IPhone – Is it possible to import iPhone photos with corresponding .AAE files to Photos on the Mac

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I'm transitioning to using Photos.app on both iOS and OS X – with the intention to use iCloud Photo Library…

Before making this change I had to move a bunch of photos off an iPhone to free up space. I did so using Image Capture on the Mac – and I've ended up with .JPGs paired with .AAEs (the latter, as I understand it, containing the image edits).

(So, I moved the photos off the iPhone to a folder on a Mac, duplicated on external disk, did a back up, then deleted the images on the iPhone)

I've read this Q&A with tells of a method to use a python script to apply of the filters to the corresponding images.

What I'd like to know: is it possible to import both the .JPG files and .AAE files so that the original image is still available in Photos? E.g. so that the revert option would still be available…

Best Answer

best way to do this is via AirDrop, its super fast and doesn't require a internet connection (bluetooth and WIFI need to be switched on though). Works with iPhone5 or up, maybe 4S as well but i didn't try.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201463

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The best way I have found is with the new Photos app.

In Photos, go to the Import tab, then select the photos you want to import.

This will create a new album with the date of the import.

In the new album, press:

cmd-A to select all
cmd-shift-E to export
> choose options
export
cmd-backspace to delete all

note: do NOT choose a subfolder name unless you want every single day to have its own folder.

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I found that Image Capture is still available and I can set it to be the default to launch when I plugin in my iphone as well.

To do that run Image Capture (click the search icon in the top right of the menu bar and type Image Capture.

Then in the bottom left there is the option for what should happen when your phone is connected.

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