Syncing from iphone to mac

Sync photos between your Mac and iPhone or iPad

You can sync photos on your Mac to your device. You can sync all or a selection of photos from your Photos library on your Mac. For example, you can sync a selection of favourite albums or photos of people.

You can also sync photos from your Pictures folder or another folder that you organise to hold photos. For example, you can import photos from a camera into a folder in the Finder. You can organise your photos in multiple folders within a folder and sync the folders to a device.

Synced photos appear in the Photos app on your device.

Important: If you already use iCloud Photos on your Mac and devices, your photos are updated automatically. You can’t use the syncing method described here unless you turn off iCloud Photos in Photos preferences. See Use iCloud Photos to store photos in iCloud and What is iCloud?

Sync photos to your device

Connect your device to your Mac.

You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. 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.

If you connect your device to your Mac using a USB cable and can’t see the device in the Finder sidebar, see If your device doesn’t appear in the sidebar.

Click Photos in the button bar.

Note: When iCloud Photos is turned on, no photo syncing options appear when you click Photos in the button bar.

Select “Sync Photos to your device from” tickbox, then choose Photos, Pictures or a folder from the pop-up menu.

Do one of the following:

When syncing photos from the Photos app: Click “All photos and albums” or “Selected albums”. If you click the “Selected albums” button, select the tickboxes of the albums you want to sync in the Albums list.

Click Photos or People to see your photos organised by that category.

When syncing photos from a folder: Click “All folders” or “Selected folders”. If you clicked “Selected folders”, select the tickboxes of the folders you want to sync in the Folders list.

Select syncing options:

Select the “Include videos” tickbox to include videos when syncing from a folder or Photos library.

When syncing from the Photos app, select the “Only favourites” tickbox to sync only photos specified as favourites.

When syncing from the Photos app, select the “Automatically include photos from” tickbox and choose a time period from the pop-up menu to sync only photos taken within that period.

When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.

You can choose to sync your Mac and your device automatically whenever you connect them. See Turn automatic syncing on or off on Mac.

Before disconnecting your device from your Mac, click the Eject button in the Finder sidebar.

Remove automatically synced photos from your device

To remove an unwanted folder of photos from your Mac and device, delete photos from the Photos app or delete the folder from your Mac and sync your device.

To remove an album or folder of photos from just your device while keeping it on your Mac, follow these steps:

Connect your device to your Mac.

You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. See Sync content between your Mac and iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi.

In the Finder on your Mac, select your device in the sidebar, then click Photos in the button bar.

In the folders list, deselect the tickbox of the albums or folders you want removed.

Sync your Mac with the device.

WARNING: If you delete an automatically synced item from your Mac, the deleted item is removed from your device the next time you sync.

Before disconnecting your device from your Mac, click the Eject button in the Finder sidebar.

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Sync contacts and calendars onto your Mac and iPhone or iPad

You can sync the contacts and calendars from your Mac onto your device. Your Mac also syncs this information from your device to your Mac — for example, if you add contacts on your iPad, syncing adds those contacts to Contacts on your Mac.

Sync your contacts and calendar to your device

When you sync, your Mac determines whether your device or your Mac contains the most recent information and syncs new or changed information.

Connect your device to your Mac.

You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. 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.

If you connect your device to your Mac using a USB cable and can’t see the device in the Finder sidebar, see If your device doesn’t appear in the sidebar.

Click Info in the button bar.

Do any of the following:

Sync contacts to your device: Select the “Sync contacts onto [device name]” tickbox, then click “All groups” or “Selected groups”. If you clicked “Selected groups”, select the tickboxes of the groups you want to sync in the Groups list. To add new contacts to a specific group, select the “Add new contacts from this [device] to” tickbox and choose a group from the pop-up menu.

Sync calendars to your device: Select the “Sync calendars onto [device name]” tickbox, then click “All calendars” or “Selected calendars”. If you clicked “Selected calendars”, select the tickboxes of the calendars you want to sync in the Calendars list. To prevent calendar events older than a specific number of days from syncing, select the “Do not sync events older than [number] days” tickbox and enter a number of days.

Replace the contact or calendar information on your device: Select “Replace Contacts” or “Replace Calendars” to have that information on your device replaced with the information on your Mac.

When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.

You can choose to sync your Mac and your device automatically whenever you connect them. See Turn automatic syncing on or off on Mac.

Before disconnecting your device from your Mac, click the Eject button in the Finder sidebar.

Replacing the contacts and calendars on your device

Syncing updates the new or changed information in the contacts and calendars on your device. At times you may want to just replace all the contact and calendar information on your device with the information on your 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. 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.

Click Info in the button bar.

In the “Advanced Replace information on this device” section, do any of the following:

Select the “Replace Contacts” tickbox to replace the contacts on your device.

Select the “Replace Calendars” tickbox to replace the calendars on your device.

When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.

Your contact and calendar information is updated on your device each time you connect it to your Mac.

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Intro to syncing your Mac and your devices

Syncing means transferring items and keeping them up to date between your Mac and your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. For example, when you add a movie to your Mac, you can sync so that the movie appears on both your Mac and iPhone. You can sync items including music, films, TV programmes, podcasts, books and more.

When you connect an iPhone or iPad to your Mac using a USB or USB-C cable, the device appears in the Finder sidebar. When you select the device in the sidebar, the Finder window displays options for managing your device software and syncing items with your Mac.

You use the button bar across the top of the window to turn on syncing for each type of content, such as music, films or TV programmes.

Click General in the button bar to manage the software and data on your device. For example, you can:

Check for the latest software for your iPhone or iPad and update it.

Back up the data on your device onto your Mac or to iCloud.

Restore the data on your device from a backup and manage multiple backups if you need them.

Do I have to sync?

If you have iPod classic, iPod nano or iPod shuffle: You have to sync your device with your Mac. There’s no other way to add content to it.

If you have an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch: You only need to sync with your Mac when you have new or updated content.

If you prefer not to sync your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, you don’t have to. You can download items from the iTunes Store, the App Store, Apple Books and other Apple services directly to your devices. You can also use iCloud to keep items up to date across your devices.

Should I choose to automatically sync all my content or only specific items?

Automatically sync all content: This is the quickest and easiest option. Simply select the “Automatically sync when this [device] is connected” tickbox in the General pane, then turn on syncing for each type of content you want to sync. Your Mac and iPhone or iPad update to matching content whenever you connect them.

Sync specific items: You can also select specific items to sync. For example, you can sync just certain films to your iPhone which can save storage space. You can still automatically sync all items for other types of content, such as podcasts, TV programmes and books.

Do I have to connect my iPhone or iPad to my Mac to sync?

No. If you have an iPhone (with iOS 5 or later) or iPad, you can sync when your Mac and device are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. To set up syncing via Wi-Fi, you must first connect your device with a cable, select your device in the sidebar and turn on the syncing over Wi-Fi option. See Sync content between your Mac and iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi.

What’s the difference between using iCloud and syncing?

Use iCloud to transfer files: When you use iCloud, files transfer automatically and effortlessly between your Mac and iPhone or iPad. For example, when you use iCloud Photos and take a picture on your iPhone, the picture soon appears on your Mac and other devices. With iCloud turned on, your Mac and iPhone or iPad are continuously updated as content changes — and you don’t have to do a thing. For more information, see What is iCloud?

Use syncing to manage the files on your device: Syncing allows you to update your device to the latest iOS or iPadOS software, back up your device data safely to your Mac or iCloud, and, if you need to, use a backup to restore information on your device.

Syncing also provides great control over which content is transferred to your device. You can sync all or only a selection of specific files. For example, when you go on a trip, you can sync a selection of audiobooks to your iPhone to listen to while travelling. With syncing, you can easily transfer just the files you want.

Note: When you use iCloud to update items such as music or photos across your devices, syncing is turned off for those items in the Finder syncing options. You can turn on Finder syncing for those items by turning off iCloud for the related app.

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Sync content between your Mac and iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi

You can sync your Mac and device when they’re connected over same Wi-Fi network. To set up Wi-Fi syncing, first connect your device to your Mac using a USB or USB-C cable. You then turn on Wi-Fi syncing and choose the settings you want. Whenever your device connects to your Mac over Wi-Fi, you can select it in the sidebar and sync it. (You can turn on automatic syncing if you want.) Your device must have iOS 5 or later or iPadOS 13 or later.

Connect your device to your Mac using a USB or USB-C cable.

In the Finder on your Mac, select the device in the Finder sidebar.

If you connect your device to your Mac using a USB cable and can’t see the device in the Finder sidebar, see If your device doesn’t appear in the sidebar.

Click General in the button bar.

Select the “Show this [device] when on Wi-Fi” tickbox.

Use the button bar to turn on and select sync settings.

Whenever your device connects to your Mac, the device’s icon appears in the sidebar. Select the device in the Finder sidebar to view or change syncing options.

Important: If you can’t see your device in the sidebar, choose Finder > Preferences, then select the CDs, DVDs and iOS Devices tickbox.

You can choose to sync your Mac and your device automatically whenever you connect them. See Turn automatic syncing on or off on Mac.

Before disconnecting your device from your Mac, click the Eject button in the Finder sidebar. The device icon disappears, but Wi-Fi syncing remains turned on. The icon reappears automatically the next time your Mac and device are connected to the same WI-Fi network.

Note: To restore your iPhone or iPad and revert it to its factory settings, you must connect the device to your Mac using a USB or USB-C cable.

Syncing over Wi-Fi is slower than syncing over a cable. If you connect a device to your Mac while the device is syncing over Wi-Fi, syncing continues over the cable. If you disconnect the device’s cable from the Mac while syncing, syncing stops even if Wi-Fi syncing is on. Syncing resumes when you reconnect the device using a cable or over Wi-Fi.

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