Bash script to backup photos/videos from iphone (using cable connection to USB port)
This bash script has been tested on Ubuntu 20.04 (x86_64) and Raspbian (Jan 2021). Iphone must use the following setting to allow photos to be copied: Settings -> photos -> Transfer to MAC or PC -> keep originals
The script queries how many days worth of photos/videos you want to copy. The script then queries the directory to copy those files to. After the files are copied, they are renamed to have the photo date as a prefix to the new filename.
Notes:
(1) Before using ifuse to mount the iphone to the local ubuntu machine, create /media/iphone, chmod and chgrp to give the local user full permissions to the folder
(2) This script relies on the the following packages to be installed ( sudo apt install libimobiledevice6 libimobiledevice-utils ifuse gcp )
No Licence. Use at your own risk. Not liable for any damage to your iphone.
Also, I would recommend the following setting to force your iphone to save photos as JPG and videos as MP4: Settings -> camera -> formats -> most compatible
NEW METHOD:
Use iphone Shortcuts app to make a script that copies and renames photos and videos to a samba share over wifi (a share which has already been setup in the Files app). This shortcut can be run on a schedule, and is much easier than my bash script that requires a cable connection to the iphone. I needed to create an empty Photo album called "ALREADY_BACKED-UP" so that only new files are copied (no overwriting). I was able to email myself the Shortcut script and I have included it in the shortcuts_new_method_file directory. It is a binary file so it is not human readable.
