
Most modern operating systems respond immediately by discovering the device you've plugged in and mounting it. If you have trouble using these steps, click over to the next page to see how to get past some common problems getting your camera connected and your photos transferred.īy default, your operating system constantly monitors your computer's USB ports to see if you've plugged in any compatible devices. This page covers the "perfect picture" scenario for how to do this. Windows, Macintosh and most modern Linux systems have similar software and require similar steps. I had to work in stages, allowing my phone to download the originals which I then copied to my PC and deleted from my phone, creating more space for more originals to be downloaded.After you've connected your camera or memory card to your computer, the next step depends on your computer's operating system and settings. Note: You may find that selecting this option results in a message that your phone lacks the necessary capacity to download originals of all your photos.



(It should be noted that the photos did not appear pixelated or blurry in any way in the Photos app on my phone, but the following solution worked which indicates to me that these were "optimised versions"): After much frustration, Googling and trial-and-error, I came to the conclusion that the photos displayed on my phone weren't actually on my phone, but were instead "optimised versions" of photos stored in iCloud and therefore inaccessible through the file structure when connected to my PC.
