{"id":35415,"date":"2017-10-23T04:40:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T04:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=35415"},"modified":"2017-10-23T04:40:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T04:40:21","slug":"4-ways-to-transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-1361","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/4-ways-to-transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-1361.html","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Transfer Photos from iPhone to External Hard Drive Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My sister likes to take pictures very much. Whenever she sees beautiful flowers or interesting things, she will take photos of them. However, yesterday, she came to me and told me that the iPhone storage was running out, and she wanted to transfer iPhone photos to external hard drive Mac to make room for new photos and other files on iPhone. I offered her some suggestions on iPhone photo to external hard drive transfer Mac, and I would like to share these recommendations in this guidance. If you also wonder how to transfer photos from iPhone to external hard drive on Mac, you can check out the methods in this guidance. <\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part1\">Part 1: Transfer Photos from iPhone to External Hard Drive Mac with Photos App<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part2\">Part 2: Transfer Photos from iPhone to External Hard Drive Mac via iCloud.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part3\">Part 3: Transfer Photos from iPhone to External Hard Drive Mac via Leawo iTransfer Mac<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part4\">Part 4: Transfer Photos from iPhone to External Hard Drive Mac via Image Capture<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part\" id=\"part1\"><strong>Part 1: Transfer Photos from iPhone to External Hard Drive Mac with Photos App<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>iPhone photo to external hard drive transfer Mac is not a tough task at all. You actually can use the Photos app to help you to transfer iPhone photos to external hard drive Mac. Photos app on Mac is developed by Apple Company, which is free to use. Now you can continue to read the detailed instructions on how to transfer photos from iPhone to external hard drive on Mac with Photos app. <\/p>\n<p>1. Connect your external hard drive to Mac, and then plug iPhone into Mac computer with the USB cable. You can click to launch the Photos app on your Mac computer if it hasn\u2019t open automatically. You iPhone will be recognized by the Photos app and your iPhone name will show in the left side of the interface. <\/p>\n<p>2. Choose your iPhone and the photos on your iPhone will display in the interface. Then you can select the photos that you want to transfer to external hard drive Mac by clicking on the pictures in the window. <\/p>\n<p><P>3. Click on the \u201cImport > Import Selected\u201d. If you would like to transfer all iPhone images on your iPhone, you can tap \u201cImport All New Items\u201d. <\/P><br \/>\n<P>4. At the top of the window, tap \u201cAlbums\u201d. The photos you have exported to Mac will show in the \u201cLast Import\u201d album. <\/P><\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-1.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-1.jpg\" title=\"tap Albums\" alt=\"tap Albums\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>5. Drag and drop the iPhone photos that have been imported to Mac to your external hard drive on Mac.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, for iPhone photo to external hard drive transfer Mac, Photos app can be the perfect companion for you. However, if you Mac system is before OS X Yosemite v10.10.3, there will be no Photos app on your Mac. Don\u2019t worry. I will introduce other ways to transfer iPhone photos to external hard drive Mac without Photos app. Follow me to check out the other 3 methods.  <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part\" id=\"part2\"><strong>Part 2: Transfer Photos from iPhone to External Hard Drive Mac via iCloud.com<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>iCloud.com is really helpful for iPhone photo to external hard drive transfer Mac. If you want to realize your goal, you need to sync your iPhone photos to iCloud first, and then you can transfer the iPhone photos to your external hard drive on Mac. You need to make sure you iPhone  is connected to Wi-Fi if you want to make use of this solution. The following steps will show you the solution in detail. <\/p>\n<p>1. Plug your external hard drive into Mac. Go to your iPhone and click on \u201cSettings > Name\/Apple ID\u201d. <\/p>\n<p><P>2. Tap \u201ciCloud > Photos\u201d to turn on the \u201ciCloud Photo Library\u201d. After that, your iPhone photos will be synced to iCloud automatically.<\/P><\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-2.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-2.jpg\" title=\"turn on the iCloud Photo Library\" alt=\"turn on the iCloud Photo Library\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<p>3. Navigate to iCloud.com on a web browser on Mac and log into it with the same Apple ID and password that you used on iPhone. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-3.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-3.jpg\" title=\"  log into iCloud.com \" alt=\"log into iCloud.com\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<p>4. Tap the \u201cPhotos\u201d option, and the iPhone photos that have been synced to iCloud will show in the interface. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-4.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-4.jpg\" title=\"Tap the Photos option\" alt=\"Tap the Photos option\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<p>5. Choose the pictures that you would like to transfer to external hard drive Mac, and tap the download button as shown in the picture below to download photos. Choose your external hard drive on Mac as the output folder to save the photos. Finally, you can get the iPhone photos on your external hard drive. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-5.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-5.jpg\" title=\"tap the download button\" alt=\"tap the download button\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><P>If you like this method, you can have a try. If you also want to know how to transfer photos from iPhone to external hard drive Mac with a third-party program, you can go on reading the last two methods. <\/P><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part3\" class=\"wp-part\"><strong>Part 3: Transfer Photos from iPhone to External Hard Drive Mac via Leawo iTransfer Mac<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As a powerful application for iPhone photo to external hard drive transfer Mac, Leawo iTransfer works much professionally. It assists you to manage music, videos, and photos on iDevies, iTunes and computers. Using <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/itransfer-mac\/\" title=\"Leawo iPhone Transfer for Mac\" target=\"_blank\"> Leawo iTransfer for Mac<\/a><\/strong>, you can easily transfer iPhone photos to external hard drive Mac. First, you need to download and install this application on Mac. Now, let\u2019s check how to transfer photos from iPhone to external hard drive on Mac with Leawo iTransfer Mac.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"jumbotron of myjumbotron-1\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"col-md-5\"> <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/products-banner\/itransfer-mac.png\" alt=\"iTransfer\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-7\">\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/itransfer-mac\/\" title=\"Leawo iTransfer for Mac\" target=\"_blank\">Leawo iTransfer for Mac<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"win_icon\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u2609 copy files among iOS devices, iTunes and PCs with ease.<br \/>\n            \u2609 copy up to 14 kinds of data and files without iTunes.<br \/>\n            \u2609 Support the latest iOS devices like iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, etc.<br \/>\n            \u2609 Play back, view, and delete data and files on iOS devices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt10\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/itransfer.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_win1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/itransfer-mac.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_mac1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-h3\"><strong>Step 1. Connect External Hard Drive and iPhone to Mac <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Run Leawo iTransfer Mac and then plug your iPhone into Mac via USB cable. Connect your external hard drive to Mac. Then your iPhone libraries will display on the left side of the window. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-6.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-6.jpg\" title=\"Connect External Hard Drive and iPhone to Mac\" alt=\"Connect External Hard Drive and iPhone to Mac\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-h3\"><strong>Step 2. Select Photos to Transfer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Go to \u201ciPhone > LIBRARY > Photos\u201d. Your iPhone pictures will display in the right side of the window. Select the photos that you want to transfer to external hard drive Mac by tapping \u201cTransfer\u201d button at the right bottom of the interface. In the pop-up box, you need to tick \u201cSave to Folder\u201d and then click on \u201cChange\u201d to browse Mac. Choose the external hard drive Mac as the output path and click on \u201cTransfer Now\u201d to start transferring pictures from iPhone to external hard drive Mac.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-7.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-7.jpg\" title=\"Select Photos to Transfer\" alt=\"Select Photos to Transfer\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>After you read the method in this part, you can know how to transfer photos from iPhone to external hard drive on Mac with Leawo iTransfer. This tool can also help you solve other transfer issues in case you need. Therefore, I strongly recommend you use this application right now and in the future you will feel lucky to own this amazing tool.  <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part4\" class=\"wp-part\"><strong>Part 4: Transfer Photos from iPhone to External Hard Drive Mac via Image Capture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Just like Photos app that has been introduced in the first solution, Image Capture just supports iPhone photo to external hard drive transfer Mac. If you don\u2019t know this application before, you can read this solution to obtain the steps to transfer photos from iPhone to external hard drive Mac with Image Capture.  <\/p>\n<p>1. Plug your iPhone to Mac with USB cable and launch Image Capture on your Mac computer. Then connect your external hard drive to Mac as well. <\/p>\n<p>2. Choose your iPhone under \u201cDEVICES\u201d. On the right side of \u201cImport To\u201d panel, set your external hard drive as the output folder for your iPhone photos. <\/p>\n<p>3. Tap \u201cImport\u201d or \u201cImport all\u201d at the bottom right of the interface to begin to transfer photos from iPhone to external hard drive Mac. Wait until the transfer is over, you can get the imported photos in your external hard drive. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-8.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-external-hard-drive-mac-8.jpg\" title=\"Transfer Photos from iPhone to External Hard Drive Mac via Image Capture\" alt=\"Transfer Photos from iPhone to External Hard Drive Mac via Image Capture\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>There are various methods for you to realize the iPhone photo to external hard drive transfer Mac. When you read the full contents of this guidance, you can choose one solution to help you to transfer iPhone photos to external hard drive Mac. Among the transfer programs on Mac, Leawo iTransfer Mac stands out, which is quite useful for you to solve different kinds of transfer issues. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My sister likes to take pictures very much. Whenever she sees beautiful flowers or interesting things, she will take photos of them. 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