PowerPhotos Help

Release Notes

Version 2.7.1 (released 12/17/2024)

Added support for copying photo edits to non-system libraries on macOS 15.2.
Fixed a bug where cancelling a merge during an import operation could cause the merge to stall without cancelling.
New libraries created on macOS 15.2 no longer need to be upgraded first before using them.
Fixed an error that would be logged when copying certain photos with no geolocation info.
Improved recovery when Photos fails to quit or launch during a merge or photo copy.
Fixed an error that would occur when copying a Live Photo that had the "Turn Off Live Photo" command applied in Photos.
Fixed a crash that could occur when importing photos into a library directly from the Finder.
Improved detection of Photos crashing during long merge/copy operations

Version 2.7 (released 12/9/2024)

Fixed an issue where duplicate detection would not work properly when merging an iPhoto or Aperture library into a Photos library.

Version 2.6.4 (released 11/14/2024)

Due to an issue on the macOS 15.2 betas, PowerPhotos cannot currently read the contents of libraries other than the system photo library. When trying to load a non-system library, this update will display an error message saying as much while a fix is being investigated.

Version 2.6.3 (released 10/31/2024)

Fixed a bug where no duplicates would be found on certain setups.
Fixed an error that would be displayed when clicking the green checkmark next to a library in the library list.

Version 2.6.2 (released 10/28/2024)

Fixed a crash that could occur in the photo browser with certain videos
Clicking the status message below a library's name no longer allows you to edit it.
Certain errors that occur while comparing duplicate photos are now logged instead of halting the entire search.
Fixed a crash that could occur when loading an iPhoto or Aperture library.
When loading a corrupted iPhoto/Aperture library, we now do a better job of assigning sensible filenames to the photos we can load.

Version 2.6.1 (released 9/25/2024)

Fixed a crash when loading certain iPhoto/Aperture libraries.
Fixed a bug where the "Optimize Storage" label in the library list wouldn't update on macOS Sequoia after changing the setting in Photos.

Version 2.6 (released 9/16/2024)

Made minor changes to support macOS 15 Sequoia
When merging or converting a corrupt iPhoto/Aperture library, we now scavenge the library package for photos not referenced in the library database.
PowerPhotos can now convert libraries from iPhoto 2
Fixed a bug that could halt an export operation with a "Could not fetch asset for exporting" error.
Fixed a crash that could occur after reloading a library

Version 2.5.10 (released 8/20/2024)

Fixed a hang that could occur when trying to calculate the total photo count for certain libraries.
Update the glossary page in the documentation to explain converting an iPhoto library versus migrating one.
Fixed a bug where the "My Albums" folder wouldn't appear in the album list for a library that had no albums created yet.
Fixed a crash that could occur when reloading a photo library.
Fixed a bug that could cause a crash during duplicate search.
Fixed a bug where a progress bar would continue to be shown after a merge completed that copied no photos because all the involved photos were found to be duplicates.
Fixed a bug that would result in an error trying to copy a photo from an iPhoto library if the photo had a blank filename.

Version 2.5.9 (released 6/17/2024)

Made some modest improvements in scrolling performance in the photo browser.
Added a "Reset to defaults" button in the photo copying settings and merge settings.
When copying photos/albums with duplicate detection and previewing disabled, the copying process is now much faster, and instead of briefly switching to the copying progress view and losing your selection in the process, the selection remains unchanged while the copying takes place.
Fixed a bug that could result in many "bitmap comparison timed out" errors when directly merging an iPhoto/Aperture library.
Fixed a bug where the "Reveal in Photos" menu item didn't work properly on macOS Monterey or Ventura.
Fixed an error that would be displaying trying to sort by dimensions in grid view.
Fixed an issue where Photos would return an error trying to import certain edited Live Photos with the "Copy edited versions" option enabled in the photo copying settings.

Version 2.5.8 (released 5/8/2024)

After clicking "Cancel" when asked about backing up an optimized iCloud library before a merge, we now return to the merge preview instead of cancelling the merge altogether.
Fixed a "Unacceptable type of value for attribute" error that could occur converting certain iPhoto 8 libraries.
We now display a warning when trying to create a library on an ExFAT disk, as Photos can sometimes have issues with libraries stored there.
The "Reveal in Photos" menu item now selects both the current album and the photo inside that album, instead of just selecting the photo in the main "Library" album.
Fixed an issue where some duplicate videos would not be detected when different versions of iPhoto/Photos had durations off by a fraction of a second stored for them upon import.
Fixed an error that could occur on certain setups when creating a new library.
If an error occurs in the merge process before getting to the report/preview stage, we now return to the setup screen instead of cancelling the whole merge.

Version 2.5.7 (released 3/25/2024)

Since macOS 14.4 has fixed a bug that prevented using photo libraries over a network, PowerPhotos no longer shows an error when trying to add such a library to PowerPhotos on 14.4 or later.
Fixed a crash that could occur when selecting multiple albums.
Fixed a crash that could occasionally occur when selecting an album.
Fixed a hang that could occur when dragging photos/albums to copy them to another library.
The "Format" duplicate rule criteria now correctly contains options for RAW and RAW + JPEG.
Fixed a crash that could occur during a duplicate search.
Fixed a memory leak that could occur on long exports and merges.
Fixed a crash that could occur in certain cases after deleting a batch of photos.
Fixed an issue where some photos would not be found as duplicates when searching with one or more metadata comparison options enabled.

Version 2.5.6 (released 2/2/2024)

Fixed a crash that could occur when expanding/collapsing folders in the album list.
Fixed a crash when clicking the "Upgrade Library" button for a library from an older version of Photos.
Fixed an issue where PowerPhotos would sometimes not clean up temporary files after an import error.
Added a page to the documentation with tips for speeding up a merge.
When setting up a merge, the duplicate rule list now scrolls if it's too tall to fit in the window.
Added a "Pause" button when performing long operations such as a merge or duplicate search. It was always possible to pause an operation by clicking "Cancel" and leaving the confirmation dialog up, but this gives a much more obvious way to pause something.
Fixed a bug where videos would not be copied properly from an iPhoto 8 library.
Added an option to view the list of a photo's containing albums as a subtitle in grid view and a column in list view.

Version 2.5.5 (released 11/16/2023)

Fixed a bug where a photo could show up as a duplicate of itself in certain configurations.
Encountering an error when checksumming a video during a duplicate search no longer halts the entire search.
Multi album selections now show the correct order when sorted by date.

Version 2.5.4 (released 11/6/2023)

Improved message in reports for duplicate searches that completed but found no duplicates.
Fixed a bug where a library could not be removed from the library list after completing a merge.
Reports for a duplicate searches that used the "Add to Album" option for trashing duplicates now correctly show the number of photos moved.
If an operation such as a merge or duplicate search ends with an error, the details of that error are now shown in the resulting report.
The "Sort By" and "Show Subtitle" menus are now properly enabled in merge preview.
Fixed a bug where some edited RAW photos would show a "Kind" of JPEG in the info pane.
Added some caching smarts to avoid having to reload from scratch when selecting different libraries in the library list.
The reports list now sorts the newest reports to the top instead of the oldest ones.
In reports, added a button next to each library to select that library in the library list.
When exporting, we now adjust the file modification date for the system time zone.
Fixed a bug where certain photos would get a "FullSizeRender.jpg" filename when copied with the "Copy edited version" preference setting.
Improved accuracy of detecting duplicate videos when importing from the Finder.

Version 2.5.3 (released 10/19/2023)

Improve updating of "Open" label under a library when Photos opens/quits.
Fixed a pluralization issue in the log filename used when exporting multiple albums.
Fixed an error that could occur trying to convert Aperture libraries with certain smart album configurations.
Fixed a bug where duplicates would not be detected when copying individual photos/albums between libraries.
The "Reveal Original File in Finder" contextual menu item now works properly in list view.
Fixed a crash that could occur when selecting a different library while the current library was in the middle of being searched.

Version 2.5.2 (released 10/11/2023)

Reverted a recent change that caused a big slowdown in the initial stage of a merge/copy/duplicate search.
Fixed an issue where PowerPhotos could show an unnecessary permission prompt on startup if a previously added library was located in a restricted folder, e.g. Documents, Desktop, etc.
Fixed an issue where manually assigned locations would not be copied for individual photo/album copy operations.
Fixed a bug where a "No library specified to load" error would be shown when trying to import photos from the Finder.
Fixed a crash on launch for some users on macOS Ventura.
Fixed a bug where clicking on column headers in list view would not sort the photo list.
On macOS Sonoma, trying to open a library located on a network share in Photos will result in Photos displaying a cryptic error. PowerPhotos will now display its own warning message with a more useful explanation when trying to open such a library in Photos.

Version 2.5.1 (released 9/28/2023)

Fixed a crash on launch for users who had run PowerPhotos 1.x before but never PowerPhotos 2.x.
Fixed a regression that could cause duplicates not to be found on macOS Monterey or Ventura.

Version 2.5 (released 9/25/2023)

PowerPhotos now officially supports macOS 14 Sonoma.
PowerPhotos now saves an interactive report for every album/photo copy, merge, or duplicate search operation it performs. These reports can be accessed via a new toolbar button or by selecting Window > Show Reports. Each report will detail how many photos were copied, whether any photos failed to be copied or were missing/incomplete, and what photos were skipped as duplicates. Each group of photos can be viewed, and you can perform actions like exporting, deleting, or creating an album from the group of photos.
Fixed a bug where a duplicate search performed on macOS Sonoma could take a very long time if the same library had been previously searched on an older version of macOS.
Fixed a bug where library size calculation in the info pane would never complete.
Fixed a crash that could occur when converting certain iPhoto/Aperture libraries
Fixed an issue on fresh installs of Sonoma where PowerPhotos couldn't get past the new permission prompt to access Photos' preferences.
Fixed a bug where a latitude or longitude would sometimes be set to 0 when exporting to a HEIF file.
Improved VoiceOver navigation in the library list, album list, photo browser, and report view.
We now show a preview report when copying photos/albums or importing photos, not just when merging.

Version 2.4.3 (released 8/14/2023)

The Log tab no longer shows a "Change Setup" button when previewing a photo/album copy.
Added a FAQ to the docs for dealing with a stalled merge.
Add a workaround for some cases when copying a photo that has been edited but has no full size rendered JPG (e.g. migrated from an Aperture library that had previews disabled).
Fixed a crash that could occur during some long merges/photo copies.
The + and - symbols by the zoom slider are now clickable buttons.

Version 2.4.2 (released 7/11/2023)

Improved detection of duplicate videos when importing from the Finder.
Fixed a bug where video durations would not be displayed for iPhoto/Aperture libraries, which could also cause problems with duplicate detection.
Made some adjustments to the default "PowerPhotos recommendation" duplicate rule. It now prioritizes photo dimensions instead of file size, and adds the presence of a caption or a title as additional criteria at the end of the rule.
Fixed an issue where certain videos would fail to import when converting an iPhoto/Aperture library.
The "System Library" label now appears correctly in the library list.
Fix detection of which library is the system/iCloud library on macOS Sonoma.
When running on macOS Sonoma, the operating system now presents a permission prompt when PowerPhotos tries to read Photos' preferences. We now display a message explaining why this is needed and let the user relaunch PowerPhotos if they denied access to Photos' preferences.
Added a "Disable auto choosing" option when doing a duplicate search, if you want to make all your choices manually instead.
When copying a library with the "Optimize Mac Storage" option enabled, we now display a warning about the possibility of incomplete/missing items.
Improved performance when merging/copying by taking advantage of file cloning on APFS volumes.

Version 2.4.1 (released 6/21/2023)

Fixed a bug where the merge report screen would not be shown properly.
Fixed a crash that could occur when doing a duplicate search on a library with missing/incomplete photos.
Fixed a bug where some photos would be reported as missing when copying from an optimized iCloud library.

Version 2.4 (released 6/12/2023)

PowerPhotos now has much improved handling of "incomplete" items, where one or more version or component of a photo is missing from the library on disk (e.g. the original photo is missing but an edited version is present). In such cases, PowerPhotos is now able to fall back to copying whatever data is available even if some of it is missing.
If a referenced photo is missing and can't be copied, we now log the last known path where the photo used to be.
Missing/incomplete items are now omitted from the merge preview, giving a better up front idea of how much data can be copied from a library that has problems.
The merge setup screen now has all the same metadata copying options as the Settings window.
Fixed display of "Format" and "Album" criteria in default duplicate rule
The merge report now includes counts of incomplete and missing items in libraries being merged.

Version 2.3.1 (released 5/23/2023)

Fixed a bug where PowerPhotos would require purchasing a license to convert an iPhoto or Aperture library to Photos.
Fix a(nother) crash that could occur after deleting a batch of photos.
Fixed a bug that could produce an error message when switching to or from sorting by "Dimensions"
Fixed a bug where the "Edit License" button in the license window wouldn't work properly.
The "Add Library" menu item will now include iPhoto/Aperture libraries in its search results.
Fixed a bug where sorting a library group by name would sometimes give an incorrect sort order.

Version 2.3 (released 4/17/2023)

Added the ability to convert iPhoto/Aperture libraries to Photos, after Apple dropped support for migration on macOS Ventura. iPhoto/Aperture libraries can also be added directly to the PowerPhotos library list as read-only, so you can view, search, export, copy, and merge just like you can with Photos libraries.

Version 2.2.1 (released 3/16/2023)

The "Select in Photos" menu item in the duplicate browser is now enabled properly.
Clicking "Done" in the duplicate rule editor will no longer discard changes made in the rule name text field.
Fixed a bug where editing would be disabled for a copy made of a built-in duplicate rule .
Fixed a crash when trying to copy a photo or video with no filename visible in Photos.
Fixed a bug where the "Mark as Keeper" menu item in the duplicate browser would always be disabled when merging into a new library.

Version 2.2 (released 3/3/2023)

The minimum system requirement for PowerPhotos 2.2 is now macOS 12 Monterey
Reworked the merge user interface to present the report, preview, duplicates, and log as tabs instead of using back/forward buttons to go between them.
Added several new criteria for custom duplicate rules. You can now choose which duplicate photos to keep based on a specific keyword, or by looking for a particular piece of text in a photo's caption, filename, or title.
Improved the license entry window with more information about what features are unlocked by purchasing a license.
You can now drag a library group into the Find Duplicates or Merge setup to add all the libraries in the group at once.
When merging, we now show a new report screen that displays a summary of how many photos will be copied from each library, how many duplicates will be skipped, and how many photos and videos the merged library will have after the merge is complete.
You can now see what albums a photo belongs to in the info pane, and reveal the photo in a particular album via the contextual menu.
Added a search field to the "Add Library" window.
The "Choose Manually" button in the "Add Library" window now lets you select multiple libraries at once.

Version 2.1.8 (released 3/7/2023)

Fixed a crash/hang that could occur on launch when restoring old view state.
Fixed a bug where a photo's filename would not be preserved when copying with the "Copy edited version" setting.
Duplicate searches now recognize duplicate videos whose reported durations are different by a fraction of a second.

Version 2.1.7 (released 2/13/2023)

Fixed a bug where the "Stats" calculations wouldn't update when manually changing keepers in the duplicate browser.
Work around errors reported by Photos trying to fetch images during duplicate analysis.
Fixed an issue that could cause a duplicate search or merge to stall part way through its duplicate analysis phase.
If manual changes have been made to keepers in the duplicate browser and the user selects a new rule to auto choose keepers, we now present a confirmation dialog before discarding the manual changes in favor of the new auto chosen keepers.
Fixed a crash that could occur while analyzing duplicates.
Fixed a hang that could occur when dropping photos or folders into the photo browser.

Version 2.1.6 (released 1/28/2023)

Fix a crash that could happen in certain cases after reloading a library.
Fix crash when selecting File > Add Library.

Version 2.1.5 (released 1/24/2023)

Fixed a crash selecting "Migrate iPhoto Libraries" after errors had occurred on previous migration attempts.
Fixed a crash after cancelling duplicate photo deletion.
Fixed a crash that could occur shortly after deleting a batch of photos.
We now show a progress indicator instead of hanging for albums that will take a long time to load and/or sort.

Version 2.1.4 (released 1/11/2023)

Fixed a crash that would occur after clicking "Don't Allow" when manually deleting photos from a library.
Fixed a bug that would produce errors when trying to export photos.
Fixed a bug where a duplicate search or merge could stall part way through.

Version 2.1.3 (released 1/5/2023)

When a missing referenced photo is selected, the info pane will now show the last know path for the photo instead of just displaying "Missing".
Made some adjustments to improve recognition of certain duplicate photos.
Fixed a bug where exported photos would have their modification dates adjusted for time zone when they shouldn't.
The Contact Support window now correctly shows an error message when trying to submit a request with missing info.
Fixed an issue where too much memory could be taken up during duplicate analysis of certain large libraries.

Version 2.1.2 (released 12/14/2022)

Made some performance improvements when merging libraries with a lot of large albums.
Added a new page to the documentation describing strategies for backing up your photo libraries.
Added a workaround for errors that would be returned by Photos when trying to copy a photo or video that was missing its file extension.
Changed the "Copy edited JPGs" preference to say "Copy edited version" since editing can produce HEIC or video files and not just JPGs. (no behavior change, just wording)
Fixed an issue that could cause PowerPhotos to take a long time to load a library upon launch.
Sorting photos by title now falls back to sort by filename for photos that have no title.

Version 2.1.1 (released 11/18/2022)

Removed redundant confirmation dialogs when deleting photos.
When dragging photos or albums from a separate library window to the main window, we now bring the main window to the front to show copying progress.
Control-clicking on an unselected album in the album list now exports the clicked album instead of the selected album.
Fixed a crash selecting the "Migrate iPhoto Libraries" menu item after having certain migration errors occur in a previous migration attempt.
You can now choose a new duplicate rule to auto choose keepers without needing to wait until the previous one has finished.
Fixed a bug where a spurious error dialog would be displayed after selecting the "Import Photos" menu item.
Libraries created on macOS Ventura no longer need to go through a short upgrade process when first opened in Photos.

Version 2.1 (released 10/24/2022)

PowerPhotos now officially supports macOS 13.0 Ventura. Check the updated documentation in the Help menu for information on how PowerPhotos interacts with the new iCloud Shared Photo Library feature of Photos.

Version 2.0.8 (released 10/18/2022)

Fixed a crash on some systems when choosing the "Migrate iPhoto Libraries" menu item
The Preferences window is now titled "Settings" when running on macOS Ventura
Fixed a crash when scrolling through the photo browser in certain libraries
Fixed a bug on macOS Ventura where the info pane title would read "(null) Library Information" when a library is selected.
Fixed a bug where the add library toolbar button would be disabled on macOS Ventura

Version 2.0.7 (released 10/5/2022)

Fixed a bug where PowerPhotos would claim that a library was still being used in a merge even after the merge had completed.
Removed the option to rename libraries on disk, as it could cause hanging/display issues on macOS Monterey.
Fixed a "IPEvaluateDuplicateRulesOperation.Type has not been run yet" error that would be shown when trying to use a "Live Photos is true/false" duplicate rule.
Fixed an error that would be displayed try to open a library when the current active Photos library is missing.
When merging into a new library, we now select the newly merged library in the library list after the merge finishes.

Version 2.0.6 (released 9/14/2022)

Fixed an error that could occur when doing a duplicate search in a library that had an item of unknown type (i.e. neither a photo nor a video)
Fixed a bug where some duplicates would not be found when running a new search after a previous search that halted due to a crash.
We now show "RAW + JPEG" in the Kind field in the info pane and photo browser for RAW + JPEG photos.
Fixed a bug in merge setup where selecting a library then returning to the merge setup screen would cause the destination library to no longer be displayed.
Fixed a bug where exporting videos with the "unmodified original" setting would sometimes export the edited video instead.
Fixed a bug where the manual ordering of photos would not be preserved when copying some albums.
Fixed a "An error occured parsing the provided SQL statement." error that could occur when trying to import photos with metadata comparison options enabled for duplicate matching.
When importing from the Finder into PowerPhotos, RAW + JPEG pairs are now combined into a single photo instead of being imported as separate photos.
When exporting unmodified originals for RAW + JPG photos, we now export both the RAW and JPG versions.

Version 2.0.5 (released 8/29/2022)

Fixed a performance issue where PowerPhotos would sometimes not use its cached duplicate analysis data.
When viewing duplicates during a merge preview, the duplicate group headers now read "to skip" instead of "to trash", since no photos actually get deleted during a merge.
Simplified logging output during duplicate rule evaluation.
Improved progress updating during duplicate searches with one or more metadata comparison options selected.
Fixed a bug where the view mode and search toolbar items could get disabled incorrectly.
Exporting unmodified originals now always keeps the original file extension intact, e.g. not replacing "jpg" with "jpeg"
Fixed a "could not find next result row" error that could occur when perform a duplicate search on certain libraries
Fixed a performance issue where PowerPhotos could end up performing redundant searches when matching duplicates.
Fixed a bug that could cause an error to occur when using the "Copy edited JPGs" preference setting.
Fixed a bug where libraries already in PowerPhotos would be shown in search results when using the "Add Library" menu item from a library group.
Fixed a bug where the photo inspector would sometimes show "iCloud" for a photo path when the library was not configured to sync with iCloud.
Fixed a crash that could occur after reloading a library after it was modified.

Version 2.0.4 (released 8/4/2022)

Fixed a bug that would cause the main window not to display correctly when running on Big Sur.

Version 2.0.3 (released 8/1/2022)

Fixed a bug where importing a folder with a period in the name would truncate the created album's name after the period.
Improved updates to the progress bar during the early stages of a photo copy/merge so it doesn't appear to be stuck.
Added photo dimensions as an option for displaying as a subtitle or list column in the photo and duplicate browsers.
The remove library toolbar item is now disabled when something other than a library is not selected in the sidebar
We now use the term "Caption" instead of "Description" more consistently throughout the UI to match Apple's terminology.
Fixed a crash that could occur when importing photos from the Finder into a library.

Version 2.0.2 (released 7/13/2022)

Fixed a bug where dragging an iPhoto library into the library list would still add it even after displaying a message saying that it instead needs to be migrated to Photos.
Improved cancellation responsiveness during the latter stages of a duplicate search.
Fixed a bug where the support attachments window would not accept files dragged from the Finder
Fixed a bug where the same set of duplicate photos would be shown multiple times in the duplicate browser
Fixed a bug where Finder creation dates set on export would be offset by the user's time zone
Improved progress message while evaluating duplicates during a merge to clarify that photos will merely be skipped, not trashed.

Version 2.0.1 (released 7/7/2022)

Fixed a crash that could occur during a long duplicate search.
Fixed a crash that would occur when selecting a library after having started a merge.
Fixed a crash that could occur for users launching PowerPhotos for the first time if their default Photos was missing.
Fixed a progress message that would sometimes say "Downloading from iCloud" when iCloud Photos was not enabled.

Version 2.0 (released 6/30/2022)

New features

Full iCloud Photos support: If you use iCloud Photos, PowerPhotos 1.x was only able to see photos in your library that had already been downloaded to your local hard drive. For users with the "Optimize Mac Storage" option enabled, this could mean a significant portion of your iCloud library would not be visible to PowerPhotos. In PowerPhotos 2.0, it can now see and work with any photos in your iCloud photo library, and will automatically download any photos from iCloud as needed.
Advanced exporting: Photos has an export command, but it is fairly limited in what it can provide. PowerPhotos 2.0 has a new, more fully featured export function with options such as:
- Export as a flat folder or as a folder hierarchy in the Finder that mimics your album hierarchy
- Export unmodified photos, or as JPG, PNG, HEIF, or TIFF of different sizes
- Include captions, dates, keywords, and titles in EXIF metadata
- Retain or strip location metadata
- Optionally include videos from Live Photos and all photos from a burst
- Set Finder creation/modification dates to the photo's capture/modification date
- Video export support as MP4 (H.264) or HEVC (H.265)
Global menu bar item: Get fast access to your libraries via a global item in your menu bar even when PowerPhotos itself isn't running.
Library groups: For those with lots of libraries, you can now organize your libraries into groups in the PowerPhotos sidebar.
Multiple windows: You can now open each library in a separate window in PowerPhotos, allowing for easier comparison between libraries, and dragging and dropping photos/albums between libraries.
New duplicate search engine: PowerPhotos 2.0 uses a new duplicate comparison algorithm that can find more duplicate photos which are not quite 100% identical, such as scaled down copies of photos, photos that have been resaved in a different format or with different compression, and even photos with minor edits applied to them.
Faster library loading: PowerPhotos 2.0 has rewritten a bunch of its internals to load your library much faster than PowerPhotos 1.0.

Improvements

When copying edited videos, both the original and edited copies of the video are preserved
The app icon now matches the newer Big Sur icon style
Updated sidebar and toolbar icons to match the Big Sur style
Improved preservation of photo ordering within an album in certain merge setups
New metadata options for restricting duplicate matches
Added new criteria for choosing keepers in a duplicate search
Improved performance when generating the preview for a merge or large photo copy

Version 1.9.11 (released 6/29/2022)

Fixed a crash that could occur when viewing certain photos as full size
Fixed an error that could occur when trying to import a large batch of photos that contained photo/video pairs for some Live Photos
Fixed an issue where some photos with missing time zone info would show the wrong time
Fixed a crash that could occur when calculating album sizes

Version 1.9.10 (released 10/25/2021)

Fixed a bug where PowerPhotos would think an iPhoto library migration was complete before it had completely finished
Minor updates for macOS Monterey compatibility
Fixed a “No asset for photo uuid” error message that could occur when importing photos
When copying RAW+JPG photos, we no longer copy both photos if the “Copy both” setting isn’t selected in the preferences window.
Fix a bug where PowerPhotos would look for the wrong Photos library name after migrating iPhoto/Aperture libraries containing “iPhoto” or “Aperture” in their name

Version 1.9.9 (released 8/3/2021)

Fixed a crash that could occur on the macOS Monterey public betas

Version 1.9.8 (released 6/25/2021)

Fixed an issue where some Live Photos would not be recognized properly on macOS 11.2 and later
Fixed a bug where Photos would hang when using the “Reveal in Photos” menu item
Added RAW + JPEG to the formats that can be specified in a duplicate rule
Fixed an error that could occur when copying certain edited HEIF Live Photos
Fixed a crash that could occur while searching a library
Fixed a crash that could occur when browsing photos
The default duplicate rule now prefers to keep HEIF photos over JPGs
When importing from the Finder, we now recognize and combine photo/video pairs that are part of the same Live Photo

Version 1.9.7 (released 4/23/2021)

We now show the number of search results in the toolbar on macOS Big Sur
Fixed an issue that could cause the spinning rainbow cursor while searching a large library
We now show a progress message during long searches
We no longer add the system or active photo library back to the library list on launch if the library has been deleted
Fixed an issue where dragging photos wouldn’t work properly if any of them were missing their file extensions

Version 1.9.6 (released 4/5/2021)

Fixed a crash that could occur when copying or merging into an existing library

Version 1.9.5 (released 4/2/2021)

Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to import a folder of photos that had an iPhoto or Aperture library in it
Improved responsiveness of clicking “Cancel” during a large merge, photo copy, or duplicate search
Improved performance when dragging a large number of photos
Fixed a crash that could occur after performing several photo deletions in a row
The Quick Look panel now updates properly when changing selection in the duplicate browser using the arrow keys
We now show an error message rather than an empty library when trying to view a Photos library on a read-only disk
You can now add photos to existing album in the PowerPhotos photo browser by drag and drop

Version 1.9.4 (released 2/11/2021)

Fixed a bug where the “Register Now” link included in your purchase confirmation email wouldn’t properly fill in the registration info after opening PowerPhotos.
Fixed an issue where registration wouldn’t be accepted if a newline was pasted in with the serial number
Fixed the action button next to each iPhoto library in the iPhoto migration list
Fixed a bug where libraries migrated from iPhoto would not be added to the PowerPhotos library list afterwards
Minor updates for macOS 11.2
Improved duplicate recognition of photos that have fractional seconds in their date/timestamps
PowerPhotos no longer shows an error message trying to add libraries on some disk formats that are now accepted by Photos itself

Version 1.9.3 (released 1/22/2021)

Improved launch time for users with a lot of libraries
Fixed a crash that could occur after dismissing an error at the end of a duplicate search
Shift clicking to extend the selection in the duplicate browser now works properly
When trying to view a library that’s been moved to the trash, we now show an error message instead of an empty library.
Fixed a hang that could occur during a merge preview after hiding PowerPhotos and bringing it back to the the front
When a library needs upgrading by Photos to be viewed, we now provide an “Upgrade Library” button that opens the library up for you.
Added a “safe mode” which can be enabled by holding the shift key at startup. This clears out the PowerPhotos cache and disables the automatic display of a selected library.
Fixed an error that could occur when trying to merge libraries from older versions into a new library
We now recognize when a library from macOS 10.15 or later has been restored from Time Machine and display a better error message telling how to complete the restoration process
We no longer include additional burst photos in the total number of photos reported at the end of a copy/merge

Version 1.9.2 (released 12/17/2020)

Libraries created on macOS 11.1 no longer need to be upgraded before first use
Fixed an error that would occur when trying to copy the entire “My Albums” folder to another library
The “Hidden” album is now shown in the top group of the album list instead of under “Media Types”, to match Photos
If an iPhoto library migration fails, we now restore the previously active Photos library so that Photos doesn’t try to migrate the iPhoto library again when it’s opened again.

Version 1.9.1 (released 11/30/2020)

Libraries now display the correct version number when running on macOS 11.0.1
The Find Duplicates command will no longer warn about the Optimize Mac Storage option if iCloud Photos has been disabled
Improved restoration of grid/list view configuration between launches
The Contact Support window now remembers your name, email, and case number between launches
Long filenames in the Title column of list view now truncate instead of wrapping
When scanning a folder of photos to import, we now skip any application bundles found inside the folder
Fixed a bug where the system library wouldn’t be identified correctly on some systems running macOS Big Sur

Version 1.9 (released 11/11/2020)

Updated look and feel for macOS Big Sur, including new sidebar style and updated toolbar icons
PowerPhotos now runs natively on new Apple Silicon Macs
The zoom slider is no longer disabled when performing a multi library search
On macOS Big Sur, we now show the number of items in the selected library in the titlebar
Improved reliability of sending log files to tech support via the Help > Contact Support window
The “Create Album with Selection” command is now much faster, and selects the newly created album in the photo browser afterwards
In list view, the “Title” column now displays the photo’s filename if the photo has no custom title
Added support for copying RAW+JPG pairs imported from a digital camera

Version 1.8.5 (released 8/26/2020)

Improved progress display during long duplicate searches
Fixed a bug where excluding the PowerPhotos duplicate trash from a duplicate search wouldn’t work
Improved the error message shown when trying to copy a library to a disk without enough free space
Fixes a bug where calculating an album’s size would use unnecessary CPU
Fixed an issue that could occasionally cause PowerPhotos to crash on launch when iCloud Photos with “Optimize Mac Storage” option is enabled
Added a criterion to choose duplicate keepers based on whether the photo is a Live Photo

Version 1.8.4 (released 7/9/2020)

iPhoto libraries can now be removed from the migration list
Disabled photo titles and favorite badges by default to improve scrolling performance
Fixed a bug where disabling “Display Photo Titles” would still show titles on some photos
The album list now displays properly on the macOS Big Sur developer seed
Work around a Photos error when trying to copy a photo that was migrated from an Aperture library that had previews disabled
Fixed a crash that could occur when reloading a library when certain photos were selected in the photo browser
For multi library duplicate searches, we now include which library each photo came from in the log file
We now display an error message when trying to migrate an iPhoto library stored on a network drive
Fixed a crash that could occur when viewing certain photo libraries on macOS 10.15
Prevent some unnecessary recalculation of library sizes

Version 1.8.3 (released 5/29/2020)

Fixed a crash that could occur when loading some libraries on macOS 10.14

Version 1.8.2 (released 5/28/2020)

Fixed some additional cases that would lead to a “could not communicate with helper application” error when trashing duplicates.
Improved progress messages while trashing duplicate photos.

Version 1.8.1 (released 5/25/2020)

Fixed a bug where trying to delete duplicates in certain libraries would display a “could not communicate with helper application” error message
Fixed a bug where the builtin duplicate rules would not appear for some users
Fix an error that would be produced when trying to import photos into a library from the Finder
When viewing a log in Find Duplicates or Merge Libraries, you can now search the log using command-f
Changed the wording of the “Repopulate albums with keepers” checkbox to the more succinct “Keep albums intact”

Version 1.8 (released 5/19/2020)

You can now delete photos directly from a library using PowerPhotos by pressing command-delete (macOS Catalina only)
Added a new option when deleting duplicates to repopulate any albums that had photos removed with the corresponding keeper photos (macOS Catalina only)
Improved the default duplicate keeper rule to include several criteria
Added a new duplicate criterion to choose photos based on whether they’ve been edited or not
Added a new builtin duplicate rule for keeping RAW photos
Added tooltips to the duplicate keeper popup menu items to easily see each rule’s criteria
We no longer include a “Keep photos in library X” rule when only searching a single library for duplicates
Improve progress bar display during the “Loading Photos” phase of a duplicate search
Fixed a few memory leaks in the photo browser
Fixed a memory leak when browsing duplicate photos

Version 1.7.13 (released 4/30/2020)

Fixed a bug where the “Create New Album with Selection” command could fail with an error
Fixed an issue where “Media Types” albums would sometimes not appear when displaying a library on macOS 10.14
Fixed an issue where a large merge would sometimes stall and not complete
Photos with a .jpg extension are no longer changed to .jpeg when copied to another library
Removed the “Quit when closing main window” preference

Version 1.7.12 (released 3/25/2020)

Minor updates for macOS 10.15.4
When importing a mixed hierarchy of folders and photos, the album created by PowerPhotos to hold a folder’s photos is now created as a child of the corresponding folder in Photos, instead of as a sibling
Fixed a hang that could occur when selecting a large number of photos in the photo browser
Fixed a crash that could occur loading a library that contains a very large video file

Version 1.7.11 (released 3/12/2020)

Fix an error that would be displaying trying to drag photos from the Finder into a newly created library
Copying a Live Photo that has been edited now preserves the video component
Fixed a crash that could occur loading a library with photos missing certain metadata
Smart albums no longer display a 0 KB size on macOS 10.15
Fixed a bug where the selected duplicate rule would not be saved between runs if it was one of the built-in rules
Fixed a bug where the “Keep photo in any album” duplicate rule wouldn’t work properly on macOS 10.15

Version 1.7.10 (released 2/21/2020)

Fixed an error that could occur when merging a library with an album that’s missing its name
Fixed a crash that could occur when reloading a library on macOS 10.14

Version 1.7.9 (released 2/11/2020)

Fixed a bug where the notification shown after performing a copy would report that 0 photos were copied
Photos with missing dates now show a blank date instead of the photo’s modification date
Improve responsiveness after making changes in Photos and then bringing PowerPhotos back to the front
The selection in the photo browser is now preserved correctly when reloading after detecting the library has been changed
Improved loading speed when selecting a different library in the PowerPhotos library list
PowerPhotos can no longer display the people identified in a photo due to new privacy restrictions implemented by Apple in macOS Catalina
Fixed some cases where a “Could not read edit list” error would prevent copying the edited version of a photo

Version 1.7.8 (released 1/16/2020)

Per-library view settings are now retained properly when switching libraries
Fixed a bug when merging where some albums within nested folders would not be recreated properly
Fixed a crash that could occur when viewing certain libraries in PowerPhotos
Fixed an issue on macOS 10.15.2 where PowerPhotos would take a long time to display large libraries
Fixed an error message that would be displayed when trying to copy a smart album to another library
Fixed an issue where some iCloud libraries with the “Optimize Mac Storage” option enabled would only show some of their locally downloaded photos
Disabling copying of photo information in PowerPhotos preferences is now respected properly on macOS 10.15
Fixed cases where an incorrect date would be applied to a photo that was imported directly from the Finder into a photo library via PowerPhotos
Fixed a crash opening Photos via PowerPhotos when the active library was not in the PowerPhotos library list

Version 1.7.7 (released 12/24/2019)

Fixed an issue where some merges would stall on macOS 10.15.2
Changed titles in the Image menu to be more clear
Improved performance when scrolling in the duplicate browser
Improved performance when evaluating duplicate rules

Version 1.7.6 (released 11/21/2019)

Fix using return key to toggle duplicates between keeper/trash
If PowerPhotos needs to be granted access to Photos in System Preferences, we now show a message explaining that rather than showing the library as being empty
When renaming a library, we no longer display the renaming dialog if you haven’t actually changed the library’s name
PowerPhotos no longer excludes photos with a “duplicate” keyword from a duplicate search if you had enabled that option before it was removed a few versions ago
Libraries created on macOS 10.14 no longer need to be upgraded by Photos when opened for the first time
Reenable a workaround on macOS 10.14 for a Photos issue where it will start refusing to import some photos following a long series of imports
Fixed a crash when dragging multiple libraries from the Finder into the Source Libraries section of the merge setup screen
The “Combine Album Contents” option now works correctly when merging into an existing library on macOS 10.15

Version 1.7.5 (released 11/11/2019)

Fixed a crash when loading libraries containing some photos lacking creation dates

Version 1.7.4 (released 11/4/2019)

Update version recognition for libraries on 10.15.1
Dates with custom time zones now have those time zones preserved when copying between libraries on 10.15
Fixed a bug where HDR Live Photos would not have their videos copied
You can now drag a Photos library onto the PowerPhotos app icon to add it to the library list
Control-clicking a photo in grid view now shows the same contextual menu as right clicking
Improved progress display when submitting logs in the Contact Support window

Version 1.7.3 (released 10/21/2019)

Fixed a crash that could occur after the currently active library was deleted from disk
Fix a crash that could occur when creating a new library in certain setups
Fixed a crasher that could occur on launch when PowerPhotos preferences were corrupted in a certain way
Fixed a bug where the duplicate browser would not properly display photos on macOS Mojave
Fixed a problem where PowerPhotos wouldn’t launch on macOS 10.14.1

Version 1.7.2 (released 10/11/2019)

Fixed a bug that could prevent libraries from displaying for some users on macOS 10.14.5
Fixed a bug where the duplicate browser would not properly display photos on macOS Mojave

Version 1.7.1 (released 10/8/2019)

Fixed a bug that would cause PowerPhotos not to launch on Mojave for some users

Version 1.7 (released 10/7/2019)

PowerPhotos now supports macOS 10.15 Catalina
Added the ability to copy both the original photo and preserve edits when copying between libraries (10.15 only)
Duplicate photos can now be deleted directly instead of having to collect them into an album and delete them manually (10.15 only)
Initial display of a library is much faster when running on 10.15
Calculating the size of the currently selected album is now done in the background
The “Show in Moment” menu item now reads “Show in Photos album” on macOS 10.15 since moments no longer exist on 10.15
Added keyboard shortcuts to items in the “Image” menu
Improved thumbnail loading performance when scrolling quickly through the photo browser
Copying a non-JPEG with the “Copy Edited JPGs” option no longer puts the non-JPEG extension on the filename in the destination library

Version 1.6.4 (released 8/21/2019)

Fixed an issue where Photos would be relaunched more often than necessary during a long merge

Version 1.6.3 (released 8/6/2019)

Display the correct version number for libraries created on macOS 10.14.6
Fixed a bug where, when copying multiple albums from inside a folder, only one album would be recreated in the destination library
Fixed an issue where PowerPhotos could hang on startup if the user has a large number of libraries in their library list
Fixed an issue where per-library Photos preferences would not be preserved when switching libraries
Fixed a bug where clicking the green checkmark next to a library would not always activate that library

Version 1.6.2 (released 5/31/2019)

Simplified the duplicate selection process, eliminating some seldom used options and adding a walkthrough screen for deleting the extra duplicates in Photos afterwards
Fixed a regression that could cause library indexing to be much slower
If all photos in a duplicate group are missing on disk, we now mark one as a keeper rather than recommending to trash all of them
Improve duplicate logging to make clear when multiple duplicates are referencing the same master photo
The “Select in Photos” command now also selects the current album
Added a “Quick Look” item to the “Image” menu

Version 1.6.1 (released 5/16/2019)

PowerPhotos now properly recognizes the version of Photos libraries from macOS 10.14.5
Grid view now shows the correct duration for trimmed movies
Quick Look now shows the correct version of videos that have been trimmed
Fixed a bug where incorrect thumbnails could be displayed in a merge preview
When merging with the “Copy unedited originals” option, we no longer show thumbnails for the edited version of the photo in the merge preview
Hidden photos are no longer treated as hidden in a merge preview, since they will no longer be hidden when they are actually copied across
Fixed a bug reading libraries from Photos 1.5 and earlier
Fixed a bug that would result in a “Could not determine version of library” error
Fixed a bug that would prevent importing photos from the Finder from working properly
Fixed a memory leak when browsing photos

Version 1.6 (released 4/2/2019)

Added support for copying both the photo and video portion of a Live Photo when copying or merging
When copying edited versions of photos, we now preserve the original photo’s filename (e.g. “IMG_0001.JPG” instead of “fullsizeoutput_123.jpeg”)
Rewrote grid view using modern APIs, which will allow us to add more nifty new browsing features going forward
Favorite photos are now marked with a heart icon in grid view
Movies now show their duration in grid view
In grid view, we now show filenames underneath photos that don’t have a title set
Using Quick Look in the photo browser (e.g. by pressing the space bar) now displays Live Photos including the attached video
The photo browser scroll position no longer resets to the top after reloading a library
Added a new “Image” menu containing the commands found in the photo browser contextual menu
Improved reliability of loading thumbnails in list view and the duplicate browser
Fixed a crash that could occur when viewing certain photos with missing metadata
Replace usage of “iCloud Photo Library” with Apple’s new “iCloud Photos” terminology
When the “Optimize Mac Storage” option is enabled in iCloud Photos, we now show a message above the image browser explaining why not all photos show up in PowerPhotos
Fixed a crash that could occur after cancelling a multi-library search

Version 1.5.8 (released 3/18/2019)

Fixed an issue where Photos crashing would halt an operation in PowerPhotos with a code 2001 error message
Fixed a bug where the complete list of found duplicate groups wouldn’t be logged during a duplicate search
Work around a Photos bug on Mojave that could cause photos not to be added to albums located inside a folder when copying/merging
Improved loading times for libraries with a large number of moments
A library being temporarily unavailable (e.g. on a disconnected external disk) no longer triggers a full reindexing of the library the next time it appears
Improved ability for PowerPhotos to display certain libraries that have database corruption

Version 1.5.7 (released 2/12/2019)

We now give a more descriptive error message when trying to migrate a library that’s still in a Time Machine backup
Worked around an issue where Photos would have trouble migrating an iPhoto library if it was missing its file extension
Fixed a crash that could occur when dragging certain photos from PowerPhotos to the Finder
Improved library indexing performance
Fixed a broken help link in the iCloud warning alert sheet

Version 1.5.6 (released 12/19/2018)

Fixed a problem where the PowerPhotos migration screen wouldn’t identify the version of older iPhoto/Aperture libraries properly
Fixed an issue that could cause a library to be unnecessarily reindexed, taking a long time to load
Fixed a bug where some photos would not appear correctly when viewing the system photo library

Version 1.5.5 (released 12/11/2018)

Fixed a bug where albums in a folder that is sorted by name would not be displayed in the correct order
Smart albums with a “Photo is referenced” rule now display the correct photos
Fixed a bug when merging libraries with certain overlapping folder hierarchies that would cause some albums not to be created
Improved drawing performance in grid view for certain libraries with manually rotated photos
Cancelling a long operation while loading a library’s data now stops the operation much more quickly
Fixed a bug in merge preview where photos from the destination library would be labeled as “Imported” rather than with the name of the library
Added a “Quick Tour” window demonstrating PowerPhotos features on first launch

Version 1.5.4 (released 11/20/2018)

Fixed a crash when using the “Show in Moment” contextual menu item in the photo browser
Cleaned up logging of extraneous duplicate information during photo copying
Fixed an issue where no photos would be displayed when selecting a folder in the album list
We no longer return a disk full error when duplicating a large library on an APFS disk
Fixed an error loading certain libraries, “Attempted to access unknown result column imageDate”
Fixed a crash that could occur if one of PowerPhotos’ cache files got corrupted

Version 1.5.3 (released 11/2/2018)

Fixed a bug where trying to drag a large number of photos from the photo browser would not work correctly

Version 1.5.2 (released 10/30/2018)

Fixed an issue where trying to delete a library after a merge or duplicate search would claim that the library was still in use by that operation
Fixed a bug where dragging photos from grid view would not display the images while dragging them
Added HEIC as an option when creating a custom duplicate rule for choosing which format of photo you want to keep
Double clicking a library in PowerPhotos once again brings Photos to the front if the library was already open
Fixed a bug where the contextual menu would show up twice when right clicking in grid view

Version 1.5.1 (released 10/11/2018)

Fixed a “journal entry has no modelId” error that could occur indexing certain libraries
Fixed an issue where an error transferring a photo could be logged twice
Fixed a bug where changes made to custom duplicate rules would not always be saved properly after relaunching PowerPhotos
Fixed a “Non-string value for string atom” error that could occur trying to load certain libraries

Version 1.5 (released 9/24/2018)

Added support for dark mode on macOS Mojave
Added support for Photos 4.0 libraries on macOS Mojave
Fixed a bug on macOS Mojave where the photo browser would not initially show any photos until you selected a different album
Fixed a “No adjustmentUuid found for version X” error when loading certain libraries
Fixed a bug on macOS Mojave where libraries could not be dropped into the Find Duplicates or Merge Libraries setup screens
Fixed an error that could occur trying to load the system library that claimed the library was not valid

Version 1.4.2 (released 6/25/2018)

We now show the correct photos for smart albums with a “Date is/is not in the last X years” rule
Fixed a problem where the in-app store window wouldn’t load on the first try
In cases where Photos hangs upon displaying its “What’s New in Photos” screen during a merge, copy, or duplicate search, we detect this and prompt the user to dismiss the screen manually
Fixed an issue where PowerPhotos would be unable to relaunch Photos if it crashed during a merge in some cases
Fixed a crasher when merging certain libraries with missing file references
Fixed an error that could occur when loading a library with photos that have no date assigned to them

Version 1.4.1 (released 5/16/2018)

Work around a Photos bug that would cause it to crash when trying to create an album with an empty name
Fixed an issue where importing new files into a library via PowerPhotos would return an error for movie files
Prevent resetting the image browser’s scroll position when checking for library changes
If a photo’s edited version is missing from the library, we now fall back to using the original when viewing the photo in full size and dragging the photo to the Finder
Fixed an error that could be displayed when trying to load certain photo libraries
Fixed an issue when encountering stray files while indexing a library

Version 1.4 (released 4/23/2018)

Added Touch Bar support
Added the ability to copy all photos from a burst instead of just the selected photo
Added support for preserving manually assigned locations when copying photos
Added a menu item to create a new album from a selection of photos in the PowerPhotos image browser
Hidden photos can now be copied between libraries
When a burst photo is selected, the info pane now shows the number of photos in the burst
After collecting duplicate photos into an album, we now select that album in the Photos app
When using the “Copy edited JPGs” setting for copying photos, we now fall back to the original if the edited JPG is missing on disk
PowerPhotos can now detect and copy the original HEIC versions of photos in the system photo library
Handle a new edge case relaunching Photos after it crashes during a merge

Version 1.3.8 (released 3/31/2018)

Show correct version number for libraries updated on macOS 10.13.4
Smart albums with an “Album is any” rule now display properly in a merge preview
Made some performance improvements when loading large libraries

Version 1.3.7 (released 2/22/2018)

Importing photos from the Finder into a library no longer creates a set of empty “media type” albums
Returning to PowerPhotos after renaming a library in the Finder no longer causes it to hang
Fixed an issue that could result in a “database is currently being used by another operation” error when trying to merge or copy photos
Fixed an issue where PowerPhotos would get stuck in a loop complaining about the destination library of a merge having changed after doing its initial analysis
Fixed a bug where PowerPhotos would not allow copying PDFs between libraries
Fixed a bug where PowerPhotos would refuse to open a Photos library if it was missing its file extension

Version 1.3.6 (released 2/2/2018)

Fixed an issue in forcing photos to always be copied into the library package even if the “Copy items to Photos library” option is disabled in Photos’ preferences
Fix a bug where we would hog a second CPU while indexing a library
Fixed a performance issue when selecting an album in a library with a large hierarchy of albums

Version 1.3.5 (released 1/9/2018)

Added a work around for issues reading locked libraries
When merging, we now add “from [library name]” to the end of the name of each “iPhoto Events” folder copied from one of the source libraries.
PowerPhotos now properly finds imported photos if Photos changes the case of the file extension
Fixed an issue where PowerPhotos could fail to relaunch Photos after it quit during a merge
Updated “Has custom name” duplicate criteria to better match Photos’ naming behavior

Version 1.3.4 (released 12/14/2017)

Added a warning when merging/copying to work around a High Sierra hanging bug when no system library is set
Improved recovery from certain Photos crashing edge cases
Show correct version number for libraries on 10.13.2

Version 1.3.3 (released 11/21/2017)

Added a duplicate search option to allow/disallow matching photos of different formats (e.g. RAW vs. JPG)
You can now swipe left on a library to remove it from the library list
Fix a crash that could occur when trying to view certain libraries
Fixed a crash when trying to copy photos or merge into a Photos 1.0 library
Added better handling of cases where Photos would start refusing to import additional photos after a long series of imports
Improved recovery from certain Photos crashes while copying photos on High Sierra
Added a duplicate search option to allow/disallow common filename variations, e.g. “IMG8375.JPG” vs. “IMG8375_1.JPG”

Version 1.3.2 (released 11/1/2017)

We now display smart albums containing a “Date Added” rule properly
Worked around a bug where Photos would hang when trying to merge into a newly created library
We now display a notification when your iPhoto libraries have finished migrating

Version 1.3.1 (released 10/5/2017)

Fixed an error that would be displayed trying to load the system library on High Sierra if it was empty
When merging the system library into a new library, the various “media type” albums are now populated correctly in the merge preview
Fixed a bug that would prevent PowerPhotos from being able to read libraries on network volumes
Clicking the “Quit Photos” button when trying to duplicate a currently open library no longer causes PowerPhotos to hang
We no longer display the “eventFilterBarAlbum” album found in some libraries migrated from Aperture
Fixed a bug that prevented the “Copy the main Photos album from each source library” from working when merging
Media type albums are now recreated correctly when copied to another library
Fixed a crash that could happen when opening a library while PowerPhotos was still in the process of loading its data for display
Fixed a bug where albums would not be created when dragging a nested folder of photos from the Finder into a library

Version 1.3 (released 9/25/2017)

PowerPhotos now supports macOS High Sierra, and requires macOS Sierra or later
We now log an error message when trying to copy PICT files which are not supported by Photos
Improved handling of HEIF images synced to a macOS system that doesn’t support the format, e.g. Sierra
Duplicating a library on APFS volumes uses its “cloning” feature to take up less disk space
We now log error messages for photos missing file extensions that Photos won’t be able to import
Fixed an issue where the “Live Photos” album would not appear for some libraries
We now correctly regenerate the merge preview if the destination library was modified since generating the current preview
Fixed a bug where the “duplicates skipped” count in the log would be too high
Fixed an error that would result from returning from a merge preview to the setup screen then trying to start the merge again
Fixed an error that would be displayed after customizing duplicate selections during a merge and trying to return to the preview screen
Manually selecting a new duplicate as the one to keep during a merge now correctly unchecks the previous keeper
We now show a moving progress bar while loading a library’s data
We now add the system photo library to the library list on launch if it’s not there already

Version 1.2.3 (released 4/26/2017)

Fixed an error caused by a corrupt album record that could halt a merge operation
Fixed a crash that could occur opening the preferences window on El Capitan
Fixed a problem where libraries on macOS 10.12.0 would not be read correctly
We no longer display an error trying to load libraries on macOS 10.11.0

Version 1.2.2 (released 2/2/2017)

Improved recognition of default Photos library on non-English systems
Improved recognition of migrated iPhoto libraries on non-English systems
Improved recognition of new library when migrating an iPhoto library for a second time
Improved recognizing the resulting migrated library when original iPhoto library had no file extension
Fixed a bug in the migration assistant where a library could be shown as “In Progress” after quitting and relauching PowerPhotos
We now allow choosing an iPhoto library in the “Add Library” window, but explain that it needs to be migrated to Photos first
Fixed a crash caused by trying to display certain PICT files in the photo browser
Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to view certain libraries
Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to copy an album between libraries
Fixed an issue displaying some libraries created on macOS 10.2.2 or later
Clarified error message shown when a library can’t be displayed because there is ongoing background face/object recognition
When renaming a library, we can now present an option to rename it on disk at the same time
Fixed an issue that would prevent a log file from being created if its name was too long
We now display the correct icon for the new “Depth Effect” special album

Version 1.2.1 (released 10/24/2016)

Improve recovery when Photos crashes while restoring photo attributes during a copy/merge
Improved loading of large system photo libraries on macOS Sierra
Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to import a large number of photos from the Finder
Removed unused “Show Tab Bar” menu item on Sierra
Fixed an error that could occur when trying to import nested folders of photos into a library
We now offer to upgrade a library when necessary before searching it for duplicates

Version 1.2 (released 9/22/2016)

Added a preference to customize the background color when browsing photos
Fixed an issue where a single photo could be copied to another library twice
Fixed a bug where some smart albums with a “Photo is X” criterion would not be populated correctly
Fix a crash that could occur during some long running merge operations
Added support for Photos 2.0 on macOS Sierra

Version 1.1.9 (released 8/15/2016)

Improved error message shown if a library can’t be loaded because Photos still has it open
Added troubleshooting information for cases where the system photo library fails to load
PowerPhotos now properly recognizes the system photo library when adding it back into the library list
Fixed an issue with filename collisions that could occur when copying photos edited in older versions of iPhoto
Fixed an issue that would prevent the in-app store from loading properly for some users
Removed a spurious “not a valid Photos library” message displayed when another error occurred trying to display a library

Version 1.1.8 (released 5/9/2016)

Fixed a bug where a Photos crash could cause PowerPhotos to get stuck in a loop and never finish merging
We no longer log error messages for .AAE and ._ files copied during a merge
Adjusted library size calculation to better match the Finder
Smart albums based on a date range now properly include photos in the final day of the range
Fixed an issue where some RAW photos would have a Kind of “JPEG” shown in the PowerPhotos info pane
The size shown in the PowerPhotos info pane for an edited photo now always matches what’s shown in the Photos info window
Fixed a bug when merging where the warning about iCloud storage optimization would be shown twice
Fixed an error that could occur when loading the system library if one or more photos were missing from the library
Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to view a library that was completely missing its database files

Version 1.1.7 (released 3/2/2016)

Improve handling of Photos crashing while importing photos
Fixed a bug where a warning about merging an optimized iCloud library could be displayed even if storage optimization is disabled
If Photos crashes while assigning keywords to duplicate photos, we now relaunch Photos and continue
We now log relevant preference settings when copying or merging
Fixed an issue where the system library would not load properly on some systems
Fixed an issue where “Select in Photos” wouldn’t work if the underlying photo file was missing
Improved error messages shown when trying to access a library that’s part of a Time Machine backup.
“Enter Full Screen” menu item now reads “Exit Full Screen” when already in full screen mode
Updated Find Duplicates exclusion rules to reflect new album names
Updated Sparkle framework to fix security vulnerability

Version 1.1.6 (released 1/27/2016)

Improved display of library version numbers for brand new versions of Photos
We now relaunch Photos periodically when merging to work around a bug where Photos would start refusing to import photos after a large number of consecutive imports
Fixed a bug when copying a folder that lives inside another folder that would cause the folder and its albums to not be recreated in the destination library
If Photos crashes after importing a batch of photos, we now relaunch it and restore the photos’ metadata if possible rather than just moving on to the next batch
Fixed a crash that could occur after cancelling a library duplication
Fixed a crash that could occur after migrating certain iPhoto libraries to Photos
If Photos crashes while adding duplicate photos to an album, we now relaunch Photos and continue adding the rest of the photos
Fixed an issue where photo dates could be shown as 1/1/2001 if they were missing time zone info
The completion message shown after finishing Find Duplicates now displays correctly
Fixed an error that could occur when finding duplicates if a library has an empty name
Albums created for duplicate photos are no longer placed in a subfolder, to make them easier to find

Version 1.1.5 (released 12/27/2015)

Fixed a crash that could occur when selecting a library that couldn’t be found

Version 1.1.4 (released 12/26/2015)

Fixed a crash that could occur on startup in certain cases when a library had moved since PowerPhotos was last opened
Fixed an error that could occur when copying albums from the system photo library
Fixed a crash that could occur during long merge operations

Version 1.1.3 (released 12/11/2015)

Fixed a crash that can occur when merging libraries with the “Combine album contents” option enabled
Fixed an issue where the main “Photos” album would not appear at the top of the album list on some systems
Display the correct version number for libraries created with Photos 1.3
Fixed a bug where importing nested folders would only import a single subfolder

Version 1.1.2 (released 11/28/2015)

The info pane now shows how many items are in the selected library
We now display a warning when merging or finding duplicates in a library with the “Optimize Mac Storage” option enabled
We now display whether the “Optimize Mac Storage” option is enabled for the iCloud library
Fixed a crash that could occur when changing the duplicate rule used to determine keepers
Improved updating selection after removing a library
Fixed an issue on some systems where no photos would appear when viewing the system photo library
Fixed a problem where albums would sometimes not be combined properly when merging

Version 1.1.1 (released 11/16/2015)

Fixed a bug where trying to view the system photo library would result in a “database locked” error message
Fixed a problem with removing attachments in the support window
Fixed an error that would be displayed when using the auto-updater

Version 1.1 (released 11/3/2015)

Added support for copying photos, albums, and moments between libraries
Added support for merging Photos libraries
PowerPhotos now requires OS X 10.11 “El Capitan” or later
We now recognize the new “Screenshots” and “Selfies” albums added to Photos on El Capitan
Added force touch support for viewing full size photos
Improved updating of iCloud library status when a disk mounts or unmounts
Fixed a bug where renaming a library would sometimes not be allowed
Fixed a bug that could cause library switching to fail on certain setups
Fixed an issue where the edited version of some photos would not be shown when viewing the photo full size
Added option to sort by filename or size in grid view
Fixed issue where PowerPhotos would not recognize that an Aperture library had finished migrating
We now prevent Photos from coming to the front when migrating iPhoto libraries in the background

Version 1.0.6 (released 7/20/2015)

Improved accuracy of “iCloud Library” status display in library list
Fixed a bug where an error that occurred while duplicating a library would not be displayed to the user
Registration names with smart quotes now work properly
Worked around an occasional error that could cause switching libraries to fail
Fixed a hang that could occur on startup for users with a large number of libraries

Version 1.0.5 (released 6/3/2015)

Fixed a bug that would prevent some users from being able to create or add a library

Version 1.0.4 (released 5/29/2015)

Fixed a crash that could occur when analyzing duplicate photos if a photo file couldn’'‘t be read
Improved detection of libraries appearing/disappearing, e.g. when a disk is connected
Fixed a bug where some duplicate movies would not be identified when the “Compare modified” option was selected
Fixed a bug that could lead Photos to crash after switching libraries
We now display the contents of Photos libraries on case sensitive drives properly
Fixed an issue where selecting an Aperture library manually for migration would not add it to the migration list
Fixed a bug where the +/- buttons would not appear in the duplicate rule editor
We now display a warning when creating/adding a library in the Dropbox folder
Fixed a crash that could occur when loading data for the system photo library

Version 1.0.3 (released 5/7/2015)

Keep the duplicate browser from gradually scrolling up while adjusting the photo size
When bringing up the QuickLook window to browse photos on Yosemite, navigating using the arrow keys now works again
Fixed a hang that could occur on startup if a large number of libraries were inaccessible, e.g. on an unconnected external drive
Excluding hidden photos from a duplicate search now works properly with the system photo library
Fixed a bug where the “PowerPhotos duplicates” folder would not be created when trying to add duplicates to an album
We no longer show an error message when trying to launch Photos via PowerPhotos if Photos has never been launched before
On first launch, PowerPhotos now populates its library list with any Photos libraries that have already been migrated from iPhoto Library Manager’s library list
Prevent the same library from showing up in the migration list more than once
Fixed an issue where some movies from the system photo library would show an empty file size
Fixed an issue where the main window would have a slightly larger height after quitting and reopening PowerPhotos

Version 1.0.2 (released 4/27/2015)

Fixed instances of duplicate keyword counts not being reported correctly
Improved performance and reliability of applying duplicate actions to photos

Version 1.0.1 (released 4/23/2015)

Fixed an issue where the editor would disappear after a second when trying to rename a library
Added an option to exclude items already in the “PowerPhotos duplicates” folder from a duplicate search
Duplicate action icons now update immediately when assigning using a keyboard shortcut
Custom duplicate actions added using keyboard shortcuts now work properly
Made some changes to try to work around Photos errors when adding duplicate photos to albums or assigning keywords
Fixed a crash on startup when an iPhoto library in the library migration list could not be found

Version 1.0 (released 4/16/2015)

Initial release

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