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How to import photos onto PC and not onto OneDrive

Anonymous
2024-01-19T01:05:17+00:00

I'm using Windows 11.

When I plug in my phone it opens the Photos app. But when I hit "import", the only location option is to download photos into a OneDrive folder. I don't have enough space on OneDrive for the photos. If I try to proceed anyways, it freezes my computer. I just want to download photos locally onto my PC so that I can move them to an external hard drive. Please help!

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-04-18T08:39:21+00:00

    import photos from device

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-07-31T14:40:54+00:00

    I am sorry but I don't use a phone to take my photos. I use a Sony digital camera.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-07-23T12:35:06+00:00

    I don't have a cell phone so using Sony digital camera and I do not want to upload to one-drive as it is fraudelently making me pay fees for more storage!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-06-23T20:32:16+00:00

    Thanks! There's another Windows 10 feature that got eliminated with Windows 11.

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