How to locate and edit a screensaver I created (and am currently using) on Apple TV

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How to locate and edit a screensaver I created (and am currently using) on Apple TV

I created a custom screensaver for my Apple TV. I wish to edit it and have 2 basic questions. (1) Where is that file physically stored? It is not on my MAC (I searched for the file name of the screensaver as it appears on Apple TV), it is not in iCloud (I checked there, too), is it on my Apple TV device? (2) How can I access it to make my edits?

My Apple TV is using tvOS 17.5.1 and the device tells me "Your Apple TV is up to date."

Apple TV HD, tvOS 17

Posted on Jul 15, 2024 11:04 AM

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Urquhart1244

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Jul 17, 2024 11:33 AM in response to ShuffleQues

Custom images (your own images) screen savers can come from a Photos album or from a Home Sharing folder on a computer. Once activated as screen saver on Apple TV, the images will be copied to the Apple TV storage as cache files. The screen saver album is not available to edit on Apple TV after screen saver creation. The cache images cannot be transferred back.

➔ You’ll have to go back to the source images on the computer or iCloud where they came from, edit as needed, then re-create a screen saver from that.

Use Apple TV screen savers - Apple Support

Create a photo screen saver from the Photos app on Apple TV - Apple Support

↳ The Photos app on Apple TV accesses albums through iCloud Photos, which may or may not be different from Photos on your Mac, depending on your iCloud syncing settings on that Mac.

View Home Sharing photos from your Mac on Apple TV - Apple Support

↳ Home Sharing can access the Photos Library on a Mac or alternatively use a folder of images.

↳ Not sure if or how PCs are supported for this.

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How to locate and edit a screensaver I created (and am currently using) on Apple TV

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