How to transfer pictures from your
iPhone / iPad to your Windows computer
11)
Have
the device on the Home screen
22)
Plug
in the cable to the device and the computer
33)
Wait
for Windows to connect to the device, either with the USB connect sound or
installing drivers if this is the first you’ve connected the phone to the
computer
44)
If
File Explorer doesn’t open, click on the File Explorer icon in the Taskbar or
type File Explorer in the Start a search field next to the Start button
55)
Look
in the list on the left column for a device named “Apple iPhone / iPad” or the
name of your device. (My iPhone5 is named Mary Jackson.)
66)
Left
click on the device
77)
Double
left click on Internal Storage
88)
Double
left click on the DCIM folder
99)
Double
click on the Apple100 folder (there may be multiple folder, and may need to
check each folder for files)
110) If the icons are small, change the
View (fourth tab at the top of the window) to Extra large icons
111) To select photos, there are a few
ways:
A)
Select
a single photo by clicking on it once to highlight, then right click for the
menu to copy (leave the in the original location and place a file in the new
location) or cut (remove the file from the original location and place it in
the new location)
B)
Press
CTRL and A at the same time to select all the files in the windows and them
copy or cut them.
C)
Press
CTRL and then click on each file you want to copy or cut. If you need to scroll for more files, release
the CTRL key, scroll, then press the CTRL button again
D)
Press
SHIFT, then click on the first file you want to copy or cut, then click on the
last file you want to copy or cut (again release the SHIFT key if you need to
scroll down for more files) and the click on the last file to select all the
files between
112) Then click on the Picture folder in
the left column and navigate to the folder that the pictures need to be in, or
create a new folder
113) Create a new folder by click on the
folder icon at the top left, or right-clicking in a blank are of the window and
clicking on New, then Folder and naming the folder, press Enter and then
right-click and select Paste from the menu.
Or, just right-click and select Paste from the menu
114) At the bottom of the window, when a
file is selected, the status should say how many files have been selected, “51
items selects 102MBs” for example
115) Two windows can be open at the same
time for each folder, one for the device and another for the target location
116) If two windows are open, files can be
clicked and dragged across to the target folder or back to the device
117) When finished, right-click on the USB
icon, if present, in the lower right of the Taskbar, and the left click on the
device to disconnect it. If it is not
there, wait until all operations (such as moving files) are complete, wait a
few seconds, then unplug the device
118) When cutting or copying files, a
status window will be on the screen, when the operation is done, this windows
will close automatically and any files that were pasted will still be
highlighted until the mouse is clicked in a file
119) The files can then be uploaded to a
web site, or attached to an email
220) When finished, close any windows that
aren’t needed
