It is crucial to be able to transfer the lovely photos you have taken with your Archos 40, to your laptop or your Mac. Whether it’s just to conserve the pics or to retouch them, you’ll want to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To transfer photos from your Archos 40, there are several solutions that we will find out in this content. We will first see how to transfer the photos of the Archos 40 in a traditional way, that is to say with the USB cable. In the further step, we will find out ways to transfer the photos with the Archos 40 SD memory card, if you possess one. Finally, we will see how to transfer the photos to your laptop via applications that use the internet.
Transfer photos from Archos 40 to PC or Mac with USB cable
Transfer pictures to a PC
To transfer pictures from your Archos 40 to a laptop, you can use the USB cable. Truly, the cable you use to charge your mobile phone will allow you to transfer your pics. To do this, nothing is simpler. First, connect your Archos 40 to your computer by plugging in the USB cable. You must after that activate the Multimedia Device or USB storage option in the notification bar of your Archos 40. When finished, your computer will recognize the mobile phone and you will then be able to access the mobile phone files by going to My Computer. You should observe your mobile phone appearing as a removable drive. All you need to do is open it and find the file named DCIM. It is in this directory that the photos of your Archos 40 are stored. You can then copy the images you desire to your laptop.
Transfer photos to a MAC
In a similar manner as for the PC, the 1st step is to connect the Archos 40 to the Mac via the USB cable. Then choose Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your Archos 40. When completed, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should observe the Archos 40 appear in the list of devices on the left. All you have to do is locate the DCIM directory and transfer the photos to your Mac. Well, that’s all !
Transfer photos from Archos 40 to PC or Mac with the SD memory card
Transferring photos from the Archos 40 to the memory card is a fairly useful procedure, but the latter requires 2 conditions. In order to apply this methodology, you must first have a SD memory card on your Archos 40. The secondary condition is that: your photos must be saved on it. So if your pics do not register by default on the mobile phone’s SD memory card, this technique is not the best for you. In the event that you meet these 2 conditions, the transfer will be very basic. In reality, you will 1st need to take the SD memory card out of your Archos 40 and slip it into your mac or your laptop. The SD memory card will appear in removable disks on PC and mobile devices on Mac. All you have to do is open the DCIM file on the memory card and copy the pictures you want on the Mac or the PC.
Transfer photos with Dropbox or Google Drive
There are various applications that transfer photos from your Archos 40 straight to your laptop via the internet. Among these applications, we find the most interesting and free are Dropbox and Google Drive. With these applications, you can synchronize your photos and automatically find them on your PC or Mac. To do this, you have to download and install the app on your Archos 40 through the PlayStore. Now that you have installed the app, you must make or sign in with your account. You may then choose the timings of the pics and screenshots of Archos 40 by going to the options. Once the synchronization is turned on, you will have to download and install the same software on your PC or Mac. When this step is complete, you will have a folder on your PC or Mac where you can find all the photos that have been synchronized automatically. This is a technique that is really convenient as the transfer of photos is done as you take them.
