It is important to have the ability to transfer the beautiful photos you have taken with your LG Optimus Black, to your laptop or your Mac. Whether it’s just to conserve the photos or to retouch them, you’ll have to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To copy photos from your LG Optimus Black, there are several possibilities that we will see in this guide. We will first see how you can transfer the photos of the LG Optimus Black in a basic way, that is to say with the USB cable. In the further step, we will see how you can transfer the photos with the LG Optimus Black SD memory card, if you possess one. At last, we will see how you can transfer the photos to your laptop via apps that use the internet.
Transfer photos from LG Optimus Black to PC or Mac with USB cable
Transfer pictures to a PC
To copy pictures from your LG Optimus Black to a laptop, you can use the USB cable. Truly, the cable you use to charge your mobile will enable you to transfer your photos. To make this happen, nothing is easier. First, join your LG Optimus Black to your computer by plugging in the USB cable. You must then simply activate the Multimedia Device or USB storage option in the notification bar of your LG Optimus Black. When done, your computer will identify the mobile and you will then be able to access the mobile files by going to My Computer. You should see your mobile 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 LG Optimus Black are kept. You can then copy the images you prefer to your laptop.
Transfer photos to a MAC
In a similar manner as for the PC, the first step is to connect the LG Optimus Black to the Mac via the USB cable. Then select Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your LG Optimus Black. When done, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should observe the LG Optimus Black 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 LG Optimus Black to PC or Mac with the SD memory card
Transferring photos from the LG Optimus Black to the memory card is a fairly useful technique, but the latter necessitates 2 conditions. In order to stick to this process, you must first have a SD memory card on your LG Optimus Black. The secondary condition is that: your photos must be saved on it. So if your photos do not register by default on the mobile’s SD memory card, this technique is not the best for you. If 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 LG Optimus Black 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 pics you desire on the Mac or the PC.
Transfer photos with Dropbox or Google Drive
There are many apps that transfer photos from your LG Optimus Black directly to your laptop through the internet. Among these apps, we find the most interesting and free are Dropbox and Google Drive. With these apps, you can synchronizing your photos and instantly find them on your PC or Mac. To make this happen, you need to download and install the app on your LG Optimus Black through the PlayStore. Once you have installed the app, you must make or sign in with your account. You can then select the timings of the photos and screenshots of LG Optimus Black 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 pics that have been synchronized automatically. This is a method that is particularly easy as the transfer of photos is done as you take them.
