It is essential to have the ability to transfer the beautiful photos you have taken with your LG G8X ThinQ, to your laptop or your Mac. Whether it’s just to conserve the photos or to modify them, you’ll need to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To transfer photos from your LG G8X ThinQ, there are several solutions that we will find out in this tuto. We will first of all see ways to transfer the photos of the LG G8X ThinQ in a traditional way, that is to say with the USB cable. In the further step, we will find out how you can transfer the photos with the LG G8X ThinQ SD memory card, if you own one. Finally, we will see ways to transfer the photos to your laptop via apps that use the internet.
Transfer photos from LG G8X ThinQ to PC or Mac with USB cable
Transfer pictures to a PC
To transfer pics from your LG G8X ThinQ to a laptop, you can use the USB cable. Really, the cable you use to charge your phone will let you to transfer your photos. To accomplish this, nothing is simpler. First, connect your LG G8X ThinQ 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 LG G8X ThinQ. When finished, your computer will identify the phone and you will then be able to access the phone files by going to My Computer. You must find your phone appearing as a removable drive. All you be required to do is open it and find the directory named DCIM. It is in this directory that the photos of your LG G8X ThinQ are kept. You can then copy the images you want to your laptop.
Transfer photos to a MAC
In the same way as for the COMPUTER, the first step is to connect the LG G8X ThinQ to the Mac via the USB cable. Then choose Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your LG G8X ThinQ. When done, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should observe the LG G8X ThinQ 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 it !
Transfer photos from LG G8X ThinQ to PC or Mac with the SD memory card
Transferring photos from the LG G8X ThinQ to the memory card is a pretty useful process, 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 LG G8X ThinQ. The second condition is that: your photos must be saved on it. So if your photos do not register by default on the phone’s SD memory card, this technique is not the best for you. If you meet these two conditions, the transfer will be very straightforward. In reality, you will first have to take the SD memory card out of your LG G8X ThinQ 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 wish on the Mac or the PC.
Transfer photos with Dropbox or Google Drive
There are various apps that transfer photos from your LG G8X ThinQ right to your laptop 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 automatically find them on your COMPUTER or Mac. To accomplish this, you have to download and install the application on your LG G8X ThinQ through the PlayStore. Once you have installed the application, you must create or sign in with your account. You can then choose the timings of the photos and screenshots of LG G8X ThinQ by going to the settings. Once the synchronization is turned on, 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 pics that have been synchronized automatically. This is a solution that is highly convenient as the transfer of photos is carried out as you take them.
