Can't drag photos to Photoshop any more

I don't think this is correct about the file that gets dragged and dropped. I just "dragged" two JPEGs from Photos to my desktop and the photos on the desktop are both the same size as the ones in Photos

It will depend on whether the photo has been edited or not.

• For small image files Photos will save a copy of the original when you drag, if the original has not been edited.
• If the photo has been edited, you will get a copy of the preview when you drag the photo. This preview can be of the same pixel size and quality as the original, if the original is reasonably small.

For very large files, dragging the edited version will result in a much smaller file, for example:

The original has a file size of 160 MB and a width of 20000 pixels, the dragged file has still the same pixelsize, but a much smaller file size.

It's not a bug that older versions of Photoshop and many 3rd party apps can be dragged and dropped to.

If the 3rd party app hasn't been updated to be compatible with Photos and Sierra it's not a bug in Photos. Photos can be dragged into Pages, Numbers and Keynote documents. Newer 3rd party apps usually can access images in Photos via the File ➙ Open ➙ Media route or the Insert ➙ Picture route in Bean:

If you have the latest version of Photoshop you should be able to drag and drop but should hold down the Option key to get the original file instead of the preview that's created upon import for viewing.

I use the External Editor for Photos app to edit from within Photos with any image editor that I have in my Applications folder:

it's similar to the external editor in iPhoto only much more powerful.

But if Windows provides you with more versatility by all means migrate to a PC.

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Life moves forward and Apple provided a greatly expanded capability to use any program that provided extensions and the External Editors for Photos extension uses this new Apple provided capability to allow you to use any external editor with Photos - you cn choose to use it or not use it but it is not a bug - it is a new expanded and much more powerful capability

Photo Editing Extensions for Photos for Mac

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If Photoshop hasn't been updated to be compatible with Sierra and Photos that bug report is useless. It's not a bug that older versions of Photoshop and many 3rd party apps can be dragged and dropped to. It's the responsibility of the 3rd party developers to update their app to work with Photos and Sierra.

It might help to clarify we are talking about a photo being dragged onto an app icon not into a document. Those insert work flows are not very usable because the user is required to re-search for the same photo in a space constrained window.

A work-around for a single photo is to right click the image in Photos and share to Mail, and then drag the image from the new email onto the Photoshop icon.

I'm having this same issue, but I don't know if it happened when I upgraded to Sierra or because I upgraded to Photos - both upgrades happened at the same time. Also cannot "open in external editor" from Photos. Can somebody explain this to me in simple terms?

Why in the world would Apple shut off access to a photo editor?

That seems more like a bug than a forced change by Apple. Right?

I mean, seriously, Apple doesn't really want to *force* us to buy another app from them to make a simple task of opening an image to edit possible. Right? RIGHT?

Sure, I can email the photo to myself and then drag it into PS, but that's just silly. I cannot believe Apple would make people resort to adding something like that to their workflow. That's just nuts. 😕

If you drag the thumbnail to an app to open it at best you'll be working with the lower resolution preview version that Photos creates during import. You won't be using the full resolution original version.

With the Apple apps like Pages, etc., it's best to use the Media browser as that will get you the full version (if not edited) to work with or the full edited version.

You'll just have to get with the new, improved and expanded workflow with the new Photos.

You can use any 3rd party image editor of your choice with Photos. All you need to do is purchase the 99¢ External Editors For Photos from the App Store. This user tip shows how: External Editors in Photos Are Here.

If 99¢ is too much for you for such expanded editing capability you'll just have to make due with the enhanced built in editing capabilities of Photos.

I understand the lower resolution thing, and I'm okay with it for what I was doing with the photos. What I don't understand is why it isn't working. Did Apple shut it off or didn't they? Is it a bug or an on purpose thing to cut off access to other apps?

What apps are you having problems with and are they the latest version available. If not then they won't work. If they are the latest version available and don't work with the media browser then you'll have to contact the developer and ask them to update them to work with Sierra and Photos.

The _cost_ isn't the point. I'd fork it over if the app actually came from Apple. I hesitate to buy a 3rd party app, from a person/company that uses tumblr as their "website" and doesn't have any contact info on said website.

The question is still unanswered: Is this something Apple did on purpose or is it a bug?

It matters.

You need to export the original unmodified image to the Desktop and then open with PS. Or you can use any 3rd party image editor of your choice, i.e. Photoshop, from within Photos. All you need to do is purchase the 99¢ External Editors For Photos from the App Store. This user tip shows how: External Editors in Photos Are Here.

Why?
Didn't Apple develop drag-and-drop, for the simple functionality of editing in a preferred application?

It's ridiculous. You may as well go back to the command line, cos people are too stupid...

I've been using apple machines since '88. Now I'm jealous of my son's machines using WINDOWS... How did it become so?

So you're suggesting that what previously worked, and no longer does is better?

I should get another app to bring back functionality that Apple invented and built into their apps and then decided to cripple? Are you mad? Do you really believe that adding mouse clicks and intermediate applications is progress?