Transferring old photos from Ipad to Imac using usb cable or local wifi?

Can anyone tell me how I transfer old photos from Ipad to Imac? These were originally on a PC (now disposed of). I can see how to transfer new photos from Camera Roll using Iphoto, but my 10 year archive with 1000s of photos appears stuck on my Ipad. I have a very slow internet connection, so I can't send them across by email and would like a solution involving the usb cable if possible.
Worryingly this question appears several times in old threads but appears to be unanswered, but I will be pleased to be referred to the right thread with all the answers - if it exists!
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me.

Connect the iPad (USB) to your Mac then launch the Image Capture app. It's located in your Applications folder.
You can import photos from the iPad using that application.
You can even designate where you want to the photos stored on your Mac and which app you want to use for editing from the bottom of the Image Capture window.

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I transferred files and photos from MacBook to iMac via ethernet cable and using migration assistant. However every time I transferred, it created a separate user and it transferred all files and photos again and again. So now I have 3 users accounts ?

I transferred files and photos from MacBook to iMac via ethernet cable and using migration assistant. However every time I transferred, it created a separate user and it transferred all files and photos again and again. So now I have 3 users accounts with all files and photos saved 3 times on same iMac !! Any idea how to avoid this ?

Yes, you ran into a very understandable problem.
When you use Migration Assistant, it cannot over-write the account that you happen to be using at the time. Upon migrating accounts, it will tell you that it is going to create a new one, but that message is easy to miss.
If you have three identical accounts, log in to the account you want to keep, and delete the redundant ones in System Preferences > Users & Groups.
Now that you know, the easiest way to migrate accounts is to use Setup Assistant when you first get a new Mac. That eliminates any possibility for this to occur, but most people are so eager to use their new Mac that they elect to migrate later.
That's OK too, but in that case you would want to create a temporary account whose sole purpose is to run Migration Assistant so that you may migrate your old one with an identical name. Be sure to give the new account Administrator privileges. When that finishes you would log in to the newly migrated account, and delete the temporary account.

I'm getting a message that my iCloud storage is almost full (5.0 GB, 186 mb remaining). I have transferred all photos from iPad and iPhone to Mac. I've deleted all but 200 photos on each of these devices. Data storage is still same.

I have transferred all photos from iPad and iPhone to Mac. I have deleted almost all photos from both (about 200 remaining on each). I do not store tunes or videos. After making these changes, I still have the same message in iCloud.

Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage > Select your device (listed as 'This iPhone' or 'This iPad') then look at the next backup size. Compare the 'Next Backup Size' to the 'Backup Size' on taht same screen. If the next backup size is smaller, then you have successfully removed some content from your device.
Now the question still lingers as to why your iCloud is still showing so full right? Well, iCloud keeps the last 3 backups from each device. It doesn't duplicate them, but it uses an incremental backup system. So basically your device's backup will take up as much space on iCloud as the largest backup of the last 3 backups. With that being said, your iPhone and ipad will eventually shrink the size of your backup (if that next backup size is smaller) in about 3 days (3 backups assuming your iOS devices backup once as day when you are sleeping).
Can I expedite this? Well of course you can. If you want, you can Delete the backup from both of the devices via that same screen then go back to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup, turn iCloud Backups back on, then backup now. Keep in mind that if you do this, it will clear out your last 3 backups (and cannot be undone), but it may also take a long while for your iPhone and iPad to complete that inital backup after deleting the old backups.
I hope this helps. (My Recommendation: Basically check what's in paragraph one, then it will works itself out in a few days.)

How to transfer photos from iPad to imac

How to transfer photos from iPad to iMac

If the photos are the photos from the camera roll, you can import them using iPhoto or Image Capture on your Mac. You can read about it here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4083
You can also use a third party WiFi app like this one.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wireless-transfer-app/id543119010?mt=8

Syncing photos from iPad to iMac

I have tried several times to sync my photos from iPad to my computer and I get to a point when the import just stops and it is stuck on the picture and it doesn't finish syncing. Every time I tried to sync, it seems that it creates a duplicate of the photos on my computer that were transfered. Very frustrating. I'm not able to sync all my photos from my iPad.
Any ideas how I could do this?

Hi,
Try deleting the iPod photo cache.
hhttp://support.apple.com/kb/TS1314
Help at this link for transferring content from your iPad to your computer.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4107
Carolyn
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How do you transfer photos from ipad to imac

how do I transfer photos from ipad to imac

Depends on the photos.
If the Photos were taken with the iPad or downloaded from the web onto the iPad, simply connect the iPd to the Mac and use your favorite Photo Application to move them, or simply use Finder to open the iPad icon, (it will show up as a camera) and drag them from there to a folder on your computer.

I have transferred some photos from an sd card using an apple adaptor to my iPad then I did a sync in iTunes. How do I now organise the photos into folders?

I would really appreciate some help with this.

At the moment you can't move photos between albums directly on the iPad, though with iOS 5 in the Autumn (from http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/features.html#photos) :
Even organize your photos in albums — right on your device.
Until then you need to organise the photos in folders on your computer and then sync those folders to the iPad - and you need to sync all the folders (and therefore albums) that you want on the iPad together in one go, as only the most recent photo sync remains on the iPad; not including photos in a sync is how you delete them from the iPad.
More info on syncing photos to the iPad http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236 ; and copying photos from the iPad to your computer http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083

ONLY sync photos from iPad to iMac folder; automatically how?

I have 50 GB of pictures in iPhoto on my iMac (10.8.4) along with an iPhone 5 and an iPad 3.
I would like new pics from the iPhone and iPad to be automatically downloaded into the folder I have set up to get pics from those devices "iPod Photos"
How do I do this?
Alternatively, I would like the folder "iPod Photos" to stay sync'ed both ways but only with iPhone and iPad.
I do not want my fat pics being sent via my 3G Vodafone account to iCloud etc while I am out and about - ONLY via WiFi when I am home.
Is there a way to set this up?

How to Transfer Photos from an iPad to a Computer
http://www.wikihow.com/Transfer-Photos-from-an-iPad-to-a-Computer
Importing Personal Photos and videos from your iOS device to your computer.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
Also check out the Photo Manager Pro app.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photo-manager-pro/id393858562
iOS and iPod: Syncing photos using iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236
 Cheers, Tom

How do I transfer photos from iPad to iMac?

I want photos to transfer from ipad to iphoto on the imac so my photos are all in one main place.
I've backed up once or twice and know that I have to have the ipad plugged into the mains and using wi-fi and launch itunes from the imac.
But after backing up which takes ages... none of the photos I took on the ipad have appeared in iphoto on the imac.
I have tried several things in 'Camera' on the ipad. I've 'shared' the latest photos from 'camera roll' (edit, share) and put in photostream - which then appear in the main 'photo' app on the ipad. But again they don't back up to the imac.
What exactly am I leaving out here? And using itunes - well it beats me why we have to use that. Why can't they develop an app that is just for backing up and selectively so. The whole process is just not intuitive as I am used to within the Mac world. When I take a few photos here and there on the ipad (or whatever on the ipad) I don't always want to have to back up the whole ipad again - just the photos I took! It's just not necessary to waste all that time for a few photos.
I've been using Macs since 1987 and feel daft not being able to work this simple one out!
Thanks to anyone who can save me a trip to the Apple store for coaching....

On a Mac a backup is stored under :
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
But you probably won't be able to make much, if any, sense of the backup files unless you restore them onto a device.
Syncing is when you copy content to the device from your computer. If you want to be able to access your iPad's files on your Mac then, depending upon what the app that they are in supports, you might be able to copy them via the file sharing section on the device's Apps tab (file sharing), copy them via your wifi network, email them to yourself, use Dropbox - for photos you can copy them as above. If you want to copy things that you've purchased directly on your iPad (e.g. music, films, apps etc) over to your Mac's iTunes then you should be able to do so via the File > Devices > Transfer Purchases menu option.
Edit : got distracted half-way through typing this, so Demo's reply appeared after I started it but before I finished.
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Transferring all photos from iPad to PC

Hi all
I transferred all of my wife's photos from iPhoto on her Mac to her iPad. Now she sold the Mac and got a PC
The problem is that when I access her iPad from the PC, because I want to save the pictures on the PC, only 5 photos from her camera roll appear. However there is about 4000 photos on her iPad. How do I transfer these to the PC?
I am afraid to synronize the iPad with iTunes on the PC, because I don't want to delete her pictures. I have looked everywhere on the internet, but have been unable to find a solution.
Hope you can help.

How to Transfer Photos from an iPad to a Computer
http://www.wikihow.com/Transfer-Photos-from-an-iPad-to-a-Computer
Importing Personal Photos and videos from your iOS device to your computer.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
There's also some apps that will transfer via wifi. Using these apps may be the easiest way of transferring your Photos and Videos to your computer and other iOS devices.
Simple Photo & Video Transfer
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-photo-video-transfer/id420821506?mt=8
Simple Transfer App
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-transfer/id411292121?mt=8
Easy Media Transfer : Useful App for Wireless Transfer
http://apps400.com/iphone-apps/easy-media-transfer-useful-app-for-wireless-trans fer.html
Photo Transfer
http://www.phototransferapp.com/
 Cheers, Tom

Can I import photos from iPad to Mac using WiFi?

I know I can import photos from the iPad to the Mac using the USB cable, and importing them into iPhoto. But is it possible to do this without plugging in the iPad - i.e. with WiFi? I couldn't find a way to make it work.
Better still, would it be possible to automatically 'sync' photos taken on the iPad to the Mac using iCloud, without also having photos from the Mac going back to the iPad? My iPhoto archive is now quite large, and I don't want it on the iPad.
Or are there any other approaches?
I really want to be able to use the iPad to regularly "empty" my camera while travelling, and have the iPad transfer the pictures to my main photo archive (iPhoto on the Mac) whenever it gets a chance. If this can happen automatically, that is best. Manually initiating it via WiFi is next best. Mnually initiating it via a USB cable is third best - still not difficult, but more steps.

Paul Fryer wrote:
Can anybody confirm this one way or the other?
If you have 800 photos on the iPad in the Photo Stream, those 800 photos will appear in the Photo Stream in iPhoto. However, if you have 7000 photos in albums in iPhoto, they will not appear in the Photo Stream on the iPad unless you place the photos into the Photo Stream. Photo Stream is its own album in iPhoto and your already imported photos in iPhoto will not appear in there unless you add them to the photo stream.
Look at one of the WiFi photo transfer apps such as WiFi Transfer App. You can send the iPad photos to your Mac using Safari on the Mac and then Imprt them to iPhoto as you see fit. You cannot send the photos directly into iPhoto with these apps.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wireless-transfer-app/id543119010?mt=8

I syced Itunes music and photos to my Ipad. Have replaced PC with new Imac, but cannot sync music and photos from Ipad to Imac(previous sync) Is there a way around this without loosing items on Ipad

Is it possible to copy music and photos from the Ipad to the Imac without syncing

With content purchased/downloaded from the iTunes store only.
You need to transfer your iTunes library and your photos from your PC to your Mac along with all other important data from your PC that you will want or need to access on your Mac - no different when switching from one computer to another under any circumstances.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751

HT201317 Moving old photos from iPad to laptop

I had photos shared between my iPhone & iPad before I had Win7 on my laptop. Now I have Win7 & iCloud, but it only downloaded the photos since the iPhone/iPad backup. How can I get photos from my phone/pad to the laptop?

One method is via USB cable: Import photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or Windows PC - Apple Support
Another is via a 3rd party app such as http://www.photosync-app.com
An another is via Photo Stream (for new photos taken after you have turned on Photo Stream): My Photo Stream FAQ - Apple Support

I don't seem to be able to upload photos from iPad to imac

I don't seem to be able to upload photos from my iPad. Followed iPad instructions but iPad does not appear in iPhoto?

See Here,
Syncing photos via iTunes
From here,
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/syncing/

Can imac import photos from iphone 6 without using usb?

i have a mid-2010 imac running latest yosemite and an iphone 6 with ios 8.2.
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Yes, it can be done with My Photo Stream.
For this to happen you need to have iOS 8 on the iPhone and have
iCloud Photo Library disabled. (Important).
My Photo Stream enabled.
iCloud Photo Sharing enabled.
On your Mac the iPhoto iCloud preferences should be set to as shown in the following screenshot:
The iPhone must be connected to the internet via WiFi. The Mac can be either WiFi or ethernet. As each photo is taken by the iPhone it will be added to the My Photo Stream and imported into the Event for that month.

Transferring old photos from Ipad to Imac using usb cable or local wifi?

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