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How To Export Photos from iPhone to Windows PC with Date

By Andrew Martin 13 comments Last updated November 1, 2018

Want to retain the location and time of the photo when exporting photos from iPhone to Windows PC? It is quite simple and straightforward.

The important thing to know is that this is only possible with photos taken from your iPhone and not the photos that you received from someone else as the location is only recorded for photos taken with your iPhone’s own camera.

There is no rocket science to this as the location and date are saved with the picture when you transfer it. You do not have to do anything special besides transferring/copying images from iPhone to Windows.

The JPEG files saved on a computer usually have an accompanying file EXIF that contains the coordinates of the location (GPS) and the time stamp.

A Note on Live Photos

Unfortunately, Windows PCs do not recognize Apple’s Live Photos.  Instead, your Windows machine will identify any Live Photos as movies.

Copying iPhone Images to Windows

  • For copying images from your iPhone to Windows, connect your iPhone with the computer through the given USB cable
    • Just connect the iPhone or iDevice with a cable. If you don’t have iTunes installed, Windows downloads and installs any necessary drivers
  • Once connected you might be prompted by iTunes, and if so, it launches by itself recognizing your iPhone
    • We are not concerned with iTunes for this particular operation
  • Launch Windows Explorer from the desktop, Start menu, or taskbar
    • Or use the Windows key + E shortcut
  • Click the arrow icon (>) next to This PC (or My Computer) in the left sidebar
  • Tap on your iPhone’s name to open it and select Internal Storage
  • See if your phone connected as a USB device and click on it to see the DCIM folder Export iPhone Photos to PC
  • Open this DCIM folder, and you see several folders containing images
    • Double-click to open a folder to see its images
  • Find the image(s) you want to copy and select them
  • Right-click and click copy or Press Ctrl+C
    • Create or go to the folder where you want them copied and paste
    •  Or click Copy to at the top of that window and select Choose Location and pick where you want that image to go, then click Copy to move that image over to its new location

Remember to leave your iPhone (iPad or iPod) connected to your computer for this entire process. Do not unplug your devices.

Using Windows 10 or Above?

If you have a Windows 10+, you can also use the Photos App to transfer your images over.

Here’s How to Transfer Photos Using Windows 10 Photos App

  1. Connect your iPhone to your computer
    1. Make sure the phone is on and unlocked
    2. If you see the Trust this device notification, select Accept
  2. Launch the Photos App from the Start Menu, Desktop, or Taskbar
  3. Select Import from the upper-right corner windows 10 photos app import photos
  4. Windows selects all new photos automatically by default
    1. Click on any photos you don’t want to import
  5. Tap Continue

If you enabled iCloud on your iDevice, you won’t be able to download your photos or videos, since they then exist on iCloud and not on your device. If you want to import your photos or videos to your PC, do so via the iCloud desktop app.

Finding Location and Timestamp of iPhone image

  • Choose any image and right click on it. Select properties and a window opensiPhone image properties on PC
  • Click on Details tab, and there you can find the date the picture was taken and the GPS coordinatesHow To Export iPhone Images to Windows PC
  • On your iPhone, you usually see the name of the location on top of the image along with the date. However, on Windows, you only see coordinates in the details. The default when you copy the photos to a folder, they are sorted according to their date only which is great if you like your photos arranged in their chronology
  • Choose to change the sort criteria as well by simply clicking Right anywhere besides the picture and then going into Sort By and choosing the parameter you want the photos to be sorted by
    • You can select size, date or name

If you’re going to organize your photos by the location they were taken in then you need to create folders manually.

Pictures automatically carry timestamp and location coordinates when copied; you do not need any third-party app to get this done.

If you back up your images in iCloud, the location and time are saved with these pictures in the iCloud as well.

Not Seeing the DCIM Folder?

If your iPhone or another iDevice does not show the DCIM folder on Windows 7-10, try taking a photo with your iPhone’s camera while it is connected to your Windows PC.

That trick usually forces your computer to recognize your iPhone’s image folder.

Reader Tips 

  • Just download the OneDrive App to your iPhone and set it to Camera Upload all your pics and videos in settings–forget about iTunes and Windows Photo App! All your photos and videos should appear on your Windows PC with OneDrive installed on your iDevice and your PC

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  1. Bahram Haeri says

    October 13, 2022 at 9:45 PM

    I cant download all my pictures to my pc,its so much pain,i am definitely chenge from appel iphone to any other brands,I really hate that i cant use my own picture,its awfull.

    Reply
  2. Bruce Castro says

    May 19, 2022 at 4:29 PM

    This doesn’t work anymore (iOS 15.5 & Win 10). The only way I’ve found to preserve pic file details such as date taken, is to attach the pic to an e-mail from the photos app. If you attach the photo from the e-mail app or copy/paste or drag over: No date taken and other details are lost.

    Reply
  3. Patricia Pompo says

    April 15, 2021 at 2:53 PM

    Before I got Windows 10 and a new computer, when I uploaded photos from my iphone to my PC, photos were transferred into folders in File Explorer arranged by dates. This was automatically done. I liked the photos being arranged this way. Now my PC doesn’t do this anymore. Instead it dumps each upload into my “Pictures,” with no organization at all and I have to hunt for pictures. Can you tell me what I can do to make it like it was? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Pat says

      December 23, 2022 at 4:46 PM

      me too … I like Windows 7 the best.

      Reply
  4. Arish says

    April 3, 2021 at 5:40 AM

    It’s no problem when exporting iPhone JPEGs to the PC. However the MOV files do not get the Timestamp. Do you have any solution for this?

    Reply
  5. Harold J Webb says

    May 18, 2020 at 2:19 PM

    Use the “Move to” function under “File” of the Internet Explorer ( Windows 10)
    Try it out with a photo you can afford to lose the date stamp.
    Works for me.
    hjw

    Reply
  6. Nicole says

    April 7, 2019 at 6:41 PM

    Hi,

    This is exactly what I do and my jpeg photos from my iphone are organized by date which how I want them. BUT my iphone videos do not organize by date. Any when I hover over a video, it does not show me date taken. I need to have my life events organized in chronological order. Do you know why this keeps happening? Thanks!

    Reply
  7. Loli says

    March 3, 2019 at 4:57 PM

    Does this mean that the date of the picture I see in Windows is the actual date the picture was taken no matter from whom I recieved this picture before transferring it to my computer?

    Reply
    • SK says

      March 4, 2019 at 7:30 AM

      Hi Loli,

      Not necessarily. If someone altered the picture via editing tools than the date on the file would reflect when the photo was last edited, not the original shoot date.

      Reply
  8. Debbie says

    February 7, 2019 at 1:27 PM

    Is there a way to keep the date on videos/live photos?

    Reply
    • SK says

      February 8, 2019 at 1:31 PM

      Hi Debbie,

      Try the tips in this article–they appear to work for some folks but not others! Unfortunately.

      Liz

      Reply
  9. Raymond Williams says

    November 1, 2018 at 1:57 AM

    I followed your advice precisely and the copied photos just lose their ‘taken by’ date and there is no way that I can do as you suggest on your webpage.

    Reply
    • SK says

      November 1, 2018 at 10:24 AM

      Hi Raymond,

      What windows version are you using?

      Sam

      Reply

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