All iPhone users encountered such a problem as filling up the smartphone’s memory with old photos and videos. In order to free up the device’s memory and not lose the necessary files, you can upload them to your computer. How to do it? There are very different ways to do this. We will consider them further in detail in the article.
Take a photo using USB. Step-by-step instruction
How to upload photos from iPhone to computer via USB? Now we will tell. In order to discard information using a USB cable, you must:
- You must turn on the computer first.
- Connect the iPhone to the computer using a special USB cable.
- Go to "My Computer" on a personal computer.
- Find a new connected device (“iPhone” is most often connected device (disk) is called the name of the device and model, for example, iPhone 5s, etc.).
- Double-click the connected device.
- Find a folder with the name DCIM in it (in this folder are all the photos created using the connected iPhone).
- Open the folder and select all the photos you need.
- Choose one of the actions: “Copy”, “Cut” or “Move”.
- Insert or move the selected photo files to the computer folder you need.
Done. Now you can format this folder or delete all photos from the iPhone, without fear that the data will be lost.
Drop photos from iPhone using import. Step-by-step instruction
How to take pictures from the “iPhone” to a computer? The Windows 10 operating system provides the function of importing images and videos from a connected device. How to use this function to copy photos?
To do this, you must:
- Turn on a computer running Windows 10.
- Connect the iPhone to the computer using a special USB cable.
- Wait until the computer finds a new connected device.
- Open My Computer.
- Find a new connected device and right-click on it.
- In the context menu, select "Import image and video" (this name may differ on other versions of the Windows operating system).
- Follow all import directions step by step.
All is ready. Now all the photos and videos of your iPhone will be in the folder at the address "My Computer" - "My Images".
Backing up photos with icloud
How to upload photos from iPhone to a computer without a cable? This can be done using just the synchronization function. The fact is that manufacturers of iPhones in the file system of smartphones allocated about 5 GB of memory for the so-called backup of the device’s system. It is precisely because of this that it is always possible to go back to the last restore point of the iPhone system, or return it to working condition when the system crashes.
How to take pictures from “iPhone” to a computer through “iTunes”? Instructions for backing up files in the iPhone:
- You need to enable "Iclaud" on your device (for this you need to go to the settings of the "iPhone" and select the "Iclaud" section there).
- Log in to Iclaud using your account information.
- Activate the synchronization of icicle photos (go to Settings, the icicle section and select Photos).
- Enter iCloud through your computer (when you enter, enter your account information, the same as on the "iPhone" from which photos were synchronized).
- Go to the "Photos" tab and download them from there (or copy). All is ready.
Backup to Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive
Next, we’ll tell you how to drop photos from your iPhone onto a computer. Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive are some of the types of cloud storage. Who is not in the know, these are storages that do not spend the physical memory of your device. All documents and files stored in them are directly on the Internet. You can view them, download, and share the download link with others.
On the iPhone, these cloud storages can act as appropriate applications. In order not to be tormented by connecting the cable to the computer and searching for the necessary photos, as well as not resorting to the program “Iklaud”, just copy (move) all the necessary photos to one of the proposed cloud storage (Dropbox, OneDrive and “Google Drive”).
After all the photos have been transferred to one of these storages, you need to turn on the computer, connect to the Internet and go to the site of this repository, using the data from your iPhone to access your account.
Next, you need to find a backup copy of the photos created from iPhone and download them to your computer. Done. As you can see, everything is quite simple and practical.
The only drawback of this method is the obligatory presence of an Internet connection both on the iPhone itself and on your computer.
How to transfer photos from iPhone to a computer via USB in iTunes? Step-by-step instruction
ITunes can be used on a computer running Mac OS or Windows. Using this program, you can also download all photos from a device connected to a computer.
Instructions for copying photos from iPhone to a Windows computer:
- Install the "iTunes" program on your computer (it is recommended to use official sources for downloading).
- Connect "iPhone" to the computer and confirm the connection by clicking on the "Trust" button.
- Go to the "iTunes" program settings (look for the icon with the image of a mobile phone).
- Select the "Photos" tab there.
- Mark the checkbox "Sync".
- After the window pops up, you must enter in it the path for copying photos (from where and where).
- From the bottom of the “Aityuns” window, click on the “Sync” button. All is ready. Next, the photos will be in the folder you specified earlier.
How to take pictures on a PC with Mac OS? Instruction manual
Next, we’ll show you how to take photos from your iPhone to a Mac OS computer. Instructions for copying:
- Connect iPhone to Mac using a USB cable.
- Open "iTunes" and click "Continue."
- Confirm the connection by clicking on the "Trust" button.
- Launch the Photos app.
- Click "Import" ("Import All"). All is ready. Now all imported photos will be located on the "Albums" tab in the "Last Import" section.
Little conclusion
Now you know how to drop photos from the “iPhone” to the computer. We examined different ways, gave valuable advice. We hope that our recommendations will help you in solving this problem.