rlj840
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Q: If i airdrop photos from my ipad to the macbook pro and i delete them from the ipad after will they delete on the macbook pro?

AFter airdropping a photo album to my macpro with elcapitan they went into all files. I want to get them into photos in an album. There are over 400 pictures. How can i do that? I am new to the apple computer although i have had a few different ipads. I have the ipad air2. I woild appreciate some direction. Thank you, rlj

iPad 2, iOS 4.3.3

Posted on Jan 5, 2016 11:11 PM

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Q: If i airdrop photos from my ipad to the macbook pro and i delete them from the ipad after will they delete on the macbook pro?

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  • by Nubz N.,Helpful

    Nubz N. Nubz N. Jan 7, 2016 7:58 PM in response to rlj840
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    Jan 7, 2016 7:58 PM in response to rlj840

    Hello rlj840,

     

    It sounds like you have already AirDropped your desired photos from your iPad to your Mac Pro.  Good job.

     

    Note on the Mac, your AirDropped pictures land in your Downloads folder.

    Use AirDrop to send content from your Mac - Apple Support

    Receive items

    If the recipient is signed in to your iCloud account, the item you're sending is automatically accepted and saved. Otherwise, the recipient is asked to accept the item before it's saved to their device.

    • On a Mac, the item is saved to the Downloads folder.
    • On an iOS device, the item appears in the appropriate app. For example, photos appear in the Photos app and websites appear in Safari.

     

    So navigate to your Downloads folder (either in the Dock or in your Home folder) and move your pictures into Photos.

    Photos for OS X: Import photos and video from storage media

    Do any of the following:

    • Drag files or folders from the Finder to the Photos window.

    • Drag files or folders from the Finder to the Photos icon in the Dock.

    • In Photos, choose File > Import. Select the photos or videos you want and click Review for Import. If you selected multiple photos or videos, select the ones you want to import and click Import [number] Selected or Import All New Photos. 

    …

    Imported photos appear in the Last Import album in Albums view.

    From there you can move them to whatever album you want from the Last Import.

     

    Best regards.

  • by rlj840,

    rlj840 rlj840 Jan 7, 2016 8:08 PM in response to Nubz N.
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    Jan 7, 2016 8:08 PM in response to Nubz N.

    AFter importing the photos to the MACBOOKPRO from ipad, if i then delete them from the ipad will it also delete the photos i just imported into the MACBOOKPRO?  Also i started putting some of the photos i imported into albums, but they stay in recent download as well which means i have duplicate photos. Is that whats suppose to happen?

  • by joe_7399,

    joe_7399 joe_7399 Jan 8, 2016 8:05 AM in response to rlj840
    Community Specialists
    Jan 8, 2016 8:05 AM in response to rlj840

    Hi rlj840,

     

    Once you have copied the pictures from your iPad onto your MacBook Pro with AirDrop they will stay on your MacBook if you delete them from your iPad. They are copies on the Mac. Test with one picture first to see how it works.

     

    Note adding photos to multiple albums does not duplicate the pictures.  I encourage you to read about them in the Help.

    What are albums? - Photos Help

     

    Take care.