Can I Upload Pics Without A Full Sync Taking Place?

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Can I Upload Pics Without A Full Sync Taking Place?

I'd love to be able to just drag and drop as though my iPhone was an external drive. I tried using apps like Airshare but you have to upload 1 pic at a time.

Mac Pro (2.8GHz X 8) + Powermac G5 (1.6GHz), Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Apr 13, 2011 10:58 AM

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Answer 1

wjosten

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Apr 13, 2011 11:07 AM in response to Sndchck

The iPhone does not support disk mode. The easiest & quickest way to get pics on your phone is through the iPhone sync process. There are some apps in the app store that permit full resolution photos to be installed on your phone through the app itself, like this:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/picture-safe-hidef-no-1-privacy/id303740913?mt=8

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Answer 2

samwyse

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Apr 13, 2011 12:35 PM in response to Sndchck

Try plugging your iPhone into a computer running Windows that does not have iTunes installed. I usually get a popup indicating that a digital camera has been plugged in, and giving me several options for handling the photos.

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Answer 3

Apr 13, 2011 3:18 PM in response to Sndchck

PhoneView works pretty good for that. Just make sure you have auto sync turned off in iTunes. The only thing with PhoneView, is you can't put music, pictures or videos back into the iPhone so that you can see it in your Photos Library or in iPod app. It does give you the ability to use your phone as a drive though, but will need to connect via PhoneView again to retrieve saved files.

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Answer 4

Nov 27, 2015 11:06 AM in response to Sndchck

iTunes-->Preferences-->Devices-->check Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically-->OK

Then open iPhoto or Image Capture to upload the photos.

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