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How to Transfer Full Resolution Photos from iPhone to PC
Want to transfer photos from iPhone to PC without losing quality? This guide will tell you how to transfer full resolution photos from iPhone to PC.
By Lena / Updated on March 7, 2024
Want to Transfer Full Resolution Photos from iPhone to PC?
We can easily take great photos with the advanced camera of iPhone. Many of us have taken a lot of photos to record the bits and pieces of life. However, the iPhone has limited storage space and cannot store all the photos. So we need to transfer photos from iPhone to computer to free up space. In addition, we can use Photoshop to edit the photos to make them much better.
Whether you want to transfer photos to your computer as a backup, or want to beautify your pictures, you definitely don’t want to lose the original quality and metadata of your photos. So how to transfer full resolution photos from iPhone to PC? Keep reading to learn more.
Way 1. Transfer Full Resolution Photos from iPhone to PC via iCloud
iCloud service is the primary cloud backup and storage service for an iPhone. There is one feature called iCloud Photos. When this option is enabled, all your iPhone photos will be uploaded to iCloud without losing quality and you can check these photos via iCloud.com on computer.
How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC without Losing Quality
On your iPhone: Connect your iPhone to a stable Wi-Fi network > Go to Settings app > Tap [your name] > Tap iCloud > Tap Photos > Turn on iCloud Photos and wait for the sync.
On your PC: Open a browser and go to iCloud.com > Enter your Apple ID and passcode to enter your iCloud account > Click Photos to view your photos in iCloud > Then you can download photos to computer at full quality.
- Notes:✎...
- It may take a while to upload all photos to iCloud, especially if you have a large photo library.
- Apple only gives you 5GB of free storage on iCloud. When the storage space is insufficient, you will meet the photos not uploading to iCloud from iPhone issue.
Way 2. Transfer Full Resolution Photos from iPhone to PC via Dropbox
Besides iCloud, there are many cloud storage services also can help you transfer full resolution photos from iPhone to PC, such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive. You can save your photos to these clouds first and then download them to your computer.
How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC without Losing Quality
Here we take Dropbox as an example.
1. Download Dropbox app on iPhone.
2. Open Dropbox app and log in to your account.
3. Tap Files option > Tap the More icon > Choose Upload Files to upload iPhone photos to Dropbox.
4. On your computer, go to Dropbox website and login to your account > Find the photos you uploaded before and download them to PC.
Way 3. Transfer Full Resolution Photos from iPhone to PC via FoneTool
It’s also possible to transfer full resolutions via USB cable. Compared with wireless transmission, USB transmission is faster because it will not be affected by the network.
FoneTool is one professional iOS data management tool for Windows PC users. It supports data transfer from iPhone to computer, from computer to iPhone, from iPhone to another one. As for photos transfer, here are its outstanding features:
✓ Transfer Selected Photos. It lets you select the wanted photos to transfer to computer.
✓ No Compression. It will transfer iPhone data in full resolution without compressing its quality.
✓ Fast Transfer Speed. It just takes 3 seconds to transfer100 photos from iPhone to computer.
Click the download button to get FoneTool and follow the steps below to transfer photos from iPhone to PC without losing quality.
How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC without Losing Quality
1. Launch FoneTool and conntect your iPhone to computer.
2. On the home interface, click Phone Transfer option. Go to iPhone to PC and click Start Transfer.
3. Click the plus icon > Select the photos you want to transfer and click OK to continue.
4. Click Start Transfer > Choose a storage path to save your photos > Finally, click Transfer.
Note: Probably your photos are saved in HEIC format. If you need to convert HEIC to JPG/JPEG/PNG, you can go to Toolbox and let HEIC Converter do the conversion for you.
Way 4. Transfer Full Resolution Photos from iPhone to PC via Windows Explorer
iPhone can act as a USB storage device when connected to a computer. You can open your iPhone in File Explorer and find your photos. Then you can copy and paste the selected photos to your PC.
How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC without Losing Quality
1. Connect your iPhone to computer via USB cable > Tap Allow or enter passcode on iPhone if asked.
2. Go to File Explorer > Find your iPhone under This PC > Open your iPhone.
3. Go to Internal Storage > DCIM folder > Open those folders named 100APPLE, 101APPLE, 102APPLE, etc. to find the pictures you need to transfer.
4. Copy and paste the selected pictures to PC without losing quality.
Final Words
That’s all about how to transfer full resolution photos from iPhone to PC. You can take advantage of cloud services like iCloud or Dropbox to transfer photos wirelessly. In addition, you can also transfer photos with USB cable.