 So I'd like to know the best way to back up photos and videos from an iPhone 12 Max Pro to an external drive or your recommended method excluding iCloud. Why don't you want to use the cloud? I'm just not crazy about the cloud. I find it difficult to retrieve stuff. Really? I do. Oh. What kind of laptop do you have? Do you have a laptop, too, or no? I do. Actually, I have a PC. I have two, and I have an iMac.