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
    2025-01-16T20:29:57+00:00

    Thank you for your reply. Basically my issue is the same however, legacy is responding better since I reinstalled again. Still a glitch or 2 but happy photos are importing even if it takes time to do so.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-15T19:54:37+00:00

    I'm having a similar issue, worked fine on Monday. When I connect my phone to my laptop via USB legacy opens and identifies the photos. I am then prompted to select all or since last download. I always pick last download as I take a lot of photos for work. When I check the prompt for since last down load, the system freezes and eventually crashes. I now have to go the file in my se10, copy and paste into a file in my laptop. This has made my photo management a nightmare since the sorting option are not "DATE" specific. Instead of all dropping within the order they were taken they are spread all over the place.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-30T06:34:20+00:00

    Martin's solution was not helpful at all. I was about to throw out my laptop with frustration. Thanks to Gunshot who saved my laptop!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-11-28T15:51:16+00:00

    Thanks Martin, I will give this a try. Dar

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-11-24T19:37:35+00:00

    I'm glad I'm not the only one. Dar S. Greyowlridge.

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