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Best Way To Download Photos From Iphone To Macbook Pro

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Storing an entire collection of photographs in Apple's Photos app on macOS can be a great way of keeping precious memories in order, but there are occasions when it needs to be stored on an. Using Photos App: Connect your iPhone to your Mac. Plug one end of the iPhone's charging cable. Before you begin. Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.

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by Jenefey AaronUpdated on 2019-08-19 / Update for iOS File Transfer

Is there a way on Mac/Lion to import pictures to my iPhone without using iPhoto? In windows, you can just drag and drop them where you like. I wanna that same functionality with my Mac.
- Tina from America

The iPhone has a megapixel camera, so that most users love to take pictures with iPhone. But is your iPhone keeping telling you that there is not enough available storage to take another photo or download another app? iPhoto enable you to transfer iPhone photos to Mac to save your storage space, but it does cost.

Here we strongly recommend Tenorshare iPhone Care Pro for Mac, a free tool to transfer the photos off your iPhone to your Mac without needing to use iPhoto or iTunes. Unlike those two build-in apps, iPhone Care Pro loads quickly and operate easily.

The key features of iPhone Care Pro:

  • Be able to transfer 8 types of files with 1 click: Photos, Music, Notes, Contacts and so on
  • Sync not only iPhone Camera Roll but also Photo Library and Photo Stream
  • No need to purchase and use iPhoto
  • Supports all iOS devices: iPhone 6+/6/5s/5c/5/4s/4, iPad, iPod
  • Export photos in the various forms: JPG, PNG, BMP, etc

How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to MacBook Air/MacBook Pro/iMac/Mac mini without iPhoto?

You are supposed to download iPhone Care Pro for free from its Home page before you are going to sync pictures from iPhone to Mac. Then install and launch the program.

Step1. Connect your iPhone to the MacBook, and click 'Trust' option on your iPhone.

Step2. Select 'Files Manager' and click on 'Photo' option.

Step3. Click 'Add' to select the photos you want to transfer. Then click 'Export to' on the menu and wait a moment to finish syncing.

Tips: How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac using iPhoto?

You can purchase the software on the Mac APP Store for $14.99. If you are a professional photographer and an Apple user, iPhoto is highly recommended.

Step1. Connect iPhone to your Mac with its USB cabel. Then wait a moment for your Mac to be recognized.

Step2. Tap the 'Finder' in the Dock and click the 'Applications' folder in the left pane. Scroll and Double-click 'Image Capture' to open it.

Step3. Select a location on your Mac to save your iPhone pictures. If you want to delete the pictures from your iPhone, you can click 'Options' and select 'Delete Items from Camera after Downloading'.

Step4. Click the 'OK' button and the click the 'Download All' button to transfer the photos. Once it is finished, you can disconnect your iPhone from your Mac.

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Knowing how to download photos from iPhone to laptop can be incredibly useful for a lot of reasons. First, if you recently went on vacation and want to share all of your photos on social media, it's easier to do so on a computer. Second, when you take a lot of photos on your iPhone it can fill up your storage pretty quickly, thus, transferring them onto your computer will save a lot of storage space. Today, we'll be showing you how to download photos from iPhone to laptop.

How to Download Photos from iPhone to Laptop (Both PC and Mac)

The methods that we are going to detail below can be used on both PC and Mac Laptops.

1 Download Photos from iPhone to laptop Using iMyFone Umate Pro

Starting with the most efficient method, using iMyFone Umate Pro is the best way to download pictures from iPhone to laptop. With this program, you can:

  • Export iPhone Photos to PC/Mac - Preview your photos before you selectively export
  • Back up & Delete Photos - Permanently erase data so that it can't be recovered
  • Back up & Compress Photos - Compress your iPhone's photos to preserve storage
  • Permanently Erase Private Photos - Protect your private data
  • Erase Previously Deleted Photos - Scan the delete photos on your iPhone and erase them permanently
  • Erase WhatsApp/WeChat Photos - The attachments (photos and videos) can also be erased permanently.
  • 1-CLick Free Up Space - Clear up storage space by removing temporary files, junk files, large files, apps, photos
  • iMyFone Umate Pro is fully compatible with iOS 11 and receive lots of positive reviews from MacWorld, iPhoneinCanada, APPKED, etc.

These are just some of the things that you can use iMyFone Umate Pro for and below, we are going to show you how to use it for transferring photos.

Iphone

Step 1 - Download, install, and launch iMyFone Umate Pro on your computer, and connect your iPhone using a lightning cable.

Step 2 - From the left menu, click on '1-Click Free Up Space' and then on 'Photos' to begin.

Step 3 - Once the scan is complete, you'll be given 2 options – either 'Backup & Compress', or 'Backup & Delete'. Select one of them.

Step 4 - Select the photos you want to export and click on Export Only button. All of the photos will be downloaded onto your laptop.

As you can see from the steps above, it isn't difficult by any means to download pictures from iPhone to laptop and in just a few minutes, you can reap the benefits of doing so.

2 Download Photos from iPhone to laptop Using Email

Another option that you have is to email the photos to yourself, which we have detailed below.

Step 1 - Go to your iPhone's 'Photo' app, tap on the 'Select' button at the top-right, and select any of the photos that you want to transfer.

How To Transfer Photos From Iphone To Macbook Pro 2020

Step 2 - After selecting all of them, tap on the sharing icon. From here, tap the 'Mail' option.

Step 3 - The Mail app will launch. Simply enter your email address and tap on 'Send'.

Step 4 - Now, on your computer, open up your email account and you will see the email containing your iPhone's photos.

Note

If you aren't connected to the internet and you have a lot of photos that you want to transfer then this can take a while, although it's one of the many methods for transferring photos.

How to Download Photos from iPhone to Windows Laptop

The methods that we are going to detail below can only be used on Windows Laptops.

1 Download Photos from iPhone to Laptop Using AutoPlay

The next Windows method is going to be taking advantage of another built-in Windows feature – AutoPlay.

Step 1 - Connect your iPhone with a USB cable and the 'AutoPlay' window will appear.

Best Way To Download Photos From Iphone To Macbook Pro

Step 1 - Download, install, and launch iMyFone Umate Pro on your computer, and connect your iPhone using a lightning cable.

Step 2 - From the left menu, click on '1-Click Free Up Space' and then on 'Photos' to begin.

Step 3 - Once the scan is complete, you'll be given 2 options – either 'Backup & Compress', or 'Backup & Delete'. Select one of them.

Step 4 - Select the photos you want to export and click on Export Only button. All of the photos will be downloaded onto your laptop.

As you can see from the steps above, it isn't difficult by any means to download pictures from iPhone to laptop and in just a few minutes, you can reap the benefits of doing so.

2 Download Photos from iPhone to laptop Using Email

Another option that you have is to email the photos to yourself, which we have detailed below.

Step 1 - Go to your iPhone's 'Photo' app, tap on the 'Select' button at the top-right, and select any of the photos that you want to transfer.

How To Transfer Photos From Iphone To Macbook Pro 2020

Step 2 - After selecting all of them, tap on the sharing icon. From here, tap the 'Mail' option.

Step 3 - The Mail app will launch. Simply enter your email address and tap on 'Send'.

Step 4 - Now, on your computer, open up your email account and you will see the email containing your iPhone's photos.

Note

If you aren't connected to the internet and you have a lot of photos that you want to transfer then this can take a while, although it's one of the many methods for transferring photos.

How to Download Photos from iPhone to Windows Laptop

The methods that we are going to detail below can only be used on Windows Laptops.

1 Download Photos from iPhone to Laptop Using AutoPlay

The next Windows method is going to be taking advantage of another built-in Windows feature – AutoPlay.

Step 1 - Connect your iPhone with a USB cable and the 'AutoPlay' window will appear.

Step 2 - From the list of options, click on 'Import Pictures and Videos using Windows'.

Step 3 - Select a file location to have the photos imported to and in no time at all, they'll be transferred and available on your computer.

Note

Unfortunately, AutoPlay was removed in Windows 10 and has now been replaced by the 'Photos' app which works very differently. However, this change has added a lot of organization to the photos.

2 Download Photos from iPhone to Laptop Using Windows Explorer

The first Windows exclusive method utilizes the Windows Explorer feature and is relatively easy to use.

Step 1 - Connect your iPhone using a lightning cable and from your taskbar, click on the 'This PC' icon.

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Step 2 - Then you should see your iPhone listed. Double-click on it to proceed.

Step 3 - Open 'Internal Storage > DCIM' and you will then be shown all of your album folders.

Step 4 - You can either copy the specific photos over by going through each folder or simply drag-and-drop all of the folders over to transfer them all.

Note

The downside to this is that the folders aren't organized very well meaning that if you want to transfer a specific photo, you'll struggle to find it.

How to Download Photos from iPhone to MacBook

The methods that we are going to detail below can only be used on Mac computers.

1 Download Photos from iPhone to MacBook Using Image Capture

Image Capture is a very underused tool by Mac users and with the steps below, we'll be showing you how to download pics from iPhone to laptop with it.

Step 1 - Connect your iPhone to your MacBook and open up the 'Image Capture' app.

Step 2 - Choose the pictures you want to download and then click on Import. You can also click on 'Import All' to have all of them transferred.

Best Way To Transfer Photos From Iphone To Macbook Pro

Step 3 - Lastly, the photos will be transferred to your MacBook.

This is a very handy built-in Mac tool which not everyone is aware of, so it's definitely worth taking advantage of.

2 Download Pictures from iPhone to MacBook Using Photos App

The final method that we'll be discussing in this article is with the Mac Photos app, another built-in feature for Mac users to take advantage of.

Step 1 - Start by connecting your iPhone and making sure that the most recent up-to-date version of iTunes is installed (iTunes is required for this method, although isn't directly used).

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Step 2 - Open the 'Photos' app and click on your device from the left panel.

Step 3 - All of your photos will now be shown. Select all of the photos that you want to import to your Mac computer.

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Step 4 - After selecting your photos, click on 'Import Selected' and let the app take care of the rest.

How To Download Photos From Iphone To Macbook Pro Computer

Again, this is a relatively easy method to follow for downloading your pictures from iPhone to laptop.

To Conclude

In this article, we have shown you a lot of different methods for downloading photos from iPhone to laptop so that regardless of the type of computer you're on or any restrictions which you are under, there is a method that you can use. While we recommend that you use iMyFone Umate Pro to do this, there are several other methods available which will also work fine.





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