Q: Transfer photos from camera roll to mac?
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Mar 5, 2016 12:30 PMby elcpu,Yes it can be done... Import the photos to your Mac... It works well and should do what you want....
Import photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your computer - Apple Support
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Mar 5, 2016 12:31 PMby Demo,Connect the phone to your Mac using the cable that came with the phone. The Photos app should launch and allow you to import the photos.
Import photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your computer - Apple Support
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Mar 5, 2016 12:40 PMby Demo,No, That is not correct. The instructions are indeed For importing photos from the camera roll to the Photos app.
Did you connect the phone to the Mac with the cable? If you did and the Photos app did not launch on its own, launch it yourself. After it starts up, it should recognize your phone as a device on the left sidebar. Select your device and then the option to import should appear.
Your Photo Stream photos may be downloading to the photos app, but those are not necessarily the same photos that are in the camera roll, however, many of them may be the same.
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Mar 5, 2016 12:57 PMby elcpu,When I edit a photo in Camera Roll using the native editing features of the phone app, a second file is stored on my phone containing the edit changes (it is not a copy or edited photo, just a file with edit metadata). Apple does this to allow you to revert to the original if desired. For this reason I do not use the native editing features on a phone, I use Pixelmator (good and cheap) or the free Photoshop Express and I edit a copy, not an original. I can then import both the original and the edited version and keep or discard as I want.
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Mar 5, 2016 12:58 PMby mrsjanc,Sorry, wasn't aware them being edited would make a difference, seems i cannot do what i want to do, air drop does not work (macbook and iMac pre 2012) and iCloud drive is not showing as an option either, this could also be due to age of my mac book and iMac.
Thanks for trying to help.
