How do I move photos from my email to my photo gallery?

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How do I move photos from my email to my photo gallery?

I sometimes move photos from my caveman cell phone to my email. From my email, I would like to move the photos to my desktop computer photo gallery. To me, I should be able to click on the item on my desktop email page that says," Move to..." but that would be way too simple... I'm guessing. There must be some ridiculous, convoluted way to do it in iMac computer world, as opposed to some common sense, logical way. So what is it?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Jul 7, 2024 4:08 PM

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Answer 1

6x6

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Jul 9, 2024 7:38 AM in response to ExplainitomelikeIm2yrsold

Yes, it can. Use the mouse to select all the photos in the email: click the mouse and drag it over all the photos. You should see them selected as a "blue background", right-click one of them and choose "Export to Photos."

There are also other ways to select multiple items: Select items on your Mac screen - Apple Support. Here also, once selected, right-click an item to see the popup menu.

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Answer 2

6x6

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Jul 8, 2024 10:56 AM in response to ExplainitomelikeIm2yrsold

The “Move to…” menu is when you right-click the email itself in the list of emails. Open the email to view its entire content and right-click one of the photos.

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6x6

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Jul 7, 2024 4:53 PM in response to ExplainitomelikeIm2yrsold

Do you see the menu "Export to Photos" when you right-click the photo in the e-mail?

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Answer 4

Jul 9, 2024 7:27 AM in response to 6x6

Thank you, I got it to work. It was a series of six photos in one email message. Is there some way to "move" the six photos all at the same time, or can they only be moved one at a time? This is an "incredibly powerful machine" as someone here once told me... so, can that be done?

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Answer 5

Jul 8, 2024 10:39 AM in response to 6x6

No, I do not. All I see are the prompts related to email when I click on "Move to..." I do not see anything that says, "Export to photos." What am I doing wrong?

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How do I move photos from my email to my photo gallery?

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