Importing pics NOT taken with but stored in iPhone

darkew · #1 October 28th, 2009, 11:46 PM

Hi everyone,

In my iPhone 3G, I have synced 700MB of photos from my PC.

How can I copy these to my MacBook?

In Windows, whenever I plug in my iPhone, Windows asks me if I want to transfer pics. I can even access the iPhone's folders directly through My Computer.

How can I do that on a Mac?

Thanks!

ElDiabloConCaca · #2 October 29th, 2009, 12:12 AM

You do it the same way -- with iTunes...

...but an iPhone can only be synced with one computer at a time. I do not know of a way of accessing the iPhone as a drive (like you can certain iPods), which would be one of the only ways to get those photos off the phone and onto your Mac. Perhaps someone who does know of a utility to do so can chime in here.

CharlieJ · #3 October 29th, 2009, 09:30 AM

It will also work in iPhoto, or Aperture e.t.c.

darkew · #4 October 29th, 2009, 11:07 AM

Hi Charlie, Eldiablo.

Nono, iTunes and iPhoto WILL NOT let me sync the photos NOT TAKEN with the iPhone's camera. I can only sync those taken with the gadget. The other photos stored in the camera roll - not accessible.

This is ridiculous - how come Windows can import pictures from the Apple gadget so easily and I can't do the same on a Mac, and must rely on third party utilities? I thought the Mac was supposed to make life easier, and these are both apple products :P

Thanks for replying guys.

ElDiabloConCaca · #5 October 29th, 2009, 11:35 AM

I suspect this has nothing to do with Windows vs. Mac, and has everything to do with which computer your iPhone is synced with.

If your iPhone is synced to your Mac, then you can easily add and remove photos from the device, just as you would on Windows. The problem is that your iPhone is synced to your Windows machine (and an iPhone/iPod can only be synced with one computer at a time), and therefore the Mac has no access to the iPhone to send/receive photos to/from it.

CharlieJ · #6 November 15th, 2009, 09:49 AM

If you have a few photos to transfer - Email them

I'm not 100% on the problem as I would normally use SSH to transfer any files from my iPhone.

I hope this helps.

Charlie

CharlieJ · #7 November 15th, 2009, 10:04 AM

View the attachment, those two images were saved from the net.

Charlie

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