We recommend choosing This Device so you can control the connection from your phone. Then, in the next section, also select how you want the USB connection to be used. In this case, choose File Transfer. Open File Explorer on Windows. Your Android phone should now appear as an external drive. Navigate your particular phone's file system to find the folder with your photos in. Copy and paste any photos you want to transfer to your Windows PC. When finished, unplug your phone from your PC. Microsoft's OneDrive is built right into Windows and is one way to transfer photos and other files to your Windows PC from an Android device. If you don't already have it, download and install the OneDrive application from the Play Store. Select the photos you want to upload to your OneDrive cloud storage. Files are automatically uploaded as you select them.

If this method is too slow or manual, you can also select the Photos tab and turn on Camera upload to automatically back up all photos you take to your OneDrive. On your Windows PC, open OneDrive. Copy and paste the photos you want to store on your computer hard drive from OneDrive to their new location. Similar to Windows, macOS lets you quickly transfer photos from Android using a USB connection. You need the correct cable for your devices and the Android File Transfer app. Download and install the Android File Transfer app. Connect a compatible USB cable to your Android phone and macOS device. This may be Micro-USB to USB-A, USB-C to USB-A, or USB-C to USB-C, depending on your particular smartphone and Mac's available ports.

Unlock your device if requested and select File Transfer from the list of connection options. If you aren't given that option, open up your phone's notifications menu by swiping from the top. Gmail automatically creates a Google Drive folder with all your photos if the size gets too big. Open the email app of your choice. Add your email address as the recipient. For the subject line, use something related to what you're sending so that you know what email to look out for. Select the paperclip icon to attach a photo. Find the photo in your gallery and confirm it's the one you want to send. Send the email. You don't need to add text in the body of the email. On your computer, go to your email and find the email you sent yourself.

Hover the mouse cursor over the photo and select Download or the download icon typically looks like an arrow pointing down , then select where you want to save the photo on the computer. This is the same whether you use a Mac or a PC. There are other options available if you prefer to avoid cords and don't want to email photos. If you transfer photos from Android to Mac, consider downloading the AirDroid app. You'll need an AirDroid account, and both devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network and have AirDroid installed. For iPhone to Mac transfers, the method is simple to turn on iCloud. This stores your photos in the cloud, and devices connected to your Apple account can access those photos. If you transfer photos from an iOS or Android phone to a PC, you need Windows 10 to go wireless.

Download and set up the Microsoft Phone Companion app and follow the instructions. If you use a music app like Spotify or iTunes, you can download songs you've paid for on your computer from the website. For iOS users, import your downloaded music to iTunes to sync your iPhone and Mac libraries. Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day. By James Kerley. James Kerley. James Kerley is an award-winning freelance technology writer, consultant, the former Editorial Manager for Yahoo! lifewire's editorial guidelines. Reviewed by Michael Barton Heine Jr. Tweet Share Email. In This Article Expand. Android to PC. Android to Mac. iPhone to Mac via Cable. iPhone to PC. iPhone to Mac via AirDrop. Phone to Computer via Email. Phone to Computer Wireless Apps.

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Join , subscribers and get a daily digest of news, geek trivia, and our feature articles. By submitting your email, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. They say the best camera is the one you have with you, and more often than not that camera is the one built into your smartphone. RELATED: How to Use Google Photos to Store an Unlimited Amount of Photos. Go ahead and connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable. Then, pull down the notification shade and make sure the option to transfer images is selected. Photos is probably already installed on your PC and is super easy to use. After you select a device, Photos immediately starts looking for images stored on the phone. This could take a bit of time, so just let it do its thing. By default, Photos creates a new folder named according to the year and month when the pictures were taken, and places that new folder in the Pictures folder on your PC.

You can, however, change this organization. For more granular organization, you can choose date which will end up creating a lot of different folders , or you organize them by year to minimize the number of new folders. Poof— like magic, the photos are imported to your computer. To do this, once again make sure your phone is in the correct mode and ready to transfer images. Your phone should be listed as a device. Depending on how the USB transfer option is set, the icon may look like a camera, a portable media player, or maybe even another drive. And of course, if you prefer dragging and dropping rather than copying and pasting, you could can also open a couple of File Explorer windows and just drag the photos the way you would any other files.

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