Export

Where do my exported photos go?

Exported photos never land loose in one giant folder. imagic groups every export into its own subfolder, named for that shoot, so sessions never mix together. If a folder you are looking in "looks empty", the files are almost always one level down, inside that subfolder.

imagic's Export screen showing a grid of exported photo thumbnails after a batch export finished

Steps

1. Check the Export page's Open Folder button

On the Export step, Open Folder always opens the exact subfolder from your most recent export, which is the fastest way to find what you just made.

2. Know the two destination modes

The Export Options dialog offers Export folder (a fixed folder you choose, with Change...) or Same as source folder (next to your originals). Leave the subfolder field blank in Export folder mode and imagic names one per shoot automatically.

3. Same as source folder needs a subfolder too, by default

To avoid dropping files straight into a folder of originals, choosing Same as source folder fills in "edited" as the subfolder automatically. Clear that field if you really want exports sitting directly next to the originals with no subfolder at all.

4. Change the destination any time

Open 5. Export, click Export All Kept to bring up Export Options again (or reopen it from Settings), and set a new Export folder with Change..., or switch modes.

Frequently asked questions

I exported but the folder I'm looking in is empty.

It is very unlikely to be empty: imagic puts every export inside a subfolder named for that shoot, either inside your chosen export folder or inside an "edited" subfolder next to your originals. Use Open Folder on the Export page rather than browsing by hand.

Can I turn off the per-shoot subfolder entirely?

In Export folder mode, no, it is how exports from different sessions stay separated. In Same as source folder mode, clearing the subfolder field puts files directly next to the originals with no subfolder.

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Still stuck?

Email help@imagic.ink and a person replies, usually within hours.