Not all web pages permit images to be saved or downloaded. For example, you can’t download pictures from the Instagram website.
Some images, such as occasional images inserted into articles, serve as links to other pages. If clicking an image opens an unrelated page, click your browser’s “Back” button to return to the original image.
You have to hold down Control for the entire duration of the click, or the menu won’t appear. On some MacBooks, you can click and hold the picture to prompt the pop-up window to appear. You can also try “right-clicking” the picture by pressing your Mac’s trackpad button with two fingers, or by pressing the right side of the trackpad button on some MacBooks.
If you’re using a browser other than Safari, you can click Save Image As instead. This option will allow you to select a name and a specific download location for the file before you download it. You can open the “Downloads” folder by opening Finder (the blue, face-shaped app icon) and then clicking Downloads on the left side of the window. If you set your Mac’s default “Downloads” folder to a different folder (e. g. , the “Desktop” folder), you’ll find the image there instead.
Not all web pages permit images to be saved or downloaded. For example, you can’t download pictures from the Instagram website.
Some images, such as occasional images inserted into articles, serve as links to other pages. If clicking an image opens an unrelated page, click your browser’s “Back” button to return to the original image.
You should see a transparent version of the image appear when you drag it away.
