how do I send a photo from my phone to my computeer

[Android Central Question]

I want to forward a photo to my computer. Now at the top of the screen under 'share' the following shows - chats, nearby share, bluetooth. I do not want any of these.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! There are a few different ways to do it:

1. Email the photo to yourself, and use your computer to open the email and download the photo.
2. Connect the phone to your computer via USB, swipe down the notification panel and select the USB notification to make sure it's set to File Transfer/MTP, then use Windows File Explorer to drag and drop the photo to the computer hard drive.
3. Upload the photo to your Google Photos or Google Drive in the cloud (or any other cloud storage solution) using the Share option, then access that cloud storage from your computer.

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[mustang7757]

Pretty much B. Diddy summed it up

 

[belodion]

I’ve never tried it, but you could probably Bluetooth it as well.

 

[joeldf]

I’ve never tried it, but you could probably Bluetooth it as well.

No everyone's PC has Bluetooth.

 

[B. Diddy]

No everyone's PC has Bluetooth.

Good point -- however, you can get a Bluetooth dongle for the PC for pretty cheap (like maybe $10).

 

[L0n3N1nja]

Personally if it's only a few files I use Google Drive as it's quick and easy to share the file to drive on my phone and save from the PC.

When I'm moving a lot of files I use an external storage device like a flash drive or hard drive, plug it into the phone, and use the my files app to copy them over to the external storage. Then plug into my PC and copy them.

 

[belodion]

No everyone's PC has Bluetooth.

That I didn’t know. I’m not even sure whether mine does, since I hardly ever use it. I’ve a vague idea that it does.