Photos original files names

The file name of the photos I import in my Mac Pro show a name at info, but when I search for the same file at the Photo Library- Original files I can’t find the file.

I noticed that all file saves that the Original folder have new file names and are automatically organized in folders names with the first name or letter of the file.

The problem is that I can’t find the original photos anymore.

For example, I can see photos on Photos app in chronological order, but when I transfer the original files to a hard drive, I can’t search the file anymore because it is saved I. The original file with a different name file and not with the date the photo was taken.

in the past the photos were automatically saved on the Original folder in chronological order.

How can I have the photo files organized in chronological order in the Photo Library- Original folder?



MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Jan 16, 2024 6:11 PM

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Posted on Jan 17, 2024 12:10 AM

  1. Short answer: you can't.
  2. Never try access the contents of the library via the Finder. It is just not designed for that, and doing so risks severely damaging the library and dataloss.
  3. This was true of every version of Photos, and before that, iPhoto too.
  4. If you want access to your original file then File -> Export ->Unmodified original will get you that, and with your original file name too
  5. Apple has changed the internal structure of the Library many times over the years, and may well do again.

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Jan 17, 2024 12:10 AM in response to andreia275

  1. Short answer: you can't.
  2. Never try access the contents of the library via the Finder. It is just not designed for that, and doing so risks severely damaging the library and dataloss.
  3. This was true of every version of Photos, and before that, iPhoto too.
  4. If you want access to your original file then File -> Export ->Unmodified original will get you that, and with your original file name too
  5. Apple has changed the internal structure of the Library many times over the years, and may well do again.

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