Image Capture is taking a long time to download photos

I am trying to download photos from my iPhone to my iMac. The process has now taken over 8 hours. Is it supposed to take this long? Each photo seems to take 5 or more minutes to transfer. Is there a faster way of downloading photos from the iPhone to the iMac?

iMac 27″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Jun 22, 2024 6:03 PM

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Jun 22, 2024 10:15 PM in response to cbc1973

Are the "photos" images or movies -- large movies might take a while to download especially via old USB2-speed Lightning cable (new top-of-the line iPhone has faster USB-C)? If that does not explain it, does another cable make a difference?

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