An iPhone is not only a smartphone, but also a photo camera. But where are the iPhone photos once you’ve taken them? And what do you do when you need space for new snapshots? We give four practical tips.
Transfer iPhone Photos to your PC or Mac
Mac owners can easily import iPhone photos through the Photos app. Windows users must first unlock their iPhone or iPad with the passcode and make sure their PC trusts the iOS device. You can read more about that the Apple Support website. Below we show you four ways to exchange iPhone photos with your Windows PC or Mac.
1. The macOS Photos app
To import via the Photos app, connect your iPhone to your Mac or iMac with a USB cable. Open the Photos app and choose the name of your iPhone under ‘Devices’. The app shows the photos that are on your device. The app says at the top right of the window ‘import photos’. Clicking on that will copy all photos from your iPhone to Mac. If you do not want to overload all images, you can first make a selection. After importing, you will be asked if you want to delete or keep the photos on your iPhone.
2. Transfer iPhone photos to Windows
If you want to copy photos to Windows 8 or 10, you can do this via Windows Explorer, among other things. You connect your iPhone to your computer with a USB cable. Via ‘My computer’ click to your iOS device and choose Internal Storage DCIM 100APPLE.
You can then select (all) photos and transfer them to your computer. From the computer folder you can also delete photos that you no longer need. If your iPhone is not recognized, connect it to a different USB port or view this page For more information.
Another option is the Simple Transfer app. You can use this free app to send photos from your iPhone to a Windows PC quickly and easily. The free version only allows you to download a few photos. The paid version lets you transfer all your photos at lightning speed.
3. Photos from computer to iOS via Finder or iTunes
In addition to copying photos from your iPhone to the computer, you can also do the other way around with the Finder from macOS Catalina. By connecting your iPhone to your computer with a cable and trusting it, you can see exactly which photos are on the device via the Photos tab and copy them to your Mac’s hard drive.
Do you have a Mac with macOS Mojave or older? Then you have to do this through iTunes. After connecting your iPhone via USB, click on your device in iTunes. In the top navigation bar, click on ‘Photos’. From there you can sync folders from your computer to your iPhone. The pictures will be placed in your photo roll.
4. Use a cloud service
If you want to be able to exchange photos between iPhone and PC or Mac, you can use a cloud service. The most popular is Dropbox, a free app that offers 2GB of storage, which can be expanded to 18GB. There is also a free program for PC or Mac that you can use. All you need is a Dropbox account (also free). You link both your iPhone and your computer to the account.
Any photo you then upload to Dropbox (which can be done automatically) will be available on any device you log in to. From there it is easy to copy to your hard drive. Another alternative is Google Photos from Google, this iOS app works much the same as Apple’s Photos app but also automatically stores files in the cloud for easy access.
Apple’s iCloud is also a service that allows you to store photos and files in the cloud, among other things. That way, your photos won’t take up space on your Mac and your photos will be kept safe. You get 5GB of free cloud storage that you can use on your PC, Mac or iOS device.
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