How do I import my iPhone photos onto my macbook pro

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How do I import my iPhone photos onto my macbook pro

I've been having problems importing ALL of my iPhone photos onto my new Macbook Pro, I think it may be something to do with iCloud. I would like to entirely stop using iCloud just because it doesn't make very much sense to me. I think my Mac is registering that is has all of my iPhone photos on it because they are uploaded to iCloud, but I don't have any of them saved into Photos or iPhoto. When I attempt to import my iPhone photos to my Macbook (via USB port), it only detects 837 out of my 1,408 photos. Why is this and what can I do to fix it/get rid of iCloud? Very stressful and irritating problem, please help! I'm worried about losing all of my photos if I attempt to disconnect from iCloud on my iPhone.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), iOS 8.3

Posted on Jun 2, 2015 9:39 AM

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ChrisJ4203

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Jun 2, 2015 9:41 AM in response to caseybam

See this support document for instructions on how to import photos. Import photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or Windows PC - Apple Support

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Jun 2, 2015 9:48 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

Thanks! I checked this out and I know how to import my photos onto my Mac, but I can't seem to figure out why only 837 of my 1,408 photos will import.

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ChrisJ4203

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Jun 2, 2015 9:50 AM in response to caseybam

I'm not a Mac user, so I could not address that. However, I do know that only those photos in the Camera Roll can be imported. Also, using iCloud Drive and other iCloud services with photos can have an affect. Also, if the photos had been imported once before, but not deleted from the Camera Roll, they will not import the second time. At least that is the behavior with Windows.

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