Pictures need to be transferred from Android to MS pictures on computer

What's the easiest way to do it?
This how I'm currently doing it.

1. take picture on Android
2. email that picture to my email
3. download picture that email is on my computer
4. hmm I'm lost after that
5. what's next?

a reply to: musicismagic

6. Look in "Downloads" folder for the picture and move it to wherever you want.

You could just connect your tablet or phone to your computer via USB and go into your device files, find camera and transfer the .jpg files over to your computer.

Not sure this answers your question specifically, but these methods do work.

a reply to: musicismagic

It's easy. it's a breeze.

Instead of going through the emailing procedures, just plug your phone's charging cable into a USB port on your computer.
One of my older PCs has windows 8, which is garbage, and even that PC sees the connection and just lets me download images and vids from my phone to my PC.

Here's some instructions.

Here's a vid:

originally posted by: ColeYounger
a reply to: musicismagic

It's easy. it's a breeze.

Instead of going through the emailing procedures, just plug your phone's charging cable into a USB port on your computer.
One of my older PCs has windows 8, which is garbage, and even that PC sees the connection and just lets me download images and vids from my phone to my PC.

Here's some instructions.

Here's a vid:

wow
Thank you very much.
I'll let you know if I'm successful.

a reply to: musicismagic

If you have a bluetooth adapter on PC you could send them wirelessly.

Personally i would just plug the phone into your PC and open it as a USB storage device, from memory android stores pictures in a folder called DCIM, then just copy and paste them into desired drive on your computer.

originally posted by: EternalShadow
a reply to: musicismagic

6. Look in "Downloads" folder for the picture and move it to wherever you want.

You could just connect your tablet or phone to your computer via USB and go into your device files, find camera and transfer the .jpg files over to your computer.

Not sure this answers your question specifically, but these methods do work.

Thank you ES

originally posted by: Grenade
a reply to: musicismagic

If you have a bluetooth adapter on PC you could send them wirelessly.

Personally i would just plug the phone into your PC and open it as a USB storage device, from memory android stores pictures in a folder called DCIM, then just copy and paste them into desired drive on your computer.

Glad I asked this question. I remember seeing something about DCIM. Have to look into that.

a reply to: musicismagic

Link your account with Google Photos, set it to automatically update, and download what you need whenever you need it.

originally posted by: cmdrkeenkid
a reply to: musicismagic

Link your account with Google Photos, set it to automatically update, and download what you need whenever you need it.

How do I do that?
Is google photos on my Android?

originally posted by: cmdrkeenkid
a reply to: musicismagic

Link your account with Google Photos, set it to automatically update, and download what you need whenever you need it.

This^^^

To MIM's:
Google photos is on most Android phones. If it isn't on yours, get it from the Play Store(app on your phone also). Open it, sign in or create a Google account, set permissions and give it time to upload your images over wifi. Then go to google.com, click on the little box in the upper right corner and select photos and sign in. There's your photos.

ETA: Depending on how many images are on your phone, it could take hours for all of them to upload, and they will only upload when you're on wifi unless you change the setting.

a reply to: Klassified

Unless of course you'd rather keep those photos off google servers.

originally posted by: Grenade
a reply to: Klassified

Unless of course you'd rather keep those photos off google servers.

That's up to the individual. I'm just answering his question.

a reply to: Klassified

Indeed, just highlighting a potential security flaw with this method. Also, if you ever login to another device with those details it will sync those photos to the new device.

I'm sure many people have logged onto a public computer not realising that computer is now synced with their cloud drive. I've seen many disturbing things in my time as a network analyst from co-workers making this very mistake.

originally posted by: Klassified

originally posted by: cmdrkeenkid
a reply to: musicismagic

Link your account with Google Photos, set it to automatically update, and download what you need whenever you need it.

This^^^

To MIM's:
Google photos is on most Android phones. If it isn't on yours, get it from the Play Store(app on your phone also). Open it, sign in or create a Google account, set permissions and give it time to upload your images over wifi. Then go to google.com, click on the little box in the upper right corner and select photos and sign in. There's your photos.

ETA: Depending on how many images are on your phone, it could take hours for all of them to upload, and they will only upload when you're on wifi unless you change the setting.

Yes, probably the best option if you need to access your photos from muliple devices. The standard (free) quota available connected with your Gmail address / Google Drive / Google Photos is 15Gb.

The other options, as already stated are good as well.

A final option is to use a double-ended USB key (thumb drive). Basically, it has two USB sizes on the same drive; a standard PC USB-A for your PC and a smaller USB-B or C that connects to your phone (look for the same size and type that fits your charging port).

You need an App on your phone for file management, either whatever is preinstalled or something like File Manager+. Simply plug the drive into your phone, copy the files you need, unplug it and connect it to a PC. Use Windows Explorer to find and copy the files from the drive to your hard drive. Easy as A, B, C.

a reply to: Grenade

Also, if you ever login to another device with those details it will sync those photos to the new device.

Google photos will only sync on another device if you sign in to google photos on that device. Same goes with syncing the browser. Sync has to be turned on before it will do so.

I'm sure many people have logged onto a public computer not realising that computer is now synced with their cloud drive.

With google, that only happens if the cloud drive is installed and logged in separately.

I've seen many disturbing things in my time as a network analyst from co-workers making this very mistake.

No argument there. So have I.


Note: The exception to all of the above is signing into another android phone or chrome book, which you shouldn't be doing anyway if you don't own it.

originally posted by: Grenade
a reply to: Klassified

Unless of course you'd rather keep those photos off google servers.

this one

OK, one more question.
When I transfer pictures to google photos, will the phone eliminate them from the phone and will that give me more storage space on the phone ?

Thanks by the way for all the help and suggestions.

originally posted by: Klassified
a reply to: Grenade

No argument there. So have I.

What I've seen in WhatsApp image/video directories nearly made me go blind. I could be a rich man if I wanted to blackmail some of my superiors... work phones in particular.

a reply to: musicismagic

It's your choice. Either keep everything synced between phone and Google Photos or use the cloud space to free up your phone's memory...

support.google.com...

originally posted by: Encia22
a reply to: musicismagic

It's your choice. Either keep everything synced between phone and Google Photos or use the cloud space to free up your phone's memory...

support.google.com...

I don't know how the cloud stuff works, but can I take videos and put them on Google Drive and post the video link?