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I deleted all my files from photos and then reimported some my iPhone which worked fine.
So i now have about 20 files to view.
However when i do show package package contents on Photos Library.photoslibrary to find where they are stored in finder i have no Master file
i only have database, external,originals,plugins,private,resources
How do i restore or are they located in a different place
Thanks
Paul
iMac, macOS 10.12
If you are now seeing "Originals" instead of "Masters" you are probably no longer running macOS 10.12, as shown in your signature, but have upgraded to Catalina. In macOS 10.15 the Masters folder has been replaced by Originals. The Originals folder is now very different from the old Masters folder. It is hard for the users to find anything in this folder, because it has no longer a user-friendly structures. The original image files will be renamed with unique 32-letter hexadecimal numbers, and the files are no longer in folders according to the Import session. There is no point any longer in trying to access the original image files directly in the Photos Library package, since we cannot recognise the files any longer by the filenames, the import session date, or the capture date. YOu can only identity them by looking at them enlarged.
To access one of the original image files select the photo in Photos and use the command "File > Export > Export unmodified original". The exported file will have the original file name.
If you are now seeing "Originals" instead of "Masters" you are probably no longer running macOS 10.12, as shown in your signature, but have upgraded to Catalina. In macOS 10.15 the Masters folder has been replaced by Originals. The Originals folder is now very different from the old Masters folder. It is hard for the users to find anything in this folder, because it has no longer a user-friendly structures. The original image files will be renamed with unique 32-letter hexadecimal numbers, and the files are no longer in folders according to the Import session. There is no point any longer in trying to access the original image files directly in the Photos Library package, since we cannot recognise the files any longer by the filenames, the import session date, or the capture date. YOu can only identity them by looking at them enlarged.
To access one of the original image files select the photo in Photos and use the command "File > Export > Export unmodified original". The exported file will have the original file name.
Thank you for the clear explanation reply. Yes I have moved to Catalina.
This is a pity as i moved files automatically from my iPhone into photos and then into Lightroom.
I will have to find another method.
Thank you
You can simply connect your phone to your Mac and import directly with Lightroom. It will show up in the import pane in that app like any camera. Or you can use Image Capture (in the Applications Folder).
Have you looked in Originals?
Thank you for that suggestion (easy when you know how)
difficult to only select the ones you want without having to go through the whole lot
Master file missing
