Dropbox has no problems importing my photos, but Photos does. I can see my iPhone connected, but I can't see any photos on my iPhone as you can see from this image: (The name 'Hold Me, Touch Me' is a reference to movie 'The Producers' with Zero Mostel.). As you can see, the name of my iPhone shows up, but not the 168 pictures on the phone. Connect your device to your computer, then turn the device on. You may be asked to unlock your device with a passcode or to trust the device. In the Image Capture app on your Mac, select the device in the Devices or Shared list. Click the Action button in the Image Capture toolbar. Click the “Connecting this device opens” pop-up menu, then choose Image Capture.
Image Capture User Guide
If Image Capture doesn’t open when you connect a scanner, camera, iOS device, iPadOS device, or other device with a camera to your Mac, you can set an option in Image Capture so that happens.
Connect your device to your computer, then turn the device on.
You may be asked to unlock your device with a passcode or to trust the device.
In the Image Capture app on your Mac, select the device in the Devices or Shared list.
Click the Action button in the Image Capture toolbar.
Click the “Connecting this [device] opens” pop-up menu, then choose Image Capture.
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by Jenefey AaronUpdated on 2020-03-29 / Update for iOS File Transfer
“I can’t import photos from my iPhone to my Mac on Catalina. They just won’t appear on the preview. Why can't import Photos from iPhone to Mac. Anyone else having this issue?”
iPhone camera allows us to capture the memorable moments and save the tracks of our life. Sometimes we transfer pictures from iPhone to Mac to make backups and iPhoto/Photos app can be the best choice. Many people have upgraded their iPhone to iOS 13/12/11/10 to get away from the crank calls or to gain more fluent experience of watching videos. However, some users may encounter several annoying problems after iOS update, cannot import photos from iPhone to Mac is the one I came across on Apple Support Community.
Part 1: How to Fix Cannot Import Photos from iPhone to Mac
If you cannot import photos from iPhone to Mac after iOS update, below are some possible fixes for you:
- Disconnect your iPhone and plug it back to try again.
- Reset Location & Privacy on iPhone Setting
- Import A Few Photos at One Time
- Turn off iCloud Photo Library
- Restart iPhone and Mac
- Reinstall macOS Catalina
On your iPhone, go to “Setting” application > General > Reset > Reset Location & Privacy. After setting, re-connect your iPhone to your macbook and tap “Trust on iPhone” when it prompts.
Sometimes, if you are importing lots of photos from iPhone to Mac at one time, it will easily cause the photos app get stuck, so you can try to import a small fraction of photos when you can’t import photos from iPhone to Mac.
On iPhone setting, go to Apple ID > iCloud > Photos, turn off the “iCloud Photos Library”.
Part 2: How to Import Photos from iPhone to Mac
Solution 1: Get Photos from iPhone to Mac with Preview
Preview allows you to view anything on the Mac and pictures are included. Thus this is an easy way for importing iPhone photos to Mac.
- Connect your iPhone to Mac via a USB cable and then launch “Preview”.
- Click File on the left of your screen and choose Import from your iPhone.
- Select the photos you need to transfer and then click Import or Import All.
Solution 2: Transfer iPhone Photos to Mac Wirelessly
If you want to upload several pictures to your Mac and the iPhoto won’t work, Email will be the easiest way.
Open the Photos app on your iPhone and go to album, tap an album to choose the target one. Select the picture you want and tap on Share, Email. Type your Email address and hit Send. You can download the photos from your email on Mac with ease.
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Solution 3: Get Photos from iPhone to Mac with Tenorshare iCareFone
To import photos from iPhone to mac successfully, we highly recommend you Tenorshare iCareFone Mac, best alternative to iPhoto to upload all your iPhone pictures, music, call history as well as other data to computer without using iTunes.
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Tenorshare iCareFone now fully supports iOS 13/12/11/10 and iPhone 11/Xs/Xs Max/XR/X/8/8 Plus/7/6/SE/5.
Step 1: Run the software after free downloading and installation, connect iPhone to computer and then choose “File Manager” on the main interface.
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Step 2: Choose the “Photos” icon to preview all of the photos in your iPhone.
Step 3: Select the one you need and click “Export” button to save the photos in your computer.
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Now you have imported all your photos to computer successfully. If you still have any questions or you got any better ideas, don’t forget to leave us a message!