Hello.
Before the latest update (macOS Catalina 10.15.5) images would export from Photos with .jpg extension name. Now they export with .jpeg extension name
I know they are the same but it really messes up my filing system in my folders of thousand of images.
Is there a reason this has changed?
Can it be changed back?
MacBook Pro Retina
What system version are you running?
That action only changes non-jpg files to jpg. Since jpeg and jpg are considered the same it won't work on it.
What do you get when you enter "change extension" in the search window?
Or you can use a file renaming app like Name Mangler to change them when dropped in the window:
What system version are you running?
That action only changes non-jpg files to jpg. Since jpeg and jpg are considered the same it won't work on it.
What do you get when you enter "change extension" in the search window?
Or you can use a file renaming app like Name Mangler to change them when dropped in the window:
Hi Old Toad.
Thank you for your reply. I have never used Automator before and not sure what I am doing. I cannot see Change File Extensions only Change Type of Image. Is this the same? And could you explain what I do from opening up the app. Your help is much appreciated.
No, there is no way to change this.
Photos is currently even changing the filename extension from ".jpg" to ".jpeg", if we export a photo as the unmodified original. I just tested again and a photo, imported with the filename IMG_0272.jpg has been exported as IMG_0272.jpeg, when I exported with "Export > Export unmodified original".
When Photos imports a photo it is renaming it with a unique name and changing the filename extension of the JPEGS to .jpeg. The test image I just imported is stored in the library as E410C893-BEAA-4358-BB87-B636F15922CA.jpeg . When I export the image original, Photos is recreating the name part of the image as IMG_0272, but it does not bother to recreate the original filename extension.
You can create an Automator application like this:
to convert any jpeg extension file that's dropped on the app to a jpg extension file.
I think is what's required if the OP is running Catalina 10.15.5 with Automator Version 2.10 (492)
Stephen
Exporting Images from Photos jpg & jpeg
