Downloading photos from iphone

Transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Learn how to transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or PC. You can also make your photos available on all your devices with iCloud Photos.

Use iCloud Photos

iCloud Photos keeps your photos and videos safe, up to date, and available automatically on all of your Apple devices, on iCloud.com, and even your PC. When you use iCloud Photos, you don’t need to import photos from one iCloud device to another. iCloud Photos always uploads and stores your original, full-resolution photos. You can keep full-resolution originals on each of your devices, or save space with device-optimized versions instead. Either way, you can download your originals whenever you need them. Any organizational changes or edits you make are always kept up to date across all your Apple devices. Learn how to set up and use iCloud Photos.

The photos and videos that you keep in iCloud Photos use your iCloud storage. Before you turn on iCloud Photos, make sure that you have enough space in iCloud to store your entire collection. You can see how much space you need and then upgrade your storage plan if necessary.

Import to your Mac

You can use the Photos app to import photos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac.

1. Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac with a USB cable.
2. Open the Photos app on your computer.
3. The Photos app shows an Import screen with all the photos and videos that are on your connected device. If the Import screen doesn’t automatically appear, click the device’s name in the Photos sidebar.
4. If asked, unlock your iOS or iPadOS device using your passcode. If you see a prompt on your iOS or iPadOS device asking you to Trust This Computer, tap Trust to continue.
5. Choose where you want to import your photos. Next to «Import to,» you can choose an existing album or create a new one.
6. Select the photos you want to import and click Import Selected, or click Import All New Photos.
   
7. Wait for the process to finish, then disconnect your device from your Mac.

Import to your Windows PC

You can import photos to your PC by connecting your device to your computer and using the Windows Photos app:

1. Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes on your PC. Importing photos to your PC requires iTunes 12.5.1 or later.
2. Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your PC with a USB cable.
3. If asked, unlock your iOS or iPadOS device using your passcode.
4. If you see a prompt on your iOS or iPadOS device asking you to Trust This Computer, tap Trust or Allow to continue.

If you have iCloud Photos turned on, you need to download the original, full resolution versions of your photos to your iPhone before you import to your PC. Find out how.

When you import videos from your iOS or iPadOS device to your PC, some might be rotated incorrectly in the Windows Photos app. You can add these videos to iTunes to play them in the correct orientation.

If you’re having trouble importing photos from your iOS or iPadOS device to Windows 10, try these steps:

1. On your iOS or iPadOS device, open the Settings app. Tap Camera, then tap Formats.
2. Tap Most Compatible. From now on, your camera will create photos and videos in JPEG and H.264 formats.

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Download iCloud photos and videos

With iCloud Photos, you can download a copy of your photos and videos on any device.

How to download photos and videos from iCloud.com

If you want to save copies of your photos and videos from iCloud.com to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or your Mac or PC, follow these steps.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. On iCloud.com, tap Photos.
2. Tap Select, then tap a photo or video. To select multiple photos or videos, tap more than one. To select your entire library, tap Select All.
3. Tap the more button .
4. Choose Download, then tap Download to confirm.

If your photos download as a ZIP archive, learn how to uncompress the folder on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

On your Mac or PC

1. On iCloud.com, click Photos and select a photo or video. Hold the command key on your Mac or control key on your PC to select multiple photos or videos.
2. Click and hold the download button in the upper corner of the window. If you want to download your photo or video as it was originally captured or imported, choose Unmodified Original. For JPEG or H.264 format — including edits, and even if it was originally in HEIF or HEVC format — choose Most Compatible.*
3. Click Download.

If your photos download as a ZIP archive, learn how to uncompress the folder on your Mac or your PC.

What happens when you delete photos or videos

Remember, when you delete a photo from iCloud Photos, it also deletes from iCloud and any other device where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID — even if you turned on Download and Keep Originals or Download Originals to this Mac. If you choose to download your originals, this also impacts your device storage. Learn more about how to manage your device storage. You can also learn how to AirDrop your photos and videos to another device.

How to download photos and videos from the Photos app

If you want to download a full-size copy of your photos and videos from the Photos app to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 10.3 or later or iPadOS, or your Mac with OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 or later, follow these steps.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. Go to Settings > [your name].
2. Tap iCloud, then tap Photos.
3. Select Download and Keep Originals.

On your Mac

1. Open the Photos app.
2. Choose Photos > Preferences.
3. Select iCloud, then click Download Originals to this Mac.

On your PC

If you’re using a PC, you can set up iCloud for Windows and download a copy of your photos and videos from iCloud Photos.

How to download photos and videos from Shared Albums

You can download copies of photos and videos in Shared Albums to your own library. Learn more about how to use Shared Albums.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. Open the Photos app, then go to the Albums tab.
2. Scroll down to Shared Albums and select an album.
3. Tap the photo or video, then tap .
4. Choose Save Image or Save Video.

On your Mac

1. Open Photos, then select a Shared Album from the left-hand menu.
2. Select the photo or video.
3. Control-click a photo, then choose Import.

On your PC

In iCloud for Windows 11.1:

1. Choose Start menu > iCloud Shared Albums.
2. Double-click the shared album that you want to download photos or videos from.
3. Double-click a photo or video, then copy it to another folder on your computer.

In iCloud for Windows 7.x:

1. Open a Windows Explorer window.
2. Click iCloud Photos in the Navigation pane.
3. Double-click the Shared folder.
4. Double-click the shared album that you want to download photos or videos from.
5. Double-click a photo or video, then copy it to another folder on your computer.

To download the full album, open a File Explorer window or Windows Explorer window (Windows 7), open the Pictures folder, then open the iCloud Photos folder. Copy the Shared Album folder to another location on your computer.

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How to download photos from iPhone to computer

If you’ve come looking for how to download photos from iPhone to computer, you already know this is where Apple sets you a series of challenges. This article is here to help. It will also help those searching for how to transfer photos from iPad to computer – or any other iOS device.

So, how to import photos from iPhone to computer? Here’s how:

How to import photos from iPhone to computer

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To save you the trouble, we designed CopyTrans Photo. It will:

⚡ show all your device photos in one place;
⚡ backup your Live Photos from iPhone to PC and back;
⚡ keep the original EXIF data as quality, date taken, location and filters;
⚡ convert HEIC photos to JPEG if necessary.

So, here is how to download photos from iPhone to PC:

Download and install CopyTrans Photo.

If you need help installing the program, please refer to the installation guide.

Run CopyTrans Photo and connect your iPhone. iPhone or iPad photos will be displayed on the left-hand side of the main program window. Your PC folders will appear on the right:

To download all iPhone photos and albums at once, click on the “Full Backup” button in the top-left corner of the app, then select the destination folder.

Wait until the backup is complete.

The iPhone photos are now transferred to the computer folder of your choice!

How to transfer iPhone photos to PC | YouTube tutorial

If you prefer text instructions, follow our written guide above.

How to download photos from iPhone to computer – selected ones

Alternatively, you can select the photos you want to transfer from Camera Roll. You can also choose one of your photo albums on the left to transfer it from iPhone to PC.

First, select the images you want to transfer (on the left) and the destination folder (on the right).

Tips:
⚡ To select individual photos, hold down Ctrl while clicking on each one.
⚡ To select all photos in an album, navigate inside and press Ctrl+A.

Now, import photos from iPhone to PC using simple left-to-right drag and drop.

Finally, click on the “Apply changes” button that will download photos from iPhone.

Your iPhone photos are now imported to your PC. It’s that easy!

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How to view iPhone photos on PC?

Now you know how to download photos from iPhone to PC. Only the photos may not be in JPEG.

By default, your iPhone saves images in HEIC format – and if you import them to PC, you will just see broken icons instead of thumbnails.

To view your HEIC pictures on Windows, use CopyTrans HEIC for Windows – a free tool to view HEIC images in Windows Explorer.

It works automatically and allows you to convert up to 100 HEIC images to JPEG at a time.

How to copy iPhone photos to PC using Windows Explorer

The most straightforward, but also the most time-consuming and the least convenient way to transfer photos is through File Explorer.

Here is how to do it:

1. Connect your iPhone to PC using a USB cable.
2. Open File Explorer. There should be an icon representing your iPhone – double-click on it.

Open the DCIM folder. The folder contains all the pictures from your iPhone.

Select the pictures -> right-click on them and select Copy.

Navigate to any folder on your PC, right-click again and select Paste. Done.

Problems of this method:

❌ Possible issues with iOS drivers and device recognition
❌ Difficult navigation (unlogical pictures distribution between folders)
❌ Images are HEIC encoded (Incompatible with Windows)
❌ No access to live photos

Import photos from iPhone to Windows 10

The other way to import iPhone photos to PC is to use native Microsoft Photos app (Windows 10 only).

Follow the steps:

Connect your iPhone to PC with a USB cable, then unlock your device.

In the top-right corner, select Import ->From a connected device.

Select the photos you want to save to the PC and click on Import.

Find the photos in your Pictures folder.

Problems of this method:

❌ You need to install iTunes 12.5.1 or later
❌ Difficult navigation (no access to albums)
❌ You cannot manage your iPhone photo library from your computer
❌ Possible freezes and interruptions

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