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Photos generates the edited versions only when exporting them - it takes the original unedited photos, applies the editing instructions stored its database, and adjusts them according to the export options or defaults that you have chosen. This is more efficient than storing both original and edited versions. They are generated on the fly, as needed. Well, we found our unedited photos, but where are the edited photos saved? The short answer: Nowhere. Afterwards, we’ll look at the ICPL and referenced files. We’ll first explore the simple case where everything is saved in the Photos library itself. Welcome to a tour of the engine room of Photos for Mac, including an insight into the databases that power everything you see and do in Photos. Called “referenced” filesĪs for photos that have been edited, and albums, it’s a bit more complicated.

In folders on the Mac or in an external drive.

The original, unedited, full-sized versions of the items that you see in the “All Photos” tab of Mac Photos can be in one of these three places:

Because they’re yours, goddamn it, and you want control over them.

To move to another photo management program or (uh) Windows PC.

To make your neatly curated albums into beautiful photo books.

To extract your best photos of the past 10 years for making yearbooks.There are many reasons why you might want to access and use your photos directly, i.e. Accessing the photos directly or getting them out of Photos exactly as you want isn’t easy.

Apple takes good care of your photos, but leaves limited control with you. There’s a lot you can do with Photos, and a lot you can’t.