[Bbjhjxfy]

I have a new iPhone and love it but every so often am stumped , so given that this is likely to be a topic I have a few questions for, over time, a thread dedicated to it seems like a good idea.

I know there is another Apple thread, but it looks like being a good one about exploitative practises in general so will leave that one alone for this.

My particular question today is, how do I make my computer "see" the iPhone I have plugged in.
I hear the little "donk" sound that says something has been connected, but get no visual display for opening it, nor is it showing on the list of external storage untis when I go to have a look at "computer" details.

The part that has me puzzled is that I have had it connected before and am not aware of having done anything differently.
The laptop is a Windows7 machine and I have Avira pro.
could it be a setting there?
Maybe I should just disable it for a minute while I check (I hate doing that ... have pictures of gremlins just waiting for me to relax the guard)
TIA

[ansarigf]

With the recent problems you had.. links may not be working proerly with drivers etc. on my Mac I'd probably repair permissions and perhaps restart the computer then it should magically appear again.. If not, reinstalling the USB driver or whatever may be the go.

[illiniastibly]

I was under the impression that it would not appear as a separate drive or anything and only interfaced with iTunes. I don't own an iPhone but my wife does and this is the impression I got through watching her. Install iTunes and see what happens.

If iTunes is already installed, start it manually from the Start Menu.

[Bbjhjxfy]

oh, ok, thanks.
I do have iTunes.
I didn't think of it for managing photos .

[u8MmZFmF]

Your iphone does not come up as an external drive when you plug it into a computer, it uses a protocol ("MTP" I suspect) that means it comes up with a funny icon in Windows Explorer under all the other drives.

But even then, all you get is a read-only drive that allows you to retrieve photos from the iphone, you can't actually copy anything to it or anything useful like that.

Install itunes, jj. "They" have won.

[u8MmZFmF]

While we are here, how do I copy a file to my iphone?

[masaredera]

Wouldn't that be via iTunes also? What kind of file?

[Bbjhjxfy]

I'm not even getting that though, DO
I can find how to transfer pics TO my iphone, but not from, for some reaon.
It has to be a setting here somewhere. and yes, I have iTunes installed and working well for music / podcasts etc thanks everyone.

*adds*
I suppose I should do the sensible thing and try posting them to flickr from the iPhone!

[ansarigf]

In iTunes when the device appears under devices, you simply open the device and a window appears. drag and drop.

[ansarigf]

*adds*
I suppose I should do the sensible thing and try posting them to flickr from the iPhone!

yep

[u8MmZFmF]

In iTunes when the device appears under devices, you simply open the device and a window appears. drag and drop.

But the files I want to copy are neither Music, Movies nor TV shows.

[Bbjhjxfy]

My prob too, Carmen Sandiago.
oh well, will visit kids later and they'll show me in two seconds flat, I guess.

[Hrennilasi]

While we are here, how do I copy a file to my iphone?

When my iPhone is plugged into my computer I can see it in Windows Explorer like I would any external disc. The same goes for the iPad.

[ebookinfo]

jj, when I plug the iphone in the windows "camera and scanner" (or whatever) wizard comes up automatically

Like DS when I look in "my computer" it comes up as a digital camera.

[ansarigf]

When my iPhone is plugged into my computer I can see it in Windows Explorer like I would any external disc. The same goes for the iPad.

As it should be.

But the files I want to copy are neither Music, Movies nor TV shows.

I'm really not familiar at all as to what one can do with iPhones apart from this; The two cleverest computer whiz kids I knew who both attended the same classes are my son and a guy almost my age who had to go back to school as part of recuperation from being brought back to life after his 125 cc trail bike was swallowed by Jonah the semi-trailer. Neither of them use a computer per se these days.. One is a windows/Linux man who successfully runs his own business.. My son is a multi-platform systems analyst. All their personal computer work is now done on iPhones.

[Bbjhjxfy]

When my iPhone is plugged into my computer I can see it in Windows Explorer like I would any external disc. The same goes for the iPad.

Yes, that s what I expected to happen. Something is clearly wrong then. Thanks. It helps me narrow things down.

[Bbjhjxfy]

I might try setting windows instead of picasa as my default pics thing tomorrow, see if that finds it. taa.

[ansarigf]

I might try setting windows instead of picasa as my default pics thing tomorrow, see if that finds it. taa.

have a coffee first.

[Toscoropreark]

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I hear the *chirp* too, but doano nothin' about Windows or Explorer
I even searched my System Profiler and it doesn't even show up as
being attached via any of the the USB ports.
I only see my iPhone through iTunes, as roughbarked indicated...
...and it only OPENS iTunes when you attach it if you'd chosen that in
iTunes/Devices/Options/"open iTunes when this iPhone is connected".

but the best advice to an iDevice User is to search "Support" @ Apple

http://www.apple.com/
http://www.apple.com/support/
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/

http://www.apple.com/iphone/tips/

[Bbjhjxfy]

Thank you Ogmog.
Thanks heaps.