Convert many live photos back to normal

Have a file of over 900 live photos and want to change them back to Not live. How to do this to a large bulk at a time?

(I know how to turn it off and to edit them one by one but 900 is way too many)

iPhone 12

Posted on May 24, 2024 6:45 AM

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May 24, 2024 11:11 AM in response to Spikesez

It's relatively easy:


1 - export all live photos to be converted to a folder on the Desktop.

2 - there will be a .mov and .jpg file for each live photo.

3 - separate the .mov files and delete them.



4 - import the remaining .jpg files back into the library.

5 - after confirming all of the photos are present and converted you can delete the Live photos from the library.


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Convert many live photos back to normal

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