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  1. revmacian

    Resolved How do I see pictures in Finder on Mojave?

    I open a new Finder window and choose the Pictures item in the sidebar. This shows one icon labeled Photos Library.photoslibrary. Double-clicking on this icon opens the Photos app. I would like to see all of my pictures in Finder and I thought choosing the Pictures sidebar item would show this...
  2. P

    Photos crashes every time in People when I click on one particular person

    Hi there, every time I click on one person's people/faces folder, it just immediately crashes. I've tried repairing my photos library many times, but alas, the problem still exists. Any ideas? Thanks! See below first few lines of my error report: Process: Photos [27800] Path...
  3. A

    Photo's/iPhone Library Query

    Hi Guys, So I wanted to free up some space on my machine and noticed the majority is being taken up by Photos. Now I pay the 79p plan with Apple for 50gb iCloud storage space however my mac is taking up a lot of space and I seem to have a "photos" section which is taking up 27gb then an iPhoto...
  4. M

    iPhone Photos > Share > to Files: now forces HEIC

    Hi, With iOS12, I have noticed the Files app no longer does any automatic conversion from HEIC to JPG when saving photos. If I choose Save to Dropbox instead, it does convert to JPG. Files is a great app and I prefer to use it over the Dropbox app. I cannot find any settings for Files, either...
  5. Yendog

    Photos: There Don't appear to be any additional..

    So I'm just on here to confirm that this face recognition is TERRIBLE in Photos for Mac. I swear it used to be a lot better.. now whenever I click on most anyone it says the above... and shows no more photos to confirm... I know for some of these people there must be HUNDRED that are...
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    Other How to send photos without revealing location metadata

    I don't want to turn off the location data for the camera app, because I like the auto geotagging function to tag where my photos are taken. This definitely helpful when using the Photos.app in macOS. But one thing I would like is for it to strip that location data before I send/share the photo...
  7. T

    iPhone 6(S)/Plus App to Label Photos While Taking?

    Good day, I am looking for a solution for naming photos in real time. I take 100+ photos per day and once completed I have to rename them all manually in groups. What I am ideally looking for is some solution to name the photos as I take them. For example: type in 1997 Jeep Cherokee - then...
  8. S

    iPhone XS iPhone XS applies skin smoothing to the front facing camera, this cannot be disabled

    Some fellow redditors and I have discovered this, this has been talked about on other threads there as well. The iPhone XS and Max front facing camera applies some sort of beauty mode / skin smoothing to pictures. Turning off HDR does NOT fix this
  9. F

    Imac Photos Crashing

    Trying to read many posts regarding this issue. In the last week, Photos is locking up my iMac. I have to power it down. Force quit does not do it. When editing, the photos start pixelating for the lack of a better word, then the iMac locks. I am currently running OS10X El Capitan. My iMac...
  10. P

    Photos App Version 2.0 (3161.4.140) Crashing OS Sierra 10.12.6

    Anytime I try to import photos from my phone, the Photos app on my Macbook Pro (mid 2014) crashes. Thanks in advance! The only thing I can think of is that I manually copy the files post transfer to my external hard drive. Anyhow, FWIW, here is the report below that I was allotted to paste. I...
  11. J

    Merging iPhoto and Photos across multiple devices

    Ok, I have several questions in the post all concerning iPhoto and Photo. 1. I have an old iMac running Mountain Lion (I think) with three user accounts two of which have iPhoto/ I want to upgrade this iMac to El Capitan or High Sierra and remove one of the user accounts. So the first question...
  12. S

    iPhone X Photos Not Restoring From Back Up - Help

    I upgraded from an X to Xs and I had ios12 GM on the X....did the restore from back up on the XS and my pics still wont restore. The back up screen keeps saying will restore...but after a while its now just showing ready for next back up...but still no pictures. Anyone else see this?
  13. V

    Photos.app on Mac en HEVC

    Hi, So have my photos on my mac set to download and keep all photos, and I optimize on my iPhone 8. I have my iphone set to take high efficiency photos and videos (HEIF and HEVC). When I look at the details of my videos in the photos app it has the HEVC label. But when I look at them in finder...
  14. V

    Photos on Mac (High Sierra) not using HEVC for some reason

    Hi, So have my photos on my mac set to download and keep all photos, and I optimize on my iPhone 8. I have my iphone set to take high efficiency photos and videos (HEIF and HEVC). When I look at the details of my videos in the photos app it has the HEVC label. But when I look at them in finder...
  15. S

    Does My Photo Stream auto upload new photos and download them to Mac in iOS 12?

    Does My Photo Stream still automatically upload new photos and download them to Mac hard drive in iOS 12? I've always used My Photo Stream to automatically upload new pictures from my iPhone and have them download to the Photos app on my iMac due to the large size of my photo library I always...
  16. W

    Shared "Favorites" Photo Album

    Alrighty, looking for what seems like it should be a simple solution, but not sure one exists. In photos on my mac, I would like to share my Favorites Album with my Mother so she can automatically get the newest photos on her AppleTV screensaver. My Favorites automatically appear on my AppleTV...
  17. Mr. Dee

    How do I sync photos across devices without storing any of them on iCloud

    Hi, I have several Apple devices, but I have no interest in purchasing additional iCloud storage. How can I maximize the 5 GBs of free space just to ensure they sync images take on each device across my MacBook Pro, iPhone X, 6s and iPad Pro? I don't need to keep them on iCloud Photos. Right...
  18. S

    Apple TV landscape photos for Mac

    I've been searching for the black and white landscapes available as a screensaver for Apple TV, but all I can find are the aerial videos. Has anyone managed to extract the photos screensavers from the Apple TV somehow? The National Geographic ones are available on the Mac, but not the landscapes.
  19. natalie2924

    How to get images back from a SD card?

    Good Morning. I just wondered if anyone could help me, I had my phone stolen from me a couple of weeks ago, thankfully I got my phone back from the police but the thief ended up taking my phone to a cash shop and factory reset my phone some how. I've lost everything off it. I have a 32gb sd...
  20. S

    How to view who sent you a specific photo via Photos app

    Hi there, First off, forgive me if I'm posting this in the wrong section of the forum. iPhone 6S Jailbroken on iOS 10.2 Is there any app/tweak that allows you to view who exactly sent a specific photo? So for example, if I save a photo to my gallery that was sent via iMessages, is there a way...