How to Transfer Photos Between iPhone and Computer?

For many iPhone users, they often encounter the problem of the iOS device is running out of space. According to the data analysis on your iPhone, photos and videos have occupied the most space. In order to release more capacity on your iPhone so as to store other more important data, transferring photos from your iPhone to PC would be a necessary step you should focus.

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How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to iPhone?

Part 1: How to Transfer Photos Between iPhone and Computer with iTunes?

Among various methods, the first solution you should refer to is to seek help from iTunes. iTunes is famous for its huge library of wonderful music and other media resources. It is also a wonderful iOS transfer tool that is able to transfer purchased books, music, movies, and photos between devices and computer. Now let's see how to transfer photos from iPhone to computer via iTunes. In other words, instead of transferring photos from iPhone to computer, you can regard it as syncing photos from iPhone to computer. iTunes is really a good choice for you to transfer photos from iPhone to computer, and this is a simple way for transferring the purchased photos. Let’s check out the detailed steps.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone into computer with the proper USB cable and launch the latest iTunes on your computer.
Step 2. Head to the iTunes Store and select “Authorize This Computer”. Then fill in the Apple ID of yourself.
Step 3. Enter the Photos folder from the left bar, then you can find Sync Photos option on the right column. Then select Choose folder from the drop-down menu to browse your preferred folder and desired photos you would like to sync to computer.
Step 4. Once all the photos have been selected, click on Sync button to start transferring the photos from iPhone to computer. 

Part 2: How to Transfer Photos Between iPhone and Computer with iCloud?

iCloud is a useful tool to back up mails, contacts, photos, notes, etc. from iPhone as long as you toggle on iCloud backup. If you can manage iCloud backup properly, then this tool would be quite useful to transfer photos between iPhone and computer. Before transferring photos, you have to make sure you have a proper lighting cable which should be connected to your iPhone successfully. For the detailed step, now let's learn on how to transfer iPhone photos to computer via iCloud.

Step 1. Make sure you sync iPhone photos to iCloud on iPhone.
Step 2. Connect iPhone to your computer.
Step 3. Enter iCloud.com and log in with Apple ID and password.
Step 4. Click Photos options and photos on iPhone will show on the screen.

Step 5. Click the upload icon and select the photos you want to transfer. When all the photos have been uploaded successfully, you can find these photos on your iCloud account. Finally, enter the main screen of your iCloud account on your computer, and you can simply tap on download icon "Download Selected Item" at top right to download photos. 

With iCloud.com, you will find that it would be extremely easy for you to transfer photos from iPhone to computer in clicks. The drawbacks of this method include its high dependency upon the Internet connection and repeated operations if you want to download multiple photos from iCloud.com.

Part 3: How to Transfer Photos Between iPhone and Computer with Leawo iTransfer?

Leawo iTransfer is all-in-one software that can be used to transfer iPhone files including photos, videos, TV shows, contacts, ringtones, podcasts, etc. among Apple devices, iTunes and computers. Meanwhile, it can help you back up iPhone data to iTunes and computer in a convenient and easy way. Leawo iTransfer allows you to selectively transfer photos between iPhone and computers. With this program, you can enjoy the high transferring speed between iOS devices and computer with accuracy. This all-in-one iPad, iPod and iPhone transfer software is used for transferring files among iOS devices, iTunes and PCs, and the software helps users get rid of the sync of iTunes. Leawo iTransfer enables users to transfer apps, music, movies, TV shows, ringtones, ebooks, photos and Camera Roll, so if you want to transfer photos from iPhone to computer without iTunes, this software will help you. The following guidance will show you how to transfer photos from iPhone to computer with Leawo iTransfer, and you can free download this software to have a try. Note that the trial version has limited transfer times.

Step 1. Download and install Leawo iTransfer on your computer. 

Step 2. Run Leawo iTransfer and connect iPhone to computer with USB cable. The software will recognize your iPhone.

Step 3. Click "Camera" in the left sidebar, and the contents will be shown in the right part of the window. Choose the photos you would like to transfer and right click on these photos to choose Transfer to >> My Computer. 

Step 4. After choosing files, confirm the saving route, and then the software will start transferring photos from iPhone to computer. The progress bar in the dialog will show you the percentage of the transfer process, and when the transfer is done, you will get the photos in the target folder on your computer.

Part 4: How to Transfer Photos Between iPhone and Computer with Dropbox?

Besides iCloud and iTunes, you can also choose other cloud storage service to transfer files under the good Wi-Fi connection. Dropbox can be also used to transfer files between iPhone and computer. But in comparison, Dropbox would be limited on the upload file size. Therefore if your photos are quite large, you can have to seek for other tools for help. Actually, there are a lot of cloud-based storage services, like Google Drive and some other iPhonecloud storage apps you can refer to. Next, you can refer to the detailed steps on how to transfer photos from iPhone to computer with Dropbox.

Step 1. Download and install Dropbox on your computer and iPhone. Sign in the same Dropbox account on both computer and iPhone.
Step 2. Open Dropbox on your iPhone. Upload the photos to the Dropbox on your iPhone. Open Dropbox and choose Files > My Files > Upload Files to upload the photos on your iPhone to Dropbox.
Step 3. Install Dropbox on your computer and sign in the Dropbox with the same account. If you have successfully uploaded the photos to the Dropbox from iPhone, after syncing, you can find the photos on the Dropbox on your computer as well. Then you can access the photos from your computer. If you would like to keep them on your local computer, then choose the photos and download them to the local.

Part 5: How to Transfer Photos Between iPhone and PC with File Explorer?

Asides from the above solutions, if you still prefer to complete the transfer between your iPhone and your computer, then you can also use File Explorer to complete the task if you are running on the Windows operating system. Here are the detailed tutorials.

Step 1. Plug-in your iPhone to the computer with the proper USB cable.
Step 2. Once the iPhone has been connected to your computer, you should select the option “Import pictures and videos” so as to find the photos and videos on your File Explorer. 

Step 3. Open the folder under the File Explorer and choose your own preferred photos from the folder. Right click on the chosen pictures and choose the Copy option to copy these photos and paste them to your desired hard drive on your local computer.

This method is only applied to the Windows system users who would like to transfer iPhone photos to the computer. The only thing you should pay attention to is to prepare a proper USB cable which could successfully connect your computer with iPhone. 

Part 6: How to Transfer Photos Between iPhone and Mac with AirDrop?

For Mac users, File Explorer solution would not be applicable. But AirDrop can be another efficient way for Mac users to transfer photos between iPhone and Mac. AirDrop is a unique function under Apple's iOS, iPadOS and macOS systems. It is used to share files between multiple devices. What you need to do is drag the file to another iOS device which has been set with another account to perform one-to-one file transfer (similar to wireless network transfer). If you prefer to transfer different files from iPhone to Mac wirelessly, then you can make full use of AirDrop transfer function. If your AirDrop is not working on Mac, you can fix the problem before using it.

Step 1. Turn on AirDrop on your Mac following the route: Finder >> Go >> AirDrop >> Turn on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to activate the AirDrop feature on your Mac.
Step 2. Turn on AirDrop on your iPhone by simply swiping up from the bottom (or swiping down from the top) of your screen to launch the Bluetooth option where you can tap on AirDrop and you should set your iPhone to be discovered by everyone.
Step 3. Go to Photos on your iPhone and select the photos you would like to transfer to Mac, and tap on the Share button, then you can find your Mac’s name after clicking sharing. Confirm to send these photos to your Mac and receive the photos on your Mac.