Trying to sort my Photo Files by Name, but it won't let me? Help!

Trying to organize my photos by folders. But it will not let me sort by Name. I been going down to SORT, and hitting Name, but nothing happens? What am I doing wrong? Thx.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 4, 2023 9:16 AM

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Posted on Aug 4, 2023 9:20 AM

Is this in Catalina's Finder or someplace else?

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a brody

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Aug 4, 2023 9:20 AM in response to Joyflong1947

Is this in Catalina's Finder or someplace else?

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Aug 4, 2023 9:31 AM in response to a brody

macOS Ventura version 13.4.1

I’m in my Photos- organizing pictures by folder names. But when I hit sort by name, it doesn’t do anything?

Trying to sort my Photo Files by Name, but it won't let me? Help!

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