Hi all,
Before you start, I seriously defy someone to help me!
I have read a million ways of doing this, watched all the youtube videos etc and absolutely nothing works for me :(
Today I've tried for about 2 hours. I generally try for 30-40 minutes a day on and off for the last 2 years. Yes, that does say 2 years!
I can't find the solution anywhere!
Here's the deal....
I have an iPhone 3G S which has never been updated.
So it's as it was when I got it a few years ago.
The reason I've never updated it is I've heard horror stories of people losing all their music, photos and contacts when trying to do so.
Since I bought my iPhone, the original PC it was synced to has died.
Therefore, I would love to back it up or sync it to a new one.
To be honest, I'm not particularly bothered about losing the music on there (as it hasn't changed for 2 years, I'm fed up of it anyhow!).
But I am concerned about losing my photos and videos.
Therefore, I thought it would probably be easier to just save them to my new mac by transferring them.
Same with contacts.
Then I can back it up, sync it or whatever and also update it.
I have nearly 4'000 photos on there (I know...).
I've started emailing them to myself individually as this is the only way I've found but it's soooo tedious and I think it's gonna take me forever.
Secondly, I have some videos on there and I can only email myself or send to a friend 45 seconds of each video.
Sooooooo, my question is, how the heck do you manage to get them on your computer?!
Some facts :
- When I plug my iPhone into my Computer, it comes up in iTunes.
- It does not come up in iPhoto
- It does not appear as a Device
- My "Preview" programme seems to be different from everyone else's on the planet as I don't have the "import images from XXX's phone" but just "import image" which doesn't work....
- "Image Capture" tells me I have nothing plugged in
My questions :
- How come it comes up in iTunes but in nothing else?
- How can I get my photos (and especially my videos) on to my computer?!
---
Apologies if some of this post seems a little harsh but it's reeeeeallly driving me mad and I've read some posts on this forum and you seem to be a knowledgeable lot!
If anyone has any ideas whatsoever, it would be suuuuuch great help.
It's become a bit of a running joke between myself and my friends this on-going saga!
I surely can't be the only person in the world with this problem?
Perhaps any guidance could help others too?
Thank you so much in advance everyone!
Before you start, I seriously defy someone to help me!
I have read a million ways of doing this, watched all the youtube videos etc and absolutely nothing works for me :(
Today I've tried for about 2 hours. I generally try for 30-40 minutes a day on and off for the last 2 years. Yes, that does say 2 years!
I can't find the solution anywhere!
Here's the deal....
I have an iPhone 3G S which has never been updated.
So it's as it was when I got it a few years ago.
The reason I've never updated it is I've heard horror stories of people losing all their music, photos and contacts when trying to do so.
Since I bought my iPhone, the original PC it was synced to has died.
Therefore, I would love to back it up or sync it to a new one.
To be honest, I'm not particularly bothered about losing the music on there (as it hasn't changed for 2 years, I'm fed up of it anyhow!).
But I am concerned about losing my photos and videos.
Therefore, I thought it would probably be easier to just save them to my new mac by transferring them.
Same with contacts.
Then I can back it up, sync it or whatever and also update it.
I have nearly 4'000 photos on there (I know...).
I've started emailing them to myself individually as this is the only way I've found but it's soooo tedious and I think it's gonna take me forever.
Secondly, I have some videos on there and I can only email myself or send to a friend 45 seconds of each video.
Sooooooo, my question is, how the heck do you manage to get them on your computer?!
Some facts :
- When I plug my iPhone into my Computer, it comes up in iTunes.
- It does not come up in iPhoto
- It does not appear as a Device
- My "Preview" programme seems to be different from everyone else's on the planet as I don't have the "import images from XXX's phone" but just "import image" which doesn't work....
- "Image Capture" tells me I have nothing plugged in
My questions :
- How come it comes up in iTunes but in nothing else?
- How can I get my photos (and especially my videos) on to my computer?!
---
Apologies if some of this post seems a little harsh but it's reeeeeallly driving me mad and I've read some posts on this forum and you seem to be a knowledgeable lot!
If anyone has any ideas whatsoever, it would be suuuuuch great help.
It's become a bit of a running joke between myself and my friends this on-going saga!
I surely can't be the only person in the world with this problem?
Perhaps any guidance could help others too?
Thank you so much in advance everyone!