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How to automatically create photo stream pictures into an album

Since iPhoto updated to photos, my photo stream pictures do not automatically create a Month 2015 Photo stream album in events anymore.
How can I make it automatically back up all of my photo stream pictures into an album

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jun 1, 2015 10:46 AM

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Jun 1, 2015 11:04 AM in response to tammyluk

There are no more Events in Photos. Moments in Photos are the new Events, i.e. groupings of photos sorted by date taken.


When the iPhoto Library was first migrated to Photos there was a folder created in the sidebar titled iPhoto Events and all migrated iPhoto Events (which are now Moments) are represented by an album in that folder. To open the sidebar if it's not already open use the Option+Command+S key combination.


There's a way to simulate events in Photos.

When new photos are imported into the Photos library go to the Last Import smart album, select all the photos and use the File New Album menu option or use the key combination Command+N. Name it as desired. It will appear just above the iPhoto Events folder where you can drag it into the iPhoto Events folder


When you click on the iPhoto Events folder you'll get a simulated iPhoto Events window.

The downside to the simulation is that the Albums/Events can only be sorted automatically by Title. But they can also be sorted manually, either in the sidebar or in the folder's window at the right.


Ask Apple for more sorting options in Photos via https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html.


So if you want to get monthly albums (events) of your photos create Smart Albums like this one:

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How to automatically create photo stream pictures into an album

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