Computer Gurus: Photo onto computer

[GA Russell]

Today's problem is simple.  I have taken a picture with my phone, and would like to add it to my photos folder on my computer.

Contrary to Microsoft's instructions, no auto-play dialogue box has popped up, and the phone does not appear on the left side navigation box (or anywhere else) of the control panel.

I have been able to email the photo to myself.

Any ideas?  Thanks!

[Brad]

Since you’ve emailed it to yourself open the email on your computer, select the photo and then by right clicking “save as” you should be able to save it on your computer. 

[GA Russell]

Thanks Brad!  I think that was what i needed.

[Brad]

Glad to help

[JSngry]

If you find yourself wanting to do this in bulk, buy a connector that's whatever your phone is on one end and USB on the other, then plug them into each other. The phone should then show up as a drive/device and you can then transfer files with ease.

If that's what you've already tried...I don't know. Probably some setting to not allow external devices?

[GA Russell]

Jim, I did that.  The phone was not showing up as a device.  Any idea why not?

[Brad]

I think that will work computer to computer but but not phone to computer. I think the USB on the phone is just for charging. 

[JSngry]

My phone has a micro USB output, and i surely can do a micro USB/USB connect to the PC and the phone's directory most certainly does show up on the PC, so I most certainly do get my grandaughter's pictures of the phone and onto the computer by this exact means.

The phone screen shows no change though, it's all done on the PC end.

[GA Russell]

My experience last night was that the phone did indeed believe that I wanted to charge its battery.  I couldn't do anything until that was finished.

[Dave Garrett]

If it's an Android phone, this may be of interest:

How to Get Your Android Device to Show up in File Explorer (If It Isn’t)

I've never had a phone fail to show up in File Explorer as a mounted drive when connected to a PC via USB, but I've always had iPhones.