I have way more images in Photos than most. That is why I established various albums in which to sort and store them. However, if I transfer images to these albums, then can I delete them in Imports, or would doing so eliminate the images everywhere?
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.0
No, you can't delete the photos from the Imports view. Albums are like playlists in iTunes. You can have a photo in many albums or views but only have one image file in the library which is the same as song tracks in iTunes.
Albums are just a view of the photos you've added to the album but are only pointers to the original photo. The following describes how deleting photos works in various albums or views:
Deleting Photos from a Photos Library
1 - regardless of where you are in the library, i.e. Photos, Memories, Favorites, People, Recents, Imports, albums or smart albums, select the photo(s) you want to delete and use the key combination of Command+Delete to move the photos to the Recently Deleted smart album. Without the Command key held down you'll be presented with a confirmation Yes/No window regarding the deletion.
2 - click on the Recently Deleted smart albums in the sidebar.
NOTE 1: If you're using Photos 1.2 or earlier use the File ➙ Show Recently Deleted menu option.
3 - in the Recently Deleted album you can opt to let the photo automatically delete after the 30 day waiting period is up, delete them immediately or restore them to the library.
NOTE 2: deleting a photo from an album, slideshow, book, etc., with the Delete key only deletes the photo from that item. There is no key combination that will delete a photo from a project and move it directly to the Recently Deleted smart album.
NOTE 3: deleting a photo from a Moment or Collection (the Photos window) or the All Photos window deletes ALL occurences of that photo in the library.
No, you can't delete the photos from the Imports view. Albums are like playlists in iTunes. You can have a photo in many albums or views but only have one image file in the library which is the same as song tracks in iTunes.
Albums are just a view of the photos you've added to the album but are only pointers to the original photo. The following describes how deleting photos works in various albums or views:
Deleting Photos from a Photos Library
1 - regardless of where you are in the library, i.e. Photos, Memories, Favorites, People, Recents, Imports, albums or smart albums, select the photo(s) you want to delete and use the key combination of Command+Delete to move the photos to the Recently Deleted smart album. Without the Command key held down you'll be presented with a confirmation Yes/No window regarding the deletion.
2 - click on the Recently Deleted smart albums in the sidebar.
NOTE 1: If you're using Photos 1.2 or earlier use the File ➙ Show Recently Deleted menu option.
3 - in the Recently Deleted album you can opt to let the photo automatically delete after the 30 day waiting period is up, delete them immediately or restore them to the library.
NOTE 2: deleting a photo from an album, slideshow, book, etc., with the Delete key only deletes the photo from that item. There is no key combination that will delete a photo from a project and move it directly to the Recently Deleted smart album.
NOTE 3: deleting a photo from a Moment or Collection (the Photos window) or the All Photos window deletes ALL occurences of that photo in the library.
If I transfer images from Imports in Photos to an album, then can I delete the images from Imports, or does that delete them everywhere including the album to which I just transferred them?
