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Why does recent photos not show what’s in folders?

All photos that are taken automatically go into recents folder but if I create a folder called ‘Day out’ for example and drag in some photos to that folder… there is no indication to show you what ones have been moved into a folder without going back and forward to check


if I want to add in more photos to that ‘Day out’ folder it’s not obvious which ones have already been added


or am I missing something??

iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Nov 16, 2023 3:42 PM

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Nov 17, 2023 2:25 AM in response to gezzamondo

On an iPhone, when you add photos to an album, those photos are not duplicated within the album itself. Nor they can be moved around albums. The photos in your albums are essentially pointers or references to the original photos stored in your photo library.


For example, let's say you have a photo library on your iPhone with 100 photos. If you create an album called "Family Vacation" and add 20 photos to that album, those 20 photos are not physically copied or duplicated. Instead, the album contains references to the original photos in your library.


This means that the photos you see in your album are the same as the ones in the "Recent" album under the Albums tab or in the "All Photos" section of your photo library. Any changes you make to a photo, such as edits or deletions, will be reflected across all instances of that photo, whether it's in an album or the main library. So, you don't have to worry about duplicated photos taking up extra storage space on your iPhone.


Why does recent photos not show what’s in folders?

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