How To: Import photos from your iPhone to your PC in 3 easy steps using Picasa


If you go searching on the web for the best way to import photos from your iPhone, most likely the answer you’re bound to find is iPhoto. Which is great if you have a Mac, but what about us PC users out there?

Well, as an admitted Google fanboy I have to say that Picasa handles importing photos from your iPhone just as well, if not better than iPhoto.

Once you have your iPhone connected to your computer just follow these three easy steps.

Step 1: Open Picasa and click on the import button

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If your iPhone was already connected Picasa will detect that as the correct device to import from.

Step 2: Confirm your device, choose which photos you want to import and execute

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Step 3: Enter your info

Enter a folder name and location and description of your photos. Also select what you would like to do with the photos once they’re copied onto your hard drive.
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That’s it! Rinse. Repeat whenever you want to grab your photos off your iPhone.

Also, if you’re not familiar with Picasa, it integrates perfectly with Picasa Web and allows you to flip a switch and sync your offline albums to your online Picasa account. No uploading necessary, it’s all done in the background for you.


8 Comments on “How To: Import photos from your iPhone to your PC in 3 easy steps using Picasa”

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  2. wakelin says:

    when I click on import my iphone doesnt show and it is connected?

  3. hassanlhr says:

    Hey guys i know this is an amazing software but believe me try ipicasa once.Its simply awesome ..http://www.ipicasa.info./

  4. A175rgr says:

    If you can't import photos from your iPhone to your computer (whether Mac of PC), you might want to check to see if you have any photos in the camera roll on your iPhone that did not originate from the iPhone camera (i.e. someone emailed you, taken on another camera, received from your computer, copied from the internet, etc.). If you do then Apple disables your ability to import or sync ANY photos contained on your iPhone until the non-originating photos are removed from the iPhone camera roll. The only work around is to email those non-originating pictures to yourself and then delete them to re-enable your ability to import/sync the remaining photos. I know it's a pain. Of course you could let Apple know how unsatisfactory this is at: http://www.apple.com/feedback

    • Dave says:

      A175rgr your methode is perfect i had few pics i got from an email sent i had saved it thats why it didnt work,after deleting the pics that i saved from the emails i was abel to transfer the pics to my pc thank u

  5. Dave says:

    A175rgr your methode is perfect i had few pics i got from an email sent i had saved it thats why it didnt work,after deleting the pics that i saved from the emails i was abel to transfer the pics to my pc thank u

  6. John Smith says:

    You can also try this solution
    http://www.sync-iphone.com/photos/sync-iphone-photos-with-computer.html
    It shows a visual way to import photos from your iPhone to your PC with thumbnails


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