Throughout the day I use my smartphone and tablets quite a bit. The camera gets used often for recording computer client pictures and at Catalyst Fitness where I work. I take pictures of my exercises and equipment that needs repaired, My Android smartphone fills up with all the video and pictures and I want to save them on my server. Another reason is I don’t want to lose them if my phone dies or is stolen.
In the past i may have used cloud storage like Dropbox to move files off my devices. I’ve grown suspicious of cloud storage and don’t use it any longer. Now I use a USB cable connected between my Linux computer and my smartphones and tablets. My devices usually display an alert concerning the Linux computer and if i want to allow it. Once I do, I’m able to move the pictures to my files server. as a bonus, I can copy files from my files server to my smartphone if needed.