iPhone users find it difficult to transfer files from iPhone to PC and from PC to iPhone. To complete many small tasks on iPhone, such as transfering SMS from iPhone to PC or iphone remote desktop, there are small softwares. Each software is intended to do on iPhone which can’t be done by default.
This reading lists softwares that help to use iPhone as hard drive, portable disk, manage files, transfer files from iphone to PC, transfer files from PC to iphone, share files online.
- File/Disk management apps available on iTunes
- File/Disk management apps for Jailbroken iPhone
- For Mac Users
- Free Software Utilities (To be run on Mac or windows or Linux desktop in stead on iPhone)
iTunes Apps To Use iPhone as Hard Disk
iTune app for Windows
Discover (App Store)
Discover: The first of its kind of app available on iTunes. Discover works by using wi-fi to help transfer files from Pc to iPhone and vice versa. Discover provide way better options than other iphone apps with similar objectives.
Features at glance
- It is free to use
- Uses wi-fi to establish connection
- Alows to set account with id and password
- Easy Web interface to operate
- Able to work with both Windows and Mac desktop
- Alows to set folder as public or private
- Files can be downloaded/uploaded from PC to iPhone and iPhone to PC
- Files can be transfered from one iPhone to another iPhone (in iPhone-discovery mode)
- Discover Windows client
Air Sharing: It is a file storage, sharing, transfering app. Provision is available to view files on iPhone. It can with commute Mac, Windows and Linux.
ReaddleDocs: ReaddleDocs allows file transfer between desktop PC (Windows, Mac, Linux) and iPhone, view documents, file manager, network file server, file storage web client.
- Transfer files (without Wi-fi) to your iphone from Mac or Windows computers
- Email files stored in ReaddleDocs
- View all types of common office documents and spread sheets
- Store attached documents received in the email
- Access online storage account such as MobileMe and iDisk
- Save documents from the Web
- Share files with other iPhone users
ezShare: ezShare comes up many features.
- Access, transfer and share files from iPhone/iPod touch
- Get file on iPhone from desktop home computer (PC/MAC)
- Access web storage servies which runs WebDav servers like MobileMe iDisk
- Use Time Capsule (Taking back up of Mac)
- Access to Apple’s AirPort Extreme to use external hard drives and printers
- Access Google Docs and Picasa
- Operate Amazon S3 from iphone
- SFTP and FTP servers are supported
- Access files on the iPhone/iPod touch from computers
iTune App for Mac or Linux
Briefcase (App Store)
There are two types of this apps one is free (Briefcase Lite) and second one is paid (Briefcase).
Breifcase Lite has been developed to make file transfer easy from Mac or Linux to iPhone and from iPhone to Mac or Linux. It helps to…
- Connect iPhone to Mac and Linux (Without Wi-fi)
- File transfer from iPhone to Mac or Linux
- Files can be uploaded one by one (Directory/Folder uploading in Paid)
- No remote login (Available in paid)
- Does not allow transfer from iPhone to another iPhone
- Allows transfer between two Breifcase users
- Provides viewer to view famous file format MS Word, MS Excel, MP3, M4V and PDF.
Free Third Party Windows Software
All above listed softwares works on iPhone. There are many softwares that work from desktop computers i.e. Unlike iphone apps from iTunes these apps need to be installed on PC and then get connected iPhone with the help of USB cable.
DiskAid
Diskaid is software utility to run on desktop. It has simple user interface. With DiskAid you can browse, import and export files stored in iPhone to your PC.
iPhonebrowser
Windows users may also want to check out TouchCopy to transfer files from iPod Touch/iPhone to PC.
Utility Software For Mac Users
- imacsoft
- aieessoft
Check out MegaPhone or iPhoneDisk.
File Manager/Disk Manager App for iPhone(JailBroken)
Cydia: Like iTunes, Cydia collection of apps for iPhones. Difference is Cydia is for jailbroken iPhones. It has couple of good apps for jailbroken iPhones.
Netatalk
Netatalk is Mac app for iPhone. It enables to transfer and store files from iPhone to Mac and vice versa. It uses AppleTalk Protocol Suite to get Mac and iPhone connected. Install Netatalk via the Cydia and use your iPhone as an external hard drive.