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why does the quality in pictures get so low when i move them to an album on the same computer?

Why does the quality in my pictures get so low when I move them from the main photomenu to an album on the desktop?

MacBook Air

Posted on Mar 4, 2022 10:58 PM

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Posted on Mar 5, 2022 2:38 AM

Are you dragging photos out of the Open Photos window to a folder on the Desktop? Then you are just saving the current preview of the photo or video, which may be of a lesser quality.


When you want to save photos in a full quality, select the photos in Photos and use the command File > Export to save them. Then you can select to save the original version or a rendered version with the adjustments applied, and at the original size and quality.

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Mar 5, 2022 2:38 AM in response to nanna244

Are you dragging photos out of the Open Photos window to a folder on the Desktop? Then you are just saving the current preview of the photo or video, which may be of a lesser quality.


When you want to save photos in a full quality, select the photos in Photos and use the command File > Export to save them. Then you can select to save the original version or a rendered version with the adjustments applied, and at the original size and quality.

why does the quality in pictures get so low when i move them to an album on the same computer?

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