How to Transfer Photos from Android to PC with USB Cable

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One simple and quick way to move files and photos from your phone to your computer is to use a USB cable.

  1. Install Android File Transfer on your Mac.

  2. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to your Mac or PC.

  3. Open the NOTIFICATION TRAY after unlocking your phone.

  4. Press the alert indicating the USB status. It might read USB CHARGING THROUGH USB.

  5. Look for the USB CONTROLLED BY section at the top and select THIS DEVICE if you’re using a USB-C to USB-C cable.

  6. Click on USE USB FOR and choose TRANSFERRING FILES.

  7. On your phone, hit ALLOW when prompted.

  8. On your computer, a file transfer window opens.

  9. Drag and drop the pictures you wish to transfer to your computer by browsing your folders.

To move pictures from an Android device to a PC, follow these steps:

  1. Connect your phone to a USB port on your computer first.

  2. Swipe down from the top of the screen on your phone until you find the USB connection option. It might indicate to you that your device is being charged via USB right now.

  3. Toggle that setting to "File transfer."

  4. Next, navigate to your Android device using File Explorer on your Windows computer.

  5. Navigate to the DCIM subfolder by going through the Internal Storage or Internal Shared Storage folder, and then open the Camera folder. All of the phone’s pictures ought to be visible here.

  6. Navigate to a local folder on your computer by opening a new File Explorer window. The images on your phone can then be copied, pasted, or dropped onto your computer.

If you prefer an alternative method for moving pictures from an Android device to a PC, follow these steps:

  1. To connect your device to the PC, use a USB cable.

  2. Choose IMPORT via the app bar.

  3. Import will automatically display your devices.

  4. From the list of connected devices, select your device.

  5. Watch for your device’s content to load.

  6. Choose the images and videos that you want to import.

  7. Select the destination folder’s location for import.

Using the Google Photos app is the quickest method of transferring images from an Android phone to a computer, but not everyone prefers this solution. Here’s how to do it:

  1. A USB cable that fits your PC or Mac at one end and your Android phone at the other is required.

  2. File Explorer ought to launch a new window automatically displaying the contents of your mobile device as soon as you connect your Android phone to your Windows 10 or 11 computer using the proper USB cable.

  3. Just like you would with any other folder on your Windows computer, you can browse your Android smartphone.

  4. To transfer files across, you can also right-click in File Explorer on the name of your phone and select SHOW MORE OPTIONS > IMPORT PICTURES AND VIDEOS.

  5. You’ll need Android File Transfer, a tiny, free software tool from Google, to get Android and macOS to communicate with one another.

  6. After that, a pop-up window requesting your permission to connect your phone to macOS should appear.