How to order Albums in Photos

My albums in Photos are listed in what seems like some sort of random order. Since I have many albums this makes it a real chore to look for something. Is there some way to sort the album list alphabetically?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.6

Posted on Oct 16, 2024 11:19 PM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2024 1:36 AM

On a Mac you can sort the albums alphabetically by ctrl-clicking the header "Albums" in the sidebar. Then use the command "Sort" from the menu that will pop up to sort the list of albums. You can also ctrl-click any sub folder in the list of albums to sort the albums inside this folder.


I like to group my albums with enclosing folders by dragging related albums to a folder. Even when the albums get rearranged, the albums will stay in their folder or subfolder and it is easier to mange hundreds of albums.

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Oct 17, 2024 1:36 AM in response to Wet Baloney

On a Mac you can sort the albums alphabetically by ctrl-clicking the header "Albums" in the sidebar. Then use the command "Sort" from the menu that will pop up to sort the list of albums. You can also ctrl-click any sub folder in the list of albums to sort the albums inside this folder.


I like to group my albums with enclosing folders by dragging related albums to a folder. Even when the albums get rearranged, the albums will stay in their folder or subfolder and it is easier to mange hundreds of albums.

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