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Downloading iPhone photos to computer with Photos application

Can I still download my iPhone photos to the Photos app on my laptop? It doesn't seem to work!

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jul 7, 2022 11:00 AM

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Posted on Jul 7, 2022 2:47 PM

Do you have "My Photo Stream" enabled in both your Mac and iPhone:



If you do on both devices any photo taken on your iPhone will automatically be imported into the Mac's Photos library when they are both connected to the same LAN.


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Jul 8, 2022 12:52 PM in response to Old Toad

Thank you both for your suggestions. The problem turned out to be one of scale - Photos just didn't want to download 3,000+ photos in one go! I've been doing it in smaller chunks and it's working fine.


One concern I have about syncing my photos via iCloud is that if I delete an image from my phone, will it delete it from my laptop, or vice versa?


Thanks for your help,

Nikki


Downloading iPhone photos to computer with Photos application

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