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Owning an iPhone, everyone swears by its excellent image quality. But, as the collection grows day by day, you lose out the free space on your iPhone, which might force your iPhone to function weirdly. For that matter, it is important to transfer photos from iPhone to computer.
Though you can import pictures from iPhone to PC, there are photo type restrictions and OS barriers that make the transfer not a good experience. To avoid this and retain the picture quality, Dr.Fone - Phone Manager is an apt option for you.
Transfer Pictures from iPhone to PC Faster and More Easily
Let’s see the detailed guide on how to transfer photos from iPhone to computer:
Step 1: Install Dr.Fone - Phone Manager and launch it on your PC and then tap the "Phone Manager" tab.
Step 2: Now, connect your iPhone using a lightning cable and hit ‘Trust’ button on your iPhone.
Step 3: From the program window, hit the ‘Photos’ tab and preview your data available on your screen.
Step 4: You can either choose the specific folder/album from the left panel or select the desired photos to be transferred from your iPhone to the PC.
Step 5: After selecting the photos, tap on the ‘Export’ button, and from the drop-down menu choose ‘Export to PC’.
Follow the on-screen instructions to get the photos transferred to your PC. You can then view them in the destination folder over your computer.
Watch the video to understand how to transfer photos from iPhone to PC.
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High-Efficiency Image Container (HEIC) image is a container for HEIF photo format. Apple offers this functionality on iOS 11/12 and macOS High Sierra. These photos might not properly open on other platforms like Windows and Android (one of the greatest HEIC drawbacks).
But how to actually download HEIC pictures from iPhone to computer?
In most cases, the HEIC image can be saved to JPG when you transfer it to PC by tweaking iPhone settings: Settings > Photos > Formats > Automatic. But this way will disable your iPhone to take HEIC photos (a photo format occupying less space and having a higher definition than JPG).
With Dr.Fone - Phone Manager, you don’t need to tweak the iPhone settings, you can easily transfer photos from iPhone to PC or Android device as it automatically converts HEIC images to JPG format.
There are multiple Windows services to download pictures from iPhone to computer. But, all the services only transfer the iPhone Camera Roll photos. To transfer other photos, you need to turn to dedicated programs like Dr.Fone - Phone Manager.
Similar to Windows and Windows 8, Windows 10 supports the transfer of photos from iPhone Camera Roll photos to your PC. Here are the steps:
When how to import pictures from iPhone to PC is your concern, the Windows AutoPlay feature can come in handy. It automatically runs a DVD or CD inserted into the CD/DVD drive of your computer. You need to enable AutoPlay so that the DVD/CD drives can run on their own. Likewise, when you connect your iPhone to the PC, it will AutoPlay the device storage. Though this feature comes pre-enabled in computers, you can disable it as well.
How to use Windows AutoPlay to transfer photos for Windows 7 PC
Note: Sometimes the AutoPlay doesn’t start up on its own. Try disconnecting and reconnecting your iPhone in such case.
How to use Windows AutoPlay to transfer photos for Windows 8
Here is the guide to understand how to get pictures from iPhone to PC using AutoPlay on Windows 8 –
Your iPhone is treated as a file system or digital camera by the Windows system. As a result, you can import/download photos from iPhone to PC. It imports only your Camera Roll photos, which are not categorically arranged on your PC. You might learn how to download photos from your iPhone to your computer to make the job easy using Windows Explorer.
Here is how to move photos from iPhone to computer using Windows Explorer
If you plan to transfer iPhone Photos to computer, you need to know how to upload photos from iPhone to Google Photos. You can turn on the automatic sync option and later transfer pictures from iPhone to computer easily by downloading them. You get unlimited space for storing pictures under 16-megapixel size.
Here is how to download pictures from iPhone to PC using Google Photos manually:
For understanding how to put photos from iPhone to computer using Dropbox, you need to go through this section. You can access documents and photos etc., using this tool from your computer or iPhone.
Here is how to export photos from iPhone to PC using Dropbox:
Note: Create a Dropbox account if you don’t have one.
You can transfer photos from iPhone to computer using iCloud Photo Library and manage videos and photos as well as store them on iCloud securely. It will update the photos on iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, Mac, and other Apple products. You can even transfer photos from iPhone to PC using iCloud. After setting up your iCloud Photo Library, you can set automatic download to your Windows PC. iCloud For Windows is used to complete the process.
Here is the guide to know how to transfer pictures from iPhone to computer with iCloud Photo Library:
Do you know how to import photos from iPhone to PC using OneDrive?
OneDrive is a Microsoft product that means for managing and synchronizing files across devices. You can upload a file onto OneDrive and then copy pictures from iPhone to PC without much hassle. We have given here the guide to download pictures from iPhone, so that you don’t have to worry much about it.
Here is the detailed guide about how to copy photos from iPhone to PC with OneDrive:
Believe it or not. Some photos may be invisible on your iPhone due to the following reasons:
If you are worried about how to download photos from iPhone to PC when they are hidden, it’s better to opt for Dr.Fone - Data Recovery. It can scan all the hidden, app, and, of course, common photos in iPhone storage, and then download the pictures from iPhone without hassle. When it comes to data security and a high success rate in recovery, you can always vouch for Dr.Fone – Recover. Not only iPhone, but it can also get photos from iTunes and iCloud as well.
Find Out Hidden Photos in iPhone and Transfer to PC
How to transfer hidden pictures from iPhone to PC
Here is the detailed guide for Dr.Fone - Data Recovery to retrieve iPhone photos and transfer them to computer:
Step 1: Install Dr.Fone - Data Recovery on your computer and launch it. Tap on the "Data Recovery" tab afterwards.
Note: Ensure that the iTunes has been updated prior to this activity and turn off the auto-sync to prevent any kind of data loss, and prevent recovering the deleted iPhone data.
Step 2: After connecting the iPhone through USB, trust the computer on it. When the software detects your iPhone, the various data types will be displayed on the screen.
Step 3: Select the ‘Photos’ and ‘App Photos’ in the lower zone, click on ‘Start Scan’ button and then scan the hidden photos on your iPhone. From the preview, you can select ‘Photos’ or ‘App Photos’ from the left panel.
Step 4: Now, after selecting the individual photos, press ‘Recover to Computer’.
With the aforementioned tutorial, we now have understood how one can also transfer App and hidden Photos from iPhone to PC with Dr.Fone– Recover. You can even recover photos or pictures from social apps like WhatsApp, Kik, WeChat, etc. by scanning them with this tool.
In-depth video tutorial to learn how to transfer hidden photos from iPhone to computer:
From this article, we’ve known how to download pictures from iPhone to PC. Now, it is up to your convenience to choose the most suitable way from the aforementioned methods. Also, bear in mind that not all PCs support the HEIC format. Opt for a tool like Dr.Fone - Phone Manager and Dr.Fone - Data Recovery that simultaneously converts and transfers HEIC pictures. That will help you save a lot of time and that too, in a hassle-free way.
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