When I first used Photos App I turned of "copy items to library" so that the program would not upload every photo I opened on my desk top. That feature worked right along. It suddenly stopped working. The App uploads every photo I open on my desktop. I went back into Photos preferences, unchecked the option for uploading. I closed the app, restarted my computer, but it is still uploading photos from the desktop.
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I just don't want every photo I open on the desktop to go to Photos. That seems like a ridiculous default.
This may be a problem of your FInder settings.
As a test:
I just don't want every photo I open on the desktop to go to Photos. That seems like a ridiculous default.
This may be a problem of your FInder settings.
As a test:
What has happened, before it stopped working? Did you just install a system upgrade? Referenced photos (turning off "copy items to library") are no longer working as before since the upgrade to macOS 10.15.1, and it has not yet been fixed in the newer system versions.
If you have been using referenced items just to avoid the upload to iCloud Photos, I would split the library -keep a full library with all photos, copied into the library as an archive of all your photos, and make your System Photos Library smaller, with just the photos you want in iCloud and on all your devices.
I have OS 10.15.7. I think I did recently allow for this upgrade. I am not familiar with the term "referenced items". If that pertains to a picture I have downloaded off the internet, to my desktop, as one example of such, then yes. I do not want that photo automatically uploaded to Photos app when I just open the photo on the desktop. Also I do not want all of my photos going to the cloud for storage maximum reasons. Maybe I am not completely understanding your answer. I just don't want every photo I open on the desktop to go to Photos. That seems like a ridiculous default.
Just telling me System Library vs Referenced Library is not enough for me. I don't even know the difference. I see the option System Photo Library which is grayed out. I can't even see how I would access this. Thanks for trying but you're "talking calculus and I'm still in trig" so to speak.
deflumeri wrote:
am not familiar with the term "referenced items".
We're asking you what type of library do you have? So…
Also the library is designated the System Photo Library:
That worked!
To tell you the truth the distinction is lost on me, but Leonie helped me by having me change a finder setting. See above.
You're welcome. I am glad it worked for you.
Mac App uploads every photo I open on my desktop
