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  1. RazorBackXX

    Photo Library Has Two Different File Sizes?

    hey my friends, so im having an issue. my photo library on my MacBook matches the one in the cloud I have photos download on. its taking up so much space on my Mac. but the weird thing is inside the photo library its a lot smaller. I pressed Cmd A & its a lot smaller then the photo library its...
  2. TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️

    Photo of the Day - September 2023

    Welcome to Photo of the Day 🍃 September 2023 (Fall Season) 🍂 First and foremost. Thank you for being here. Welcome! 🙏 I hope this thread finds you well and healthy. Say hello to warm days filled with sunshine and cool nights when open windows bring in fresh air for restful sleeping. New energy...
  3. al404

    Big Photo library and sync ( can we make it with ventura? )

    I have a big photo library that would eat up all my iCloud if I activate sync on my Mac Since the library is big it is on an external hard drive In latest macOS library that are on external drive are set as not primary ( as far as I know ) limiting actions available I can't sync via cable...
  4. zachlegomaniac

    Suggestions For A Large Photo Library

    I have a 2014 Mac mini that is slowing greatly and I'm afraid it doesn't have much life left in it. It has a photo library of 40,000 photos spanning 20 years that my wife and I shared up until 2020. At that time we each purchased a MacBook Air and used our individual iCloud accounts to start our...
  5. blackxacto

    Difficulty converting a Live Photo to a single image

    iPhone11Pro w iOS 15.2.1: Live Photos are a waste, but its just my opinion. I somehow shoot a LIVE Photo ever so often, my fault, my finger slips. I wish they had never been created. We have photos and video, why Live? Anyway, none of the tutorials on the web work, or are outdated. Apple has no...
  6. B

    Backup iPhone photos, but remove the preview from phone, too?

    I am looking for the best way to make a digital backup of my photos, but not exactly through iCloud. They are already backed up there, but even having the tens of thousands of previews is annoying and overwhelming, so I want to start fresh while still maintaining a reliable backup. I’d just...
  7. anjanesh

    Good paid photo editing software

    What is a good photo editing software for mac not for professionals like Photoshop ? I am using GIMP now but I don't mind paying a one-time fee for a good software but I definitely don't want to pay a subscription like for Photoshop. Something that's available for both Intel (I currently have...
  8. blackxacto

    Photo App still broken in macOS 11.5? Destroyed two albums.

    Still cannot drag images within albums beyond the computer screen. The update destroyed two albums of 100's images each. So I must remake the albums from the library, 100's of images. And with 100's of images there will be no dragging and positioning order, as Apple broke dragging positions in...
  9. bhope95

    iPhone An Apple Only Photo & Video Sharing Service

    Hey guys, I just released my first app iOS app Gala. Apple has been building up their services departments however they don't have anything for photo & video sharing which is a surprise since they hate FB/Insta + want to protect privacy and there are already trillions of photos and videos stored...
  10. albal21

    iCloud Issue with iCloud Photos

    For a few months now iCloud photos have not been syncing. I've understood this from the messages in the Photos App on my iPhone 12 Pro. I tried turning iCloud Photos on and off, enabling and disbled Photostream and rebooting and so far done a couple of iOS updates including the recent 14.5 -...
  11. M

    Problems syncing Photos -> iOS? Possible fix.

    Every since moving to Big Sur/M1 I've been unable to sync Photos with my iOS devices. I get the dreaded "Your photos couldn't be synced because the photo library wasn't found." Pretty much every tip online didn't work. In my case the problem seems to be that MacOS is unable to generate/sync the...
  12. trinsic

    Lost pictures after upgrading to Catalina

    Does anyone know what causes data loss in Apple Photo after a macOs update? I recently updated to Catalina and lost about 5000 photos in a specific date rate 2018-2019. I had thought I had a time machine backup, but Time machine failed to backup the data, due to the external drive running out of...
  13. D

    iPhone 12 Pro Max iPhone Freezes when connected to Photos - Hard Reboot Temp Fix

    I'm experiencing a reoccurring problem. It doesn't matter whether Photos is launched before or after connecting my iPhone 12 Pro Max. Problem: Photos on macOS freezes on the "unlock your iPhone" screen. No matter what you do it will never recognize the phone in this state. Fix: Press Volume up...
  14. P

    How do I transfer selected photos from 'photo to iPhoto'?

    I am using OS High Sierra on my Mac. I can't update any further due to the age of my Mac. I want to select photos from a vacation that are currently in 'Photos' and copy or transfer them to 'iPhoto'. I've tried dragging and dropping but this doesn't seem to work. Copy and paste doesn't seem to...
  15. Girijashankar Senapati

    Question:Q:Automatic image enhancement just to display

    i clicked a cat photo in my iphone 11 pro. In my photos app, if I open the photo, iPhone automatically enhancing the photo in 2sec to show me , the lighting in the photo looks more Beautiful and stunning. what I meant to explain is that the auto enhancement is there only for displaying purpose...
  16. 1

    Feedback Suggestion for Photos App when importing videos and Created Date

    The main Issue I have with apple photos is the lack of support for Video Date Created reading. Lets say for the past year you have used Apple photos from your Iphone, Ipad and Mac and everything is pitchy organized. You find your old device with older videos you spend time changing titles and...
  17. Rainshadow

    Photo Glitch - Multicolored bars

    iPhone 11 pro when I open the photo app, on the 1x lens, the image is covered with colored vertical bars. I’ve taken multiple screenshots. Not every time it’s opened and more likely in bright light. Anyone else having this problem? Thinking of calling Apple but stores aren’t open and I don’t...
  18. I

    Photos Library (Photo.app) on TB3 drive and iCloud. How to set up a HardLink?

    Dear All, An always attached TB3 disk ( ThunderBold 3 ) contains an image folder with all my images; from LR, Photo.app, Screenshots and so on. When I enable iCloud for Photos (check box) to sync my Photos, I don't see an error message or anything and it stays off. Therefore, I think iCloud...
  19. HALE101

    Other Does that auto function on the camera app make pictures more accurate?

    Which picture looks the most accurate in your opinion and what is your opinion on this feature ? Taken with iPhone PM This picture is with auto correct function on And this is with it off
  20. Mihael

    How to remove all recently added photos in Photos app?

    Hello. I recently did upload some photo and videos from SD card into the Photos app on the Macbook Pro. I did a mistake uploading it to the Photos app so the new photos are all over my iCloud library; on the iPad & iPhone. Is there an option to remove all recently added photos and videos from...