How do I convert my Photos library to actual files and folders with no quality loss?
I spent a lot of time organizing my iPhoto Library with Events. Now, my events have been converted to "Folders" in the new Apple Photos system. I moved them up a level (making them Albums), and I've been using this kind of structure to keep my photos stored in different sets for several months. Now, I'd like to convert my Photo Library to a file-and-folder structure, so that I can move to a different program, such as ShotWell for Ubuntu. Unfortunately, it seems that they have been "converted" to a new Apple proprietary format (.photolibrary). Is there any way I can automate the creation of a folder structure like this:
Photos Library/Example_Album/IMG_0001.jpeg
Without losing any quality?
Here is what I tried:
- Right-clicking onto Library and selecting "Show Package Contents": files seem to be in a wrong structure
- Dropping all Albums from Photos to Desktop: does not export files with correct "Albums" folders
Help will be much appreciated!
Solution 1:
Sounds like this would solve this problem more simply:
set dest to "/Users/HOME/Desktop/PHOTOS-Albums/" as POSIX file as text -- the destination folder (use a valid path)
tell application "Photos"
activate
set l to name of albums
set albNames to choose from list l with prompt "Select some albums" with multiple selections allowed
if albNames is not false then -- not cancelled
repeat with tName in albNames
set tFolder to dest & tName
my makeFolder(tFolder) -- create a folder named (the name of this album) in dest
export (get media items of album tName) to (tFolder as alias) without using originals
end repeat
end if
end tell
on makeFolder(tPath)
do shell script "mkdir -p " & quoted form of POSIX path of tPath
end makeFolder
Although I haven't tested it myself, it is a script to export selected albums into a folder structure in Finder with he album names as Folder names.
Solution 2:
At the end, the only solution to this was to download Photos-to-Disk Software I mentioned above. It worked perfectly, creating the Folder Structure I needed. I recommend to do the same guys, if for some reason you have this issue.