I placed every single photo in Albums in Photos. I have a very large amount of unallocated photos to Albums ( some 12000)
Have seen this by creating a smart folder with Album-is not-any.
How is it possible to have unallocated photos to Albums when I placed them ALL ( by automatic import ) into Albums ??
Mac mini, macOS 11.6
Hello Krupion,
We understand you're seeing a large amount of unallocated photos after you've imported them into your Photos. We'd be happy to help.
When importing your photos, are you importing from and iOS or iPadOS device? If so, did you follow the steps listed under "Import to your Mac" in Transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? Are you noticing if those pictures that appear in your smart folder "Album-is-not-any", are indeed actually in an album? Are you using iCloud Photos at all on your Mac?
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Hello Krupion,
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We want to make sure you get the help needed to resolve this issue with your Photos app. We recommend that you contact Apple Support directly to work with a Photos specialist. Depending on your region, you may be able to reach them here: Get Support
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Thank you for your response.
I have imported the photos in iOS by dragging folders to the Photo app.
I have not imported anything from Ipad, Iphone of Ipod touch.
I have now run PhotoSweeper X and removed a lot of duplicates ( as Apple has not provided a utility tool to detect duplicates in the Photo app) . Even so more than 10000 photos appear as unallocated to albums, having checked a few they DO appear in Albums so I am really confused now as how can they be and not be in an Album...I have deleted recently a lot of photos and also deleted them from Recently Deleted folder yet the Smart Album still pick them up as does my other macs and Ipad. How long does it take to be removed from Photos ?..days ?..weeks ?..
This could possibly be the explanation for unallocated items...they are parasit files, files that don't appear anywhere unless a smart album looks for them..
I am going to have to ask you how can I delete ALL photos from the Photo app ( some 36000) and be sure that NONE exist saved somewhere in the cloud. How long will it take to ensure there's NONE in the app before a start rebuilding my photo library in Photos , hopefully this time without duplicates and no unallocated files ??
Please answer above and of course I would welcome any other suggestions...am at the moment not very happy with Photos, other cloud providers seem much more attractive.
Lots of unallocated to albums photos
