Mavic Connection for photo and image transfer

Date: 2026 01-January 15

$deviceName = "Smart Controller" # Change this to your drone's name
$shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
$thisPC = $shell.NameSpace(0x11) # 0x11 is the 'This PC' virtual folder
$drone = $thisPC.Items() | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $deviceName }

if ($drone) {
    # This navigates into the drone's internal folders
    $storage = $drone.GetFolder.Items() | Where-Object { $_.Name -match "Storage" }
    $dcim = $storage.GetFolder.Items() | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq "DCIM" }
    
    # List all files in the media folder
    $media = $dcim.GetFolder.Items() | Get-Member
    Write-Host "Connected to $($drone.Name). Accessing DCIM..." -ForegroundColor Green
    $dcim.GetFolder.Items() | Select-Object Name, Size
} else {
    Write-Error "Drone not found. Check the name in File Explorer."
}

Based on community research and DJI's file structure, you are looking for specific extensions and three primary "hotspot" folders.

1. Expected File Types

• Video: .mp4 (standard) and .mov. You may also see .SRT files (subtitle files containing GPS/telemetry data) and .LRF files (Low-Resolution Files used for the app's preview).

• Images: .jpg (standard) and .dng (RAW files).

2. The "Community Confirmed" Paths

Since you are in the Internal shared storage, DJI almost always buries the files in one of these three locations:

3. The "Find All" PowerShell Script

Since we can't cd, let's use a recursive function to scan the Internal shared storage for those specific extensions. This will save you from clicking through every subfolder.

Paste and run this block:

PowerShell

# Define the file types you want
$extensions = '(\.mp4|\.mov|\.jpg|\.dng)

### Why it might be slow

MTP is significantly slower than a standard hard drive because the controller's processor has to "hand over" the file list to Windows one item at a time. If you have hundreds of files, the script above might take a minute or two to finish.

**Would you like me to update the script to automatically copy anything it finds into your current `dev` folder?**

[DJI RC Pro: Finding Your Files](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLw71QhBN3U)

This video is specifically relevant because it provides a visual guide to the internal folder hierarchy of the DJI RC series, showing exactly where cache, original media, and screen recordings are stored.

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function Sync-Drone2026 {
$dest = Join-Path (Get-Location) "DroneMedia_2026"
if (!(Test-Path $dest))

$shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
$thisPC = $shell.NameSpace(0x11)
$ctrl = $thisPC.Items() | Where-Object

if (!$ctrl)

# Storage targets to scan
$storages = $ctrl.GetFolder.Items() | Where-Object

foreach ($drive in $storages) {
Write-Host "Checking $($drive.Name)..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
$destFolder = $shell.NameSpace($dest)

# Recursive internal function to find and copy
function Copy-Media($\text{folder) { foreach (}$item in $\text{folder.Items()) { if (}$item.IsFolder) { Copy-Media $\text{item.GetFolder } elseif (}$item.Name -match '^2026.*(.mp4|.mov|.jpg|.dng)

function Search-MTPStorage($\text{folder) { foreach (}$item in $\text{folder.Items()) { if (}$item.IsFolder) {
# Recursive search through subfolders
Search-MTPStorage $\text{item.GetFolder } elseif (}$item.Name -match $extensions) {
# Report finding and its virtual path
Write-Host "Found: $($item.Name)" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "Path: $($item.Path)" -ForegroundColor Gray
}
}
}

Write-Host "Searching Internal shared storage... this may take a minute." -ForegroundColor Cyan
Search-MTPStorage $targetStorage.GetFolder

### Why it might be slow

MTP is significantly slower than a standard hard drive because the controller's processor has to "hand over" the file list to Windows one item at a time. If you have hundreds of files, the script above might take a minute or two to finish.

**Would you like me to update the script to automatically copy anything it finds into your current `dev` folder?**

[DJI RC Pro: Finding Your Files](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLw71QhBN3U)

This video is specifically relevant because it provides a visual guide to the internal folder hierarchy of the DJI RC series, showing exactly where cache, original media, and screen recordings are stored.

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                    if (!(Test-Path (Join-Path $dest $item.Name))) {
                        Write-Host "  + $($item.Name)" -ForegroundColor Green
                        $destFolder.CopyHere($item, 16)
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        Copy-Media $drive.GetFolder
    }
    Write-Host "Done! Files are in $dest" -ForegroundColor Yellow
}

function Search-MTPStorage($\text{folder) { foreach (}$item in $\text{folder.Items()) { if (}$item.IsFolder) {
# Recursive search through subfolders
Search-MTPStorage $\text{item.GetFolder } elseif (}$item.Name -match $extensions) {
# Report finding and its virtual path
Write-Host "Found: $($item.Name)" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "Path: $($item.Path)" -ForegroundColor Gray
}
}
}

Write-Host "Searching Internal shared storage... this may take a minute." -ForegroundColor Cyan
Search-MTPStorage $targetStorage.GetFolder

### Why it might be slow

MTP is significantly slower than a standard hard drive because the controller's processor has to "hand over" the file list to Windows one item at a time. If you have hundreds of files, the script above might take a minute or two to finish.

**Would you like me to update the script to automatically copy anything it finds into your current `dev` folder?**

[DJI RC Pro: Finding Your Files](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLw71QhBN3U)

This video is specifically relevant because it provides a visual guide to the internal folder hierarchy of the DJI RC series, showing exactly where cache, original media, and screen recordings are stored.

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