How to Get All Photos Off Your iPhone with 5 Easy Ways for PC/Mac [iPhone 17 Supported]

Method-1: Extract Photos from iPhone with Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS)

Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) is a powerful tool for managing data across iPhones, iPads, Windows, and Mac. It allows you to seamlessly transfer photos, videos, and files between devices without the risk of overwriting or losing data. More importantly, it provides one of the easiest ways to extract photos from iPhone—whether you’re moving them to a computer, backing up safely, or switching to a new device. 

For users upgrading to the iPhone 17, this becomes even more valuable. With its advanced camera system producing higher-resolution images and larger file sizes, having a reliable solution to extract photos from iPhone 17 to computer is essential for storage management and backup. 

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To extract photos from iPhone to your computer is an easy method with some simple steps that you need to follow:

Step 1: Connect your iOS device to your PC and launch Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) on your PC. Choose "Phone Manager" option from the main menu.

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Step 2: Click on the option named, “Transfer Device Photos to PC” or "Transfer Device Photos to Mac". Which will lead you to the next process of this extraction.

Step 3: You will be able to see a new window opened so that you can choose the location to extract the photos. Select the desired folder and click “Ok” to finalize this process.

Extract Photos Selectively:

You can also extract photos from your iPhone to you PC in a selective way. After connecting your device to your PC, launch Dr.Fone and click on “Photos” option to complete the process.

Next, you will be able to see the pictures divided into different albums. All you need to do is select your desired pictures and click on the export button. From there, click on “Export to PC”. You can either select single pictures or the entire album to extract.

Method-2: Extract Photos from iPhone Using Windows AutoPlay

When using Windows AutoPlay, you can only extract photos from iPhone that are stored in the Camera Roll. This method works for quickly transferring captured images to your PC, but it offers limited access. If your photos are organized into different albums or stored outside the Camera Roll, AutoPlay may not transfer them all.

Step 1: First connect your iPhone to your computer and click on "Import Pictures and Videos using Windows" option after the AutoPlay window appears.

Step 2: Now you need to click on “Import Settings” link in the resulting window. Then, click the Browse button next to the "Import to" field and you will be able to change the folder to which your Camera Roll's photos will be imported.

Step 3: Set up your import options and click “ok”. You can choose a tag if you wish and click the import button.

Method-3: Extract Photos from iPhone Using iCloud

You can easily extract photos from iPhone by using iCloud. Just follow these easy steps:

Step 1: You need to start iCloud on your iPhone and turn Photo Stream on. As a result, all the photos you take in your iPhone, will be uploaded to iCloud automatically.

Step 2: After opening iCloud in your computer you need to select the checkbox named “Photo Stream”. After that, click “apply” to go through the process.

Step 3: First click “Pictures” menu and then select “Photo Stream”, from your windows taskbar.

Step 4: If you want to see the photos synced from your iPhone, you will have to double click on My Photo Stream.

Method-4: Extract Photos from iPhone Using Photos App (For Windows 10)

You can easily follow these steps to extract photos from iPhone by using Photos App:

Step 1: First you need to download the latest version of iTunes in your computer and then connect your iPhone to your PC with a good quality USB cable.

Step 2: Run Photos App on your PC and click on the “Import” button which can be found in the top right corner of your screen.

Step 3: Then you need to select the photos you want to extract from your iPhone and after your selection, click on the “Continue” button. Within a moment, all selected photos will be extracted to your computer from your iPhone.

Method-5: Extract Photos from iPhone Using Email

Extracting photos from iPhone by using email is not a very reliable method if you have a large amount of files. But still for a small amount of files, you can also follow this one.

Step 1: From the “Home screen” of your iPhone, tap on the “Photos” icon to launch the app.

Step 2: Choose the photos that you want to extract by browsing through the albums.

Step 3: Tap on the “Select” button to select 5 pictures and then tap on the “Share” button.

Step 4: Then you need to tap on the “Mail” button and this will open a new message with the selected photos attached in it. You can later access your email from your computer to get the photos.

Conclusion

There are several methods available to extract photos from iPhone, but if you’re looking for a permanent and reliable solution, Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) is the best choice. Unlike free tools that often come with limitations, this software gives you full access to your iPhone’s data and lets you transfer or extract photos from iPhone to computer with just a few clicks.

With the new iPhone 17 capturing higher-resolution images and larger photo files, managing storage efficiently is more important than ever. Dr.Fone ensures you can safely extract photos from iPhone 17—whether you need to back up your Camera Roll, move pictures to your PC or Mac, or transfer them between devices—without risking data loss or quality issues.

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