Now, when I want to edit a photo and click Edit, I am shown a small version which is "inactive" so I have to click Done and open the photo to Edit a second time; second time, it is fine. This is a new glitch that has arrived with Monterey.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0
Photos syncs with iCloud. If you select optimise mac storage, then full size originals are not stored on your mac, only in iCloud. So every time you open one to view or edit, or export, there is a short delay while it is downloaded.
If you have plenty of space, Id suggest turning off optimise storage.
You must also have Optmize Mac Storage enabled. Therefore, before you can edit you'll have to download the full sized version of the photo from iCloud before you can edit it, print it, share it or use it in a project.
I see I do have Optimise Storage selected. I have as much memory and as big a hard disk as a MacBook Air M1 can have so I wonder whether I really need to Optimise( I have a UK English (spellchecker). The trouble with fiddling around with such settings is that I end up losing stuff as I can't tell where it really is and I sync in the wrong direction.
Are you using iCloud?
Is this a new thing? I'm not aware of changing anything although maybe the default for Monterey is different to what I had before.
No. However, Optimize Mac Storage may have been turned on during the last system update or upgrade. But you evidently activated iCloud Library at some time.
Thanks. I am getting "thicker" as I get older. I don't understand why iCloud Library would affect Photos but if it does, so be it.
This Apple document exp lains how iCloud Photo library works: Set up and use iCloud Photos – Apple Support
How can I fix a Photos Edit glitch?
