How to transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to a PC

Home » Oppo » How to transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to a PC

All the news on Oppo R5 in our articles.

How to transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to a PC?

Your Oppo R5 refuses to let you use the camera because of storage problems ? It can happen when your Oppo R5 has too many medias on it and a small internal memory.

This is why we chose to teach you about how to transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to a computer, for example, through a dedicated application, so you can normally use your Oppo R5 again.

Transfer photos with a USB cable from your Oppo R5 to your computer

You normally received a USB cable in the same box as your Oppo R5 when you bought it.

The USB cable can either recharge your Oppo R5 or connect it to your computer.

To transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to a computer make sure your device and your computer are powered, and create a new folder on your computer that will receive the photos.

Our other articles on Oppo R5 can help you.

Then connect your phone, with the cable, to your computer.

Your phone appears then as a removable disk. Click on it’s file, either called “Removable disk” or “Oppo R5”. The file “internal storage” or “phone” is the one you want to open to transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to a computer. Every picture of your Oppo R5 is in this folder.

Now select them and drag them to the new file on your computer.

You can now delete them from your Oppo R5.

Transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to your computer via memory card

You may have in your Oppo R5 an external memory card in which you saved pictures or apps.

If you want to transfer your phone’s photos onto that card, you can do so. First, you could simply do it via a dedicated application.

Otherwise, simply select a picture on your phone, and choose to move it onto the “SD card” in the picture’s “Option” menu. To transfer photos from your Oppo R5 memory card to a computer, you must turn off your device and take out the memory card.

Then put it in the proper card reader of your computer.

Memory cards on phone are Micro SD cards, you need an SD card converter, often sold with the Micro SD card, so your computer can read it.

If your computer doesn’t have a card reader, you can buy one in a specialized store or online.

At last, to transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to a computer, just open the memory card file on your computer, select the photos you’d like to transfer, and drag them to a new file on your computer.

Using sharing options on your Oppo R5 and computer

Here are ways to transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to a computer using the sharing options of your devices.

Transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to your computer via Bluetooth

To do so, you need to make sure your computer has a Bluetooth option.

If so, turn the Bluetooth in the “Settings” menu”. Do the same for your Oppo R5, or simply use a dedicated application. You now have to pair your devices together.

When you turned the Bluetooth on your Oppo R5, menu appeared, searching for other devices connected via Bluetooth. Find your computer’s name and select it.

Wait a few seconds, and the two will be paired ! Once it is done, go to “Gallery” and select the photos you want to transfer.

Then, tap on the “Share” icon represented by two dots connected to one.

Select “Bluetooth”, then your computer’s name.

Now wait, your photos are transferring!

Transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to your computer via email

To transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to your computer via email, you need to make sure your Oppo R5 has access to internet.

First go to “Gallery” and select the photos you want to transfer.

Then, tap on the “Share” icon represented by two dots connected to one.

Select “Email” or the emailing app you use.

In the “Recipient” section, type your own email address, and send.

Now go to your computer and connect yourself to your email account.

Open your new message from you, and download the photos on your computer.

Using Google Drive

Using Google Drive to transfer photos from your Oppo R5 to a computer is an easy thing to do. You first need to verify you have the “Drive” app from Google on your Oppo R5, if you don’t, go download it from the Google Play Store.

You will also need to have access to it on your computer, which requires you to have a Gmail account.

Once you’ve overcome these issues, go to “Gallery” and select the photos you want to transfer.

Then, tap on the “Share” icon represented by two dots connected to one.

Select “Save to Drive”. You will be redirected to the “Save to Drive” menu in which you can choose the folder you save your photos in.

Select it, then wait.

Your photos are on your Drive ! Now go on your computer and open your Gmail account.

Click on the “Google apps” menu represented by a square made of nine squares, and click on “Drive”. At last, go to the folder you saved your photos in, and download them on your computer.