Transferring files between different Save locations

ProCamera lets you move your photos and videos freely between save Locations, so you can keep your best shots in the iOS media library (Camera Roll) and tuck working files away in ProCamera's internal albums — the Lightbox and Private Lightbox. Every transfer goes through the iOS share menu, where one share option sets the destination: Copy to Lightbox, Hide (=copy to Private Lightbox), or Save to Camera Roll.

To learn how the Save Locations differ, read Save locations for ProCamera files.

How to transfer files from the Camera Roll to a ProCamera album (Lightbox / Private Lightbox):

1. In ProCamera, open the main Camera Roll (often called "Recents" album) where the files are stored.
2. Select one file, or several at once (see Selecting multiple files below).
3. Tap the iOS sharing icon in the bottom-left corner, and adjust the Share Options if needed.
4. Tap the option for the destination you want:

	Copy to Lightbox	Moves the file to the Lightbox.
	Hide	Moves the file to the Private Lightbox.

How to transfer files from a ProCamera album (Lightbox / Private Lightbox) to the Camera Roll:

1. In ProCamera, open the Lightbox or Private Lightbox album where the files are stored.
2. Select one file, or several at once (see Selecting multiple files below).
3. Tap the iOS sharing icon in the bottom-left corner, and adjust the Share Options if needed.
4. Tap the Save to Camera Roll option.

How to transfer files between the two ProCamera albums (Lightbox and Private Lightbox):

1. In ProCamera, open the Lightbox or Private Lightbox album where the files are stored.
2. Select one file, or several at once (see Selecting multiple files below).
3. Tap the iOS sharing icon in the bottom-left corner, and adjust the Share Options if needed.
4. Tap the share option for the direction you need: Hide to move from the Lightbox to the Private Lightbox, or Copy to Lightbox to move from the Private Lightbox to the Lightbox.

Lightbox > Private Lightbox	Private Lightbox > Lightbox

Transferring ProCamera files to an external drive

On supported iPhone models, ProCamera can record video straight to a connected external drive: as long as the drive is connected and meets the technical requirements, all videos are saved to it automatically.

You can also export photos or video to an external drive after capture:

1. Connect the external drive to your iPhone.
2. In ProCamera, select one file, or several at once (see Selecting multiple files below).
3. Tap the iOS sharing icon in the bottom-left corner.
4. Scroll down the share menu and tap the Save to Files option. The iOS Files app window opens.
5. In the Files app, select the connected external drive and choose (or create) a folder for the selected file(s). You might need to tap the back button in the top left in order to see the "Locations" screen in Files app.
6. Tap the Save button.

Selecting multiple files

To move several files at once, tap the Multi-Select button. Then swipe across rows of thumbnails, or tap thumbnails one by one, to choose them.

Looking to export ProCamera files from the iPhone's media library (Camera Roll / Recents) to a computer? See the step-by-step guides for Mac and Windows.