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When I double-click on a photo to open it, my MacBook shows me the wrong photo. Also, no matter what picture I try to open, my MacBook keeps asking me about importing duplicates and I can't figure out why or how to stop it from doing so. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
MacBook Pro (M3, 2023)
Stormsfury wrote:
I think I have found and fixed the issue but I still have questions.
If I open the photos app and go to "recently viewed" and I delete all of the photos there, then I go to "Deleted Photos" and I remove all of those, then I can open a photo and it works perfectly, but if I close that photo and reopen it, I get the correct photo this time, but then I also get the "Duplicates" error.
If I rinse and repeat that first part of this reply, it works until I open it the 2nd time.
I also think I know why that is happening. It's happening because I am opening the photo by double clicking it instead of single clicking it and then hitting the space bar to open it.
Is there a way to change that behavior so that I can just double click it to open it instead of having to single click it and then hit the space bar? Thanks for any info. :) (recent convert from windows to Mac, so still getting used to the way Apple OS does things on their computers)
hmmm... in the Photos.app main Library—double clicking is a way of opening a pic; more easily simply using the space bar.
Pics do not open for me with a single click.
I seldom if ever look at the duplicates section or recently deleted section to comment further.
see if there is any thing here
ref: Photos User Guide for Mac
Stormsfury wrote:
When I double-click on a photo to open it, my MacBook shows me the wrong photo. Also, no matter what picture I try to open, my MacBook keeps asking me about importing duplicates and I can't figure out why or how to stop it from doing so. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
? The Photos.app
where ?
old issue, new issue, what changed?
what macOS?
ref: Repair your photo library on Mac
verify your software is up to date…
The current stable release of Sequoia including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 15.1
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
I think I have found and fixed the issue but I still have questions. If I open the photos app and go to "recently viewed" and I delete all of the photos there, then I go to "Deleted Photos" and I remove all of those, then I can open a photo and it works perfectly, but if I close that photo and reopen it, I get the correct photo this time, but then I also get the "Duplicates" error. If I rinse and repeat that first part of this reply, it works until I open it the 2nd time. I also think I know why that is happening. It's happening because I am opening the photo by double clicking it instead of single clicking it and then hitting the space bar to open it. Is there a way to change that behavior so that I can just double click it to open it instead of having to single click it and then hit the space bar? Thanks for any info. :) (recent convert from windows to Mac, so still getting used to the way Apple OS does things on their computers)
Macbok Air with M2 chip, Mac OS Sequoia 15.1, Photos App, nothing new has changed, just suddenly started doing this. :)
Just FYI, a repair of the phot library did nothing, issues still persist. :)
Double-clicking a photo to open it shows me the wrong photo
