Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
2018 MBP macOS 10.14.6, iTunes 12.9.5.5, iPhone8 iOS 12.4.1... the only option for "Copy photos from" is a Pictures folder and unable to select the Photos application. Why is there no option to sync directly from Photos?
iPhone 8
I've seen something similar when you are using iCloud Photo Library.
Double check any devices and the Mac to make sure you are using the same thing, Photo sharing, iCloud photo library.
Also look at this article for more info
Photos iCloud and Photo stream
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205743
Best of luck
Well technically what I just said was incorrect. Here is an article to save a copy of the iCloud Photos to your computer
Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204055
Best of luck
Thank you damaag, on your recommendation I double checked the iPhone, MBP, iPad Air & Watch. iCloud Photo Library was and is off on all of the devices. iTunes continues to not allow the option of selecting Photos for the "Copy photos from" field. Also, the article you provided was very informative that I hope to put to good use once I get manual sync to operate. :-)
I guess the next step would be determined by a few things.
Did the photos come from another computer by syncing them over?
How many photos are there? 100 or less, 500, 10,000?
Honestly I’d do it the easy way and turn on the iCloud Photo Library and let it move them over.
After they are on your computer you can move a copy out of the iCloud Photo Library download area.
Hope me that helps.
Thank you turingtest2 and damaag! I appreciate your diligence and insight. I had a few libraries while running on a legacy iMac so designating the one in use did the trick.
You're welcome. 🙂
tt2
Attempting to sync photos manually with iTunes but no option to select Photos application
