Photos appear as icons when transferring from Photos app to desktop in macOS Sequoia 15.4.1

I just updated to Sequoia 15.4.1. Not knowing if this was the cause of the problem, I tried reinstalling the OS, but the same result.



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iMac 27″, macOS 15.4

Posted on Apr 26, 2025 7:13 AM

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Posted on Apr 26, 2025 8:58 AM

How do you do the " transferring from Photos app to desktop?" Do you use the menu File>Export? That's the only reliable method. Some people (well, maybe all of us) try using Drag & Drop, and we find that it doesn't do what we think it will. The thing is, Photos has lots of different ways to generate a picture file, and Drag & Drop may or may not give you the one you want. So, if you're not using File>Export, try that.


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Apr 26, 2025 8:58 AM in response to brucefromlimerick

How do you do the " transferring from Photos app to desktop?" Do you use the menu File>Export? That's the only reliable method. Some people (well, maybe all of us) try using Drag & Drop, and we find that it doesn't do what we think it will. The thing is, Photos has lots of different ways to generate a picture file, and Drag & Drop may or may not give you the one you want. So, if you're not using File>Export, try that.


Is this what's going on? Let us know…


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Photos appear as icons when transferring from Photos app to desktop in macOS Sequoia 15.4.1

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