iPhone Shortcut for Automatic Photo Backup by Date - One-Click Backup to SSD
Are you tired of manually selecting and transferring photos one by one when your iPhone storage runs out? Let me show you how to create a shortcut that automatically backs up today's photos to a date-organized folder on your external SSD and even deletes the originals from your iPhone - all with a single tap. What This Shortcut Does 1. Automatically creates date-named folders (e.g., 2026-01-17) 2. Backs up only today's photos to the SSD 3. Automatically deletes backed-up photos from iPhone What You'll Need - iPhone - External SSD (with USB-C connection) - iPhone's built-in Shortcuts app Step-by-Step Instructions (A to Z) Getting Started: Create a New Shortcut 1. Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone 2. Tap the + button in the top right corner 3. A new blank shortcut screen appears Step 1: Get Today's Date You'll see a search bar at the bottom of the screen. We'll add actions one by one here. 1. Type "date" in the bottom search ...