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Move pictures from a folder on iphone to computer

The iPhoto pictures I had saved in a folder got accidentally dumped in my quest to backup and now I need to switch over to my new iPhone 4. But the folder where all my iphone pix were being saved and synched to-got deleted. I have pix on the old phone in a folder (over 2,000) and cannot find a work around to get them back on the computer. Obviously, I can mms or email them 9 at a time. But geez, hoping that I can figure something else out.

imac, Mac OS X (10.4.11), just updated to SL

Posted on Sep 18, 2010 8:40 PM

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Sep 18, 2010 8:51 PM in response to computerchick

Yes, they will.

The photo sync is one way - computer to iphone.

"The copy to iphoto was my backup"

Backup is a copy ( in addition to the original copy) stored on an external source, not your computer ( dvd, cd, external drive, flash drive,etc). The point is to have an additional, separate backup copy in case something happens to your computer.

Sep 19, 2010 9:44 AM in response to computerchick

I have spent hours since last night uploading over 1,000 of the 2,300 photos one by one to mobile me. Then I went into mobile me via the computer and the photos were there. Then all of a sudden they disappeared! The default settings are NOT to allow uploading via iphone. This is testing my patience! I am kinda missing the SD slot that I had on my Palm!

Sep 19, 2010 9:48 AM in response to Geoff Wales

You cannot access this folder easily or at all on a PC or a Mac.

This folder is the iPhone's Photo Library folder, which stores photos transferred from your computer to your iPhone via the iTunes sync process. There is no access to this folder on a PC or a Mac. If the photos transferred from your computer are deleted from the computer, the photos will be deleted from the iPhone with the next sync. The sync process for photos from your computer to your iPhone is a one way transfer process only - from your computer to your iPhone. Photos transferred from your computer are optimized for viewing on your iPhone as the part of the iTunes sync/transfer process - the original resolution and size of these photos is reduced on the iPhone, which is why Apple doesn't support transferring these photos in the opposite direction. Photos stored on your computer - all photos including any photos transferred from your computer to your iPhone should be included with your computer's backup along with all other important data.

Sep 19, 2010 9:55 AM in response to computerchick

Photos transferred from your computer are not included with your iPhone's backup. Photos on your computer should be included with your computer's backup along with all other important data.

Photos in your iPhone's Camera Roll are included with your iPhone's backup.

If you uncheck Sync Photos under the Photos tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes followed by a sync, all photos transferred from your computer will be removed from your iPhone. If you delete any of the photos from your computer that were selected under the Photos tab for your iPhone sync preferences to be transferred to your iPhone, the photos deleted from your computer will be removed from your iPhone with the next sync. All photos on your computer should be included with your computer's backup along with all other important data. The iPhone is not designed or intended to be a backup storage device.

There are some 3rd party utilities that provide for transferring these photos in the opposite direction, but the original resolution and size of these photos will be lost.

Sep 19, 2010 7:05 PM in response to Allan Sampson

Allan Sampson wrote:
You cannot access this folder easily or at all on a PC or a Mac.


That is not correct.

I just plugged in my iPhone and opened the Photo Library Folder from Explorer window (not Internet Explorer).

This is the path:

"Computer > Geoff's iPhone-Internal Storage > DCIM > 100APPLE"

As a test I deleted one photo on the phone and dragged one photo to my desktop. I always use this PC for syncing to iTunes. Maybe this is why I can access this folder.

Sep 19, 2010 8:17 PM in response to Geoff Wales

Baloney.

Photos transferred from your computer are optimized for viewing on your iPhone - the original resolution/size is reduced, which is why transferring these photos in the opposite direction is not supported. Photos on your computer should be included with your computer's backup along with all other important data. The iPhone is not designed or intended to be used as a backup storage device.

The iPhone not supporting disk mode has everything to do with providing increased security, which the likes of Microslop doesn't have a clue about.

Move pictures from a folder on iphone to computer

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