how to import photos from ipad to mac desktop

Click the iPad icon at the top of the iTunes window, then click Photos under Summary on the left. Plug your iPad in via USB and launch iTunes. Instead, create a folder called iPad photos (or similar) somewhere on your PC – within your Pictures folder, for example – then copy and paste photos you want to transfer into it. It’s possible to sync all the photos on your PC, but given the limited storage on iPads, this is probably not ideal. Every time your iPad connects to your PC it will sync with the folder and add any new photos by syncing to update. To move a collection of photos from your PC to your iPad, you need to create a sync folder and then set up iTunes to recognise this. You can avoid using cables and iTunes by using iCloud - see our guide to transferring photos to or from an iPad or iPhone via iCloud. There are two main ways of doing it - via a sync folder and iTunes, or via iCloud storage. The process has its own logic, and it isn't as simple as 'drag and drop'. Taking a photo off your iPad and moving it to your computer, or vice versa, perhaps isn't as easy as Apple thinks it is.

Whether you want to transfer photos onto an iPad or take them off the tablet and store them on your PC, read on for our advice.

We explain how to move photos between your iPad and a PC or Mac.

How to import photos from ipad to mac desktop