file metadata is saved when transferring?

All file metadata, including creation date and location, is preserved during the transfer. This ensures your files can be sorted correctly by their original creation date.

### Is Offline Photo Storage safe for my photos?

The app does not delete photos and videos that have not been copied by default. It is recommended to check all copied files after the transfer to ensure successful backup.

### What devices is Offline Photo Storage compatible with?

Offline Photo Storage is available for iPhone and iPod devices. It is rated for ages 4 and up.

### How often is Offline Photo Storage updated?

The latest version of Offline Photo Storage is 1.8.7, last updated on February 11, 2026. This indicates regular updates to improve functionality and compatibility.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9.2 — 2026-08-22

The app has been updated only to answer new age rating questions.

### 1.9.1 — 2026-06-25

• Bug fixes.

### 1.9 — 2026-04-13

• The ability to copy to a common "CommonFolder" folder, rather than separating photos and videos into year-specific folders.
• Bug fixes.

### 1.8.7 — 2026-02-11

• Bug fixes.

### 1.8.6 — 2025-10-02

• Bug fixes.

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