How to Use Your iPhone as a USB Drive
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this isn't work for ios 8.4, do you know any other program like this for ios 8.4?

where is the software??

It never works, windows doesn't detect the driver for usb drive..

i did as you said,,, but drive didn't showed up on my windows PC nor it is being displayed in the app,,, i can't delete it but space is in use help plzz

I was a little worried using this app, seeing as it felt relatively old. I haven't read to many good comments about it either. It was unfortunate, but since I require a tethered boot, I was unable to properly operate the device. I didn't put to much effort in it to be honest, I don't have much space on my iPhone to begin with. I love the concept, it's a real quick relief. I was in a rut to play a movie, and this was perfect. I found I needed to reboot after deleting the volume. It gave me some worry after deleting it through the app (lol). Back to square one, luckily.

Why has there been such a problem with finding a solution to "USB not recognized". I'm still having issues after using drive only.

thanks a lot. very very useful

Mine is iPhone 3g, and it worked prefectly. THANKS! Note Go to USB drive, and then choose 1) If use default, it will only show photos you have in the iphone 2) if you use device only it willonly open USB, then you can add/exchange PPT, PDF, word files between your PC and iphone. 3) drive +iTunes doesn't work for me in my case (iphone 3G #) either #1 or # 2 works (but not both at the same time). However, when ever you need eaither you can "Reboot" whichever you want. Hope it helps

Hi, I'm able to use the USB drive however when trying to find the file stored on virtual disk. I'm unable to locate it on my iPhone using iFile. Please help, let me know the correct path where the files get stored on iPhone

Mine is iPhone 3g, and it worked prefectly. THANKS! Note Go to USB drive, and then choose 1) If use default, it will only show photos you have in the iphone 2) if you use device only it willonly open USB, then you can add/exchange PPT, PDF, word files between your PC and iphone. 3) drive +iTunes doesn't work for me. In my case (iphone 3G #) either #1 or # 2 works (but not both at the same time). However, when ever you need eaither you can "Reboot" whichever you want. Hope it helps

How do i remove a partiton created with this app? Thank you :)

iPhone 3g iOS 4.2.1 USB Drive successfully creates the partion drive, but then thats it. The 1g of space that I allocated to it is used up, but the virtual drive is nowhere to be found on my computer (PC). Any ideas?

Doesn't work on 3G with 4.2.1 When creating a virtual disk a message appears to check the free disk space every time. So no virtual disk can be created. Unfortunately!

Found a solution: 1) connect to the iPhone via SSH 2) mkdir /private/var/Volumes/ 3) chown mobile:mobile /private/var/Volumes/ That's it. Creating virtual disks will work then.

Hm, unfortunately only Default mode is working. Although I haven't connected the iPhone as USB drive to Linux host successful. Switching modes will end up in a loop (after asking for reboot). Seems there's a security or rights issue in the file system...

thanks bro you just saved me from restoring. i tryd this on my iphone 4 on ios 5.1.1 default and itunes+drive didnt work for me and i gave up before trying only drive

thanks bro you just saved me from restoring. i tryd this on my iphone 4 on ios 5.1.1 default and itunes+drive didnt work for me and i gave up before trying only drive. also you can delete the drive from the same location in ifile.

Does it work in IOS 4.2.1

Good app..but the transfer rate is very slow as we are using usb 1.x instead of high-speed 2.x. Any way to imporve this/????

i tried to create a second virtual disk... for some reason my phone rebooted in the middle of the process and when it came back on the second partition was created (i know because it takes up a large space on the iPhone) BUT inside of USB Drive app it does not appear. so now i cannot figure out how to delete this partition because it isnt even recognized within the USB app. help anyone?

Hi Jeremy, I have a similar problem. I created a 1GB volume on my jailbroken iPhone 3G under ios 4.1 After I installed 4.2, I cannot see the 1GB volume anymore, but I am left with 1 less GB storage on the iPhone. Were you able to find a solution to your problem? It might help me solve mine. Does anybody have a clue how to get this 1GB back? Thanks, Yannick

Since you'e already jailbroken, you can delete the volume files from the file system using SSH. The volume files are created at /private/var/Volumes/Volume1.img.

Thanks! this was so easy

so -- if I get it right as somebody with wiondows (not my choice, but have to!) I have to decide wether I want itunes-sync OR usb-drive functionality...? Buuuuh! (beyond that: great, and why the hack is apple not doing it itself?)

After installing app, if you decide to uninstall it, PTP will not get back to original state. In other words, you cannot transfer pictures to you computer like you used to.

How to use your SUB Drive in to a iPod

Thank you for the screen shot of the sources uploaded. I added all of them and they work. P.S. When i delete a drive it sometimes does not give me the space back.

hi i know that problem: to get the empty space back you actually need to empty the bin + restart device + computer. apart from that: brilliant website this - one of the best. thanks

hi, I got reboot loop while in USB Drive only mode. And my iTunes cannot recognize my phone, therefore I cannot restore it. What can I do to fix? Plz, I'm running with time, because the USB Charge wont work.

finally figured it out. For those who got the same experience. Just get your phone into recovery mode (I did this on my 3GS 3.1.2) and get the correct version of custom jailbroken firmware. 1. run iTunes 2. Get your phone into recovery mode (NOT DFU mode) 2.a. connect your phone into the usb port (mine was in the state of loop rebooting) 2.b. press and hold both power button on the top and home button at bottom 2.c. in about 6 secs, the phone will turn off. Keep holding both button 2.d. when you see the apple logo, let go the power button on the top. But keep holding home button 2.e. eventually, iTunes will say you are in recovery mode, and your screen will have recovery icon. 3. Restore the firmware. You can refer to posts in the net on how to do this. note. in dfu mode (let go power button after 10 secs), iTunes will say you are in recovery mode too. But in fact, you are in DFU mode, and you wont be able to restore with error 1600. Hope this help.

Estou com problema com este app pois não modifiquei o nome do disco virtual qdo foi criado eo mesmo nao aparece na tela do Aplicativo USB DRIVE para ser deletado e ocupando espaço na memória do iPhone

Hi I just install the application, all works properly except one big important thing : I GET READ ONLY memory for the USB device (i haven't launch read only when i parametered the device). I'm on 2G iPhone Thanks if you can help

Another app which is not working for me. Even after following all the steps twice my iPhone still doesn't show up as a USB drive on windows. Windows 7 keeps giving me error msg. "Driver installation failed"...something like that.

It works for me if i tell it "Disk Only", reboot my phone, THEN create the drive/partition. The "default" doesnt seem to make stuff my Mac can see from my iphone 3G. I read on another page that it messes with syncing your photos in iphoto, but others reported that if they switch back to "default" mode and rebooted it works again?

Thanks your description and good.

navigate to iphone \\root\var\Volumes and delete .img file to free up space from drives not showing up in usb drive app.

Thank you. It worked.

To delete a partition just swipe over the drive name.

hey! i installed and created a 5gb partition on my iphone3gs 32gb os3.0 first it didnt ask me to reboot my device. is there a compatibility issue?? second, and more importantly, how do i get rid of this partition????????? plz help!!!

It Crashed my Iphone When i open Cydia i got : malformed line 4 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cydia.list(dist) Does anyone know how to fix cydia again

Can i open the file on my iphone once it copied from my computer? ex, i copied a pdf file, then i would like to open it on my iphone, where is it exactly on iphone file directory? (i'm using iFile, so i can browse it). Thanks.

I didn't see reboot.

ya great tool in theory .. use your iphone as an iphone or a usb drive. One big problem - once a partition is created - How do you delete it!?!

I do not know how you would go about deleting the partition. I have just emailed the developer of this app about this to include a feature like this if possible, in his next release.

I just figured it out - you have to swile to the left on the virtual drive then you can delete Also a word of warning regarding this application. I have installed - tested and it works fine but after testing i can no longer sync with itunes and charging the phone cycles charging and not charging. I have tried all options provided in the application and i have reset the phone with no luck .. next step is re install.

hey i found how to delete it. Just slide your finger on partition bar from left to right and you will see a delete button appears on it.

Few answer to the popular questions: Q: Where disk images are located? I want to remove them manually A: Check /var/Volumes. You can remove using "rm /var/Volumes/*" command from your favorite ssh client or terminal. Q: How remove disk image? A: Swipe on a disk name (slide from left to right) and tap "Delete" button Q: I have uninstalled USB Drive but disk space was to freed A: This is by design. You need to remove disk images manually. I will not automatically kill your data. http://www.dmytro.me/2009/09/usb-drive-updated-beta1.html

You may be able to delete the partition once the beta expires, idk for sure though...

What is the best use of this partition? I tried to add something in it but i was unsuccessful.

Can anyone tell me how to delete this partition. When I uninstall USB drive through Cydia, the partition space remains same. How to get rid of it?

To delete the partition, to as following: 1. Launch the USB Drive App. 2. Go down to Virtual Disks 3. Hold your finger at the left on the name that you created and slide to the right, and you will see a delete button (RED color) Hope you can do it.

From his blog:Few answer to the popular questions: Q: Where disk images are located? I want to remove them manually A: Check /var/Volumes. You can remove using "rm /var/Volumes/*" command from your favorite ssh client or terminal. Q: How remove disk image? A: Swipe on a disk name (slide from left to right) and tap "Delete" button Q: I have uninstalled USB Drive but disk space was to freed A: This is by design. You need to remove disk images manually. I will not automatically kill your data. Q: It doesn't work under with Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 A: If you have iTunes installed there is known problem regarding Apple Mobile USB driver.  You can use workaround posted by limneos here.  I am working on a better workaround, but this is the best at this moment.

I have tried this app i partitioned 3 gig for USB and find it real slow on my 16gig 3G iphone

tool Perfect its good.

This Works great!!!! i transferred over some family guy episodes videos onto the iphone, then plug it into the PS3, and worked PERFECTLY

How we either delete the partition that was created for the USB or continue using this application after it expires in Nov. 1 2009.

I checked the delete-process. Firtsly you have to go to the program, denn delete the disk in the program (swipe from left to right at the partition bar). When The Partition disapears, you can delete the program with cydelete or from cydia.

Hi Kevin - Thanks for the info. However, I am still not so sure about "swipe from left to right at the partition bar". I guess you meant as following: 1. Launch USB Drive App. from iPhone 2. Select Create Disk 3. Name it 4. At the Size Bar, slide from Left to Right (smallest volume to the highest volume) 5. Then hit the Create button on the top right corner Up to this step, I believe that we create another new volume that takes all the remaining HDD capacity available, but not delete the previous partition that was created before. Please advice or you can always provide all of us a simple instruction how to delete the partition that was created using as USB flash drive. Thank you so much for you help. I appreciate it. Tim

isto é realmente perfeito.... admiro vocês... parabéns..

Awesome... looks like it works perfectly... It just the note that bugs me... "this is a beta which will expire Nov 1" ...