Transferring Photographs to a Laptop or Desktop Computer

These days, we take lots of photographs on our phones, or tablets. It’s great to sit and flick through them, or show them to family and friends BUT what happens when you have so many pictures, the memory is full. You don’t want to lose them, so the best thing to do is to transfer those photos to your computer which is likely to have more storage, or to the cloud. Your precious images will then be in a good place for editing, sharing, and saving.

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There are lots of combinations of devices, so this blog will point you to some excellent resources on YouTube – videos to show you how to transfer pictures to your computer or the cloud, step by step.
 
There are three types of phone on the UK market at the moment: Android, Windows and iPhone. Each have their own operating system, and will work in a particular fashion. Most Windows phones are Nokia branded. iPhones all use iOS software. Android phones are sold by many brands, e.g. Samsung, Sony, LG, HTC, Nokia, Motorola… and several others. They all work in a very similar way.
 
Android, Windows and iPhone phones
Transferring to a Windows 10 computer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsYelI4cevk
 
Iphones
Transferring to a Windows computer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBgkiszP88Y
 
Transferring to a Mac computer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7nFgWC-MmI
 
Windows Phone
Transferring to a Mac computer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14NXr_Q2yXo 
(You might want to skip to 2mins 50 secs through this video, where the real info begins.)
 
Once you have transferred to your computer, don’t forget to back up the computer too. You can find some ideas about backing up here:

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Transferring Photographs to a Laptop or Desktop Computer - written for File Genie by Freelance Writer Ruth Raymer @WritingWalking