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    When I download pics from iPhoto to MacBk Pro desktop file I see an icon & not a pic as always. Can open icon in Preview. How can I change it so that I open the file and see pics, not icons for the pics?

    I have always been able to download photos from iPhoto on my MacBk Pro to a file on my desktop and then see the pictures in the file. Now when I download I see an icon which can be opened one at a time in Preview so the pictures are downloading. I want to open the file and see all the pictures in the file. I don't want to see icons for the photos . I have restarted the computer. I have tried dragging the photo to the file and I have gone through the "downloading" process in IPhoto. I have tried...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253993973

    Designate a System Photo Library in Photos

    If you have multiple photo libraries on your Mac, you can choose which library to use with iCloud Photos and Shared Albums....

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/104946

    If photos or videos on your iPhone or iPad aren't available for import into Photos on your Mac

    If you're using an iPhone or iPad with iCloud Photos and have Optimize Storage turned on, some photos or videos might not be available for import into Photos on your Mac....

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/102302

    all my icloud pictures on the cloud are downloaded to my PC but none will open. It seems as if my pictures have downloaded in name only. are my pictures lost for ever ?

    all my icloud pictures on the cloud are downloaded to my PC but none will open. It seems as if my pictures have downloaded in name only. are my pictures lost for ever ?...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253941694

    How Do I COPY photos onto an external drive-- not a time machine? I want to keep the photos in the Photo App.Your support is VERY UNCLEAR

    How Do I COPY photos onto an external drive-- not a time machine? I want to keep the photos in the Photo App. I will transfer photos from the external drive to another Apple computer...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253883082

    Hey so when After i turned the iCloud some of my pictures gone and I cant find them anywhere not in the recently deleted nor iCloud photos please help all of these photos are family members/some of my loved ones

    Hey so when After i turned the iCloud some of my pictures gone and I cant find them anywhere not in the recently

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253953905

    My phone got damaged with water. It won't turn on. I want to recover photos. However, my storage was full and was not storing my photos. Is there a way I can recover those photos?

    My phone got damaged with water. It won't turn on. I want to recover photos . However, my storage was full and was not storing my photos . Is there a way I can recover those photos ?...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253957246

    Photos App on my iPhone shows photos that I didn't take pictures of

    Hi I noticed in my photos today there were photos there that i did not take a picture of How did this happen and how do i prevent this from happening again Thank you TIMMY2TOES [Re-Titled by Moderator]...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253963776

    Transfer a copy of your photos and videos to iCloud Photos

    You can request to transfer a copy of your photos and videos from Google Photos to iCloud Photos ....

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/120924

    If you're missing photos or videos in the Photos app

    Check places like your Recently Deleted or Hidden albums, your Shared Library, and iCloud Photos .

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/118558

    Import photos from another library in Photos on Mac

    If you organize your collections of photos into individual libraries, you can import photos from one library into another....

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/119920

    If spatial photos appear as regular photos on Apple Vision Pro

    Spatial photos that you take on iPhone might appear flat or two-dimensional when you view them on Apple Vision Pro with a previous version of visionOS. Update to visionOS 2 to make sure your spatial photos appear in 3D....

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/121308

    How the Photos app and iCloud Photos handle RAW images

    Learn how to work with RAW images using iCloud Photos  and Photos for macOS.

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/104964

    If you are missing photos after joining an iCloud Shared Photo Library

    If you moved photos to a Shared Library, you won't be able to see those photos  on an iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 16 or earlier, an iPad with iPadOS 15 or earlier, a Mac with macOS Monterey or earlier, an Apple TV with tvOS 15 or earlier, or a PC with iCloud for Windows 13 or earlier. ...

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/102394

    About Enhanced Visual Search in Photos

    Enhanced Visual Search allows you to search your photo library for landmarks within your photos or videos....

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/122033

    Find your Favorites and albums in Photos on your iPhone or iPad

    Learn how to find your albums and collections in Photos in iOS 18.

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/121870

    can you put a photo in a different photo

    can I superimpose a photo on a photo ?

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253933635

    HOW CAN I SEE MY HIDDEN PHOTO FILE IN PHOTOS, IT DOESNT SHOW ON THE SIDE BAR

    CAN'T SEE THIS FILE, CAN SOMEONE HELP ME SEE IT IN PHOTOS ?

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253953626

    How do I copy a photo from a shared album into my library but keep the date and location that the photo was taken

    There are some photos in a shared album that I'd like to add to my library. How can I put them in my photo library without the date/location meta data being lost. Thanks...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253983011

    iPhone photos transfer to iMac Photos program?

    How do I transfer iPhone photos to my iMac Photos program?

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253961946

    if i delete photos on my iphone will the photos backed up on icloud be deleted?

    if i delete photos on my iphone will the photos backed up on icloud be deleted?

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253985271

    Moving photos from iCloud to the photos app

    Hi, Does anyone know how to move the photos on the iCloud to the photos app (located in a hard drive). Thanks!...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253958312

    Can I use photos directly on pictures stored on external devices

    Is it possible to use photos directly on pictures stored on an external device, without importing them into photos ? I do not want to use up my disc space with many thousands of pictures ....

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253946922

    Where can i see my back up photos? Can i delete some photos in icloud back up?

    where can i see my back up photos ? Can i delete some of my icloud photos that have been backed up?

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253923841

    i can't gett all my iphone 13 pro pics to go to icloud photos, only some do

    i can't gett all my iphone 13 pro pics to go to icloud photos , only some do

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253994628

    Where do the photos go after I downloaded them from my iCloud Photo Library?

    I manually downloaded all the photos I wanted to keep off my iCloud Photo Library in order to free up space and successfully finally backup my iPhone due their being a lack of space in my iCloud. After downloading each individual photo I am interested to know where they ended up on my phone since I did it from my phone....

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253943100

    After subscription if we delete some pictures or videos from our phone, will these photos and videos be deleted from iCloud storage in next daily / weekly or monthly update?

    After subscription if we delete some pictures or videos from our phone, will these photos and videos be deleted from iCloud storage in next daily / weekly or monthly update?...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253980654

    Can iCloud Photos be set to upload as soon as photo is taken instead of after leaving camera app

    Can iCloud Photos be set to upload as soon as photo is taken instead of after leaving camera app?

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253969088

    I backed up my computer on external hard drive, I am trying to access my photos but they are on iPhoto and my new Mac doesn't support that. Help how do I recover my photos?

    Help I need to recover my photos . I backed up my old MacBook on an external hard drive. I cannot access any of my pictures because my new Mac book doesn't support iPhoto....

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253946009

    Eliminate system photo library on Photos

    Transfering to Photos on MBP 2021 Monterey from Aperture 3.6 iMac 2015 High Sierra. Test transferred small library which became System Photo Library. How to eliminate test system photo library? Still deciding how many libraries to have on Photos . Probably from 1-4. My test library will not be the system photo library. It may be one of the final 1-4 libraries. I may not even use iCloud Photos ....

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253929505

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