Screen Saver reverts to National Geographic

My guess is that most people who have come up with a "solution" to this problem have not given enough time for their problem to reappear, but reappear it does, every time. My "solution" was to move the "1-National Geographic" folder to another place on my hard drive. That works -- for a while -- but Yosemite still at some point of its own choosing defaults to the now missing NG folder, and writes on a black screen "No photos found". You would think Apple could figure out (and fix) this bug.

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Didn't Apple sue Microsoft several years ago for exactly this kinda crap?!

I can't believe that Apple is going the way of Windows... putting out updates that are garbage. This is so annoying, fire your programmers and hire people that can get it right!

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Best solution I have found is to rename the Nat Geo folder.

First, set your Photo screensaver to what you want it to be.

Go to your Hard Drive root. Library, Screen Savers, Default Collections. Then rename the folder 1-National Geographic to something else. I tacked on Old at the end.

I tried what was suggested and now I have no choices for screen savers> I got the same as peckurz got on November 5. I even returned all of the screensaver files from trash and tried again, but nothing!! What now? Thanks.

So I had the same problem ever since downloading Yosemite, finally I just made a folder on my desktop called "screensaver" and put the photos I wanted to use in that folder, I then located the "National Geographic" folder using spotlight and deleted the photos in that folder. I then added the entire "screensaver" folder to the National Geographic folder and my problem is now solved.

It's not, of course, a solution to the root problem but it is a work around that lets you have the screen saver you actually want.

Thanks but I just want all of my photos that are in iPhoto to circulate and the folder containing the National Geographic pix won't hold them. It's a shame that Apple hasn't yet remedied this situation.

My screensaver file has over 5,000 images in it and it works fine

Back up all data. Quit System Preferences if it's running.

Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:

~/Library/Preferences/ByHost

In the Finder, select

Go ▹ Go to Folder...

from the menu bar. Paste into the box that opens (command-V), then press return. A folder should open. If it does, look for a file with a long name that begins "com.apple.screensaver". There may be several such files. Move them all to the Trash.

Restart the computer. Recreate your settings in the Screen Saver tab then close it, Test. If the problem is resolved empty the Trash.

Doing the same thing over and over and over and over and over again and expecting the screensaver NOT to revert to National Geographic is . . .

Well since following the steps I outlined I've gone 2 days now without my screensaver reverting.

THey have your $$$$ why do they need to respond or fix the problem ...

This worked for me... until I re-opened Photos to set some more "Favourites", then it IMMEDIATELY reverted back to National Geographic screensaver! 😟

FFS Apple, PLEASE get this sorted - I'm sick of seeing that screensaver! 😠

I've taken to switching to the iTunes screensaver until this BUG is fixed, coz it's the lesser of two evils

(Note: It NEVER seems to revert from the iTunes screensaver back to the National Geographic - typical! 😉 )