Cant Download Pictures From Iphone To Mac

Connect your device to your Mac. You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. To turn on Wi-Fi syncing, see Sync content between your Mac and iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi. In the Finder on your Mac, select the device in the Finder sidebar. Select Photos in the button bar. Check Whether iCloud Photo Library Is Enabled on iPhone. The first thing you should do is to double.

There are two significant effects to transfer taken photos to a computer: one is for backup in case of data lost; another is to save more storage on your phone as photos usually are bigger than other files. If you are using an Android smartphone or tablet, then you can easily transfer photos from Android to a comuter via USB cable. Unlinke Android devices, Apple makes its extremely hard to transfer content from iPhone to computer. If you are new to iPhone and owns a Mac, then it would take hours to figure out how to transfer your precious photos to a Mac.

However, when you landed on this page, then there is no need to worry about that anymore. We are here to provide 3 different ways to help you transfer iPhone pictures to a Mac. Each method offers a different perspective and use different tools to achieve the same purpose. It's your own choice to go with which one.

Supported iDevice: iPhone XS Max/XS/XR, iPhone 8/8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone 7/7 Plus, iPhone 6S/6/5S/4S, iPod Touch, iPad Mini and iPad Air

Method 1: Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac with iPhoto

iPhoto is default photo apps on Mac and iPhone. It can also be used for photos transfers. We will go through the steps below:

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to your Mac via USB cable.

Step 2: Open iPhoto App on your Mac. Usually, this would be opened automatically when you used the app before.

Step 3: iPhoto starts to scan and load photos on your iPhone. Select the photos and click Import Selected. After that, iPhone asks you to delete those photos from iPhone or keep the photos. It's your own choice. However, when the photos imported, you don't know whether the photos are stored on which folder.

Method 2: Transfer iPhone Photos to Mac Wirelessly with AirDrop

AirDrop is a new wireless transfer features publicly released in WWDC 2013. You can use AirDrop to transfer photos, location and text between your iPhone and Mac. However, there are limitaions for the device which uses this service. iOS should be 5.0+ and Mac OS X should 10.0+. If your device is quite old, then select the other two methods instead. Below is the step by step tutorial for AirDrop.

Step 1: Open Photos app on your iPhone.

Step 2:Choose the photos you wish to transfer to the Mac. Then tap the share icon from the botton of the screen.

Step 3: Select your computer form the device list. All the selected photos will be transferred to your Mac wireless in a few minutes.

Method 3: Direclty Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac with iPhone Transfer

iPhone Transfer is a third-party app designed for iPhone users who want to move them content between iPhone and Mac more freely. Actually, there is no limition on using this program and you can not only transfer photos, but also for text messages, contacts, music, video and ebooks. What your need is an USB cable. This is the ultimate program regarding data transfer for iPhone and it's the one that I can't live without. It runs much simple and fast then the above two methods. Flexibility is the my favorite part of the app. Check out how it works:

Step 1 Install iPhone Transfer and Connect Your iPhone to Mac

Unlike the above two methods, this works on both Windows and Mac. If you were on a Mac, then download the Mac versionof the program and install it on your computer. When installation is finished, launch the app from Launchpad. Then plug your iPhone to Mac via the USB cable. The main screen of iPhone Transfer is shown as the following:

Note: iPhone Transfer offers three transfer options, which allows user to transfer items from iDevices 'To iTunes', 'To Mac Computer' and 'To iDevices'.

Step 2 Select Photos You Wish to Transfer

It takes a few seconds to let the app scan and analyze your iPhone. After that, it will list all the files into groups as you can see from the sidebar. Click on Photos category, then you can preview all the photos.

Step 3 Start to Export Photos to Computer

Select the photos you want to transfer to Mac. Then Click Export to button on the menu bar. Select a local folder on your Mac to store the photos. Once being backed up to local drive, you can open and view the content on a computer or move to other iOS device.

Generally speaking, transferring pictures from iPhone to Computer is not that difficult as you can see from the above tutorials. You are absolutely free to choose the method you prefer. As for me, I'd love to use iPhone Transfer because it works on both Windows and Mac and it has various transfer options, such as contacts, text messages, which wouldn't be done with iTunes or AirDrop. If you backs up your iPhone frequently, then iPhone Transfer is the app you should have a try. It's a lightweight solution that's much easier than using iTunes.

Applies To: iMac, MacBook, iPhone X, iPhone 8/8 Plus, iPhone 7/7 Plus, iPhone 6/6s, iPhone 5/5s

Have captured some amazing photos with your iPhone and want to save a copy of them on your Mac? Or you want to copy photos from iPhone to Mac to free up space on your iPhone? No worry, this article will introduce FIVE free methods to import photos from iPhone to Mac, no matter it's MacBook or iMac. You can transfer your iPhone photos to Mac with the free software installed or get iPhone photos to Mac wirelessly with the built-in features on your devices.

Before you choose the method you prefer, you may need a general comparison between these methods.

Part 1: How to transfer photos from iPhone to Mac with freeware

EaseUS MobiMover

A Brief Introduction to MobiMover

A Tool for Data Transfer

EaseUS MobiMover Free is a trustworthy iOS data transfer tool. With MobiMover installed on your computer running macOS or Windows, you can freely share data between your iOS devices (iPhone/iPad in iOS 8 and later) or between an iOS device and a computer. In addition to photos, other file types, including videos, music, ringtones, voice memos, contacts, messages, and more, are also transferable using MobiMover. Thus, you can also transfer photos from Mac to iPhone via MobiMover if you need to.

A File Manager

It's quite common for you to manage your iPhone or iPad content. Luckily, MobiMover provides you a more convenient way to help you manage your iDevice files from the computer, either by deleting, editing, or adding items.

A Video Downloader

What's surprising with MobiMover is that the tool can also serve as a free video downloader, which enables you to get videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and other video sites to your computer or iPhone/iPad. For example, you can easily download YouTube videos to your Mac via the video download feature.

Perfect tool, right? Now, it's time for you to try MobiMover to transfer your iPhone photos to Mac. You can apply the similar way to copy videos from your iPhone to Mac.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to Mac with a USB cable. Run EaseUS MobiMover, choose 'Phone to Mac' and click the 'Next' button to continue.

Step 2. Check the category/categories you want to copy from your iPhone to Mac. As you can see, you can copy other supported files together with photos from your iPhone to Mac all at once. After that, don't forget to customize the storage path for the exported photos unless you want to save them on your desktop.

Step 3. Now, click the 'Transfer' button to start transferring photos or other files from your iPhone to Mac without iTunes. Exporting files from iPhone to Mac with MobiMover is the right way for backup to avoid unexpected data loss.

Photos App

If your Mac is on OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 or later, there is an App called Photos, which replaced the iPhoto and Aperture in the earlier versions. As you may know, Photos App is also useful for importing photos from iPhone to Mac. Before you start, you need to make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes on your Mac.

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to Mac. If asked, enter the passcode of your iPhone and click Trust in the prompt on your iPhone asking you to Trust This Computer.

Step 2: Run Photos if it doesn't open automatically.

Step 3: Make sure the Photos App shows the Import screen, on which you can see all the photos and videos on your iPhone.

Step 4: Select the pictures you want to copy and click Import Selected or tap Import All New Photos to transfer all new photos from your iPhone to Mac.

Part 2: How to copy photos from iPhone to Mac wirelessly

AirDrop

The first method recommended for you to transfer photos from iPhone to Mac wirelessly is to use AirDrop. With AirDrop, the built-in feature on Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, you can send files like photos, contacts, websites and more from one AirDrop-supported device to another. For example, you can also AirDrop contacts from iPhone to iPhone. It's no doubt that you can transfer photos from iPhone to Mac with AirDrop.

Step 1: Turn on AirDrop on your Mac.

• Go to Finder > Go > AirDrop and switch on Bluetooth and WiFi to turn on AirDrop on your Mac.
• Set the option Allow to be discovered by as Everyone or Contacts Only.

Step 2: Turn on AirDrop on iPhone.

• Swipe up from the bottom of your iPhone screen to open Control Center.
• Press deeply on the module where Airplane Mode locates in, tap on AirDrop and set your iPhone to be discovered by Contacts Only or Everyone.

Step 3: Once the Mac and the iPhone are connected. You can start to transfer photos from iPhone to Mac as you like.

• Go to Photos App on your iPhone.
• Select the photos you'd like to send from your iPhone to Mac and click the Share button.
• Choose AirDrop and select your Mac.

iCloud Photo Stream/iCloud Photo Library

By turning on iCloud Photo Stream or iCloud Photo Library, your iPhone photos will be automatically synced to your other Apple devices that use the same Apple ID when connected to Wi-Fi. The difference between iCloud Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Library is that, with My Photo Stream, your iPhone photos will show on your Mac for just 30 days, and the limit is 1,000 photos. Thus, if you use My Photo Stream to transfer photos from iPhone to Mac, do remember to download iCloud photos to Mac in Photos App within 30 days.

How to turn on iCloud Photo Stream/iCloud Photo Library:

• On your iPhone: Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos, then turn on iCloud Photos Library or My Photo Stream.
• On your Mac: To turn on iCloud Photo Library, go to System Preferences > iCloud > Options next to Photos, then select iCloud Photo Library. To switch on My Photo Stream, open Photos and click on Photos > Preferences > iCloud. Then select My Photo Stream and turn it on.

Email/Message

If you just want to import several pictures from your iPhone to Mac, using Email or iMessage to transfer photos between computer and iPhone is also a good choice. To send photos from your iPhone to Mac using Email or iMessage, you need to:

Step 1: Open the origin Album in Photos App.

Step 2: Click on Select and pick up the photos you want to transfer.

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Step 3: Tap the Upload icon and Choose Mail/Message.

Step 4: Type in the information needed to send an Email/iMessage.

Step 5: Check the Email/iMessage on your Mac and download the photos and save them on your Mac.

With Email, you can also add the photos you want to upload from iPhone to Mac as an attachment to your Email that you can send to yourself.

Bottom Line:

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A General Comparison between These Tips

EaseUS MobiMover: It's fast for the transfer of multiple items and multiple categories. Supports data transfer, file management, and video download.

Photos: No software installation, but you can just copy photos in your iPhone Camera Roll to Mac.

AirDrop: It's convenient. However, it may be slow for multiple photo transfer. The supported file types are quite limited.

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iCloud Photo Stream/iCloud Photo Library: It's either space-limited or quantity-limited.

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Email/iMessage: It's not suitable for multiple transfer.