Cannot find 'Recently Deleted' album (Photos on Mac)

Recently Deleted will show in the Sidebar, if it is not empty. Otherwise it will be hidden. Did you delete a photo, after the message in your screenshot came up?

Import a new photo, just for testing, then delete it by pressing the key ⌥⌘⌫ (option-command-delete)

If you only remove a photo from an album it will not appear in Recently Deleted. The photo has to be deleted from the library, not removed from an album.

If you cannot make the Recently Deleted album show at all, even if you deleted a photo, repair your Photos Library.

See this Help page: https://help.apple.com/photos/mac/1.0/index.html#/pht6be18f93

Important: You should back up your photo library before repairing your library.

• If Photos is open, choose Photos > Quit Photos.
• Press Option-Command and double-click the Photos icon in the Applications folder (or click the Photos icon in the Dock).The Repair Library window opens.
• Click Repair to rebuild your photo library.

Where are you looking for the Album, and what is the exact warning message you get when you delete the photos?

The Recently Deleted album should be under Albums just below the other "standard" photo albums (Photo Steam, Last Import, Videos, etc.):

The Photos option should be the one at the very top of the screen, not the "All Photos" under the Albums:

Cheers,

GB

If you are not deleting the photos from the Photos selection at the top of the sidebar, then they are not actually deleted. Deleting photos from Albums only deletes them from that Album, not from the Photo Library.

Once you delete the photos from the Photos option they will appear in your Recently Deleted Album.

Cheers,

GB

You have OS X 10.11.6 and Photos 1.5 - the recently deleted album is under albums not under the file menu as it was under Photos 1.0.x

I find it easiest to show the sidebar (view menu ==> show sidebar) - then it is under albums - if the sidebar is hidden it is under the aAlubms tab

LN

You're welcome 🙂