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Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?

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In article <po2r4n$hm$1@news.mixmin.net>, Arlen H. Holder
<arlenholder@nospam.net> wrote:

> To copy any number of files to and from iOS & other machines should be
> trivial. Any iOS device. Any machine. Zero additional software. 

it is trivial, yet for some reason, you manage to turn it and
everything else into a giant clusterfuck.

> Certainly there should NEVER be a need to log into an Apple "account".

there isn't.




> 
> > Just connect the phone to the MacBook, via USB, open the Photos app and 
> > wait for the new device to appear. Then import the photos from the 
> > phone. There will be prompts on the phone and the MacBook that Ant will 
> > need to respond to. (Including dismissing those related to using the 
> > phone with iTunes.) Then wait for the files to copy. Everything imported 
> > to photos will be available to use on the MacBook.
> 
> That seems super complicated compared to the method I proposed and which
> nospam said the Mac can do even better.

it's *much* easier than your method, and can even be set to auto-copy
if the user prefers.

> For one, does your method, which I note seems to use the iTunes
> abomination, allow Ant to work with *any* iOS device and to read and write
> to any portion of the iOS file system?

as you've been repeatedly told, itunes is not used to transfer anything.



> I substitute teach at a variety of schools, all of which have Macs.

that's unfortunate.

perhaps someone should call child protective services, because you are
damaging their brains.

> While I can't stand the Mac, I have wrestled it many times in the past and
> I have usually gotten the recalcitrant Mac to do what it should have done
> all long.

only because you have absolutely no clue what you're doing.

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What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?  ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-10 15:07 -0500
  Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-10 16:11 -0400
  Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2018-09-10 13:59 -0700
    Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-10 17:03 -0400
    Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-09-10 21:29 +0000
  Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-11 04:43 +0000
    Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-11 08:38 -0400
      Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-11 15:52 +0000
        Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-11 12:13 -0400
          Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-11 21:17 +0000
            Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-11 19:34 -0400
              Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-12 02:42 +0000
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-11 22:47 -0400
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-12 02:59 +0000
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-11 23:00 -0400
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-12 03:31 +0000
  Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-13 16:02 +0000
    Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-13 12:11 -0500
      Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-13 14:07 -0400
        Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-14 14:17 +0000
      Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-16 13:31 -0500
        Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-16 14:37 -0400
          Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-16 16:48 -0500
            Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-17 03:30 +0000
              Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-17 04:07 +0000
              Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-09-17 00:34 -0400
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-17 04:43 +0000
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-17 11:42 +0000
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-17 13:29 +0000
              Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-19 15:14 +0000
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? BK@Onramp.net - 2018-09-19 12:20 -0500
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 17:14 +0000
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-22 13:19 -0400
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 17:52 +0000
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-22 14:41 -0400
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-09-23 00:15 +0000
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2018-09-23 06:34 +0200
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-09-23 16:49 +1200
            Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-19 05:00 +0000
              Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-20 10:53 -0500
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-20 18:28 +0000
                Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-22 03:58 -0500
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 11:26 +0000
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) joe <none@domain.invalid> - 2018-09-22 08:10 -0500
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 14:44 +0000
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2018-09-23 07:00 +0200
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-23 16:30 +0000
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2018-09-23 11:32 -0400
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-09-23 18:42 +0000
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2018-09-23 16:17 -0400
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2018-09-23 13:52 -0700
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-09-24 16:44 +0000
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-24 19:59 +0000
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) Arlen Holder <arlenholder@no.spam.net> - 2018-09-30 19:44 +0000
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-30 19:59 -0500
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) Arlen Holder <arlenholder@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-01 02:27 +0000
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro (was Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally?) ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-10-01 21:19 -0500
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-10-02 16:12 +1300
                Re: Airdropping from iPhone to a MacBook Pro ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-10-02 21:29 -0500
          Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-17 01:47 +0000
  Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-19 05:07 +0000
    Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-19 10:13 -0400
      Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-19 15:06 +0000
        Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-09-19 17:02 +0100
          Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2018-09-19 17:03 +0000
            Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-20 18:36 +0000
          Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "543dsa" <543dsa@gmail.com> - 2018-09-20 03:53 +1000
            Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-09-19 18:37 +0000
              Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-09-19 21:05 +0000
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-20 18:47 +0000
              Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-20 18:44 +0000
            Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-20 18:38 +0000
              Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? joe <none@domain.invalid> - 2018-09-20 19:22 -0500
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 13:19 +0000
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-21 09:28 -0400
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 18:59 +0000
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? joe <none@domain.invalid> - 2018-09-21 09:42 -0500
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 18:59 +0000
                Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 20:21 +0000
          Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-09-19 22:09 -0500
            Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-20 18:52 +0000
          Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-20 18:34 +0000
  Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 20:13 +0000
    Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-21 17:52 -0400
      Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-22 03:54 -0500
  Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@no.spam.net> - 2018-09-30 19:55 +0000
    Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-30 20:01 -0500
      Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-10-01 14:37 +1300
        Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-01 02:29 +0000
      Re: What's the best way to copy someone's iDevice's photos to another user's MacBook locally? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-01 02:28 +0000

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