I recently found about 200 video clips on my old iPhone 3 that were never taken off that phone. I have a newer iMac (2021) using Ventura 13.3 and would like to get the videos from the phone onto the iMac. Can anyone help me figure out how to do this? Thanks very much!
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14
With the iPhone connected to your Mac with its charging cord launch Image Capture on the Mac. There you can select just the videos and import them into your Photos library or to a folder on the Desktop and then into the library.
With the iPhone connected to your Mac with its charging cord launch Image Capture on the Mac. There you can select just the videos and import them into your Photos library or to a folder on the Desktop and then into the library.
Do you have a connecting cable? The iPhone 3 was pre-lightning, so it used a 30-pin dock connector. You may have to do a google search to find one. I tried searching "iPhone 30-pin dock connector" and saw a lightning to 30-pin adapter for $10, apparently from Amazon.
Good luck! Let us know if you get it to work!
This is what I saw on Amazon. This should work for both charging the phone and loading images.
They have other versions, and (less likely) some stores may also stock one of these.
Probably you would run the app "Image Capture" included with every Mac to get the pictures.
Jwhitney68 wrote:
Yes, thank you—but an iPhone that old won’t connect to a new iMac. I think Richard, below, has a possible solution. Do you think that might work?
That's what tunnel vision will do to you. Saw iPhone but missed the 3 entirely.
Yes, that adaptor should work.
Yes, thank you—but an iPhone that old won’t connect to a new iMac. I think Richard, below, has a possible solution. Do you think that might work?
Thank you so much. I was hoping there might be some kind of adapter that would allow me to connect the phone to the new iMac. I will search as you suggested and try it! Much appreciated.
importing videos from old iPhone 3 to new iMac.
