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In Photos app, when i import photos from iPhone or from folder by default it create folder based on date you are importing. I want to import photos based on photo clicked (created). Can anyone help me if Photos app import the photos based on created date rather than import date?
MacBook Air, iOS 11.4.1
The creation date will be saved with the photo and you will see it in the Info panel for the photos.
The "Import" album is showing you the photos and videos sorted by the date of the import session, you you can quickly find the most recently imported photos. To see the photos arranged by the capture date, use the "Photos" album at the top of the sidebar.
You can also create your own smart album "My All Photos" and set it to sort by the capture date:
The creation date will be saved with the photo and you will see it in the Info panel for the photos.
The "Import" album is showing you the photos and videos sorted by the date of the import session, you you can quickly find the most recently imported photos. To see the photos arranged by the capture date, use the "Photos" album at the top of the sidebar.
You can also create your own smart album "My All Photos" and set it to sort by the capture date:
Hi Leonie,
Thanks for quick reply.
Yes i tried smart album option as well. But i use others software like Adobe Bridge for rest of my photo(from camera, drone etc). Apart from that sometimes i play my images directly on my TV where photos app album is not supported. So i have to manually select each photo which i want to display. If all photos are imported based on date created then it will be easy for me to directly play photos which are clicked on that particular date.
There is no way to control how the internal folders in the Master folder of the library will be organized by Photos. Photos is creating these folders mostly based on the Import sessions. But if you are using iCloud Photo Library, the photos will be in iCloud and may not appear in the masters folder at all.
you use photos in other programs by exporting them (file menu ==> export) form Photos - you do not ever go directly into the library - that is not supported and the library structure is not designed for that use
LN
Yes in that case i have to keep 2 copies.
I would always keep a copy of the originals image files anyway as a backup of the originals.it is easier to restore individual photos from a separate backup of the originals than from a Time Machine backup of the library. Create a copy of the originals on an external drive.
I just added the procedure with the custom MyAllPhotos album as a new user tip:
How to create an "All Photos" Album sorted by the Capture Date in Photos on the Mac
Yes in that case i have to keep 2 copies. One which is in Photo's and another exported which i use to play on other non-apple device 😟
How to import images in photos app by date created?
