rehema1728

Q: How Do I See All of My Phone Pictures in Photos

Hello,

 

I am trying to import pictures from my iPhone into Photos on my computer. I want to do this so I can delete them from my phone and open up more storage space. When I connect my phone to my computer I can only see "new photos" to import. How can I see all of the pictures on my phone and choose what to import from that selection?

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2013), iOS 8.4.1

Posted on Aug 21, 2015 12:20 PM

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  • by joe_7399,

    joe_7399 joe_7399 Aug 23, 2015 9:44 AM in response to rehema1728
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    Aug 23, 2015 9:44 AM in response to rehema1728

    Hello there rehema1728,

     

    It sounds like you are unable to see all the photos on your iPhone to import to your computer. That seems to me that you may have these other photos synced through iTunes. That would prevent the program you use to import your photos from the phone from seeing them. You can use iTunes to remove the synced photos from the device, and this article will help you do that:

     

    Sync photos from your computer to your iOS device using iTunes

    Delete synced photos

    1. In iTunes, locate and click on your device.
    2. Click Photos.
    3. Choose "Selected albums" and deselect the albums or collections you want to delete.
      To delete all synced photos, deselect "Sync Photos from" and, when asked, click "Remove photos."
    4. Click Apply.

    Learn how to delete photos and video synced from iTunes when you can't access the originals.

     

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  • by elcpu,

    elcpu elcpu Aug 23, 2015 10:23 AM in response to rehema1728
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    Aug 23, 2015 10:23 AM in response to rehema1728

    When I connect my phone to my computer I can only see "new photos" to import. How can I see all of the pictures on my phone and choose what to import from that selection?

     

    Not sure what you mean by "new photos". I recommend this. When you try to import them go ahead an import the all to your PC/Mac. The go to your computer and delete the ones you do not want. Then go to your phone and delete all of them or as many as you want. I think this will accomplish what you want. If not post back and I will follow up....

    elcpu