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judithm31924758
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April 29, 2017
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Help: importing from Mac Photo app and deleting all photos

  • April 29, 2017
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I'm new to lightroom.

1. I'm on a Mac and cannot figure out how to import of export from the Mac Photo app. I'm lost.

2. I have managed to import some photos, but it is random, not in order, incomplete, and I have duplicates. I just want to just dump all the photos I managed to import and start again and import them form the Mac photo app. How do I do this?

3. I've been paying for LR for months and cannot figure out this simple task. I feel like an idiot.

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    Correct answer cmgap

    How to transfer photos from iPhoto or Aperture to Photoshop Lightroom (Mac OS)

    In Photos > Select images you want to export > Go to File > Export > choose Export or Export Originals. Follow the prompts in the dialog box to choose where to save your exports to. Once you've exported the files you can then import them into your Lightroom catalog.

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    Flyingkiwi747
    Known Participant
    December 6, 2024

    I have this problem as well and have paid for many months, I just can't find how to remove the 4565 photos I have in LRC to start again. 

    Did you have any luck? I cannot understand what people have told you to do

    cmgap
    Community Expert
    cmgapCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 29, 2017

    How to transfer photos from iPhoto or Aperture to Photoshop Lightroom (Mac OS)

    In Photos > Select images you want to export > Go to File > Export > choose Export or Export Originals. Follow the prompts in the dialog box to choose where to save your exports to. Once you've exported the files you can then import them into your Lightroom catalog.

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    santaerik
    Participant
    August 23, 2017

    This is it? There is no way to bring photos from Photos into Lightroom without going into Photos and exporting them to some file new, separate file structure? I feel like an idiot, too. Why is it SO hard and why can't an easy answer to this be readily available?

    I've used these Adobe Products and their precursors for over 30 years and my re-entry into this software environment has been and continues to be incredibly frustrating for this one simple reason. I can't get my photos from my Apple computer into Lightroom for editing.

    Just Shoot Me
    Just Shoot Me
    Legend
    April 29, 2017

    Mac Photos stores your images in a Package folder. To have access to them you have to expand that package folder and copy the original images out and into some other folder that LR can access.

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