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      • Thread Photos remain in iPhone even after importing to Photos app on Mac.

        Photos remain in iPhone even after importing to Photos app on Mac.

        I use an iPhone 6S (iOS 9) and a MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina (El Capitan).   I've setup iCloud Photo Library on both devices and nearly all my photos have moved into iCloud Photo Library and accessible via both d...view more
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        Photos remain in iPhone even after importing to Photos app on Mac.

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        • Thread Weirdness Consolidating a Photos Library with Referenced Files

          Weirdness Consolidating a Photos Library with Referenced Files

          Well, I have a confounding issue involving with my Photos library.   First, a bit of context...   I'm using Photos with a library that was converted from an Aperture library About 16,000 of my 35,000 phot...view more
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          Weirdness Consolidating a Photos Library with Referenced Files

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          • Thread Photos Library wants to start a new iCloud Photos Library when I already have one in the cloud that's near 700GB.

            Photos Library wants to start a new iCloud Photos Library when I already have one in the cloud that's near 700GB.

            "Not Enough iCloud Storage"   This Mac is storing 516.65 GB of photos and videos. You currently have 261.14 GB of iCloud storage available. To use iCloud Photo Library, you need to reduce the amount of storage y...view more
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            Photos Library wants to start a new iCloud Photos Library when I already have one in the cloud that's near 700GB.

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            • Thread iOs 10 problem

              iOs 10 problem

              I just upgraded to iOs 10.0.1 and I cannot open iPhoto or even Photo when I plug my iphone into my Mac Book Air.  It said "The Library Could Not be Open" and I tried to select "Photos Library (system default)" an...view more
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              • Thread Change Sort in Mac Photos

                Change Sort in Mac Photos

                I'm using Photos in El Capitan. At the top the "Photos" tab is selected. I want to change the sort to "newest photos first", but the "Sort" menu items only shows "Keep Sorted By Oldest First" and it's grayed out with ...view more
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                • Thread iPhone pictures not sorted by date in Albums

                  iPhone pictures not sorted by date in Albums

                  I installed the new OS update in my MackBook Air and now I am using the new Photos app. I enabled the iCloud Photo Library function. So far so good, after a while now all of my Albums show on my iPhone, but the pics a...view more
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                  iPhone pictures not sorted by date in Albums

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                  • Thread Photo previews not being generated for some raw files

                    Photo previews not being generated for some raw files

                    Sporadically, photos uploaded via my iPad from the camera connection kit, no longer preview on any device (Mac, iPad, icloud.com, etc.) A significant number show a little grey cloud and when clicked won't preview anyt...view more
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                    • Thread Archive iCloud Photo Library?

                      Archive iCloud Photo Library?

                      When I take pictures on my iPhone, my ideal process would be:   1) Pix from the phone go into iCloud 2) Pix from iCloud get downloaded to Photos on my Mac 3) Once on my Mac, pix never get deleted from Photos u...view more
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                      • Thread Previews are still being created for edited photos.

                        Previews are still being created for edited photos.

                        All of a sudden, after the latest update, iCloud Photo Sharing, iCloud Photo Library, and Photos on my Mac are not working properly. I added 264 photos to Photos on my Mac six hours ago, and those photos are not appea...view more
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                        Previews are still being created for edited photos.

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                        • Thread iCloud, Photo and AppleTV

                          iCloud, Photo and AppleTV

                          I would like to have 'some' of my photos on my Apple TV to use as a screensaver. As I usually have this on in the background when I have people around for drinks I don't want all my photos to be displayed.   Is ...view more
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                          iCloud, Photo and AppleTV

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                          • Thread Editing RAW images in iCloud photo library

                            Editing RAW images in iCloud photo library

                            Do edits done across iPad (embedded jpeg) and Mac (RAW) save towards the original file in iCloud?view more
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                            • Thread Force photo download

                              Force photo download

                              How can I make Photos download on command?  Photos on my iPod takes 30 minutes or longer to upload to the cloud and download to my Photos on my Mac.view more
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                              • Thread If I delete an album does it delete photos from camera roll

                                If I delete an album does it delete photos from camera roll

                                I got my iPhone 5s in January 2015 and at some point I deleted the Instagram album in Photos just to free up some space; I figured I didn't need the album since all of the pictures were already in my Camera Roll. But ...view more
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                                If I delete an album does it delete photos from camera roll

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                                • Thread Sharing full resolution photos

                                  Sharing full resolution photos

                                  I share a lot of photos with my girlfriend, friends and family. I use to use shared photo streams until I realized that photos were re-scaled to a lower resolution. I have then used a mix of dropbox, google drive and ...view more
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                                  Sharing full resolution photos

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                                  • Thread Local library missing photos after repair. How do I safely resync with iCloud library?

                                    Local library missing photos after repair. How do I safely resync with iCloud library?

                                    Hello all…   Recently, the Photos app on my Mac was unable to open because "the library was damaged or missing."   Repairing the library ( Photos for OS X: Repair your library ) solved this. Photos ...view more
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                                    Local library missing photos after repair. How do I safely resync with iCloud library?

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                                    • Thread Photo Storage, External Hard Drive, Dropbox, Need Space

                                      Photo Storage, External Hard Drive, Dropbox, Need Space

                                      Hi, I am running Photos for Mac and my computer has 120 GB. I have a lot of photos and I also TAKE a lot of photos, and I have run out of space. So, I'm trying to find a solution going forward. I'll write a brief list...view more
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                                      Photo Storage, External Hard Drive, Dropbox, Need Space

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                                      • Thread SO slow to upload photos to shared album

                                        SO slow to upload photos to shared album

                                        I created an album in Photos of 75 pictures. I then chose to share that album to the iCloud as a shared library. I see that the library is created under "shared" BUT zero pictures are in it. Fail #1. So I then used ...view more
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                                        SO slow to upload photos to shared album

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                                        • Thread After upgrading my MacBook Pro to OS X EL Capitan, I can no longer access my pictures in "Photos", I get an error message saying the device is offline, or the path has changed. Anyone know the solution to this?

                                          After upgrading my MacBook Pro to OS X EL Capitan, I can no longer access my pictures in "Photos", I get an error message saying the device is offline, or the path has changed. Anyone know the solution to this?

                                          After upgrading my MacBook Pro to OS X El Capitan, I can no longer access my pictures in "Photos."   I get an error message saying either the device is offline, or the path has changed.  Anyone know the...view more
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                                          After upgrading my MacBook Pro to OS X EL Capitan, I can no longer access my pictures in "Photos", I get an error message saying the device is offline, or the path has changed. Anyone know the solution to this?

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                                          • Thread Best workflow between Photos and Lightroom

                                            Best workflow between Photos and Lightroom

                                            I have visited the question of digital workflows several times over the years and Aperture was probably the best answer, alas. Now that we are stuck with the vastly inferior Photos I have to reconcile the desire to sn...view more
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                                            Best workflow between Photos and Lightroom

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                                            • Thread Will not let me load pictures from memory into Photos on my new MacBook

                                              Will not let me load pictures from memory into Photos on my new MacBook

                                              I cannot load pictures from a memory card into Photos.  Know the memory card is half-way full...but nothing show up when I try this.   Am using MacBook version 10.11.5view more
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                                              Will not let me load pictures from memory into Photos on my new MacBook

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