How to Solve iPhone to PC Transfer Error Easily (in 1 min)

Gadgets used:

• Windows 11 laptop (any model),
• iPhone 13,
• lightning cable to transfer content from iPhone to PC.

The Problem:

How to transfer without getting “The device is unreachable.” error, especially while copying photos or video content from iPhone to PC; mainly the Cinematic videos.

When we try to copy any file, especially media content from iPhone to Windows laptop, “Error Copying File or Folder: The device is unreachable” error dialog box appears:

The Solution:

How to solve the ‘Error Copying File or Folder’ error:

• On your iPhone, navigate to the Settings app.
• Within the Settings app, tap on ‘Photos‘.
• Scroll all the way to the bottom to find ‘Transfer to Mac or PC‘ section.
• Select ‘Keep Originals‘ instead of ‘Automatic‘.

After changing these settings, you should now be able to transfer content from your iPhone to your PC successfully.

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