It is quite possible to transférer of gallery or other media files from your iPhone to your PC without iTunes. Indeed, the software iTunes made many dissatisfied, by its very unintuitive interface and its excessive slowness. Rejoice, there are of course alternatives to this inefficient software, in order to simplify your file transfers between your phone and your computer. So, in this article, you will find the steps to follow in order to save your photos on your PC and free up space on your iPhone without having to resort to this complicated software. You can indeed use dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, Copy Trans Photo, Windows Explorer… Happy reading!
Transfer your photos from your iPhone to your PC without iTunes using iCloud
iCloud also allows you to transfer your media files to a computer. The advantage ofiCloud is that you don't need a cord: no need to connect your phone to your PC, everything happens online! You have indeed 5Go free space in the Cloud. Beyond this limit, you can purchase more storage space if you wish. To benefit from transferring photos from iPhone to iCloud, it is of course necessary to be sure to have made a safeguard iCloud on his iPhone beforehand.
Here are the steps on how to copy your photos from iPhone to computer using iCloud:
- Visit iCloud.com
- Enter your Apple ID and password
- Select the photos you want to transfer to your computer by holding down the Ctrl key which will allow you to make multiple selection
- Click on the icon iCloud (the cloud) which is at the top right of your screen
All your selected files will then be saved on your PC.
Transfer your iPhone photos to your computer for free with Google Drive
Google Drive offer you 15GB of free storage space. Google Drive does not require a connection between your iPhone and your PC.
Here are the steps on how to copy your photos from iPhone to computer using Google Drive:
- Download the application Google Drive from the App Store
- Install the app Google Drive
- Install the corresponding software on your PC
- Import your iPhone photos to Google Drive so that they also appear in the folder Google Drive on your PC
You just have to save them on your computer.
Back up your iPhone photos to your PC with Dropbox
You can transfer your photos to your PC using the online storage tool dropbox. However, you should know that dropbox becomes paying when you use more storage space than 1TB.
Here are the steps on how to copy your photos from iPhone to computer using dropbox:
- Download dropbox on your iPhone
- Download dropbox on your PC
- Open the file dropbox on your computer
- The photos added to the application will automatically synchronize with your PC
You will have to manually sort your photos on your PC and restructure your files.
Transfer your photos from your iPhone to a PC using CopyTrans Photo software
The software Copy Trans Photo allows you to manage and save your photos very easily between your iPhone and your computer. Indeed, the interface intuitive software Copy Trans Photo offers you a "drag and drop" format that allows you to save the desired photos to your computer in a fraction of a second. Indeed, your iPhone photos will appear in the left part of the software while the PC photos will appear in the right part.
Here are the steps to copy your photos from iPhone to computer using the software Copy Trans Photo:
- Download the software Copy Trans Photo
- Connect your iPhone to the PC where you want to transfer your media files
- Open the software Copy Trans Photo
- Use the function of full backup to save all your multimedia files on your PC
- Use drag and drop to save a selection of your photos on your computer
Note that the software Copy Trans Photo also works the other way around: you can easily save photos from your PC to your iPhone.
Windows Explorer allows you to copy your photos from iPhone to computer
Indeed, Windows Explorer offers you the possibility to transfer your photos from your iPhone to a PC. Here are the steps to copy your photos from iPhone to computer using Windows Explorer:
- Connect your iPhone to the PC where you want to transfer your media files
- When your iPhone is recognized among devices and drives on your PC, right click on it
- Opt for Import images and videos
You can now import all your photos or simply a selection on your PC. Be careful, when transferring from iPhone to PC, the folder structure will not be saved: you will have to restructure your folders on your computer.
If some files are too large and take up too much space on your PC or iPhone, be aware that it is possible to compress photos or of compress videos directly from his iPhone.
