My MacBook Air wallpaper and screensaver keep updating to the same thing

whenever I change my screensaver or wallpaper, the other will change with it. I cannot seem to figure out how to change one and leave the other what I previously selected. I want my screensaver to be a .mov file and my background be one of my family -- PLEASE HELP ME.




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Original Title: wallpaper and screensaver keep updating to the same thing

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.5

Posted on Jul 3, 2025 4:27 PM

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Jul 4, 2025 11:20 AM in response to typehoenegative

typehoenegative wrote:

whenever I change my screensaver or wallpaper, the other will change with it. I cannot seem to figure out how to change one and leave the other what I previously selected. I want my screensaver to be a .mov file and my background be one of my family -- PLEASE HELP ME.


well it seems odd—


>System Settings> Screen Saver


>System Settings>Wall Paper



no insight or resolve—


A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


Login and test. Reboot  as normal and test.  Caches get rebuilt automatically.


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My MacBook Air wallpaper and screensaver keep updating to the same thing

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