My Mac Photos albums and folders syncing to iCloud and showing on iPhone/iPad?
Hi all! On my Mac I’ve organized Photos into Folders and Albums. I recently enabled iCloud Photos and all images have uploaded correctly. On iPhone/iPad (and iCloud.com) I can see the photos sorted by date, but none of my Albums/Folder structure shows up.
What I’ve checked / tried
- These are regular albums (not Smart Albums).
- Created a test album on the Mac (“TEST iCloud”) → it doesn’t appear on iPhone/iPad/iCloud.com.
- The Mac library is the System Photo Library (button is greyed out).
- iCloud Photos / Sync this Mac is ON in Photos settings and in System Settings (same Apple ID on all devices).
Question
How can I get the Albums and Folders from the Mac Photos library to sync/appear on iOS and iCloud.com?
Is there a way to force a metadata reindex/resync or any known limitations (e.g., Shared Library, referenced files, etc.) that could block album syncing?
Any tips or steps to troubleshoot would be much appreciated. Thanks!
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.6