Phone Disk for Mac

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffDecember 3, 2013

Phone Disk for Mac enables you to conveniently transfer files to your iOS devices as you would to a regular thumb drive using only your favorite file manager: the Finder. This premium app automatically prepares mobile devices for USB access as soon as they are connected to your computer and allows convenient drag-and-drop interactions. It's a powerful, well-designed app you will want to try.

Phone Disk for Mac installs along with the MacFUSE framework, after a guided setup. A reboot will be needed after the installation. Once you start the trial version, you will notice a pop-up informing you that you can transfer only up to 100MB worth of data. You will also notice a new icon on the Menu Bar, which turns to color whenever a compatible device is connected. In our tests the file transfer was smooth, with speeds averaging around 5MB/s. We have found that even though the Phone Disk is using the mobile device, we retained full sync and backup functionality in iTunes. Due to Apple's restrictions, most of the iOS file system is inaccessible for interaction unless the device in question is jailbroken and the appropriate option is active in the preferences.

If you're looking for a convenient way to back up important files on a device that's always with you, you will want Phone Disk for Mac installed on your computer. While it's a premium app in a space crowded with free alternatives, the ease of use that it offers completely justifies the price tag.

Editors' note: This is a review of the trial version of Phone Disk for Mac 1.881.

What’s new in version 1.881

Phone Disk version 1.881 fixes a bug preventing devices with commas in their file names from being mounted in the file system.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: January 25, 2012

Latest update: December 3, 2013

Version: 1.881

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Mac

Operating System

Mac OS X 10.6
Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.7

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 13,916

Downloads Last Week: 7

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User Reviews

3.2/5

6 User Votes

Great Product!
rlinsurfDecember 29, 2010
Pros
Can mount any iOS device as disk, and you can now rename any device's mountpoint.
Cons
Can only give a single re-name to all devices, so if you have multiple iOS devices, all of them must share the same mountpoint name.
Summary
The previous version of this app was a great idea, badly executed. But this new version is truly excellent. Everything now works as it should, and I can mount any of my iOS devices as disks. I personally use rsync to make a full backup of each device, and it works flawlessly with Phone Disk, which is AFAIK, the only app on either Mac or iOS which can accomplish that without all kinds of bugs (and I've tried them all). If you tried it before, or even if you haven't, I can't recommend it enough. You will love it.
Works pretty well, but can't insert workable videos.
Ol SmittyDecember 1, 2010
Pros
I like being able to put photos onto my iPhone, after resizing, of course. Can get videos on, too, but have to use iTunes to do it, and have to severely downsize them. Having a handy place to back up files is a nice feature.
Cons
It doesn't really interface with the iPhone in every aspect. Can't drag and drop videos into the iPhone and photos don't show up as thumbs in the photo menu. Accessing any data using the IOS is very limited.
Summary
Doesn't work at all
roki1981November 6, 2010
Pros
It is free for a limited time.
Cons
Doesn't launch in Snow Leopard
Summary
I open it and it doesn't launch. Doesn't even quit. You just see the opening animation and nothing else. I've installed it twice.
very practical
shlomofridmanOctober 23, 2010
Pros
works as stated
Cons
how do we know it does not get into our private information?
Summary
Doesn't work with G5
jjetAugust 14, 2010
Pros
Cons
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Will not launch on dual G5 with 10.5.8 Dialogue box says: "You cannot open the application Ã¢??PhoneDiskÃ¢?? because it is not supported on this architecture." No good to me.

Developer’s Description

Mount an iPhone or iPod touch as a USB drive.

Phone Disk is a tiny program which runs in the system tray of your Mac. When it finds an iPod Touch or iPhone it seemlessly mounts it to your filesystem so you can directly access files on it using Finder or any other program.