How to Transfer Photos from Samsung to Mac

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How to Transfer Photos from Samsung to Mac for
Backup? 4 Ways in 2019

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The Samsung Galaxy S10/S10 Plus/S10e is equipped
with a camera without any obvious weakness, which
is irresistible to any photo-minded smartphone
user. They are willing to buy a Samsung Galaxy
S10, S10e or S10 Plus to try out its excellent
camera to record every moment in their life!
However, how do Mac users transfer photos from
Samsung to Mac in order to protect these
wonderful photos from being lost? If you've tried
it, you should know that Samsung phone can
usually communicate better with your PC, but you
can't simply connect Samsung Galaxy to your Mac
and start transferring photos. This is because
there is no direct way for your Samsung device,
which is an Android phone, to communicate with an
Mac computer. But that doesn't mean it's
impossible to transfer photos from Samsung to
Mac. This article will share with you some simple
ways to transfer photos from Samsung Galaxy
S10/S10/S10e/S9, Note 9/Note 8/Note 7, etc. to
your Mac for backup.
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Way 1 How to Transfer Photos from Samsung to Mac
with Android Assistant Way 2 How to Transfer
Photos from Samsung to Mac with Android File
Transfer Way 3 How to Transfer Photos from
Samsung to Mac Using Smart Switch Way 4 How Do I
Transfer Photos from Samsung to Mac with USB
Cable
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Way 1 How to Transfer Photos from Samsung to Mac
with Android Assistant
To better protect the photos you have taken with
your Samsung mobile phone, it is highly
recommended to use the Samsung to Mac Transfer
tool - Coolmuster Android Assistant for Mac (or
Coolmuster Android Assistant for Windows PC
users) to transfer photos from Samsung to Mac (or
PC) computer for local backup. This program is
designed to make it very easy to move data from
Android device to your computer. You can do so in
a single click quickly and conveniently. Look at
other features that offer by the Coolmuster
Android Assistant gt Backup Samsung and other
Android phone contacts, SMS, call logs, photos,
videos, music, app, eBooks, documents, etc. on PC
or Mac gt Import contacts, SMS, photos, videos,
music, apps, etc. from PC or Mac to Android
phone, including Samsung devices gt Backup and
restore all Samsung files to Mac or PC with one
click gt Delete, add, unduplicate and edit
Samsung phone data on computer (See how to edit
Samsung contacts)
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gt Apply to various Android brands Samsung,
Xiaomi, Google Pixel, HTC, Huawei, Sony, ZTE,
Motorola, OPPO and so on gt Supported Samsung
devices Samsung Galaxy S10/S10 Plus/S10e/S9/S9
Plus/S8/S7/S6/S5, Note 9/Note 9 Plus/Note 8/Note
7/Note 6/Note 5/Note 4, Samsung J3/J3 Pro,
Samsung Galaxy A9/A8/A7/A5, Samsung Galaxy Tab
S4/S3/S2, Galaxy Tab A, and more gt Supported Mac
OS Mac OS X 10.7 or later. Coolmuster Android
Assistant for Mac offers users to transfer photos
from Samsung to Mac in 2 ways transferring
photos selectively (in batches) or transferring
overall photos with one click. Now, please check
the steps to transfer photos from Samsung to Mac
with it. Download it to have a try
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1 - How Do I Transfer Photos from Samsung to Mac
with 1 Click
Step 1 Connect Samsung phone to computer Launch
Coolmuster Android Assistant for Mac on your Mac,
and connect the Samsung device to the computer
via a USB cable. Make sure you have enabled USB
debugging on your phone at first. Once your phone
is connected successfully, you might see the
interface as below.
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Step 2 Select photos for backup Click "Super
Toolkit" from the top menu and then choose
"Backup" option. Then, all the phone content are
displayed in list. You can check the categories
that you would like to backup. Here, you should
tick off "Phone Gallery" for backup.
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Step 3 Backup Samsung phone on Mac After you
have selected the photos you want to backup, you
can click on the "Backup" button to move all
photos from your Samsung phone to computer. You
can select a location to store the backed up data
by clicking on the "Browse" button. 2 - How Do
I Transfer Photos from Samsung to Mac Selectively
or in Batches Step 1 Connect Samsung phone to
computer Connect your Samsung device to Mac
computer with a USB cable after launching the
program, then follow the onscreen prompts to have
your Samsung device recognized.
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Step 2 Select photos and start to backup Go to
"Photos" gt "Photo Gallery" to preview and choose
one or more pictures that you want to back up
from Samsung to Mac. And click "Export" button to
download photos from Samsung phone to Mac
immediately.
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So this is how to download photos from Samsung
phone to Mac computer using Coolmuster Android
Assistant for Mac, you can open and edit the
photos as you like after that. It is quite simple
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Way 2 How to Transfer Photos from Samsung to Mac
with Android File Transfer
Android File Transfer is another way for you to
transfer Samsung photos to Mac, which allows you
to transfer files between your Mac and your
Android device with ease. Now let's see how to
download photos from Samsung Galaxy to Mac using
Android File Transfer. Here is how it
works Step 1. Download Android File Transfer and
install it on your Mac. Then drag the app to
"Application".
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Step 2. Click "Get started" on Mac to launch it
app and connect your Samsung phone to your Mac
via a USB cable. Once connected, please move on
to the next step.
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Step 3. Now you can search for the image file
folders from your Samsung device, such as "DCIM"
and "Pictures".
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Step 4. Locate the photos you want and drag them
to the desktop or your preferred folder on Mac.
So this is how to download photos from Samsung
phone to Mac with Android File Transfer app. You
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Way 3 How to Transfer Photos from Samsung to Mac
Using Smart Switch
The Smart Switch is an application introduced by
Samsung that is designed to transfer data from
one phone to another. Apart from that, it also
has a backup feature that allows you to easily
back up your Samsung data to your PC or Mac. Now
you can follow the steps below to see how to back
up your Samsung photos to your Mac using the
Smart Switch. Here is how it works Step 1. Go
to the official web page of Smart Switch and
scroll down to find the "Transfer content from a
PC or Mac to your new Galaxy phone" option. Click
on "DOWNLOAD FOR PC OR MAC" to get the
application on your computer.
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Step 2. After successfully downloading and
installing the Smart Switch on your Mac, launch
the program. Then, connect your Samsung phone to
this Mac via a USB cable. Step 3. Click on the
"Backup" pane on the Smart Switch home page to
start backing up your Samsung files to your Mac.
Note You can change the location of the backup,
the type of data to be backed up or other
settings by selecting "More gt Preferences" on the
Smart Switch program interface.
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Way 4 How Do I Transfer Photos from Samsung to
Mac with USB Cable
The last option to back up your Samsung photos to
Macbook is using USB cable transfer, which
enables you to transfer not only photos, but also
your music and videos from Samsung Galaxy S10/S10
Plus/S10e/S9/S9 Plus/S8/S7/S6, Galaxy Note
8/7/6/5/4, etc. to Mac or PC for backup. Here's
how to download photos from Samsung Galaxy to Mac
by a USB cable Step 1 Connect your Samsung
phone to the Mac computer with a USB cable, and
unlock your Samsung device.
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Step 2 Swipe down from the top of Samsung phone
screen to connect your phone as a media device.
To do so, please change the USB connection type
to "MTP (Media Transfer Protocol)" or "PTP
(Picture Transfer Protocol)". Thus the Mac will
detect the connected Samsung phone soon. Step 3
On your Mac computer, please open your Samsung
device and go to "DCIM" gt "Camera", or any other
folders that contains the images you want to
backup. Step 4 Preview and choose the pictures
you want and drag them to your Mac. You can
create a folder to save the pictures as
required. There will be a progress bar showing
you how many photos have been transferred. This
is how to transfer photos from Samsung
S6/S7/S8/S9/S10 to Mac using USB cable.
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Summary - A Simple Comparison of These 4
Ways OK, those are the different methods to help
you backup your Samsung photos on Mac. Just make
a comparison and pick out your favorite one.