How can I rename photos in new Photos app?

Just so we're on the same page this is where you're entering the text, right?

As a test launch Photos with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos and test to see if the same problem persists. Does it?

Take a look at this user offered AppleScript for batch re-titling multiple photos with a sequential padded number at the end of the title: Batch Change Title to Text w/Padded Sequential No.

When exported with "use Title as new file name" selected the new files will be in the same order as they were in your library.

So after reading all the comments, I can see the confusion and have the answer now. People want different outcomes, and yes adding a title or comment or tag will help organise the photos within the App. But if you want to send a photo and say upload it somewhere which requires unique filenames, then the only process is to export the photos. The reason for this is they reside in a database and are not in a standard folder/filename format.

• Select the one or multiple photos within the Photo App, right-click > Get Info
• Add a title name
• Hit File > Export

  Select 'Use Title' as file name:

  • Select 'Documents' or other destination folder

You will now be able to browse the photos via the Finder and edit the filenames again if needed.

Larry HN might have made more headway with the original poster, and others, by recognizing that the question -- which I have as well -- is how to change the title of an image in Photos, which of course was readily done in the info pane in iPhoto -- rather than pounding the virtual table and insisting that image names cannot be changed -- which is of course correct. Rudeness can take multiple forms, online ?

So, to the question, which remains: is there a simple way to change (or to create, if you prefer) the title of an image, in Photos (I have the newest version of Sierra, just installed last week) ? When I attempt to rewrite the name of an image, thus making it the title of my choice, in the info pane, I'm asked if I want to delete the image . . .

What, please, am I doing wrong ? Note that I do not wish, like the OP, to title a group of images, just a single image at a time.

Thanks in advance. Steve

Thanks, Old Toad. Yes, that's what I was trying to do -- but apparently I was ignoring the gray italics "add a title" and instead was trying to alter the name. Duh -- and, to make it worse, I did it correctly a couple of days ago. So I think I'm okay, as long as I take my pills . . .

Thanks again. I write back when I have an actual problem !

pdwr wrote:

I recently 'updated' to Photos from iPhoto. Now I can't see how to rename groups of my pictures. E.g. when I import from qmycamera, I could select some of the imported photos and give them a common name and sequential numbering

That isn't available in the current version of Photos. Use iPhoto if you still need that feature. It is in your Applications folder.

If you failed to update it prior to updating to 10.10.3, see here: Get iPhoto 9.6.1 if you didn't update before OS X 10.10.3

You can use the Automator services created by léonie for this in User Tips.

Here's my link to some tweaked script that I made. It may help.

Batch Changing in Photos, Tweaks to other Scripts

- Ken

It'll get better in the next version of the OS and Photo.

Are you kidding me? Of all the most basic operations, photos will not even allow a picture to be renamed? It will get better? It cannot get worse. This is NOT the company that Steve Jobs created, this is John Sculley all over again. Why are we paying for a premium product and receiving sub MS quality??? Obviously Mx Man, this isn't a shot at you in any way, I am just finding myself increasing frustrated with the lack of functionality of products coming from Apple today. And this is simply stupid in the most basic sense of the word... can't rename a file, stupid.

Of course no one here is "kidding" you - why would they

This is simply a place for experienced users to help inexperienced users - it is not a place to kid anyone and most certainly is not a place to attack people who are trying to help you

If you have a technical question then ask it politely and include complete information and you will get help - see Writing an effective Apple Support Communities question

If you want to RANT and attack people please do it somewhere else - there is no need for that here

And by the way you never have been able to rename a file in iPhoto or Photos so your entire RANT is based on a totally incorrect concept - once photos are import to iPhoto or to Photos it is impossible to change the file name without corrupting the library except by exporting which you still can do the same way as before

LN

I do believe I pointed out that I was not attacking MxMan, and I'll say again my comment was not meant to be pointed at anyone involved in this thread in any way. I very much appreciate MxMan's response (and the thread) because it answered my question.

As for my commenting on the topic of the thread, renaming files in the photos program, my comment is completely appropriate here as in direct reference the the thread topic

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As for the renaming process in iPhoto, I will have to correct you. I always renamed my photos to something meaningful within the app and never had a corrupted library. But, that is truly an inappropriate conversation here, it belongs in an iPhoto thread.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

MN

As for the renaming process in iPhoto, I will have to correct you. I always renamed my photos to something meaningful within the app and never had a corrupted library. But, that is truly an inappropriate conversation here, it belongs in an iPhoto thread.

Like your previous post you have no idea what you are posting - you have NEVER renamed a file in either iPhoto or Photos as it is not possible to do so without corrupting th library (you may have changed the title of a photo which makes no change to the file name and has nothing to do with the file - and of course you can still do that in photos too) - renaming of files can only be done during export that has not change a bit since iPhoto

And not RANTS and attacks are not appropriate here - only technical questions

LN

Touche LN. Okay, so riddle me this. If I was never changing anything but the title (I will assume based on your comment that the title name and file name are different things) how would I accomplish this re-titling in photos?

MN

Disregard, I had been asking the wrong question all along. You have led me to the correct question and I armed with that the answer was easily found. Thank you so much for taking the time to correct me.

MN

Very simple - in the view menu under metadata verify that title is checked and the then hover your cursor under the the thumbnail and sleect the title there and enter the title you want - or in the info window enter the title you want

see how much better things work when you ask reasonable questions rather than post attacks and RANTs - good, clear question s get prompt and simple answers - RANT and attacks wast everyone's time

LN