It also includes information on using a file sharing service to copy photos to your box and other options.

There are several ways to transfer iPad photos to your gear.

Thetraditional method is with iTunes, but you have other options.

Drives on a PC with an iPad highlighted

OpenThis PC,Computer, orMy Computer, depending on your version of Windows.

In Windows 8 and older versions of Windows, press theWIN+Ekeyboard shortcut.

It might be called something with your name in it or justiPad.

iPad on a PC with Internal Storage highlighted

Navigate to the images you want to be copied to your gear, and then opt for images.

Right-poke the photos and chooseCopy.

Decide where you want the iPad images copied to, then paste the images there.

DCIM folder on an iPad mounted on a PC

It’s similar and works with images, videos, and music.

No computer is needed until you’re ready to download the photos to your PC.

One common way to share photos from an iPad to your PC is by email.

Copy command for images on an iPad

Email is great if you better transfer only a few photos to your box.

Some apps for iPad are meant specifically for image backup to the cloud, notably Google Photos.

Install theGoogle Photos appfrom the App Store to back up photos and videos to your Google account.

iPad photos copied to Windows 8 screenshot

get into the pictures on your machine once they’ve been uploaded.

Most image-backup tools and file-transfer utilities don’t delete the original images after you’ve copied them elsewhere.

Connect your iPad using the cable and then trigger the Photos app fromLaunchpad.

When Photos opens, it detects your iPad and opens a screen for importing images.

If it doesn’t, select theImporttab.

Choose the photos you want to transfer, then selectImport Selected.

Once the process is finished, it asks if you want to delete the photos on your iPad.

You might want to verify that they’re in the right place before deleting them from the iPad.