Transfer iPhone Photo Folder/Album to Macbook

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Transfer iPhone Photo Folder/Album to Macbook

Hi, does anyone know any way to transfer photo albums from iphone to macbook? I thought i could do it using synchronisation function on macbook, but it only does a backup of the photos and i could not browsed the backed up photos individually.

I am actually looking to be able to backup all photos to macbook but i want to be able to browse through my photos like i am using my photos on iphone, is it possible without using any external app or using icloud (my icloud subscription is free version, no upgrade)? I am ok with usb or wifi transfer, but lack the knowledge on the process.

iPhone 12 Pro

Posted on Oct 19, 2022 7:00 AM

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Richard.Taylor

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Oct 19, 2022 12:08 PM in response to Helpsnowpls

You can use the charging cable to connect your iPhone to your Mac. Then open the Photos app on the Mac, and it should show all your pictures and ask which ones (or all) you want to import.

Check this out:

Transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or PC - Apple Support

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Answer 2

Oct 26, 2022 8:06 AM in response to Richard.Taylor

As reflected in the subject line of his question, the OP asked how to transfer entire Albums and entire Folders from his iPhone to a MacBook. You replied with information about transferring individual photos. This response did not address the OP’s question.

I’ll rephrase the OP’s question, as presented in the subject line, to provide a more specific query. [I hope that the OP corrects me if I misunderstand the subject line.]

(1) Please describe how to transfer an *entire Album* from iPhone/iCloud to a MacBook.

This means transferring an Album as an entity with the same name and contents the Album possesses when viewed on the user’s iPhone.

(2) Please describe how to transfer, intact, an *entire Folder* (including sub-folders and their respective Albums) from iPhone/ iCloud to a MacBook. This transfer would preserve the Folder, sub-folder and Album names, contents, and organization seen when accessing the Folder via the iPhone.

Like the OP, I would like to know how to save/transfer entire Albums and entire Folders to a Mac or PC. Thank you.

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Old Toad

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Oct 26, 2022 9:11 AM in response to Helpsnowpls

The only way to sync a photo album from an iPhone to a Photo library on a Mac is thru iCloud Library.

Otherwise you can download the photos to a folder on the Desktop with Image Capture, name that folder the same as the album on your iPhone and then import the folder to your library with the option to Keep Folder Organization.

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Helpsnowpls Author

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Dec 1, 2022 12:43 AM in response to Old Toad

No wonder it seems no matter which method I try, I can only transfer photos. I tried both photos & image capture. It can only allow backup of all photos without albums.

Has anyone tried paying for iCloud for 1 month? If I subscribe to iCloud, and the photos on Mac are in sync with iPhone, what happens when I stop icloud subscription, what happens to my photos?

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