Scotsman8888
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Q: How to move photos from a camera to an external hard drive?

I've done this before plugging each one into my iMac but I cannot remember the proper sequence and the steps it takes to complete the transfer of photos from my camera to my external hard drive. Thanks for any suggestions.

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Dec 10, 2015 8:30 AM

by rkaufmann87,Solvedanswer
rkaufmann87 rkaufmann87
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All you do is select one photo on the SD card. Then type Command + A and that will select all of the photos. Next type Command + C (this is the copy shortcut) and then navigate to the location  you want the pictures on the EHD and type Command + V (this is the paste shortcut) and you are done.

Posted on Dec 10, 2015 2:33 PM

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Q: How to move photos from a camera to an external hard drive?

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  • by rkaufmann87,Helpful

    rkaufmann87 rkaufmann87 Dec 10, 2015 11:30 AM in response to Scotsman8888
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    Dec 10, 2015 11:30 AM in response to Scotsman8888


    The easiest method, is to take the SD card out of the camera, then insert it into the SD slot on the side of your 2011 27" iMac and copy and paste the photos from the SD card to your EHD.

  • by Scotsman8888,

    Scotsman8888 Scotsman8888 Dec 10, 2015 11:33 AM in response to rkaufmann87
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    Dec 10, 2015 11:33 AM in response to rkaufmann87

    I tried that solution but I have 850 photos on the SD card and I'm trying to figure a way to drag them to the external drive as you suggested.

    Bob

  • by rkaufmann87,Solvedanswer

    rkaufmann87 rkaufmann87 Dec 10, 2015 2:33 PM in response to Scotsman8888
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    Dec 10, 2015 2:33 PM in response to Scotsman8888

    All you do is select one photo on the SD card. Then type Command + A and that will select all of the photos. Next type Command + C (this is the copy shortcut) and then navigate to the location  you want the pictures on the EHD and type Command + V (this is the paste shortcut) and you are done.

  • by Baby Boomer (USofA),

    Baby Boomer (USofA) Baby Boomer (USofA) Dec 10, 2015 11:43 AM in response to Scotsman8888
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    Dec 10, 2015 11:43 AM in response to Scotsman8888

    I recently transferred over 1000 pics from a sd card to my external drive.  I did it the old school way:

    Highlighted one pic.

    Edit>Select All

    Dragged all 1000+ pics onto the external drive at the same time.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • by Baby Boomer (USofA),

    Baby Boomer (USofA) Baby Boomer (USofA) Dec 10, 2015 11:48 AM in response to rkaufmann87
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    Dec 10, 2015 11:48 AM in response to rkaufmann87
    All you do is select one photo on the SD card. Then type Command + A and that will select all of the photos. Next type Command + C (this is the copy shortcut) and then navigate to the location  you want the pictures on the EHD and type Command + V (this is the paste shortcut) and you are done.

    *taking notes*


    I really need to learn all these keyboard shortcuts. I have begun to take notes because I can't remember them all. hidemf3.gif

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • by rkaufmann87,

    rkaufmann87 rkaufmann87 Dec 10, 2015 12:15 PM in response to Baby Boomer (USofA)
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    Dec 10, 2015 12:15 PM in response to Baby Boomer (USofA)

    Baby Boomer (USofA) wrote:

     

    All you do is select one photo on the SD card. Then type Command + A and that will select all of the photos. Next type Command + C (this is the copy shortcut) and then navigate to the location  you want the pictures on the EHD and type Command + V (this is the paste shortcut) and you are done.

    *taking notes*


    I really need to learn all these keyboard shortcuts. I have begun to take notes because I can't remember them all. hidemf3.gif

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Mac keyboard shortcuts - Apple Support, print it out and put it on the wall next to your computer.

  • by Baby Boomer (USofA),

    Baby Boomer (USofA) Baby Boomer (USofA) Dec 10, 2015 12:27 PM in response to rkaufmann87
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    Dec 10, 2015 12:27 PM in response to rkaufmann87

    rkaufmann87 wrote:

     

    Baby Boomer (USofA) wrote:

     

    All you do is select one photo on the SD card. Then type Command + A and that will select all of the photos. Next type Command + C (this is the copy shortcut) and then navigate to the location  you want the pictures on the EHD and type Command + V (this is the paste shortcut) and you are done.

    *taking notes*


    I really need to learn all these keyboard shortcuts. I have begun to take notes because I can't remember them all. hidemf3.gif

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Wave Siggy.gif

    Mac keyboard shortcuts - Apple Support, print it out and put it on the wall next to your computer.

    I actually have that Article in my notebook.  Thank you for the reminder.  I am in the process of highlighting the short cuts that I want to remember. 

    The only ones I know by heart are screenshots.  I use iClip for cut & paste so that's already covered.

  • by Scotsman8888,

    Scotsman8888 Scotsman8888 Dec 10, 2015 2:32 PM in response to rkaufmann87
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    Dec 10, 2015 2:32 PM in response to rkaufmann87

    Thank you. That solved my problem. Also others who also came up with it but you were first.

    Bob

  • by rkaufmann87,

    rkaufmann87 rkaufmann87 Dec 10, 2015 2:34 PM in response to Scotsman8888
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    Dec 10, 2015 2:34 PM in response to Scotsman8888

    Your welcome.

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Dec 10, 2015 3:08 PM in response to Scotsman8888
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    Dec 10, 2015 3:08 PM in response to Scotsman8888

    Or, even better, do it using the App designed for the job: Image Capture (in the Applications Folder)