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pjwhiz Author

Level 1

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Can't Import Photos from iPhone 8S to MacBook Air

I keep getting "preparing to import photos" flashing and a beep sound from my iphone, over and over. It lasts for several minutes and never imports the photos. How do I get them imported?

iPhone 8, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 24, 2022 12:57 PM

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Raicya

Level 10

209,061 points

Posted on Jan 25, 2022 2:42 AM

See this Apple article: Transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201302

See also this Apple article: Transfer images in Image Capture on Mac

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/image-capture/imgcp1003/mac

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