promood
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Q: Can't figure out how to drag videos from pictures to desktop or passport.

Hardisk full, can't figure out how to drag videos from pictures app to desktop or passport to free up space.

 

Jeff

iMac, iOS 10

Posted on Sep 13, 2016 1:12 PM

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Q: Can't figure out how to drag videos from pictures to desktop or passport.

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 13, 2016 1:54 PM in response to promood
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    Sep 13, 2016 1:54 PM in response to promood

    Don't drag them, select them and export them (file menu export) to the desired location

     

    LN

  • by promood,

    promood promood Sep 13, 2016 6:15 PM in response to promood
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    Sep 13, 2016 6:15 PM in response to promood

    Thanks, so I tried several times. It worked sporadically one on one or two videos but not consistent and not more than one at a time. Now it has stopped working all together.  Computer is to capacity and slow, maybe that's a factor.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 13, 2016 7:58 PM in response to promood
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    Sep 13, 2016 7:58 PM in response to promood

    how much free space do you have?

     

    LN

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Sep 13, 2016 11:28 PM in response to promood
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    Sep 13, 2016 11:28 PM in response to promood

    Are you using "File > Export > Export unmodified original"?  It is important to export the unmodified originals, otherwise Photos will need plenty of storage to render the previews of the edited versions.

    if you are very low on disk storage and do not even have the minimum of 10GB free storage any longer, keep exporting the videos one by one and delete them immediately from the Photos library and empty the Recently deleted album, until you have the minimum of free working storage back.

  • by promood,

    promood promood Sep 14, 2016 9:36 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Sep 14, 2016 9:36 AM in response to LarryHN

    Just emptied out some videos and now I have about 17 gb free of 500. I can export to desktop then then drag  to passport. Takes awhile for one 2 minute video to transfer to desktop. Programs take awhile to start up also.  Computer is 7 years full and needs to be optimized or something but I don't know where to start.

  • by promood,

    promood promood Sep 14, 2016 9:37 AM in response to léonie
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    Sep 14, 2016 9:37 AM in response to léonie

    Not sure if they are unmodified. How do I tell?

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 14, 2016 10:43 AM in response to promood
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    Sep 14, 2016 10:43 AM in response to promood

    You need not know - you use the export unmodified original command as posted

     

    Are you using "File > Export > Export unmodified original"?

    And you can export them directly to the EHD rather than to the desktop

     

     

    LN