Trouble attaching photos from my Mac
May 6, 2023 23:55:06 #
I need some help.
After shooting 400 images today, at my granddaughter's 7th bday, I downloaded them to the IPhoto program on my mac.
Going to share them with the family via Gmail, I clicked on the paperclip ,and hit photos on the lower left hand side of the Finder page.
Usually my IPhoto program opens up, I choose the album that I created, and transfer the files to the draft.
Instead my computer opened up my entire photo program, in a sequential order, most recent first, without allowing me to go to individual albums.
I dragged the images to the email, but the quality was not the same, and it was harder for my wife to share the photos.
I restarted my computer, nothing changed.
I tried to attach an image to this letter, and the same thing happened, so it is not just in Gmail.
My wife tried to attach an image to an AOL email, but to no avail.
I know that it is a simple fix, I just can not find it.
All suggestions are greatly appreciated
After shooting 400 images today, at my granddaughter's 7th bday, I downloaded them to the IPhoto program on my mac.
Going to share them with the family via Gmail, I clicked on the paperclip ,and hit photos on the lower left hand side of the Finder page.
Usually my IPhoto program opens up, I choose the album that I created, and transfer the files to the draft.
Instead my computer opened up my entire photo program, in a sequential order, most recent first, without allowing me to go to individual albums.
I dragged the images to the email, but the quality was not the same, and it was harder for my wife to share the photos.
I restarted my computer, nothing changed.
I tried to attach an image to this letter, and the same thing happened, so it is not just in Gmail.
My wife tried to attach an image to an AOL email, but to no avail.
I know that it is a simple fix, I just can not find it.
All suggestions are greatly appreciated
May 7, 2023 01:33:06 #
Haenzel
Loc: South Holland, The Netherlands
I don't have a Mac, so sorry if I got it wrong. Did you click on the Photo Browser icon on the top right hand side of the new email?
May 7, 2023 06:02:19 #
Did you mean Photos? IPhoto has not been supported for more than 10 years. I liked it better than Photos, and used it until last year when it crashed my IMac resulting in a new computer, and using Photos.
CM
CM
May 7, 2023 08:07:18 #
May 7, 2023 08:28:33 #
Try putting the photos into a “shared” album. When you share it, it will send a link to your family. They can view and download them.
May 7, 2023 08:28:47 #
May 7, 2023 08:35:20 #
Thank you, but it still does not solve my issue with getting old photos without scrolling thru my entire catalogue
May 7, 2023 09:19:14 #
May 7, 2023 09:19:47 #
May 7, 2023 09:39:19 #
jbk224
Loc: Long Island, NY
I would like to help you, but am confused regarding your workflow here.
First of all, you 'import' photos into Apples Photos program. These are now located in your Photos Library.
Gmail does not have access to the Photos Library. And Finder does not have 'normal' access to the Photos Library.
If you do not want to create a 'shared album' and share the photos in this manner; you will need to first locate the pics you want in Photos and export them to a folder on your Mac. You can then open Gmail and select the photos you want to share.
It may be possible that you used to download your new pics into 'Downloads' or another folder on your Mac. And then Imported them into Photos. Then, when you wanted to share with Gmail, you were able to use Finder to locate the original downloaded files on your Mac and attach them to your mail.
First of all, you 'import' photos into Apples Photos program. These are now located in your Photos Library.
Gmail does not have access to the Photos Library. And Finder does not have 'normal' access to the Photos Library.
If you do not want to create a 'shared album' and share the photos in this manner; you will need to first locate the pics you want in Photos and export them to a folder on your Mac. You can then open Gmail and select the photos you want to share.
It may be possible that you used to download your new pics into 'Downloads' or another folder on your Mac. And then Imported them into Photos. Then, when you wanted to share with Gmail, you were able to use Finder to locate the original downloaded files on your Mac and attach them to your mail.
May 7, 2023 09:46:39 #
SparkyNYC wrote:
Thank you, but it still does not solve my issue with getting old photos without scrolling thru my entire catalogue
To me, this is the biggest problem with iMac's Photos program. Apple's Photos is a database, not a file storage program. You can go in through Finder to Home to Photos. Then right hand click on Photos Library and click on "Show Package Content." All your jpegs are there.
Trouble is, because Photos is a database, it assigns it's own incomprehensible numbering/lettering system so you can't tell which jpeg is which. You can sort by date and that might help but it seems like Photos sets up it's own storage folders with random selections of jpegs in each. You'd have to open each folder.
If someone knows an easy way to find bulk, stored jpegs on an iMac (that were downloaded via Photos) and easily retrieve them, I'd love to know it.
May 7, 2023 09:51:43 #
That is why I never use Apple's Photos program. More trouble than it's worth.
May 7, 2023 10:01:24 #
jbk224
Loc: Long Island, NY
Photos, like most other application for 'storing' files, requires you to do things if you want to organize and find certain ones in the future. Photos is not simply a 'database'. It is a repository...just like Aperture used to be and now Capture One for me. Everything is in how you choose to 'organize' your pics.
While I import, organize, and edit my files in CP1. I export these for Import into Photos. Every file in Photos is 'named' and has keywords. You can do this directly into Photos as well.
And, if you did nothing, then your files are all in 'date' order when you look in the 'Library'. If you have any sort of date reference, you can look up 'unorganized' files in this manner.
In general, I use Photos to share pics (edited in CP1), to share albums with family and friends. I also use it to create albums of edited work pictures (CP1) to share in albums with clients to show them the progress of their project and finished results.
It's all in how you plan to use the features of any application you choose to use.
While I import, organize, and edit my files in CP1. I export these for Import into Photos. Every file in Photos is 'named' and has keywords. You can do this directly into Photos as well.
And, if you did nothing, then your files are all in 'date' order when you look in the 'Library'. If you have any sort of date reference, you can look up 'unorganized' files in this manner.
In general, I use Photos to share pics (edited in CP1), to share albums with family and friends. I also use it to create albums of edited work pictures (CP1) to share in albums with clients to show them the progress of their project and finished results.
It's all in how you plan to use the features of any application you choose to use.
May 7, 2023 10:45:10 #
I’ve been using IPhoto and now Photos for 30 years. Photos are imported, edited, and sorted into albums. I have about 50,000, and I could find any photo there in under a minute. I select photo or photos, export to the desktop, and attach to an email, yes, GMail. I had a problem a few months ago where I would attach them, it would say they were attached, but weren’t. After a number of efforts, it was the GMail app. I reinstalled and everything works as it should. I usually send large numbers of pictures from Amazon Photos, however sometimes use Google Drive.
Good luck
Good luck
May 7, 2023 11:25:29 #
jbk224 wrote:
Photos, like most other application for 'storing' ... (show quote)
I agree. Photos is easy to organize pictures by keyword, date, etc. but within the app, itself. What I want to know, is how to manipulate jpeg files stored in Photos through Finder, the way I used to in Windows Explorer, without opening or using Photos.
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