Trouble importing photos to Mac

When I connected my iPhone to my Mac, I got an error message saying that I could not import some of my photos. It said, "The file is in an unrecognized format." I looked at the file name... it is IMG_0364.JPG. I thought that was what all of my other photos that I imported were

Try use a different cable.
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TD

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Try use a different cable.
Regards
TD

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