Finder directory containing latest iCloud Photos
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I often want to included a recent photo in an email, file upload, or other similar context.
I want to select this image via the normal macOS file picker.
I do **not** want to go through the hassle, each time, of exporting the photo from my Mac Photos library or AirDropping it from my iOS device.
I'm fine finding and exporting *older* photos via Photos. But I want the most recent photos easily available in this directory so that I can quickly select them with the macOS file picker.
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Is there any way I can "mirror" my latest iCloud Photos into a much-simplified Finder directory?
Requirements:
- I want to save this file location in my Finder sidebar, just like I do for my "Downloads" folder, "Screenshots" folder, etc.
~/Pictures/Recent/
or similar.
- The single directory should contain all of my latest photos from the last day or week or so. Or just the latest 100 images. No subdirectories for each image.
- The images should be in common image formats such as .jpg
, not .HEIC
.
- I don't want the images to be iCloud "masters", or pick up edits, or delete from iCloud, or anything like that. Just a dumb copy of photos from iCloud.
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I expect that this will need to be done via a script or regular automated process.
Do any tools exist that provide this functionality?
How can I create such a regularly-updated directory of my recent photos?
Asked by pkamb
(9620 rep)
Jan 15, 2020, 01:38 AM
Last activity: Dec 8, 2022, 01:42 AM
Last activity: Dec 8, 2022, 01:42 AM