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When AirDropping photos from iPhone to Mac, photos go to "Downloads" folder rather than Photos. Getting them to Photos is a circuitous process. How can I change the default such that photos go to Photos?
I find no satisfactory answers in this forum or others. Some answers are, I believe, just flat wrong (see link).
Running OSX 10.15.7 (Catalina) and iOS 14.4
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15
According to Apple, the air-dropped photos from the iPhone go to the Downloads folder on the Mac:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203106
"Receive content with AirDrop
When someone nearby attempts to send you files using AirDrop, you see their request as a notification, or as a message in the AirDrop window. Click Accept to save the files to your Downloads folder."
Receiving images on the iPhone, the air-dropped photos get put into Photos on the iPhone according to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204144#share
Also this: https://support.apple.com/guide/photos/use-airdrop-to-share-photos-pht1d4c62349/5.0/mac/10.15
"Files sent using AirDrop are placed in the Downloads folder."
According to Apple, the air-dropped photos from the iPhone go to the Downloads folder on the Mac:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203106
"Receive content with AirDrop
When someone nearby attempts to send you files using AirDrop, you see their request as a notification, or as a message in the AirDrop window. Click Accept to save the files to your Downloads folder."
Receiving images on the iPhone, the air-dropped photos get put into Photos on the iPhone according to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204144#share
Also this: https://support.apple.com/guide/photos/use-airdrop-to-share-photos-pht1d4c62349/5.0/mac/10.15
"Files sent using AirDrop are placed in the Downloads folder."
Unfortunately it seems that this is not an option, to modify where it goes on a Mac. Not sure why that would be, one can customize where web browser downloads go easily enough, they default to the Downloads folder but can straightforwardly be changed to go to a different default folder.
However I do see why they don't go to the Photos Library -- that would require actually opening Photos or presenting a more complex interface between the AirDrop sender and the Mac recipient. On the iPhone it has to go to Photos because the iPhone doesn't have the equivalent of a Downloads folder, but sending images to Photos on an iPhone is a built in capability used by many programs.
Yes, all correct, thank you. My question was whether this default/feature/bug could be modified.
I gather that's a No.
AirDrop photos from iPhone to Mac: must they go to "Downloads" folder? Can I change destination to Photos?
