Why can't I drag photos from Iphoto to my desktop?  I've been able to before?

Why can't I drag photos from iphoto to my desktop?  I've been able to before.

Because you have a problem and you need to fix it
with no information except it does not work no one can give any more help than that - remember that we are jsut users like yourself and know nothing except what you tell us - which in this case was nothing except it does not work
Some details like the OS version, version of iPhoto, what does happen and what does not ahppen, any recent changes, ect would at least give someone a chance to try to assist you
LN

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  • Why can't i drag photos from desktop to iphoto

    why can't i drag photos from desktop to iphoto all of a sudden?

    From iPhoto help:
    To import photos from a hard disk:
    Do one of the following:
    Drag one or more photos or a folder of photos from the Finder to the iPhoto main window.
    Drag one or more photos or a folder of photos from the Finder to the iPhoto icon in the dock.
    In iPhoto, choose File > “Import to Library.” Then select the photos you want to import and click Import.

  • Why can't I upload photos from iphoto to facebook?

    Why can't I upload photos from iPhoto to Facebook?

    Have you added your Facebook account in the "iPhoto Preferences > Accounts?  If yes, try to add it again.
    What happens, when you try to publish to Facebook?
    Perhaps LarryHN's User Tip will help:
                     A solution to FaceBook posting issues

  • Dragging photos from iPhoto to the Desktop

    Hi Folks, can anyone help?
    When I drag photos from iPhoto to the desktop, a plus sign appears on the dragged image and a copy is created on the desktop. That's fine and that's how it should work.
    I have 1 roll (out of some 300) with some 200 photos where this does not work. Currently, I am not in a position to move a copy from that roll in iPhoto to the desktop.
    Any idea where the issue is?
    Thanks for your help!

    Are you getting an error message that says something to the effect that one of the files are busy? If so this is usually due to the original files sharing the same file title in the Finder. An easy way to get around this is to use the export feature of iPhoto and choose "use album name" It is something like this: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iPhoto/6.0/en/hlp215.html Try exporting them to a folder that you create on your desktop. If you use the export feature iPhoto can rename the files so they don't share the same title.

  • Why can't I import photos from iPhoto to Photoshop Elements 6?

    I've got Photoshop Elements 6 on my iMac desktop running OS X 10.7.4.  When I click on File>Open in PE6, my iMac Finder opens.  I then select Photos and all my iPhoto and Photo Booth files open.  But I cannot click on (well, I can click on them but nothing happens) any photo to pull it into PE6.  It seems a simple operation, but apparently not for me!  Any help getting this application to work would be sincerely appreciated!  Thank you.

    You can't do it that way. The iphoto library is for iphoto's own use, and poking at from outside iphoto is the fastest way to corrupt it and lose all your photos. You have two choices:
    1. Set PSE as your external editor for iphoto and open all images from iphoto, not by using File>Open.
    2. Export the photos from iphoto, open the copies and save them, then reimport the edited photos as new files.

  • Why can't I upload photos from iPhoto to Facebook any more?

    Since I updated to 10.9 I am not able to upload photos from iphoto (v.8.1.2) to facebook.  When I try to upload the "publish" button is not highlighted so I can not click on it.  I used to be able to upload from iphoto all the time.  Is there some setting that I have to change?

    Upload directly from iPhoto. Select your photos and then select Share. iPhoto questions are best handled in the iPhoto forum of all places.

  • Why can't I email photos from iPhoto?

    I cannot email photos from iPhoto. I get an error message that says " the email server cannot send this because of an incorrect user name and password". I have version 9.4.3 of iPhoto and O/S - OSX 10.8.3

    In the iPhoto preferences delete and re-enter the account
    Or
    IMHO the better solution is to use Mail. Set it as the email client in the iPhoto preferences
    LN

  • Why can't I email photos from iPhoto as described in the video?

    I have iPhoto 9.3.2 on my MacBook Pro.  I have watched to video on how to email photos several times.  After selecting the photos to email, the photos appear in the email message but not as described in the video.  Instead of showing up in a pattern that can be rearranged (or changed) as described, they show up in a column on the left side, can only be moved from the column into a row, can't have text typed under them, and can't be resized.  I haven't been able to find any solutions to the problems.  Does anyone have any ideas?
    Many thanks,
    Jan LKL

    Thank you for your reply.  I do appreciate it.
    There is a 2 minute video in the iPhoto help menu that describes how to email photos.  I'm using my iCloud email address.
    I might also add that the first time I went through the process, at least some of what the video described would happen did take place.  It was after I attempted to select a different arrangement of the photos in the email message, which the video said was an option, that the process changed permanently, even after I deleted the account and started all over again.  That menu of patterns, which appeared in a right side bar, has never appeared again.  Every time I click and drag photos, they end up in a column on the left.  I can drag them into a horizontal row if I want.  I can put space between them only by using the space bar as if I were typing.  They can't be rearranged any other way or resized at all.  I've even tried opening a new email message directly from my email account, bypassing iPhoto's Share feature altogether, and dragging the photos onto the message but the result is the same.  I have watched this video a few times, referring back to it at each step to make sure I didn't miss anything.  I still can't figure out where the problem begins.

  • Why can't I delete photos from iPhoto (ios)

    The whole point of the app seems to be to edit and organize photos, so if I've taken the time to hide some number of photos, why can't I then delete these? Instead I have to go to the Photo app and delete them there, which doesnt show me any of the tagging or organizing I spent time on in iphoto... It should at least then show me "hidden" photos in Photo so I can delete them there, or let me delete from iphoto and it just removes it from Photo after, it seems pretty simple.  Why has iphoto (ios) been limited in this way?

    Adunn83 I agree, this needs to addressed by apple in the next update. You should be able to delete photos that are on the iPad camera roll from within iPhoto, end of discussion. 
    This stops the iPad being a pc replacement without this and iPhoto on the iPad was why I bought the largest iPad and not a mac, I'm not impressed and it should be a simple fix.
    Does anyone know how we can let apple know to add this to the next update I tried to look how to email the developer but it just went thought to apple support and wanted to phone me. I just want to let the developers know its something customers want fixing, do the iphoto developers read this forum ?

  • Why can't I upload photos from iPhoto to an email in gmail?

    The folder where the file is located will not show in finder when trying to choose photos to upload to a gmail email.

    Upload directly from iPhoto. Select your photos and then select Share. iPhoto questions are best handled in the iPhoto forum of all places.

  • Why can't I open photos from Iphoto in Photoshop?

    I'm trying to open a picture I downloaded from my camera into iPhoto using Photoshop, but when I click the iphoto icon I get no pictures.

    This question would probably be better posted in the appropriate iPhoto forum.

  • Why can't I drag photos from one folder to another - even from one sub-folder to another

    I'm using Mac OS X (10.9) and Lightroom 5.2.

    Are you dragging correctly? You have to drag from somewhere within the actual image, not from the frame surrounding the image.
    If you are dragging correctly, what message do you get when you try the drag and drop?

  • Why can't I attach images from Iphoto to outlook

    Why can't I attach photos from Iphoto via outlook? I just read in a blog that this is a known issue to Apple/Mac and Micrsoft is there any anticipated dates to fix this problems? and if is not getting fix why are they still selling this product for a system that does not supports it? this is kind of upsetting smh....

    Because you have a problem and you need to fix it
    with no information except it does not work no one can give any more help than that - remember that we are jsut users like yourself and know nothing except what you tell us - which in this case was nothing except it does not work
    Some details like the OS version, version of iPhoto, what does happen and what does not ahppen, any recent changes, ect would at least give someone a chance to try to assist you
    LN

  • I cannot drag photos from iPhoto to desktop with iMac and Mavericks OS

    I can no longer drag my a photo from iPhoto to my desktop.  I cannot open a folder on my desktop from finder.

    It sounds as if you have a permissions issue with your Home folder.  Try this method posted by Linc Davis:
    Linc Davis
    Re: Reset Home Folder Permissions and ACLs not working?
    This helped meRe: Reset Home Folder Permissions and ACLs not working?
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    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
    Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
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    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
    Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.
    You'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
    The command may take a few minutes to run, or perhaps longer if you have literally millions of files in your home folder. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear, then quit Terminal.

  • How can I copie photos from iphoto to my desktop

    I want to copie some photos with drag&drop from iPhoto to my desktop. But somehow I can not place it there. I can grab the photo with my mouse, but I can not place it on the desktop. What can I do to make it work this way?

    Can you export the file using the File-> Export command? If not, do you get any error message?

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