How Send Pictures from Your Cell Phone to Your Computer
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- Connect your phone to your computer. Attach the charger end of the USB charger cable to the phone
- then attach the other end to your computers USB port.Type photos into Start. This will bring up the Photos application in the Start menu.. Its at the top of the Start menu. This icon resembles a couple of mountain peaks on a colored background. The Photos app will open.. Its in the upper-right side of the Photos window.. This link is on the right side of the window.Wait for your computer to find your photos. Your computer will search for connected items
- such as a USB flash drive and your phone. This may take awhile.Select photos to move. By default
- every photo and video on your phone is selected; click selected photos to de-select them
- or click Clear all to de-select every photo and video and then click only the ones you want to move.. Its at the bottom of the window.Review your import settings. You can change the following items before importing:Import folder - To change the folder into which your photos upload
- click the Change where theyre imported link
- then click a folder youd like to use and click Add this folder to Pictures.Sort type - Click the drop-down box in the middle of the window
- then click either Day or MonthKeep photos on phone - Check the box near the bottom of the window to delete the photos from your phone once theyve been moved
- or leave it unchecked to keep the photos on your phone.. Its at the bottom of the window. This will prompt the photos to begin moving onto your computer. Connect your iPhone to your computer. Attach the charger end of the USB charger cable to the phone
- then attach the other end to your computers USB port.If your Mac doesnt have a USB port
- you will need to purchase a USB-C to USB-3.0 adapter.Open Photos. Click the Photos app icon
- which resembles a multicolored pinwheel on a white background. Youll find this in your Macs Dock. tab. This is in the upper-right side of the window.Select photos to import. Click each photo that you want to import to select it.You can also just click Import All New Photos in the top-right corner of the Photos window.. This button is near the top-right side of the Photos window. Doing so will prompt the photos to begin copying onto your Mac.Skip this step if you clicked Import All New Photos.Wait for your photos to finish importing. Depending on how many photos you have to import
- this process time will vary.Decide whether or not to keep the photos on your iPhone. When prompted
- click either Delete Items or Keep Items. This will either delete the photos from your iPhone or keep them on your iPhone
- respectively.Connect your Android to your Mac. Use the Androids charging cable to connect your Android to one of your computers USB ports.If your Mac doesnt have a USB port
- you will need to purchase a USB-C to USB-3.0 adapter.If your Android prompts you to select a connection type
- tap Media device (MTP) on its screen before continuing.Download and install Android File Transfer. To do so:Go to http://www.android.com/filetransfer/Click DOWNLOAD NOWInstall Android File TransferOpen Android File Transfer. If Android File Transfer doesnt launch automatically
- click the spaceship icon in your Dock
- then click the green Android mascot icon.Double-click the "Internal storage" or "SD card" folder. Depending on where the photos you want to transfer are stored and what kind of storage is available on your Android
- you may see a slightly different option here.Double-click the "DCIM" folder.Double-click the "Camera" folder. This is where all of your Androids photos are stored. Doing so will bring up a list of your Androids photos.Depending on whether or not your photos are in an album
- you may have to open another folder before continuing. key while clicking individual photos to select them independently... This menu item is in the upper-left side of your Macs screen. A drop-down menu will appear.. Its near the top of the Edit menu.Open Finder. Click the blue
- face-like app in your Macs Dock.Select a save location. Click a folder (e.g.
- All My Files) on the left side of the Finder window to select it as your photos save location. again. The Edit drop-down menu will reappear.. This will copy the photos from your Android onto your Mac
- though it may take a few minutes for all of the selected photos to transfer.Make sure you have Google Drive installed on your phone. If you dont already have Google Drive
- you can download it for iPhone or download it for Android before continuing. Google Drive is free to download and use.Open Google Drive. Tap the Google Drive app icon
- which resembles a green
- blue
- and yellow triangle. Google Drive will open if youre logged in.If you arent logged in
- youll first need to select a Google account to use with Google Drive. Make sure that this is an account that you can use on your computer as well.. Its a blue button in the lower-right side of the screen. A menu will open.. This upward-facing arrow icon is in the menu.. Doing so will open your phones Photos app.On Android
- youll instead tap Images here.Select photos to upload. Tap an album if necessary
- then tap each photo you want to upload to select them.. Its in the top-right corner of the screen.Wait for the photos to finish uploading. This time will vary depending on how many photos youre uploading and the strength of your Internet connection.Open Google Drive on your computer. In a web browser
- go to https://drive.google.com/. Your Google Drive main page will open if youre already logged in.If you arent logged in
- click Go to Google Drive in the middle of the page
- then enter your email address and password.If youre logged into multiple Google accounts
- make sure youre opening the same account in Drive as you used on your phone. You can click your name badge in the top-right corner of the Google Drive page and select the correct account.Select the photos you uploaded. Click and drag your mouse across the photos that you uploaded. They will be highlighted in blue.. Its in the upper-right corner of the page. A drop-down menu will appear.. This option is in the drop-down menu. Doing so will prompt all selected photos to begin downloading onto your computer.Wait for the pictures to finish downloading. Once your download is complete
- you can open the pictures folder to view the pictures on your computer.
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