Monterey screensaver not working

I updated to Monterey yesterday and I am having the same issues with the screen savers not working ... only the clock shows up in a big black space... also I no longer have any of the options source options from apple that were previously available, only folders from my hard disc... seems like some libraries are displaced...

ElleKay1 wrote:

I feel all of the posters' disappointment and have very similar issues.

The albums I carefully - and painstakingly - created in the Photos app have mostly disappeared, along with my projects and slideshows. Most of my library photos, previously edited, have been duplicated, (and triplicated, and up to 5 times replicated!). Most have reverted back to the way I shot them. You know, originally taken upside down then color-corrected, framed, identified, etc. 

What does that have to do with the problem of Monterey screensavers not being able to use any image files in it's themes, regardless of where they are located, i.e. Photos library or in a folder on the hard drive).

You should start your own topic and follow the guidelines in this user tip, Writing an Effective Apple Support Communities Question - Apple Community and give all of the details of what you're experiencing.

Hi capchap,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're having an issue with your screen saver on macOS Monterey. We'd like to help.

Just to confirm, are you trying to add a photo from your library to your screensaver or are you using the stock photos found in Desktop and Screen Saver? What happens if you try to choose a photo?

Are you following these steps to add a screen saver?

Use a screen saver on your Mac

Let us know more and we'll go from there.

Take care!

I am using a MacBook Pro 15 inch mid-2015. I manually pointed the screensaver to the folder where the Desktop pictures are stored:

1. From the ScreenSaver tab in the Desktop & ScreenSaver window, click on the downward arrow next to "source: colors" (mine was set to colors by default)
2. Then select "choose folder"
3. Navigate towards the Macintosh HD > Library > Desktop Pictures folder (that is where my Apple desktop pictures were stored)
4. Then click "choose"

There were extra pictures I did not want in the Desktop Pictures folder, so I selected them, saved them to another folder, and then deleted them from the original folder.

Follow up to above... seems like the screen savers starting down with MONTEREY and below (in the options window) do work, but any of the options above that linked to photos are NOT working... even when trying to find the photos in the library/folder you link up, it try's loading the photos, but then seems not to be able to link up... and goes into black screen w/ clock ...

I have an M1 MacBook Pro and the screen saver will not turn on. When I check "Show screen after" no matter what time interval I select, it does not come on. Also there is a yellow warning triangle with "!" in it, but there is no information provided as to the nature of the warning or how to address the problem.

I have the exact issue and findings. Only the new Monterey screensavers function; anything using selected photos does not. A support call wanted me to wipe and reload, which I cannot do on my work machine. It is a bug needing fixing.

I can't believe we're going backwards. It's like Monterey is a downgrade. I had to upgrade so Notes works with other devices, and now so many things do not work, including the screensaver. So disappointed. So disappointed.

I can't fix anything. I'm an end user like yourself. It's been reported to Apple numerous times so I'm sure they are aware of it. Patience is a virtue and we'll just have to wait until a fix is released by Apple via system update. It's a bug so it will get fixed.

I did a post as a response but I'll say it all again:

Why does this exist on imac's only??? So I read it's all good on macbook pro's.

Hope this fixed soon so we can enjoy watching all our selected photos as a screensaver again,

Ned

I have just received and set-up my new Mac.

Everything is great except the screensaver scrolling my photos does not work.

I see others posting about the same issue but that was a couple of weeks ago and so far , I have not seen a solution or fix or update?

Any updates on and update??

I had the issue where I had the screensaver checked, activating after 10 minutes of non-use. Despite my screensaver choice, I had the warning triangle with the exclamation point and my screensaver did not kick in.

I went into Preferences/Energy Saver and saw that I had set the display to turn off after 5 minutes. When I changed this to a timeframe longer than 10 minutes, My screensaver options were once again available.

So, it appears your screensaver activation time cannot be longer than your monitor shut-off time (at least for me).

Works okay on: 

Macbook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)

Processor: Apple M1

Memory: 16 GB

Graphics: Built-in Retina LCD, 2560x1600 Retina 

Software: MacOs Monterey 12.0.1

Does not work on: 

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5 inch, 2017) 

Processor: 3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i5

Memory: 8GB 2400 MHz DDR4

Graphics: Radeon Pro 560 4 GB

Software: MacOs Monterey 12.0.1 

I also know the steps and followed them. This is a bug - no matter what source I choose it does not render the picture correctly if at all. Clicking on "preview", it renders a different picture to what is displayed as sample that too with dark overlay. Please provide a fix as soon as you can. Thanks