How to transfer photos from iPhone to Qubes OS app vm for backup?

Hello! I am new to Qubes OS and have just recently set it up. I would like to backup the photos from my iPhone to my computer running Qubes OS (only photos, not the entire system).

What is the preferred way to do this? Out of interest: what are the security implications?

If you have a sys-usb qube then:
Qubes Devices widget in tray → iPhone USB device → Attach to new disposable qube - select a disposable template here, preferable an offline one (with networking set to none). If you don’t have an offline disposable template then you can clone the default-dvm disposable template to e.g. offline-dvm and set its networking to none.
In the opened disposable qube backup the files from your iPhone to the local directory inside this qube.
Transfer the backed up files from this disposable qube to some separate offline storage qube.
Check that the files are saved in the storage qube, close the disposable qube and you’re done.

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