By Alice Yang to HEIF, Photo Transfer Last Updated on Dec 18, 2018

Can't import HEIC photos to my iMac. I use El Capitan and iPhone 7 running iOS 11. Photos captured on my iPhone 7 will not transfer into Photos on my iMac. While the thumbnail appears, an alert exclamation is all I get. It only started with iOS 11!

Want to download HEIC photos from iPhone to Mac and edit these HEIC files. The pictures taken with my iPhone 7 on iOS 11 are uploaded to my Mac in HEIC format. When I want to edit them on my Mac running OS X 10.11.6, I cannot even view these HEIC format images. -- from Apple community

Sep 21, 2020 When you need to upgrade iPhone from iOS 13 to iOS 14, swtich to the new iPhone 12, or free up more space on iPhone, you will want to transfer some photos from iPhone to MacBook Pro, iMac, MacBook Air, etc. Frankly, there are several solutions to transfer photos from iPhone to Mac and the majority of them claim to be easy to use for both newbie and expert. There are two main ways to transfer photos from iPhone to Mac: Download photos from iPhone to Mac using the iPhone’s charger cable; Copy photos from iPhone to Mac wirelessly (without a cable) Once you’ve explored the different ways to transfer photos, you can decide which method works best for you. If you want to copy other files, you only need to check the box before the file types. Copy photos from iPhone to Mac. At last, click Start Copy to copy photos to your Mac computer. This process may take a while if you get a lot of photos to copy. Select photos to transfer onto your computer. All of the photos on your iPhone will initially be selected, but you can click the checkmark in the upper-right side of each photo that you don't want to import to prevent it from importing.

HEIF, High Efficiency Image File Format, is the most efficient image format that is regarded as the successor to the JPEG format. Unfortunately, many users have stumbled upon big problems with syncing iPhone HEIC photos to Mac: exported HEIF(.heic) photos can't be viewed or open on Mac, or HEIF photos are converted into JPG format while some of you want to keep HEIF format. Follow our tutorial to transfer HEIC photos from iPhone (7/8/X) to MacBook Pro/Air/iMac without any issue of this kind.

By Tasnia Salinas, on March 25, 2020, in iPhone Transfer

Summary: In this article, we help you to learn how to copy the entire photo library from an iPhone 11 to MacBook Air/Pro. Get the best iPhone Photo Transfer - SyncBird Pro. Make sure you have downloaded the latest version here before continuing.

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The perfect moment can happen at any moment, so it's good to have brilliant Triple-lens Camera on an iPhone 11 Pro. Somehow as the iPhone storage is limited, and the photo editing feature is mere comparing to Pro-level Photo Editor software, so in many cases, you may want to copy photos and videos from an iPhone 11/iPhone 11 Pro to your MacBook, MacBook Air computer. In this quick iPhone to Mac tutorial, we'll show you detailed steps on copying photos from iPhone 11 to Mac.

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You can find your entire Photo collection in both the Photos app and the Camera app on your iPhone 11. But to copy these photos from iPhone to your Mac computer may need extra tricks. We have discussed the ultimate guide article on How To Transfer Photos from iPhone To Mac, you can find several ways to accomplish this job. While we want to show you the most straightforward method to copy photos from iPhone to Mac using Photos app (pre-installed on both iPhone and Mac).

How-To Steps To Copy Photos from iPhone 11 To Mac Catalina

1. Step 1:

   Connect iPhone 11 To Mac: If it's the first time you connect this iPhone to this Mac, you might need to unlock this device using your passcode and tap Trust This Computer.

2. Step 2:

   Select and Copy iPhone Photos To Mac: On your Mac (Running macOS Mojave or later), open Photos app > Device > [Your iPhone Name] > Choose Photos and Videos from New Items and Click Import to copy these pictures from iPhone to your Mac.

Get SyncBird Pro To Copy Photos from iPhone To Mac

Using the in-built Photos app to copy photos from iPhone 11 to Mac only includes the photos in Camera Roll. For these pictures that were synced from iTunes to iPhone, Photos app won't show them in panel. At this moment, you need SyncBird Pro, a newly release desktop app for your Mac that's made to copy your photos and other iOS files between your iPhones and Macs. Follow steps below to learn how to copy photos from iPhone to Mac without Photos, iTunes or other Apple services.

How-To Steps To Copy Photos from iPhone 11 To Mac with SyncBird Pro

1. Step 1:

   Connect your iPhone to your Mac with a USB cable >Download and Open SyncBird Pro on your Mac (runs on macOS Catalina and all recent Mac OS).

2. Step 2:

   Go Photos (including video recording) > Choose the photos and videos in SyncBird Pro > Copy To Mac:

3. Step 3:

   After a while, SyncBird Pro will finish copying photos from this iPhone 11/iPhone 11 Pro to your Mac.

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Another advantage of using SyncBird Pro to get photos offloaded from iPhone to Mac is for its ability to sort a messed photo library to clearly organized categories. If you need further iPhone To Mac Photo Transfer solution, it's suggested to get SyncBird Pro. Download Free Trial >

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