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How to find photos that are not in an album in Big Sur. Typically one would create a smart album using photos not in any but "any" is not an option in Big Sur.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 4:18 PM

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Dec 23, 2020 4:22 PM in response to loyaldavis

You need "Album is not any"

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Dec 23, 2020 4:24 PM in response to TonyCollinet

Sometimes it's the simplest assumptions that are wrong. Thanks so much for the assist!

Dec 23, 2020 4:27 PM in response to loyaldavis

No problem. Sometimes it is nice to be able to help so easily 🙂

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