Workflow For Photos App Mac And IPhone

If you use Apple devices, you can easily sync your files and photos between your Mac and iPhone or iPad.

The thing about Photos, though, is you might feel locked into the service.

Its almost an all or nothing affair, but I like using other services like Microsofts OneDrive.

Heres well take a look at how you can take pictures from the OS X Photos app and put them anywhere.

The app was written from the ground up, replaces iPhoto, and puts its focus on simplicity and integration with Apples iCloud.

Export Pictures from OS X Photos App into OneDrive The first you will need to have is the OneDrive client for Mac installed.

Launch Photos from the Dock or press Command Space key then type: photos then hit Enter.

Select any of your photos, and then click File Export Export Unmodified Original for Photos.

Navigate to your OneDrive folder then click Export originals.

Automate the Process Using OS X Automator This would be a one-off operation; since I know for sure future photos taken on my iPhone would automatically import into Photos, I would have to manually do this every time.

Of course, you have the option to have photos taken on iPhone automatically backup to OneDrive.

But, suppose I had a point-and-shoot camera, which I also use to import pictures into OS X Photos I would have to manually export them each time unless I automate the process.

Launch the Finder, and then open your Pictures folder, right-click the Photos Library file, then click Show Package Contents.

Launch the Automator app; press Command key space key then type: Automator and then Enter.

In the Search list box, choose Macintosh HD and then the following attributes as described in the screenshot below.

Next, drag the action, Copy Finder Items into the workflow window.

Then specify to search for any of the color labels you had assigned, in this case, that will include the Masters folder.

Then copy the files with a color label to OneDrive or any other folder you want.

Save the Workflow when you are done so you can use it again in the future.

The process certainly requires a little work, but you do get the best of both worlds.