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  1. P

    Downloaded iCloud Photos still does not include Date of photo/video taken

    Does anyone know a way to download iCloud Photos and keep the file creation date the same as the photo shooting date, and not the downloaded file date? When I download photos or videos from iCloud website, or use any third app to do the same (like anytrans), the downloaded file EXIF data will...
  2. mrgreeneyes

    backup photos library help and suggestions

    Hello, In my photos library I have close to 15,000 photos. and I noticed that the library is very slow and I have noticed duplicates and junk photos, like screenshots and things like that in my library. I want to export all my photos and create a new library, but I want to retain all my...
  3. Apple_Glen_UK

    Frames/Borders in Lightroom?

    I have Lightroom 6 and primarily use it for cataloguing my photos and videos. I have only recently started making adjustments to them at a very basic level. I am wondering if there is a function within Lightroom 6 where I can add frames/borders to my photos? Also, whilst on the subject, are...
  4. jusacruiser

    Creating a Smart Album that Finds Photos with Keywords

    I would like to make sure that every photo in my library has a keyword. How do I create a Smart Album that finds any photo in my library that does not have a keyword?
  5. B

    Tag photos

    On the iPad 6th gen, what’s the best approach to tagging photos to be able to search using a keyword? For example, tagging a photo by location or an individual’s name.
  6. Miles Davis

    Home Photos/Media Storage Issue; new iMac, old mini, NAS?

    My 2014 15-in MBP has a 500GB SSD that is bursting at the seams: Photos no longer downloads originals from iCloud! I just can’t imagine not having local copies of my photos, music, and videos—but, while Lightroom and Final Cut make it easy to offload originals to external storage, Apple Photos...
  7. rhett7660

    Auto import photos from folder to "Photos" app

    Hello, I have a NAS system that has the auto upload function set for my iPhone. However, I would like to take those photos and have them auto upload into Apple Photos app. Is there anything that can do this? I am assuming automator, but I have searched and I haven't been able to find...
  8. V

    Nikon Z6 RAW files will not show on macOS applications

    I got my shiny, new Nikon Z6 and took some pictures. Not having an XQD card reader, I just plugged the camera into my 2017 MBPro and expected to load them at USB-C speeds. Nope. Apple didn't see the camera at all. I download the Nikon Capture/View NX software, and that found the camera and...
  9. T

    Thumbnails in my Photo Albums do not show up even after i rebuilt the library. what am i doing wrong

    I have had some problems recently with the Albums in my Photos Library not showing up....I have tried everything that I can think of. I have tried rebuilding my Photos Library several times, it would recreate the thumbnails (I believe it did it correctly) but the Albums that I have created show...
  10. S

    All screen recordings or gifs from iPhone X and Up refuse to play in Mac Photos.app

    Screen Recordings from iPhone are now corrupted in Photos.app on MacOS Mojave 10.14.3 While all screen recordings and gifs from my old iPhone 6 Plus play just fine on my iMac in Photos.app. Any screen recordings or gifs from my iPhone X and now XS Max, refuse to play. While normal videos...
  11. C

    Other [HELP] AnyTrans users only: Have you successfully used or tried the MERGE function of AnyTrans?

    Help: AnyTrans users only: Have you successfully used or tried the MERGE function of AnyTrans? PS: I've used iMazing, iFunBox, iExplorer and many more and still use them. This is a unique feature they claim to offer and I need this time. So only post if you have used or know someone has used...
  12. mrgreeneyes

    icloud photo library question

    Hello, I have about 20,000 photos in iCloud library. that I uploaded, but now I have cleaned up a lot of those photos on my mac in photos. if I turn on Photo library again to sync my photos, will it keep all the old photos and add the new photos that I have imported and modified or will it ask...
  13. E

    Managing Multiple Photos Libraries with family/friends

    Anyone have a useful strategy with balancing multiple Photos accounts and how to combine or manage them? For instance, if you have a Photos account and you go to an event with your partner, you might each have pictures of that same event that really would serve you best in a single Photos...
  14. Franab

    iPad Pro Why no search function from email and apps when trying to upload photos

    I am wondering why there is no search function for the Photo folders( Probably have more than 50 folders) in various apps where I want to add photos to Pages documents or Instagram.,or when I want to attach a photo to an email etc. As far as I can tell I am forced to scroll and guess where...
  15. scriptkitten

    Photos won't update from iCloud no matter what I do.

    So a few months ago I consolidated a few different Photos libraries into 1 iCloud library. I have like a TB of space on iCloud. The consolidation went well and was working as expected for about a month. Suddenly as of 12/31/18, Photos on my Mac will not download any new items from iCloud. I...
  16. smirk

    How to determine what Photos.app recovered?

    Hi, I just moved a very large Photos.app library from one Mac to another, and then thought I'd run a "repair" on the photo library on the new computer before using it. Photos seems to have taken about twenty 10 year old video clips and brought them in as new. And that seems reasonable, as...
  17. C

    How to my pictures from my work iPhone/account to my personal one?

    Hi everybody! I tried my best searching for a similar situation but I was unable to find useful information, so any help is much appreciated. I have an iPhone 6 from work and used to have a personal iPhone 4. All the good pictures I needed to take were taken with my work phone because it had a...
  18. K

    How to download full resolution photos from icloud drive?

    Hello guys, I recently got the 200 GB icloud storage plan in order to make backups in the cloud and upload all of my photos there. All of my photos are already uploaded to the cloud its about 20 GB. I checked how much storage I used on my phone for photos its 20 GB as well. So I assume that all...
  19. A

    iPhone Latest iOS Update Messes Up Photo Collections Sorting?

    Noticed this recently, past week and a half when I couldn't find recent photos I took. I have one (just one) collection that is out of order on my iPhone (and Mac). It is showing as the latest Collection (newest, at the bottom of the list when viewing collections), instead of my latest photos...
  20. L

    Use QR codes to play video in printed photo book

    I am finally getting around to creating printed photo books of recent holidays but I also have some great video clips I would love to include. I would like to extend the abilities of the humble printed photo book to enable video clips to play when a printed QR code in my photo album is scanned...