Import Folders with Pictures directly into Albums in Fotos
Hi, is there any chance to import thousands of folders with 30.000 pictures directly in to new automatically created albums with the folder names?
Thanks, Martin
Hi, is there any chance to import thousands of folders with 30.000 pictures directly in to new automatically created albums with the folder names?
Thanks, Martin
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.
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.
Many thanks, I use either Ventura or Sequoia (Macbook or iMac) but unfortunately when importing 2.000 folders, the both macOS are creating collections first and the albums below this level. Means if I want to see all albums directly in the album folder I have to move all of the 2.000 albums manually one level up above the collections.
Richard, many thanks - this is exactly the solution I needed - great stuff!
Cool!
Import Folders with Pictures directly into Albums in Fotos