It is essential to have the ability to transfer the pretty photos you have taken with your Sony Xperia XA, to your computer or your Mac. Whether it’s just to save the photos or to retouch them, you’ll want to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To copy photos from your Sony Xperia XA, there are many solutions that we will find out in this tuto. We will first of all see how to transfer the photos of the Sony Xperia XA in a common way, in other words with the USB cable. In the second step, we will find out how to transfer the photos with the Sony Xperia XA SD memory card, if you have one. Finally, we will see how to transfer the photos to your computer via apps that use the internet.
Transfer photos from Sony Xperia XA to PC or Mac with USB cable
Transfer pictures to a PC
To copy photos from your Sony Xperia XA to a computer, you can use the USB cable. Really, the cable you use to charge your mobile phone will enable you to transfer your photos. To do this, nothing is easier. First, join your Sony Xperia XA 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 Sony Xperia XA. When finished, your computer will identify the mobile phone and you will then be able to access the mobile phone files by going to My Computer. You must find your mobile phone listed as a removable drive. All you have to do is open it and find the file named DCIM. It is in this file that the photos of your Sony Xperia XA are stored. You can then copy the images you wish to your computer.
Transfer photos to a MAC
In the same manner as for the PC, the first step is to connect the Sony Xperia XA to the Mac via the USB cable. Then choose Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your Sony Xperia XA. When done, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should observe the Sony Xperia XA appear in the list of devices on the left. All you have to do is find the DCIM file and transfer the photos to your Mac. Well, that’s all !
Transfer photos from Sony Xperia XA to PC or Mac with the SD memory card
Transferring photos from the Sony Xperia XA to the memory card is a fairly simple technique, but the latter necessitates two conditions. In order to apply this process, you must first of all have a SD memory card on your Sony Xperia XA. The further condition is that: your photos must be saved on it. So if your photos do not register by default on the mobile phone’s SD memory card, this solution is not the ideal for you. In the event that you meet these two circumstances, the transfer will be rather simple. In reality, you will 1st need to take the SD memory card out of your Sony Xperia XA and slip it into your mac or your computer. 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 apps that transfer photos from your Sony Xperia XA straight to your computer via 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 instantly find them on your PC or Mac. To do this, you must download and install the application on your Sony Xperia XA through the PlayStore. As soon you have installed the application, you must make or sign in with your account. You may then choose the timings of the photos and screenshots of Sony Xperia XA by going to the options. Once the synchronization is activated, you will have to download and install the same software on your PC or Mac. When this step is finished, 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 method that is highly easy as the transfer of photos is carried out as you take them.
