I'm using Version 1.3 (350.23.0) but I need to know how to do a batch export/mass export of ALL my photos in Photos for Mac. I would prefer not to drag and drop since I'm trying to back them up on an external hard drive.
Is there any way to do that? In iPhoto, I used to be able to access it via iPhoto library, but now I don't know.
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)
To export all of the original photos to a selected location do the following:
1 - Go to the Photos or All Photos view.
2 - click on one photo and use the key combination of Command + A to select all of the photos in the library.
3 - go tot the File menu and select the Export ➙ Export Unmodified Original for XXXXX Items menu option
4 - in the next window Select either the Title or File name as the new File Name and either None (all photos to go the one location you designate) or the Moment Name (photos are put into folders named for each moment, i.e. date and location if any). The latter will give you multiple folders with similarly dated photos in each which will be easier to manage than all photos in one folder.
Be sure the destination volume has enough room to hold the files before starting.
To export all of the original photos to a selected location do the following:
1 - Go to the Photos or All Photos view.
2 - click on one photo and use the key combination of Command + A to select all of the photos in the library.
3 - go tot the File menu and select the Export ➙ Export Unmodified Original for XXXXX Items menu option
4 - in the next window Select either the Title or File name as the new File Name and either None (all photos to go the one location you designate) or the Moment Name (photos are put into folders named for each moment, i.e. date and location if any). The latter will give you multiple folders with similarly dated photos in each which will be easier to manage than all photos in one folder.
Be sure the destination volume has enough room to hold the files before starting.
Do you want the edits, or do you want to backup the originals? OT's advice will lose any editing you have done.
Why not just backup the whole library?
How do you mass export ALL photos?
