[codetrotter]

> If you have a Mac, then "Image Transfer" is what you are looking for. It allows to simply sync fotos and images as their raw files (original quality if so configured) to a directory.

The Image Capture application (probably previously named Image Transfer) will not preserve Albums and Favorites as far as I can tell.

Anyways, as mentioned I bought the third-party backup protocol speaking application after this unfortunate event, the application which is able to transfer the data into folders based on the albums and favorites that I have on the phone. But I appreciate the comment nonetheless.