How to Backup Photos from Android to Mac OS X Using Android File Transfer?

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Android File Transfer is a file management app that lets you copy files to and from a Mac to an Android device, and naturally that means you’ll also have access to photos and movies too. If for some reason there is an issue with Image Capture not recognizing the Android device, then Android File Transfer is the next best thing and will almost certainly recognize the device so long as it’s running Android 3.0 or later (most devices are):

  1. If you haven’t done so yet, download FileTransfer from Android.com and install it on your Mac by placing it into the /Applications/ folder
  2. Connect the Android device to the Mac with a USB cable
  3. Launch Android File Transfer and wait for it to recognize the device
  4. Photos are stored in one of two locations, the “DCIM” folder and/or the “Pictures” folder, look in both
  5. Use drag & drop to pull the photos from Android to the Mac
  6. Android File Transfer will show a progress bar with the estimated time remaining, how many pictures are copying over, and an option to cancel the file copy.

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