4 Ways to Import Photos from iPhone to PC, Windows 11 & 10, Wired & Wireless, All /Selectively, by Digiber on YouTube. 7 min 26 s.
- Video length
- 7 min 26 s
- Time to do it
- 10 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Plug the iPhone into your PC with a USB cable. the phone, tap Trust on the prompt, then enter your passcode so Windows can read the files.
Open the Photos app on Windows and click Import in the top bar. Choose your connected iPhone from the list of devices.
Pick the new items only or select the whole library, choose a destination folder, then click Import. The copies land in your Pictures folder.
For File Explorer, open File Explorer and click Apple iPhone under This PC. Open Internal Storage, then the DCIM folder, which holds your camera shots.
Select the photos and videos you want, press Ctrl+C, then open your Pictures folder and press Ctrl+V to paste the copies.
If you prefer a transfer tool such as AppGeeker, install it, connect the iPhone, then drag and drop photos between the phone and the PC.
For the wireless route, open Settings on the iPhone, tap your name, then iCloud, then Photos, and turn on Sync this iPhone.
On the PC, go to icloud.com and sign in with the same Apple ID. Open Photos, tick the pictures you want, then click the download button.
Tips and common mistakes
File Explorer only shows the Camera Roll, so photos saved from apps or messages may not appear there.
Keep the iPhone unlocked and the cable steady until the copy finishes, or the transfer can stop halfway.
ICloud Photos needs enough iCloud storage to hold your whole library before it can sync.
Delete the copies from your PC only after you check they open correctly.
Questions
Why does my iPhone not show up in File Explorer?
The phone is usually still locked. it, tap Trust on the prompt, and check that the cable is a data cable rather than a charge-only one.
Do I lose photo quality when I copy them to a PC?
No. Copying through the Photos app or File Explorer moves the original files, so the resolution stays the same.
Can I import only some photos instead of everything?
Yes. In the Photos app choose the items you want before clicking Import, and in File Explorer just select the individual files you need.
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