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colin66's avatar
colin66
Explorer | Level 3
5 months ago

How can someone send me their photos, so that I can download them?

im 75 and woudlliek to get photos form my pal i pad he has no means of adding to a little pen drive --i cnat use a phone on line it is too complicated so use my laptop i thought hed sedn me photos in a whole block but he has to send me 100 e mails attching photos to each e amil hes also 75 

i want to down load form his i pad my house photos about a 100 of them how do you do it 

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    Thanks for posting on our forum, colin66

     

    Does he have his own Dropbox account where the photos are saved? 

     

    If yes, he can move all these photos in a folder on Dropbox, create a shared link for them instead and send it to you. With this link, you should be able to access the entire folder and download the photos from it. 

     

    Let me know if you need further help, though.

    • colin66's avatar
      colin66
      Explorer | Level 3

      nancy no he doesnt have a dropbox i wondered how to make one on his i pad as he be ok with me doing that but no idea how to even get on internet on an i pad to be honest 

      some on said connect his ip ad to my compouter but his charging cable doesnt fit my computer vut maybe i can buy one somewhere 

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
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        Ah, I see. There are cables and other means to connect his iPad to your computer indeed. However, you’d need to check this with a local shop/manufacturer, since we can’t provide support I’m afraid. 

         

        As for creating a Dropbox account for him, you can go to the App Store on his iPad and install the Dropbox mobile app from there. Upon opening the app, there should be an option to create a Dropbox account.

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