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kenorb
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Try this. Decide which iPhoto library you want to use, and open a finder window with the iPhoto library icon showing. Hold down the ctrl key and click the iPhoto library icon. You should see a drop down menu including an option "Show package contents". Select the folder "Masters" or "Previews" (both seem to produce the desired effect - I suspect "Previews" has the edited images, but we'll need an expert to answer that). Create an alias. You can do this three ways: with the folder selected, click "File" in the Finder menu bar and select "Make alias", or use the shortcut "Cmd/L". Then drag the alias out of the "Package contents" window - to the desktop for example or your "Pictures" folder. You can also hold down "Alt" and "Cmd" and drag the folder you want - this will create an alias as you drag, indicated by a little curvy arrow on the icon you are dragging. Right, now go to System Preferences/Desktop & Screensaver, select the "Screensaver" tab, and use the "Source" drop-down menu that appears just under the "Preview" box on the right, selecting the option "Choose folder". Use it to navigate to the alias that you have just created. This works for me under OS 10.12.1 (Sierra).

  • Decide which iPhoto library you want to use, and open a finder window with the iPhoto library icon showing.

  • Hold down the Control key and click the iPhoto library icon. You should see a drop down menu including an option "Show package contents".

  • Select the folder "Masters" or "Previews" (both seem to produce the desired effect - I suspect "Previews" has the edited images, but we'll need an expert to answer that).

  • Create an alias.

    You can do this three ways:

    • with the folder selected, click "File" in the Finder menu bar and select "Make alias", or use the shortcut "Cmd/L". Then drag the alias out of the "Package contents" window - to the desktop for example or your "Pictures" folder.
    • You can also hold down "Alt" and "Cmd" and drag the folder you want - this will create an alias as you drag, indicated by a little curvy arrow on the icon you are dragging. Right, now go to System Preferences/Desktop & Screensaver, select the "Screensaver" tab, and use the "Source" drop-down menu that appears just under the "Preview" box on the right, selecting the option "Choose folder". Use it to navigate to the alias that you have just created. This works for me under OS 10.12.1 (Sierra).

Try this. Decide which iPhoto library you want to use, and open a finder window with the iPhoto library icon showing. Hold down the ctrl key and click the iPhoto library icon. You should see a drop down menu including an option "Show package contents". Select the folder "Masters" or "Previews" (both seem to produce the desired effect - I suspect "Previews" has the edited images, but we'll need an expert to answer that). Create an alias. You can do this three ways: with the folder selected, click "File" in the Finder menu bar and select "Make alias", or use the shortcut "Cmd/L". Then drag the alias out of the "Package contents" window - to the desktop for example or your "Pictures" folder. You can also hold down "Alt" and "Cmd" and drag the folder you want - this will create an alias as you drag, indicated by a little curvy arrow on the icon you are dragging. Right, now go to System Preferences/Desktop & Screensaver, select the "Screensaver" tab, and use the "Source" drop-down menu that appears just under the "Preview" box on the right, selecting the option "Choose folder". Use it to navigate to the alias that you have just created. This works for me under OS 10.12.1 (Sierra).

Try this.

  • Decide which iPhoto library you want to use, and open a finder window with the iPhoto library icon showing.

  • Hold down the Control key and click the iPhoto library icon. You should see a drop down menu including an option "Show package contents".

  • Select the folder "Masters" or "Previews" (both seem to produce the desired effect - I suspect "Previews" has the edited images, but we'll need an expert to answer that).

  • Create an alias.

    You can do this three ways:

    • with the folder selected, click "File" in the Finder menu bar and select "Make alias", or use the shortcut "Cmd/L". Then drag the alias out of the "Package contents" window - to the desktop for example or your "Pictures" folder.
    • You can also hold down "Alt" and "Cmd" and drag the folder you want - this will create an alias as you drag, indicated by a little curvy arrow on the icon you are dragging. Right, now go to System Preferences/Desktop & Screensaver, select the "Screensaver" tab, and use the "Source" drop-down menu that appears just under the "Preview" box on the right, selecting the option "Choose folder". Use it to navigate to the alias that you have just created. This works for me under OS 10.12.1 (Sierra).
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RobertH
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Try this. Decide which iPhoto library you want to use, and open a finder window with the iPhoto library icon showing. Hold down the ctrl key and click the iPhoto library icon. You should see a drop down menu including an option "Show package contents". Select the folder "Masters" or "Previews" (both seem to produce the desired effect - I suspect "Previews" has the edited images, but we'll need an expert to answer that). Create an alias. You can do this three ways: with the folder selected, click "File" in the Finder menu bar and select "Make alias", or use the shortcut "Cmd/L". Then drag the alias out of the "Package contents" window - to the desktop for example or your "Pictures" folder. You can also hold down "Alt" and "Cmd" and drag the folder you want - this will create an alias as you drag, indicated by a little curvy arrow on the icon you are dragging. Right, now go to System Preferences/Desktop & Screensaver, select the "Screensaver" tab, and use the "Source" drop-down menu that appears just under the "Preview" box on the right, selecting the option "Choose folder". Use it to navigate to the alias that you have just created. This works for me under OS 10.12.1 (Sierra).