Hi there
i am a bit tired with apple and there not fixing stuff
so now I planing to move away from Photos
since my files are managed has anyone seen a script where I can export or relocate originals into the folder as the folder structure they located in
You don't need a script to export originals. Photos will do it and put them in folders named for the moment they are in:
Or, if you have all of your photos in Albums you can use this user supplied AppleScript to export all albums into folders of the same name: Export Albums to Folders - Jacques Rioux's Script
Hi, I'm trying to run the script...and it works...BUT...after an album or two exports, I get an AppleEvent timed out error and i have to start over. With 1,000 albums, this isn't going to work. Any insight as to how to fix this? I haven't been able to find a solution for this error anywhere online.
Which version of MacOS X are you running? The script does not catch timeout errors, and will have problems, if the library is an iCloud Photo Library on Yosemite or El Capitan. If it is an iCloud Photo Library with optimized Storage it will work better, if you ensure that the photos have already been downloaded from iCloud before you run the script.
Thanks. I'm running High Sierra. And I have "download originals to Mac" checked. I'm not sure how I read your note; should I be turning that off? The script often won't get past more than a single album export before it times out.
Thanks. I'm running High Sierra. And I have "download originals to Mac" checked. I'm not sure how I read your note; should I be turning that off?
"download originals to Mac" is perfect. keep it enabled. But make sure, that the photos have already been downloaded.
If you ctrl-click or right-click one of the albums, select "download originals for this album". This will force the download for that album, if the photos have not yet been synced and downloaded.
Oh, wow...this very well could be my issue. As I'm clicking on the albums, none of them have that option checked even though that was the preference I had selected. Doing a lot of clicking now and will let the downloading begin. Stay tuned! I really appreciate your guidance here. My first time using this community and its helping a lot!
I've asked someone who has authored similar scripts to drop in and see if she can suggest some code to give you more time for the script to run.
Thank you so much. I am pulling my hair out trying to go back to pc (where i belong!) after 10 years on a Mac and 57,000 photos later...
Script for exporting orginals
