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cant set a folder of background images to "Change picture: every day"

I previously had a folder on my desktop filled with a bunch of images I used for a desktop background. I had it set to "Change picture: every day" so that it would cycle through the folder on a daily basis.

However, after updating to Monterey, I can select a background from the image folder but whenever I click "Change picture: every day" it automatically changes the desktop back to a default one. How can I get my background to change every day from a folder of images?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jul 16, 2022 4:46 PM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2022 2:14 AM

FWIW, you can try booting into Safe Mode, then boot normally. Sometimes that will resolve a problem.

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Other than that, I don't know. It works fine for me on more than one Mac.

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Jul 17, 2022 2:14 AM in response to background-issue

FWIW, you can try booting into Safe Mode, then boot normally. Sometimes that will resolve a problem.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

Other than that, I don't know. It works fine for me on more than one Mac.

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Jul 16, 2022 6:34 PM in response to background-issue

Okay well, when I add a folder of images, in my example "JPGs", select one of the images and enable "Change picture:", it does exactly that.

If yours doesn't work, perhaps there's something about the format of the images.

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Jul 16, 2022 5:58 PM in response to background-issue

Did you select one of the images in the folder you added before you clicked "Change picture:"?

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Jul 16, 2022 6:01 PM in response to dialabrain

yes. if i select "change picture" first and then select an image from the folder it simply deselects "change picture".

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Jul 16, 2022 6:08 PM in response to background-issue

And what happens if you reselect Change Picture?

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Jul 16, 2022 7:35 PM in response to dialabrain

what format are your images?

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Jul 16, 2022 11:00 PM in response to background-issue

mine are all jpeg as well

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Jul 17, 2022 2:18 AM in response to dialabrain

it worked! thanks

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Jul 17, 2022 2:25 AM in response to background-issue

Good. You're welcome.

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