Under "show package contents," where can I find edited photos from Photos app?

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Under "show package contents," where can I find edited photos from Photos app?

Hi everyone!

I'm getting used to the new Photos app on Mac. In the Finder, under "Show Package Contents" (from the Photos library) I am able to see a folder titled "Masters" which has all of the original photos that I import into the Photos library.

I edited some of these photos in the Photos app, and put them into an album. Where, under "Show Package Contents" can I find the edited photos in this album? I looked in all the subfolders but can't seem to find them.

Thanks in advance.

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Apr 16, 2015 10:57 PM

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Yer_Man

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Apr 16, 2015 11:15 PM in response to kitteth

You don't, simply. All editing is virtual. If you want to access an edited version you export it (File -> Export) or use a Media Browser.

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kitteth Author

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Apr 16, 2015 11:16 PM in response to Yer_Man

That would explain why I couldn't find them! 😊

Thank you! I will use the Export function and make my own folder. Great idea. ✅

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Yer_Man

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Apr 16, 2015 11:18 PM in response to kitteth

Why are you doing this? It seems unnecessary on the face of it and rather defeats the non-destructive editing feature...

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kitteth Author

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Apr 16, 2015 11:59 PM in response to Yer_Man

I'm using Photos to edit photos that I want to share on Facebook. Unfortunately, the share on Facebook built into the Photos app won't work with more than ~30 photos at a time. It's easier for me to export all to a different folder, then upload the whole folder on Facebook rather than upload ~30 at a time.

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