It is important to have the ability to transfer the lovely photos you have taken with your Samsung Galaxy Y, to your laptop or your Mac. Whether it’s just to save the pics or to retouch them, you’ll have to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To transfer photos from your Samsung Galaxy Y, there are different possibilities that we will discover in this article. We will first of all see methods to transfer the photos of the Samsung Galaxy Y in a common way, in other words with the USB cable. In the second step, we will discover ways to transfer the photos with the Samsung Galaxy Y SD memory card, if you own one. Finally, we will see methods to transfer the photos to your laptop via apps that use the internet.
Transfer photos from Samsung Galaxy Y to PC or Mac with USB cable
Transfer pictures to a PC
To transfer photos from your Samsung Galaxy Y to a laptop, you can easily use the USB cable. Indeed, the cable you use to charge your cellphone will let you to transfer your pics. To get this done, nothing is simpler. First, join your Samsung Galaxy Y 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 Samsung Galaxy Y. When completed, your computer will recognize the cellphone and you will then have the ability to access the cellphone files by going to My Computer. You must find your cellphone listed as a removable drive. All you have to do is open it and find the directory named DCIM. It is in this directory that the photos of your Samsung Galaxy Y are stored. You can then copy the photos you like to your laptop.
Transfer photos to a MAC
In a similar manner as for the COMPUTER, the first step is to connect the Samsung Galaxy Y to the Mac via the USB cable. Then choose Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your Samsung Galaxy Y. When completed, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should find the Samsung Galaxy Y appear in the list of devices on the left. All you have to do is find the DCIM directory and transfer the photos to your Mac. Well, that’s all !
Transfer photos from Samsung Galaxy Y to PC or Mac with the SD memory card
Transferring photos from the Samsung Galaxy Y to the memory card is a fairly simple procedure, but the latter requires 2 conditions. In order to stick to this technique, you must first of all have a SD memory card on your Samsung Galaxy Y. The secondary 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 technique is not the ideal for you. Whenever you meet these 2 conditions, the transfer will be rather simple. In fact, you will first need to take the SD memory card out of your Samsung Galaxy Y and slide 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 photographs you wish on the Mac or the PC.
Transfer photos with Dropbox or Google Drive
There are various apps that transfer photos from your Samsung Galaxy Y straight 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 synchronize your photos and automatically find them on your COMPUTER or Mac. To get this done, you need to download and install the application on your Samsung Galaxy Y through the PlayStore. Now that you have installed the application, you must make or sign in with your account. You may then choose the timings of the pics and screenshots of Samsung Galaxy Y by going to the settings. Once the synchronization is triggered, you will have to download and install the same software program on your PC or Mac. When this step is finished, you will have a folder on your COMPUTER or Mac where you can find all the photos that have been synchronized automatically. This is a process that is really easy as the transfer of photos is done as you take them.
