You’ve taken photos with your iPad or iPhone? Now you want to transfer them to your PC? You may find that you can’t copy photos or videos from your Apple Gadgets.
Kahl Consultants has you covered! Let us show you how to open photos from an iPhone under Windows.
Option A: Connect the phone to PC like an external drive
To access photos like from any other external drive:
- Connect your iPhone or iPad to your PC using a USB cable.
- Accept popup asking for permission to allow Windows access to your photos and videos.
- Open your File Manager or favorite photo program
- Look for the folder “Apple iPhone” and go to the subfolder “DCIM”
Option B: Use iTunes to manage iPhone photos
- From your PC, download iTunes on the Microsoft Store.
- Click Install
- Launch iTunes
- Plugin your iPhone or iPad
- Click on My Computer from your desktop
- Click your iPhone or iPads name
Go to Internal Storage, then DCIM and from there you can now see your photos and videos.
How To Read Photo with .HEIF Image Format?
What Is HEIF Image Format?
HEIF means High-Efficiency Image File, it is a file format used by Apple gadgets since 2017. The file format has replaced the well-known image format JPEG.
HEIF formats claim to increase compression over JPEG but with the same level of quality. HEIF images look better on large-screen HDR displays as well as when printed out.
How to open HEIC or HEIF Files In Windows
Download the HEIF Image Extension from the Microsoft Store. You can now open HEIC files by double-clicking on them. You can also download CopyTrans HEIC for Windows for free. You can also insert HEIC files into any Microsoft Office applications after installing CopyTrans.
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Alex Kahl is an experienced international consultant, software developer, and technical project manager with a deep background in environmental auditing and green financing. In 1996, he founded Kahl Consultants, a solar-powered, certified green agency providing eco-friendly web development and digital marketing services to small businesses and nonprofits. Beyond his professional work, he is a dedicated community leader in Marin County who organizes the monthly Marin Green Drinks mixer and volunteers for local environmental restoration projects.