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Q: Photos will not let me select Mail when trying to share photos

When I select the share button in photo the mail extension is not highlighted and will not allow me to email photos directly from Photo.

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Sep 25, 2015 11:08 PM

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Q: Photos will not let me select Mail when trying to share photos

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  • by léonie,Apple recommended

    léonie léonie Sep 25, 2015 11:27 PM in response to tanners15
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    Sep 25, 2015 11:27 PM in response to tanners15

    Apple's Mail.app needs to be enabled as the default Email Reader, for this to work. Is this option enabled in the Mail > Preferences > General?

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  • by Ohiodennis,Apple recommended

    Ohiodennis Ohiodennis Oct 2, 2015 12:11 PM in response to tanners15
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    Oct 2, 2015 12:11 PM in response to tanners15

    This is what I found in Apple support and it worked for me.  BTW.  I lost my Mail sharing option after I installed El Capitan.

     

    If sharing options and Markup are missing after you install OS X Yosemite

    If Share button options (Email This Page, Facebook, etc.) or the Markup feature are missing after you install OS X Yosemite, follow the instructions below.

    Follow these steps in each user account on your Mac to restore Share button options and the Markup feature.

    1. Open the Terminal app. You can launch Terminal from the Other folder in Launchpad, or enter "Terminal" in Spotlight search.
    2. Copy and paste this command into the Terminal window:/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -seed
    3. Press Return and wait for the Terminal prompt (ends in $) to reappear. It may take a few minutes.
    4. Close the Terminal app.

    If you have another user account on your Mac that has this issue, log into that account and repeat these steps.

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    Last Modified: Feb 13, 2015