PhoneDisk
PhoneDisk is a discontinued utility that mounted iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch) as a virtual disk on the Mac filesystem, allowing users to browse and manage files on their iOS device directly from Finder. It was designed for Mac users who needed straightforward file access to their iOS device before native cloud services and app-based file sharing became standard. The app is no longer maintained or developed.
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1 suggestionPhoneDisk has been abandoned by the developer — the latest version (1.881) was released years ago and the vendor has not shipped updates since. There is no native Apple Silicon build, and the Intel-only version will stop launching entirely when Apple removes Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028). Modern file access to iOS devices no longer requires third-party utilities like PhoneDisk. If you need to transfer files between your Mac and iPhone, use iCloud Drive (available in System Settings under your Apple ID account), AirDrop for quick file exchanges, or connect your iPhone and access it directly through the USB media features in Finder (macOS 10.15 and later). For backing up iPhone data, use iCloud Backup or Finder's built-in backup feature. These native options are maintained alongside macOS itself and will continue to work after September 2028.
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