Import Folders with Pictures directly into Albums in Fotos

When I've used the "Keep Folder Organization" that markwmsn suggests, I often (or always?) get a folder inside a folder.

So I use the trusted 3rd party app PowerPhotos ($30) to do stuff like that. I just tried it to make sure: Using PowerPhotos, I dragged 3 Finder folders with about 100 image files each into a temporary Photos Library I had made. I got three albums with the names of the three file folders, each with the right pictures. I think that it does just what you want.

PowerPhotos is good for lots of other things, too.

You don't say anything about your environment, but if you are talking about any recent release of the Photos application on macOS, the Import function has a "Keep Folder Organization" option that does something along those lines. Read the help documents or user guide for your system level for more information.

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