All my photos are in folders in My Pictures and named in order. I have a new Mac and am now using Photos but I'm not getting them in the correct order as they do not have titles. How can I change the tiles of the photos to their file names for a whole album so that they are in the order that I want them. I have thousands of photos in loads of folders so doing it individually is not an option.
MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15
Use one of these AppleScripts:
Script: Batch Changing the Titles to the Filenames with Extension (Dec 19,2018
Script: Changing the Title to the Filename without Extension
The scripts compiled as an applications can be downloaded from this tutorial site: P01 - Applescripts from Photos’ User Tips Compiled as Applications
This is the Gate Keeper interfering. On Catalina, you can only run applications from the AppStore or from developers, who added a signed certificate to the application. The compiled Apple Script on OT's is not signed with a developer certificate. If you try to run an unsigned application, you have to tell Catalina, that you really want to run it.
If you want to run it, select the script in the Finder, then hold down the ctrl-key while you click it. In the menu, that will appear, select "Open". Now you will see another warning dialog, where you can risk to run the script and allow it to access the photos.
Thanks. Have tried to download the script but get get:
"cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified"
Any ideas?
Control (right) - click on the app and select Open from the contextual menu. You'll get another window where you will need to select Open. After that it will open without issue.
Thanks. Had to do what Leonie suggested to get the batch file to run, then it worked fine. Very useful little script, thanks.
How do I change the title of all photos in an album to their filename?
