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How to tell if a Photo is in an album or library

I am trying to organize my photos using Photo. I know how to create an album and currently just drag the pictures from the All Photos Album/Folder to the Album I want it in. I am trying to see if there is a way when I am looking at the All Photos Album/Folder to tell if it is in another album or folder that I created.

Posted on Dec 30, 2015 5:01 PM

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Nov 25, 2016 7:35 AM in response to Paul Mannon

This is the sole reason I do not use Apple's Photo, its a nightmare knowing which photos are in an Album and which are not. I love Adobe's Lightroom product, not Adobe I might add, and as a result of the latter would love to migrate away but this issue, and I say issue not feature, is completely stopping me which is frustrating as I'd lie to simply my photo manage,tn and this issue actually means it's so tricky.

Nov 25, 2016 3:21 PM in response to jeric1202

Now you can use the AppleScript How to find out the albums a photo is in: Jacques Rioux's script

which is from the Photos for Mac User Tips section to see which, if any, albums a photo is in:

User uploaded file

You can download a compiled version of the script as an application from this tutorial site: P01 - Applescripts from Photos’ User Tips Compiled as Applications

User uploaded file

How to tell if a Photo is in an album or library

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