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How to Transfer Data from iPhone 11 to Mac for Free

Given its competitive price, upgraded dual rear camera system, and multiple colors, iPhone 11 has better response than expected. There’re reports suggested that sales of iPhone 11 series could reach between 65 and 75 million units. You may be one of the consumers who’ve made contribution to this number. Besides, if you’re a loyal fan of Apple, you must have more than one Apple product in use. Maybe you have a MacBook or something else. In that way, with a new iPhone 11 and a MacBook, do you want to sync everything between these two Apple products? But how can we make it? Can we finish the steps without using iTunes or iCloud? Let’s follow this tutorial to transfer data from iPhone 11 to Mac in an effective but free way.

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Method 1. Transfer Data from iPhone 11 to Mac Selectively

Syncios Mobile Manager (for Mac) enables us to transfer music, ringtones, audio book, live photo, videos, apps and others between an iOS device and a Mac. And your HEIC pictures will be automatically exported as JPG format. What’s more, Syncios can help you manage personal information in a quick and safe way, including messages, contacts, call logs and some files on your phone.

Firstly, download and install Syncios Mobile Manager for Mac. Open it and connect your iPhone 11 to Mac.

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Audio Management: To transfer iPhone 11 audios to Mac, go to Music module. You can find five options Music, Ringtones, Podcasts, audiobooks and iTunes U on the left panel of Syncios interface. If we’re going to transfer music files from iPhone 11 to Mac. Tap ‘Music’ option, then check certain music files that you want to transfer. Now tap ‘Export’ option. Choose the save path and click ‘Open’ option to begin data transfer. (You can go to ‘menu’ > ‘settings’ to find the default path if you want.)

NOTE: Don't worry about any possible duplicated audio files, because you’re allowed to tap ‘De-duplicate’ option to check and merge them as you like.

transfer iPhone 11 audios to Mac

Video Management:To transfer iPhone 11 videos to Mac, go to Videos module. You can find four options Movies, Home Videos, Music Videos and TV shows on the left panel under your iPhone device icon. If we’re going to transfer movies from iPhone 11 to Mac. Tap ‘Movies’ option, then check certain movies that you want to transfer. Now tap ‘Export’ option. Choose the save path and click ‘Open’ option to begin the process.

transfer iPhone 11 videos to Mac

Photo Management: To transfer iPhone 11 photos to Mac, go to Photos module. You can see that all your photos have been mainly divided into three types: Album List, Photo Stream and iCloud Sharing Photo. And under Album List option, it enables us to transfer photos in Camera Roll or Photo Library, photos that you just deleted recently, your screenshots and even your live photos.

If we’re going to transfer photos in Camera Roll from iPhone 11 to Mac. Tap ‘Camera Roll’ and then check the target photos. Finally, click ‘Export’ to transfer them from iPhone 11 to Mac.

transfer iPhone 11 photos to Mac

Information Management: To transfer personal information on iPhone 11 to Mac, go to Information module. As you can see, it’s available for us to manage our Contacts, Messages and Call history. The transfer button of this module is a little bit different from that of others. Therefore, if we want to transfer contacts from iPhone 11, tap ‘Contacts’ > ‘Target contacts’ > ‘Backup’ > ‘Open’ option.

NOTE: You should know that ‘New’ button here allows you to create a new contact to your iPhone. Meanwhile, you can click ‘Edit’ button on the right panel to add detailed information to the new-added contacts, such as number, email, address and etc.

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App Management:You can add, uninstall or backup iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch/Android apps.
File Management: You can browse, export, add, new or delete files selectively of your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch/Android device on Mac.


Method 2. Transfer Data from iPhone 11 to Mac on One-Click

Syncios Data Transfer (for Mac) will be the quickest answer for us to transfer everything from iPhone 11 to Mac. Data like photos, audios, contacts, notes, bookmarks, Safari History and more are all supported to transfer without any loss.

Firstly, download, install and launch Syncios Data Transfer for Mac.

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There are three modules of this procedure:
Transfer: transfer almost all files, including contacts, video, SMS, photos, call logs, music, bookmarks and more between unlimited mobile devices.
Restore: restore data from iTunes/iCloud backup or from iTunes Library to iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch/Android devices.
Backup: backup everything from phone to Mac.

Connect your iPhone 11 to Mac and go to Backup module. You can change the save path if there's not enough storage available on the default path.

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Click ‘Next’ option to the next step. In this page, you can see all the iPhone data are divided into three parts: Media, Information and Other. Click ‘Next’ option again to show the quantity of each type of data. If you want to transfer all data this time, directly click ‘Next’ > ‘OK’ option to begin the process.

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THE END

Now you know how to transfer everything from iPhone 11 to Mac. There are two best methods for you. You can transfer data from iPhone 11 to Mac selectively via Syncios Mobile Manager for Mac or transfer data from iPhone 11 to Mac just by one-click via Syncios Data Transfer for Mac.


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How to Transfer Data from iPhone 11 to Mac for Free

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