Sort photos in Finder, based upon the "Content created" date

I need to sort photos in Finder based upon the "Content created" date. Three different cameras were used in this photo session, but there is no option in Finder to add this criteria to the sort options. So how can I add this sorting criteria based upon the time and date the content was created (ie when the photo was taken?)

iMac (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Nov 16, 2023 8:45 PM

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Posted on Nov 17, 2023 9:20 AM

Follow this workflow:


1 - put the photos in an album and sort by Date Created.

2 - select the photos and export using one of these renaming options:



3 - then in the Finder you can sort them by name and they'l be in the order you want.


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Nov 17, 2023 5:09 PM in response to Old Toad

Thanks Old Toad for the suggestion. I remembered doing this in the past, but had forgotten this technique. Reading your post helped me remember what I did several years ago.


After I copied all of the images into an album in Photos, I then physically moved them into the proper order that I was looking for. I had to do this arrangement manually because some scenic sites were taken on 2 different days and I wanted them all grouped properly as to the scene. After I had arranged them in the order that I wanted, then I exported with your tip above about "sequential" organizing them---viola!! It worked. Thanks again for the tip.

Sort photos in Finder, based upon the "Content created" date

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