Hardisk full, can't figure out how to drag videos from pictures app to desktop or passport to free up space.
Jeff
iMac, iOS 10
Don't drag them, select them and export them (file menu export) to the desired location
LN
Thanks, so I tried several times. It worked sporadically one on one or two videos but not consistent and not more than one at a time. Now it has stopped working all together. Computer is to capacity and slow, maybe that's a factor.
how much free space do you have?
LN
Are you using "File > Export > Export unmodified original"? It is important to export the unmodified originals, otherwise Photos will need plenty of storage to render the previews of the edited versions.
if you are very low on disk storage and do not even have the minimum of 10GB free storage any longer, keep exporting the videos one by one and delete them immediately from the Photos library and empty the Recently deleted album, until you have the minimum of free working storage back.
Just emptied out some videos and now I have about 17 gb free of 500. I can export to desktop then then drag to passport. Takes awhile for one 2 minute video to transfer to desktop. Programs take awhile to start up also. Computer is 7 years full and needs to be optimized or something but I don't know where to start.
Not sure if they are unmodified. How do I tell?
You need not know - you use the export unmodified original command as posted
Are you using "File > Export > Export unmodified original"?
And you can export them directly to the EHD rather than to the desktop
LN
Can't figure out how to drag videos from pictures to desktop or passport.
