transfer photos without using icloud!

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transfer photos without using icloud!

I Need to transfer phots from my phone to my own memory starage. the phone has 1000s of photos ,but only about 30 show up when I open the DCIM file. I am extreemly up set. I could do this before now I cant access my picutres outside appl!! WTF!!!!!!

There is NO NEED to access the icloud. so dont tell me to download it AGAIN! Plus I cant even down load a usable file from icloud. it is not accessable to other sights. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I could send pout a xmas card this year because of this and now I cant access to create a slide show for my family. AHHHHHHHH

iPhone 11

Posted on Dec 31, 2019 2:31 AM

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Lawrence Finch

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Dec 31, 2019 8:52 AM in response to kazim147

You cannot transfer photos by attempting to access the phone’s file system. Photos are not stored in DCIM folders, they are stored in a database. You must use photo import software on your computer. See this Apple support article for instructions on various ways to transfer photos from an iOS device to a Mac or PC—>Transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

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Dec 31, 2019 11:18 AM in response to kazim147

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201487

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Dec 31, 2019 2:46 AM in response to shannonellen

if you have a compatible Mac you can send them trough airdrop from your iPhone to your Mac. if you don't have a Mac you can always use a third party cloud solution like google drive, dropbox or you can send them trough a messaging app that is supported on both your phone and your computer like mail or even whatsapp or telegram; if you have the right adapters you can attach a usb drive to your phone, tap the share button, tap the "save in file" button and choose your external device as your file destination.

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