Choose where to keep your photos and videos
- Enable iCloud Photo Library (iCloud Photo Library - Apple Support) and download photos using iCloud for Windows (Download iCloud for Windows - Apple Support) or via Copy the pictures in smaller batches, like 20 pictures at a time, to see which one in particular is failing.
- ICloud Photos safely stores all your photos and videos in iCloud, so they're available on all your devices. ICloud Photos uploads new photos and videos from your Windows PC so you can view them in the Photos app on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac, and on iCloud.com.
Make your photos and videos available on all your devices with iCloud Photos. Or store them locally only on your Mac or PC.
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. 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 devices.
Hi, I have a huge number of photos in my iPhone and it's getting full. So I wanted to transfer all my photos to my computer. However, when I connect the phone to Photos app or Image Capture in my Mac, I see that there is a difference in the number of photos between them and the number on my phone.
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.
- Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac with a USB cable.
- Open the Photos app.
- 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.
- If asked, unlock your iOS device using your passcode. If you see a prompt on your iOS device asking you to Trust This Computer, tap Trust to continue.
- Either select the photos you want to import and click Import Selected, or click Import All New Photos.
- Wait for the process to finish, then disconnect your device from your Mac.
Learn what to do if you can't import photos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your computer.
Import to your PC
Mac Photos App Help
You can import photos to your PC by connecting your device to your computer and using the Windows Photos app:
- 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.
- Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your PC with a USB cable.
- If asked, unlock your iOS device using your passcode.
- If you see a prompt on your iOS device asking you to Trust This Computer, tap Trust or Allow to continue.
Then, visit Microsoft's website to learn how to import photos to the Windows Photos app in Windows 10.
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 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.
Learn what to do if you can't import photos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your computer.
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- Use Time Machine to back up all of your files, including your photos and videos, to an external hard drive.
- Import photos and video from storage media, like a hard disk or SD card, to Photos for macOS.
- Use a scanner and Image Capture to import photos that were taken with a film camera.
- Import your images directly to a folder on your Mac with Image Capture.
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It might be that one of the files is corrupt. Can you create a ZIP file from that folder or does also give you the error?
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If that does not work:
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- Enable iCloud Photo Library (iCloud Photo Library - Apple Support) and download photos using iCloud for Windows (Download iCloud for Windows - Apple Support) or via https://www.icloud.com
- Copy the pictures in smaller batches, like 20 pictures at a time, to see which one in particular is failing
- Enable View Hidden Files in Windows, make sure you are copying only the pictures, not the entire folder or any hidden file
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