How can I organize uploaded iCloud photos by folders on iMac?

I (SORT OF) FIGURED IT OUT!

(It's not perfect but you'll solve a lot of problems this way):

1) Open iPhoto

2) Select your album

3) Press Command+A on your keyboard

4) Select "Window" along the top of the screen

5) Select "Keyword Manager" (Cmd+K might work also)

6) Click "Edit Keywords"

7) Click "+" and type the name of your album

8) Select the keyword before closing out

9) Exit and go to the website/application you're trying to upload on

10) Upon uploading, go to the bottom "Media" section in the finder and select "Photos."

11) Lastly, type in the name of the "album" you're trying to locate

The nice part about this is that you can also add in keywords that are more descriptive than the album name - such as color, mood, etc - and add keyboard shortcuts to potentially speed up your tagging workflow.

It's not perfect because you'll need to periodically update keywords to your imports (as this doesn't happen automatically). But at least you can actually use your photo library and albums you spent hours organizing!

Hope this helps you!

Really not sure what you mean. You said your photos were organized on your Mac, and not in iCloud. In the Photos app, you should see the folders (albums) that you created with your photos inside. The same albums will appear at iCloud.com and on your devices. Where do you see your folders on your Mac?

Your albums in iCloud will reflect the folder (album) structure that you use in the Photos app. Arrange your photos as you wish

giguy1 wrote: … I got the sidebar to appear in full screen mode only, but that works for me.

The sidebar always shows in thumbnail view as long as there is room for it. If you reduce the size of the Photos window, then the sidebar will disappear to make room for larger images.