Moving photos to folders

OK. Is it just me? Why is moving photos to a new album such a chore?


All I want to do is create a folder, move the picture out of the library to the folder AND NOT have what appears to be a duplicate. I see the pics in the folder. I also see the pics in the library.


I want the photo in the album. I don't want to wade thru library pictures to see the same pics in albums. I've read the stuff here in Community. I find nothing helpful. It's a PITA to do such a simple task.


I know drag and drop on Windows works great. What is Apple's problem?

MacBook Pro (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Mar 9, 2024 9:08 AM

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Posted on Mar 9, 2024 11:28 AM

When you export a photo out of the Photos library to a folder on your hard drive you're creating a new file. Note: If you drag the photo from the library to the folder you many not be getting the full sized version of the photo but only the smaller preview size. Always export out of the library, not drags.


If you don't want those same Photos to remain in the library you'll have to delete them from the library.


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Mar 9, 2024 11:28 AM in response to RLee13

When you export a photo out of the Photos library to a folder on your hard drive you're creating a new file. Note: If you drag the photo from the library to the folder you many not be getting the full sized version of the photo but only the smaller preview size. Always export out of the library, not drags.


If you don't want those same Photos to remain in the library you'll have to delete them from the library.


Mar 9, 2024 3:09 PM in response to RLee13

Every photograph is in the Library. Just like iTunes & Music app: every song is in the Library.


No copy is made when you add a photo to an album. Nothing is moved. An album is simply a list of images you want displayed together. The same image can be in 100 albums and use no extra disk space at all. Again just like iTunes/ Music, a playlist simply hold references to the track in the Library.


So, the key takeaway is that in these apps the Library is the central core, and everything else is a derivative of

that.


If that is not what you want then use an application that works the way you prefer.

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