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Why can't we sort the main Photos app library?

I'm puzzled why I can sort the emails in my Inbox, but I CANT'T sort my main photo library. It's only possible to do so when viewing a smart album. Surely I'm not the one only out there who would appreciate being able to sort photos the way we want.


iMac 27″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Feb 18, 2023 4:07 PM

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Posted on Feb 19, 2023 7:46 AM

You can sort pictures in albums and smart albums. You can sort the albums in folders. You can sort sub-folders in folders. Photos is in a very sorted world.


You can't sort the Library view, or the Recents view, or the Imports view because these are not albums. They provide a specific pre-determined view of your Library.


As you say, you can make a smart album with every picture in it that mimics the Library, so you can sort that and have no need to mess with the Library view.

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Feb 19, 2023 7:46 AM in response to bentStaple

You can sort pictures in albums and smart albums. You can sort the albums in folders. You can sort sub-folders in folders. Photos is in a very sorted world.


You can't sort the Library view, or the Recents view, or the Imports view because these are not albums. They provide a specific pre-determined view of your Library.


As you say, you can make a smart album with every picture in it that mimics the Library, so you can sort that and have no need to mess with the Library view.

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Why can't we sort the main Photos app library?

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