Drag photo form photos app to finder, HEIC or RAW file become JPEG.

Photo shoot by iPhone, HEIC (or RAW) file in my photos app, sync with iCloud to mac photos app, also HEIC (or RAW) file, but when I drag them out to finder, it become jpeg file. How can I keep the original HEIC or RAW file?

iMac (M1, 2021)

Posted on Dec 9, 2023 12:28 PM

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markwmsn

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Posted on Dec 9, 2023 1:21 PM

When you drag out to the Finder, you drag the preview image. If you want the original image, use the File > Export Unmodified Original(s) menu command.

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markwmsn

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Dec 9, 2023 1:21 PM in response to jameszhu

When you drag out to the Finder, you drag the preview image. If you want the original image, use the File > Export Unmodified Original(s) menu command.

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