It is important to be able to transfer the cute photos you have taken with your Archos 40c, to your laptop or your Mac. Whether it’s just to save the pics or to retouch them, you’ll want to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To copy photos from your Archos 40c, there are different alternatives that we will discover in this tuto. We will first of all see the right way to transfer the photos of the Archos 40c in a classic way, in other words with the USB cable. In the second step, we will discover methods to transfer the photos with the Archos 40c SD memory card, if you have one. Finally, we will see the right way to transfer the photos to your laptop via applications that use the internet.
Transfer photos from Archos 40c to PC or Mac with USB cable
Transfer pictures to a PC
To copy photos from your Archos 40c to a laptop, you can use the USB cable. Truly, the cable you use to charge your cellphone will enable you to transfer your pics. To get this done, nothing is easier. First, connect your Archos 40c to your computer by plugging in the USB cable. You must then activate the Multimedia Device or USB storage option in the notification bar of your Archos 40c. When done, your computer will recognize the cellphone and you will then be able to access the cellphone files by going to My Computer. You should see your cellphone listed as a removable drive. All you have to do is open it and find the file named DCIM. It is in this directory that the photos of your Archos 40c are kept. You can then copy the pics you prefer to your laptop.
Transfer photos to a MAC
In the same manner as for the PC, the initial step is to connect the Archos 40c to the Mac via the USB cable. Then choose Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your Archos 40c. When completed, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should see the Archos 40c 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 40c to PC or Mac with the SD memory card
Transferring photos from the Archos 40c to the memory card is a fairly useful procedure, but the latter requires two conditions. In order to stick to this technique, you must first of all have a SD memory card on your Archos 40c. The second condition is that: your photos must be saved on it. So if your pics do not register by default on the cellphone’s SD memory card, this solution is not the best for you. If perhaps you meet these two conditions, the transfer will be very simple. In reality, you will 1st need to take the SD memory card out of your Archos 40c 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 duplicate the pics you prefer on the Mac or the PC.
Transfer photos with Dropbox or Google Drive
There are many applications that transfer photos from your Archos 40c right to your laptop through the internet. Among these applications, we find the most interesting and free are Dropbox and Google Drive. With these applications, you can synchronizing your photos and automatically find them on your PC or Mac. To get this done, you need to download and install the app on your Archos 40c through the PlayStore. Now that you have installed the app, you must make or sign in with your account. You can then choose the timings of the pics and screenshots of Archos 40c by going to the options. Once the synchronization is turned on, you will have to download and install the same application 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 images that have been synchronized automatically. This is a solution that is extremely convenient as the transfer of photos is carried out as you take them.
