How to move files between iPhone and Mac easily

Last updated Aug 21, 2019 575

The iPhone is one of Apple’s smartphone handset that uses EDGE GSM technologies as well as having Wi-Fi connectivity and Bluetooth. The MAC or the Macintosh is the Apple computer of excellent quality and totally superior to regular windows.

Each works with a Mac OS X operating system that exploits the hardware properties. For this reason, the used Mac retain a high value over time. This guide will explain how to move files easily between iPhone and Mac.

Using a Mac is very easy because the latter has a dashboard completely intuitive and everything is even easier if you already have an iPhone. In fact, OS X and iOS have in common many apps (applications) and different functions as, for example, Safari, Mail, Contacts, etc.

There are many ways to transfer files from iPhone to a Mac. Just for this purpose the Apple created iTunes, a simple and intuitive program created mainly for listening to music. This software is also a tool preset for data transfer between a computer and an iOS (in this case an iPhone) as it allows you to send and receive images, photographs, music, videos easily and fast.

Initially, you need to download iTunes for free from the official website of Apple. The installation wizard and simple and understandable: just follow it and once finished, connect an USB cable to the phone and the computer. At that point, iTunes will recognize the connected device and automatically open the application to the insertion of the cable.

At this point, you synchronize (backup) the iPhone’s data with those of the Mac in question; It will appear, as well, on the desktop a window where you can choose what you prefer to share. You can synchronize your contacts, personal photos, music, fun and favorite video app. All this material of choice by clicking on the icon with the mouse you will store on a folder in the iTunes program, within your Mac.

There is also the option to synchronize the device without the aid of wires by specifying that option on the first connection between the main functions in the first screen, that of the backup. Your iPhone will be able to connect with the wireless mac long as they are connected to the same wireless network.