I can't find where Photo Booth keeps my pictures

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I can't find where Photo Booth keeps my pictures

Inside my "Pictures" folder in the Finder window sidebar, is a "Photo Booth" folder, but it appears to be empty when opened. My "Photo Booth" application when opened has all the photos and videos I have taken with "Photo Booth" in the scroll window under the camera view, but I can not find where these photos/videos are on my computer when I use Spotlight... how do where my "Photo Booth" application stores photos and videos?

Before I upgraded to Mac OS 10.7 Lion, I could access my Photo Booth folder to and use list mode to search through all the saved pictures in "Photo Booth".

Posted on Sep 22, 2011 8:17 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 4, 2017 1:29 AM in response to paulsalter

It is beyond ridiculous that Apple ruins their programs like this with upgrades and new equipment changes so that you can't easily find YOUR stuff and use it anymore. IF I had it to do over I'd not get Apple products and stick with less expensive regular stuff that is user friendly. Apple is too arrogant.

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Sep 22, 2011 8:25 AM in response to jamespeabo

look to see if you have something called Photo Booth Library

The pictures get stored in this now instead of indivual images (works like iPhoto Library)

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Sep 22, 2011 8:33 AM in response to paulsalter

Yes. But I can not see or search my photos, it just as a picture/logo of Photo Booth and no photos or videos listed. Is there some place on my HD where I can see the listed photos/videos and edit them?

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Sep 22, 2011 8:35 AM in response to jamespeabo

not eaily anymore

they are now stored inside that library file

right click and show package contents will get you into it, but you could corrupt the whole thing by making changes in there

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Sep 22, 2011 9:00 AM in response to paulsalter

Thank you, that did finally work. I tried show package contents earlier, but I apparently did not on this particular content and so I did not find my answer. Thank you Paul.

edit: I tried to mark your post as "Correct Answer" but I have discovered that as of this post you have only one shot to get it right.

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