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4 points

Slow import from camera to Photos

Hi--

I upgraded to Yosemite today, and al is working well with the exception of Photos. I have been trying to import pictures (approx 300) from my Nikon D5200 to my MacBook Pro for hoursand nothing is happening. The closest I got were a couple of empty thumbnails.

I had no trouble with merging iPhoto library to Photo.

Restarted computer, didn't help.

My iPhoto app has an 'X' through it, because I didn't upgrade it before Yosemite. It's no longer available in the App Store.

Has anyone else experienced this with Photo? This is incredibly frustrating. Thank you

MacBook Pro 13-inch early 2011

Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5

Memory 4 GB

OS X Yosemite Version 10.10.3

Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 3, 2015 9:27 PM

41 replies

rbtwrld

Level 1

15 points

Oct 4, 2016 8:37 PM in response to Pedaler

I don't understand why Apple can't fix Photos after all this time.

iPhoto was a lot way faster than Photos in doing things like importing photos.

It is important that Apple fixes Photos to work as iPhotos.

If you try to import thousand of photos thru the Photos App it is too slow.

uva4mew Author

Level 1

4 points

May 4, 2015 4:49 AM in response to Andarax

YEs! No progress on mine overnight. Hoping we get answers soon.

uva4mew Author

Level 1

4 points

May 4, 2015 10:58 AM in response to uva4mew

Leonie, raw photos, directly from camera via USB port, I've not tried a card reader. I've also never used Capture. Thanks for any insight!

uva4mew Author

Level 1

4 points

May 6, 2015 7:22 PM in response to Andarax

HI- I imported pictures from my iPhone to Photos with no problem. Sounds like we have the exact same problem. Have you had any luck the past few days? Thanks, Mary

May 27, 2015 8:33 PM in response to uva4mew

I am having the same problem with a Canon T2i. I tried to import 276 pictures into Photos and it isn't doing anything. The program is also a lot slower to load than iPhoto ever was.

uva4mew Author

Level 1

4 points

Jun 3, 2015 3:56 PM in response to dndlion

Thanks for this update. I tried all your suggestions and still no luck. Yesterday, I installed an 'update' to Photos. Haven't tried to import from DSLR yet, but will post if I have any luck.

uva4mew Author

Level 1

4 points

Jun 3, 2015 3:57 PM in response to shelbell1977

I've not had the problem with my iPhone. I had a 4S and recently got a 6. No improvements to importing from DSLR. Will certainly post if anything changes.

chris01

Level 1

9 points

Jun 4, 2015 1:46 AM in response to dndlion

I am seeing exactly the same thing using my Nikon D3100. Is there any consensus yet on how to proceed?

Jul 27, 2015 3:12 PM in response to uva4mew

Just followed through this thread. For me it worked to turn off wifi, terminate Photos, then restart Photos, reconnect camera - much much quicker import.

Jul 29, 2015 9:41 AM in response to chris01

Yes - this worked well for me. Instant response. Seems a bit crude for what should be a top notch product. Hopefully Apple will sort this soon

Pedaler

Level 1

9 points

Mar 6, 2016 6:55 PM in response to dndlion

I left networking active (wired connection still connected) but I turned off all Photos-related options under Preferences / iCloud.

Thanks to all who pointed us in the right direction!

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