In my line of work, I constantly need pictures on my desktop or laptop that I��ve taken on my iPhone. I personally use iCloud on iPhoto because the images immediately appear on my synced computers. However, there are a number of different ways to transfer pictures to your desktop or laptop, which also makes it much easier to delete them off of your iPhone, freeing up space.

We��ve got a basic how-to guide for transferring photos from your iPhone or iPad Photos app to your Mac using a few different options.

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There are two ways to transfer pictures from your iOS device using iPhoto on Mac. The first requires you to connect your Mac to your mobile device. The other relies on iCloud.

To transfer images to your computer using a USB connection:

Step 1. android transfer Connect your iOS device to your Mac using the USB to iOS cable.

Step 2. iPhoto should open automatically, but if it doesn��t open the app.

Step 3. Select the pictures you wish to import, or select ��Import All.��

Step 4. After the pictures have been imported, you will see a pop up message asking if you wish to delete the original from your iOS device. Select ��Delete Photos�� or ��Keep Photos.��

As I mentioned above, I use iPhoto connected to all of my iOS devices through iCloud. Photos automatically appear in iPhoto, no matter where you are, as long as your device is capable of syncing with iCloud. Follow the steps below to connect your iOS device to iPhoto on your Mac:

Step 1: On your iOS Device, open Settings app > iCloud > Photos

Step 2: Turn on My Photo Stream on your iOS device.

Step 3: On your Mac, open Preferences > iCloud > Select Photos.

Step 4: Open iPhoto on your iphne data transfer OS X computer.

Step 5: Select iCloud to see pictures that are automatically synced from your iOS device.