I wish to view my photos on Apple TV in the folders I have created on Mac HD, separating each event in it's own folder, and then placed in the relevant year. But all I see is the main folder under Albums, showing all the images jumbled together. Is there any way to be able to view the folders as created on my iMac?
Will I have to restart the Mac and Apple TV every time?
You do not need to restart the Apple TV.
You do not need to restart the Mac. You may need to turn photo sharing off and on, which will refresh/update the Apple TV Photo Cache folder indexing of items to share.
Will I have to restart the Mac and Apple TV every time?
You do not need to restart the Apple TV.
You do not need to restart the Mac. You may need to turn photo sharing off and on, which will refresh/update the Apple TV Photo Cache folder indexing of items to share.
You can view your photos on the Apple TV box through iCloud Photos (Photos app) or through Home Sharing (Computers app).
Which of these are you using/trying to use?
What is your version macOS?
What is you version Apple TV software?
Using Big Sur 11.5.2 and tvOS 14.7
I'm viewing through Home Sharing (Computers app) and the images look fine, but where I'm saving my photos on my Mac HD with a separate folder for each event, then all those events in that year, then grouping the years in decades, when I view through Apple TV it just has the decades folder and all the years and events are just thrown together.
I would just like to replicate the folder system I use on my Mac.
Your suggestion has worked perfectly, thank you!
On each subsequent addition I now make to my renamed folders on my Mac HD, what is the best procedure to ensure they then show on the Apple TV. Will I have to restart the Mac and Apple TV every time?
Home Sharing would treat folders within the shared folder as albums, but not deeper folders. You would need to create all ‘albums’ at the same directory ‘level’, if you want to organize it.
Many, many thanks! Superb, clear advice has resolved all my queries.
Photos viewed from Mac on Apple TV don't show all relevant folders
