How do I get pictures off my phone?

You have two options for doing so: You can regularly offload your photos to your computer, then back up your computer with a tried-and-true cloud service like Backblaze, or take the easier route and back your photos up directly from your phone.
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How do I get my photos from my iPhone to my computer?

First, connect your iPhone to a PC with a USB cable that can transfer files.
  1. Turn your phone on and unlock it. Your PC can't find the device if the device is locked.
  2. On your PC, select the Start button and then select Photos to open the Photos app.
  3. Select Import > From a USB device, then follow the instructions.
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How do I get thousands of pictures off my phone?

Scroll through the photo gallery on your phone. I bet you have hundreds or even thousands of photos.
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On Android:
  1. Open the Google Photos app and sign in if you need to.
  2. On the top right, tap your account photo or initial.
  3. Select Photos settings, followed by Back up & sync.
  4. Toggle Back up & sync on.
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Where can I take out pictures from my phone?

Printing Photos At CVS Works With Your Schedule

With our free photo app downloaded to your phone, you can select the pictures you want to have printed and checkout. In just one hour, you'll be able to swing by CVS during your errand run and pick them up.
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What do I do with all the pictures on my phone?

Smartphone Pics: 7 Things to Do With All Your Photos
  1. Delete the ones you don't need.
  2. Back them up automatically.
  3. Create shared albums or archives.
  4. Store and edit them on your computer.
  5. Print your photos.
  6. Get a photo book or magazine.
  7. Try a camera app that will change your habits.
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How to Transfer Photos from Android Phone or Tablet to a PC



Where can I save my photos forever?

What Are Your Choices?
  • Amazon Photos. Pros: Unlimited storage, automatic photo uploading, photo printing service. ...
  • Apple iCloud. Pros: Free but limited storage, automatic photo uploading. ...
  • Dropbox. Pros: Free but limited storage. ...
  • Google Photos. ...
  • Microsoft OneDrive. ...
  • Nikon Image Space. ...
  • Shutterfly. ...
  • Sony PlayMemories Online.
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How can I get pictures off my old phone without a SIM card?

If you have Wi-Fi in your home, however, your phone can still connect to that and you can email your photos to yourself or use a cloud-based app. Alternatively, if you can remove your phone's SD card and have the right adapter, you can directly transfer your pictures from your SD card to your computer.
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How do I transfer thousands of photos from my iPhone?

Import to your Mac
  1. Connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your Mac with a USB cable.
  2. Open the Photos app on your computer.
  3. The Photos app shows an Import screen with all of the photos and videos that are on your connected device. ...
  4. If asked, unlock your iOS or iPadOS device using your passcode.
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How do I pull photos off my iPhone?

Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac with a USB cable. Open the Photos app on your computer. The Photos app shows an Import screen with all the photos and videos that are on your connected device. If the Import screen doesn't automatically appear, click the device's name in the Photos sidebar.
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How do I export photos from my iPhone?

Click File > Export > Export Photos. Set your export preferences, then click Export. Choose the folder you want to export the photos to (this could be on your Mac's hard drive or an external drive). Click Export to copy the images from iCloud Photos Library to your computer's hard drive.
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Can I retrieve photos from an old phone?

Google Drive backup and sync feature allow you to access the photos on all your synced devices. You can easily recover broken smartphone photos on your computer with the help of Google Drive. The app stores all your photos saved on Android phone including Gallery pictures and those shared via WhatsApp messages app etc.
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Are photos stored on phone or SIM card?

Though it may look a little like an SD card, your phone's Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card isn't really about photo storage. Think of the SIM as your personal smart phone ID card – the small amount of info it stores includes your phone number and contacts and allows you to connect to mobile networks.
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Can you get pictures off a broken phone?

On an Android device, if you keep the USB debugging turning on all the time, you are lucky enough to retrieve all the photos from your broken Android phone without any cost. You just need to connect your Android phone to a computer with a USB cable then drag the photos as you like to your PC.
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Does deleting photos on phone Delete from Google Photos?

On Android, deleting such photos will remove them only from your phone. So you will not be able to view them either in Google Photos or other gallery apps. On iOS too, the photos will be deleted from your phone only, and you cannot access them in Apple Photos.
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How do I move photos to iCloud storage?

How to upload photos to iCloud from iPhone or iPad
  1. Go to Settings. This is the cog icon on your home screen.
  2. Select your name.
  3. Tap iCloud.
  4. Tap Photos.
  5. Turn on iCloud Photos. Make sure the button next iCloud Photos is green. ...
  6. Select how you want to store your photos. ...
  7. Turn on Upload to My Photo Stream. ...
  8. Open the Photos app.
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Why is my iCloud storage full after deleting photos?

But sometimes, you may notice that your iCloud is still full even though you delete some data. It is probably because iCloud still holds backups of your old iOS devices. To delete those files, you can tap “Backups” when you enter iCloud storage on Settings.
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What do you do with thousands of pictures?

What to do with thousands of digital photos
  1. Create a Plan.
  2. Collect all your files in one place.
  3. Choose storage with sufficient memory.
  4. Arrange your photos into folders and subfolders.
  5. Remove all duplicates and poor quality photos.
  6. Final Thoughts.
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What can I do with 100s of family photos?

Six steps for tackling those piles of old pictures once and for all
  1. Start today. ...
  2. Bring all of your photos together in one place. ...
  3. Sort photos by major categories. ...
  4. Scan photos at high speed. ...
  5. Back up your digital photos. ...
  6. Enjoy your memories again.
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Which photo storage is best?

In my opinion, Google Photos has been one of the best options for phone photo storage. If you are on an Android phone, Google Photos should be installed and working by default.
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How do I backup thousands of photos?

  1. Use recordable media. ...
  2. Use an external drive. ...
  3. Use multiple software libraries. ...
  4. Save photos to the cloud. ...
  5. Use free cloud photo services. ...
  6. Print them out (just in case) ...
  7. Backup, rinse, repeat.
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Can I transfer photos from iPhone directly to external hard drive?

Use the lightning cable to connect the iPhone to an external hard drive. Check if the connection is established and open the photo app to select all the images that you want to transfer. Transfer these photos to the file app and select the hard drive that you want to save your photos to.
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Why won't my iPhone Pictures import to my computer?

Reset Your iPhone's Location & Privacy: On your iPhone, go to Settings » General » Reset » Reset Location & Privacy. After that, re-plug your iPhone into computer and tap Trust on iPhone. Solution 2. Check your connections and try a different computer: Try to import your photos using a different or new Apple USB cable.
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