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How to Transfer Photos From Ipad to Computer

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    Connect your iPad to your PC. Plug the charging end of the iPad's charger cable into the bottom of the iPad, then plug the USB end of the cable into one of your computer's USB ports.[1]

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    Open iTunes. Double-click the iTunes app icon, which resembles a multicolored musical note on a white background. It's important to run iTunes before attempting to transfer photos, as iTunes makes your iPad visible to your computer.

    • If you don't have iTunes on your computer, install it before proceeding.
    • If iTunes prompts you to update it, click Download iTunes when prompted. You'll have to restart your computer after the download finishes.

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    Wait for the iPad's icon to appear. After a few seconds, you should see an iPad-shaped icon appear in the upper-left side of the iTunes window. Once this icon appears, you can proceed.

    • You may have to click Trust This Computer or some other prompt before the icon will appear.

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    Open Start . Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

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    Click Photos .

    • If you don't see Photos in the menu, type photos into the text box at the bottom of the Start menu and then click Photos at the top of the menu.

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    Click Import . This tab is in the upper-right side of the Photos window. A drop-down menu will appear.

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    Click From a USB device . It's in the drop-down menu. Your computer will begin looking for photos on your iPad.

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    Select photos. Uncheck any photos that you don't want to import from your iPad onto your computer, or click Unselect all and then click each photo that you want to import.

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    Click Import Selected . It's at the bottom of the window.

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    Uncheck the "Delete items from my device after I import them" checkbox. This option is near the bottom of the window. Doing so prevents the photos from being deleted off of your iPad.

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    Click Import . It's at the bottom of the window. Your iPad's photos will begin importing onto your computer. Once the importing is complete, you'll receive a notification in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

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    Connect your iPad to your Mac. Plug the charging end of the iPad's charger cable into the bottom of the iPad, then plug the USB end of the cable into one of your Mac's USB ports.[2]

    • If you're using an iPad charger that has a USB 3.0 connector, you may need to buy a USB 3.0 to USB-C adapter before you can attach it to your Mac.

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    Open Photos. Click the Photos app icon, which resembles a multicolored pinwheel icon, in your Mac's Dock.

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    Select your iPad. Click your iPad's name below the "Devices" heading on the left side of the window.

    • If your iPad doesn't show up on the left side of the window, unlock it by pressing the Home button, entering the passcode, and pressing the Home button again.

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    Select the photos you'd like to download. Click each photo that you want to import to do so.[3]

    • If you want to import all photos that aren't already on your Mac, skip this step.

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    Click Import Selected . This button is in the upper-right corner of the window. Your selected photos will begin importing onto your Mac.

    • The button will also display the number of selected imaged (e.g., Import 10 Selected).
    • If you're importing all of your iPad's new photos (i.e., photos not on your Mac), click the blue Import All New Photos button instead.

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    Wait for your photos to finish importing. Once your iPad's photos have imported to your Mac, you can view them by clicking the My Albums tab on the left side of the window.

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  • Question

    What would be the easiest ways to transfer photos from your iPhone to a Mac?

    Chiara Corsaro

    Chiara Corsaro is the General Manager and Apple Certified Mac & iOS Technician for macVolks, Inc., an Apple Authorized Service Provider located in the San Francisco Bay Area. macVolks, Inc. was founded in 1990, is accredited by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) with an A+ rating, and is part of the Apple Consultants Network (ACN).

    Chiara Corsaro

    Phone & Computer Repair Technician

    Expert Answer

    You can usually just plug your iPhone into your computer while the iPhone is running and the photo application should launch automatically. If you have iCloud enabled, you can set your Mac up to automatically sync with your phone.

  • Question

    How do I move photos from "Messages" on my iPad to my computer?

    Community Answer

    Touch the photo in the message until the window pops up. Selecting the "Save" button will copy the image to your iPad photo album where it can be transferred as instructed.

  • Question

    I can't find the device in finder (mac). What can I do?

    Community Answer

    You can use iTunes or iCloud. w

  • Question

    What should I do if all photos on my iPad do not show up on my Mac?

    Community Answer

    Use Airdrop. Turn on WiFi on both devices. Select Sharing. Airdrop-enabled devices will show up. Choose the correct device.

  • Question

    The auto play window is not popping up so I can import pictures from my iPad to my PC. It's not showing a device when I go to my start menu on my computer either. What should I do?

    Community Answer

    Download iTunes and import them from there. There should be a YouTube tutorial on this if you need more direction.

  • Question

    How can I tell if my computer has Windows?

    Community Answer

    If it is a laptop, then flip it on the back side, which should be the bottom, and if it has a Windows sticker on it then it has Windows. If it is a computer, then look on your keyboard and you should have a Windows symbol on one of the keys. If it's a Mac, all you'll see are Apple symbols.

  • Question

    I transferred a lot of photos from my iPad to my computer but now many of them are blank or will not open, what can I do to fix this?

    Community Answer

    Change the format of your photos on your iPad. Sometimes you can change the format while you are transferring them.

  • Question

    How do I transfer photos from my Mac computer to my iPad?

    Community Answer

    You can transfer the photos on your iPad to your computer using the cable you got with your iPad (the apple charger) -- you just plug one end on the iPad and th other in the computer. Then go to iTunes and go to Photos and choose "upload".

  • Question

    Is it possible to transfer the picture folders to a PC?

    Community Answer

    Yes, you just need to plug the iPad's USB cord into a computer. It will show the iPad as a new drive you can pull up.

  • Question

    My photos are automatically locked when I take pictures on my iPad; how do I unlock photos stored on my iPad?

    Community Answer

    You can connect your iPad to a computer via USB cable, and access the photos.

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1. Connect the iPhone to the PC.
2. Open iTunes.
3. Open Microsoft Photos.
4. Click Import.
5. Click From a USB device.
6. Select photos to import.
7. Click Import Selected.
8. Click Done.

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