Q: Add to Photos menu item not working
The "Add to Photos" menu item that appears in other apps (e.g. when right-clicking on an image in Safari, or an image attachment in Mail) appears to be broken. It shows up, and I can select it, but images are not added to my Photos library, even after waiting a long while (with one exception, see below).
Here is some info; I don't know if all of these are factors in the problem:
- OS X Yosemite version 10.10.5.
- Photos version 1.0.1.
- The Photos library is located on a non-boot drive (with user permissions disabled so several users can use it).
- The Photos library is set to be the System Photo Library.
- The Photos library was migrated from an Aperture library in the same location.
- The "Add to Photos" menu item fails to work for all the users on this Mac (except one); they are all non-administrators.
- The only exception where it does work is for a user that has administrator rights (this account is only used rarely).
- The "Add to Aperture" menu item that previously appeared in the same contexts as the "Add to Photos" menu worked for all users.
- Giving administrator rights to users for which "Add to Photos" doesn't work does not appear to fix the problem.
- When the administrator user (for whom "Add to Photos" works) uses the menu item, it looks like "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/SystemA ddToPhotos.appex/" is being launched (based on messages I see in Console.app). This doesn't seem to happen when the other users try to use the menu item (no relevant messages at all appear in Console.app).
- Other functions of the System Photo Library seem to work for all users (e.g. it shows up in iMovie 10.0.9).
I'm not sure what else to try; if no suggestions come up I'll try a clean install of El Capitan when it comes out.
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)
Posted on Sep 7, 2015 11:46 AM
Try using the Export to Photos menu in Mail when you Control (right) - click on the image. But be aware that when you do it bypasses the Last Import smart album, right? Look at the bottom of the All Photos window to see the last import.
Try downloading and applying the OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Combo Update. It will do essentially the same as a reinstall of the system and will install the SyustemADDtoPHotos.appex file. Be sure to repair disk permissions after the installation.
Posted on Sep 7, 2015 2:39 PM

