Mac photos not uploading to Facebook

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Mac photos not uploading to Facebook

I can't upload any photos from my Applemacbook pro to Facebook. I've looked on previous articles and find that the option under photos/preferences/ shows the option to "use as system library" is greyed out and nothing I do will alter it. all my photos ar eon the machine, but there is no way to transfer them to FB. I'm getting totally fed up with computers not doing something they are designed to do simply. everything is over-complicated. I am over 65 and am fed up with technology. What is the easy way to fix the problem apart from smashing the computer to pieces?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Mar 10, 2021 3:11 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 11, 2021 7:21 AM in response to Roythebus

Hold down CMD - shift - 4

Your cursor will change to crosshair. Drag it around the part of the screen you want to capture and release. It should be saved to the desktop.

(You are on an earlier version of Macos so a screenshot might help)

In the meantime, a workaround is to export the photos to a folder first, then attach them to facebook from there. Select the ones you want, then file>export choose the size and quality you want (large or medium are good for facebook) click export again, then choose the folder.

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Answer 2

Roythebus Author

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Mar 11, 2021 12:42 PM in response to Roythebus

No matter what I try I can't copy anything on to here. I've clicked on the desktop screen shot, to "copy image" then nothing. tried to paste it on here, nothing. Click on the icon you suggested, nothing. I'm at my wits end with this bloody computer. I've been on it since mid January trying to restore the 30, 000 songs on my music library that Apple lost in the cloud! Now this majorr problem with a simple task copying a pic to facebook is just too much to bear.

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Answer 3

Mar 10, 2021 11:52 PM in response to Roythebus

Again - have you also made sure photos is selected BOTH in the LH side bar AND in the right hand pane (it is also possible to have photobooth selected in the right hand pane - which will show no photos)

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Roythebus Author

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Mar 11, 2021 5:56 AM in response to TonyCollinet

No, that's not possible. in the lh pane I select photos. In the rh pane top bit shows "photographs", the lower part says "loading photos" and nothing happens, they don't load. If I knew how to make a screen shot I would do one.

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Roythebus Author

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Mar 11, 2021 12:58 PM in response to Roythebus

I got this by going in the box on the left and finding it there somewhere at the top. The box just locks up on this image in the screen shot. I get the wheel of doom and have to shut FB to get rid of it. It's as though there's something missing from the OS. It's been like it over a week now, since whatever the last update was.

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Answer 6

Mar 11, 2021 1:23 PM in response to Roythebus

Well at least that confirms you have everything selected properly. I've seen people reporting this problem before, and so far I've not seen any solution except setting the system photo library - which you have already done.

So I am at a bit of a loss, sorry.

Just the workaround I suggested above.

Hopefully someone with a better idea will be along shortly.

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