You Only Need to Do This Twice a Year!

Creating albums is THE best way to organize your digital pictures!

And whether you are just getting started or already have a handful of albums,  it's important to clean them up twice a year (January & June) by following these TWO simple steps which can be done in as little as 10 minutes!

TIP #1: DELETE ALBUMS

You might have old albums, empty albums or albums you created for a temporary project. You might also have albums someone shared with you that you no longer need.

Deleting these albums is a great way to declutter, making your favorite photos easy to find and share! 

HOW TO DELETE ALBUMS IN APPLE PHOTOS

• Open the Apple Photos app from your phone
• Click "Albums" from the menu at the bottom of your screen
• Click the blue "See All" button next to "My Albums" in the top right corner
• Click "Edit" in the top right corner
• Scroll through your albums and click the red circle in the top left corner of any album you want to delete
• When you get the pop up asking if you want to delete that album, click "Delete"
• This will delete the album, but it will NOT delete your pictures! You will still be able to access all of those pictures in your photo stream. 
• When you are finished deleting albums, click "Done" in the top right corner

HOW TO DELETE ALBUMS IN GOOGLE PHOTOS 

• Open the Google Photos app from your phone
• Click "Library" from the menu at the bottom of your screen
• Scroll through your albums and open any one you want to delete
• Click the circle with 3 dots in the top right corner
• Select "Delete album" from the menu
• This will delete the album, but it will NOT delete your pictures! You will still be able to access all of those pictures in your photo stream. 

TIP #2: ALPHABETIZE ALBUMS 

Typically, your albums will show up in the order you created them. However, you can organize them in alphabetical order, making them much easier to navigate, especially as you continue creating more and more albums over time. 

HOW TO ALPHABETIZE ALBUMS IN APPLE PHOTOS 

• Open Apple Photos from your COMPUTER (As of now, Apple does not allow you do do this from your phone) 
• Right click on "My Albums" from the menu on the left
• Select "Sort" 
• Select "By Name"
• Your albums will now be in alphabetical and numerical order making them incredibly easy to navigate from your computer, phone or iPad

HOW TO ALPHABETIZE ALBUMS IN GOOGLE PHOTOS 

• Open Google Photos from your phone
• Click "Library" from the menu at the bottom of your screen
• Below the "Locked" and "Trash" menu at the top, you will see a blue button that says either "Album title," "Most recent photo" or "Last modified." Click on that blue button. 
• Select "Album title" from the menu at the bottom of your screen
• Your albums will now be in alphabetical and numerical order making them incredibly easy to navigate

I hope you're enjoying summer and taking lots of pictures to document your favorite memories of this season! 

All the best, 
Melissa