Airdropped photos showing up as .pvt files

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JDC0911 Author

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Airdropped photos showing up as .pvt files

When my wife airdrops photos from her iPhone to her iPad, the photos show as .pvt files instead of photos

iPhone 13 Pro

Posted on Nov 25, 2022 3:10 PM

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Answer 1

Sheree_P

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Nov 27, 2022 12:42 PM in response to JDC0911

Hey JDC0911,

Were the photos taken with the camera on the iPhone? If not, you'd want to check and see which app created the file and/or where they were originally downloaded.

Also, we recommend checking and seeing which file type the photo is on the original device.

Here's a great article that may interest you: How to use AirDrop on your iPhone or iPad.

Take care.

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JDC0911 Author

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Nov 28, 2022 5:09 AM in response to Sheree_P

Yes, the photos were taken with the camera on my wife's iPhone. We have used Airdrop many times to transfer photos from her iPhone to her iPad. This problems with the photos showing up on the iPad as .PVT files just started.

We can Airdrop the photos from my wife's iPhone (iPhone 13 Pro) to my iPhone (iPhone X) without a problem. We can then Airdrop the photos from my iPhone to her iPad and they show up on her iPhone as photo files.

Both my wife's iPhone and my iPhone is running IOS 16.1.1. I'm not sure what IOS version her iPad is running.

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Answer 3

mario49

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Nov 28, 2022 8:08 AM in response to JDC0911

Hey JDC0911,

Thanks for the updated information. In that case, the next step will be to Contact Apple Support directly for further assistance.

Cheers.

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