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This How.com.vn will show you how to transfer videos between your iPhone and Mac using a few different methods. You can easily set-up iCloud to save your photos and videos so you can view them from any device logged into that iCloud account or you can use the Photos app on your Mac to import videos from your iPhone.
Steps
Using iCloud
Enable iCloud photos on your iPhone. You can do this by opening the Settings app, then tap your name at the top of the menu.- Tap iCloud > Photos to make sure Photos is on.
Enable iCloud on your Mac. You can do this by clicking the apple logo at the top of your screen and click System Preferences.- Click iCloud > Photos.
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Open Photoson your Mac. You'll see this app icon on your Dock or in the Applications folder of Finder.
- All the photos and videos from your iPhone will appear here.[1]
Click a video to open it. You can filter to see only videos by clicking Videos under the "Media Types" header in the menu on the left side of the program window.Advertisement
Using Photos
Connect your iPhone and Mac with a USB cable. You'll most likely need the cable that came with your phone, as the side that connects with the phone is a lightning port and the other end is a USB.- Tap Trust this computer on your phone if prompted. You'll need to tap this to allow the data to be transferred between your iPhone and Mac.
Open Photoson your Mac (if it doesn't open automatically). You'll see this app icon on your Dock or in the Applications folder of Finder.- If Photos opens automatically, you can skip this step.
Click to select the media you want to be transferred. When Photos launches, it should open an "Import" page.- If you aren't on the "Import" page, click the Import tab at the top of the app or click your iPhone's name in the left sidebar menu. [2]
Click Import Selected. This will highlight in blue when you have items selected. It's grey when you don't have anything selected.- You can also click Import All New Items if you want to import everything from your iPhone to your Mac.
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Expert Q&A
Tips
- In macOS High Sierra and later, imported photos appear in the "Imported" album. In earlier versions of macOS, you'll find these in your "Last Imported" album.[3]Thanks
- If you used iTunes to sync a video/photo from your computer to your iPhone, you can't sync it back to your computer.Thanks
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1. Enable iCloud photos on your iPhone.
2. Enable iCloud photos on your Mac.
3. Open Photos on your Mac.
4. Click a video to open it.
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