In our day-to-day lives, we often need to transfer files between an iPhone and a Mac whether they are photos, videos, documents, or other data. Saving some of your files on your Mac will help free up some space on an iPhone, which will optimize its performance in the long run. Additionally, sending your data to a Mac computer is a way of making a backup such that when the iPhone gets lost, or we accidentally delete files on our phones, we can recover them.
Therefore, knowing how to transfer file between iPhone and Mac is very important. Fortunately, with the five ways provided in this article on how to transfer data from iPhone to Macbook, you can move your files without strain.
The first option on our list for transferring files from iPhone to Mac is a professional phone-to-computer transfer software known as Coolmuster iOS Assistant. It is the most reliable software to share files from iPhone to computer and vice versa. It supports transferring videos, text messages, music, notes, bookmarks, calendars, etc., from iOS devices to Mac computers. This tool is trending thanks to its fast, quick, and easy transfer process. If you've saved many files on your iPhone, you can use Coolmuster iOS Assistant to transfer them to the Mac for backup.
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Here's how to upload files from iPhone to Mac:
01Install the software on your Mac computer and link the device using a lightning cable. The software will detect your phone automatically, and a pop-up message will show on the screen on your computer.
02Hit the "Trust" option and press "Continue" to proceed. When the device gets detected, you'll see all files arranged in folders in the main interface.
03Choose the files you want to transfer from the left panel. If you want to transfer video files, click on the "Videos" folder on the left and preview the items. Select those to transfer, click on the "Export" tab, and choose the output format.
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Perhaps you can try transferring your data over a USB cable? This is the most common way of transferring data between computers and phones or tablets. If you have a USB cord, then you can easily move files from an iPhone to a Mac computer. Here's how to move files from iPhone to Mac:
Step 1. Connect the iPhone to the Mac using a USB cable. Make sure there's a connection established between the devices. Your iPhone should be detected on the Mac.
Step 2. Hit on the upper left section of the screen on the Mac to open the Finder window. Scroll down to see your iPhone device below the Device/Locations section. Tap on it.
Step 3. You now have to choose the files to transfer from the iPhone over to your Mac. Just head to the specific folder containing the files and drag & drop them onto your computer.
We don't have a USB cable with us all the time. In such a case, how to transfer data from iPhone to Mac wirelessly? You still have AirDrop as a great option to move your files wirelessly. This is one advantage of Apple's ecosystem; it provides a way to wirelessly share files between its gadgets, small perks that are a great helper to Apple users. To airdrop files from iPhone to a Mac, here are the steps:
Step 1. On your iPhone, open the "Control Center", long press on the "Bluetooth" icon, tap "AirDrop", and select "Everyone".
Step 2. On your Mac, open "Finder", click "Go" in the menu bar, choose "AirDrop", and set it to allow your device to be discovered by "Everyone".
Step 3. Navigate to the data you want to transfer to your Mac, click the "Share" button, select "AirDrop", and choose your Mac computer to start the transfer.
Another easier way to share files between Apple devices is using iCloud. You can save them to iCloud or sync them directly. To sync your files to iCloud, you just need to use the Apple ID and sign into your account on various devices. You will then be able to access those data. Here's how to transfer large files from iPhone to Mac:
Step 1. Head to "Settings" and click on the "your name" option at the top. Scroll down to get to "iCloud" and hit on its option. From there, switch on the "iCloud Drive" option.
Step 2. On the Mac, head to "Apple menu", to "System Preferences", then locate "iCloud". From there, you should choose the "iCloud Drive" option.
Step 3. You will access the same files you had synced to iCloud from your iPhone. These files will be available on your Mac computer after you turn on the iCloud Drive. To download the files, click the "Download Now" tab to save the files to Mac.
Alternatively, you can use iTunes to move files from iPhone to Mac. But you can only use this solution if your Mac computer is macOS Mojave (10.14) and below. This is because the iTunes app isn't available on the latest macOS versions. Here is how to copy files from iPhone to Mac using iTunes:
Step 1. Link the iPhone device to Mac using a lightning cable. Trust the device connected when prompted.
Step 2. Open your iTunes on a Mac computer and click your device's icon at the top.
Step 3. Select the "File Sharing" option and choose the files to transfer from the list.
Step 4. Initiate the transfer process from iPhone to Mac.
Among these solutions, at least one or two have piqued your interest and can help you fulfill your needs to move the files between your iPhone and Mac. Note that if you use the syncing option to transfer the files from iPhone to Mac, all the synced files will replace all existing ones on the target device. In addition, if you use a cloud storage service, any file you delete on one device will be deleted across all other connected devices.
So, we recommend using Coolmuster iOS Assistant to have all your files transferred to the Mac hassle-free. No data will be overwritten.
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