How to change the order of Shared Albums in Photos

​Hello! I'm trying to rearrange the order of shared albums in Photos, on a MacBook Air running Sequoia 15.3.1.


My shared albums are in a seemingly random order - or possibly in the order I created them or they were shared with me (hard to say). I would like to put them in alphabetical order at least.


Apparently a user can change the order of Albums, but not Shared Albums.


The following guidance talks about Albums and tells how to rearrange them:


Create and work with albums in Photos on Mac – Apple Support (UK)


But the following article, about Shared Albums, doesn't mention how to rearrange them:


Create or join shared albums in Photos on Mac – Apple Support (UK)


​I have tried 35 ways and so far I can't do it. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.  - P




MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.3

Posted on Feb 21, 2025 7:27 AM

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Feb 26, 2025 2:27 PM in response to supercondr

Thanks, supercondr, for the tip. I just called Apple and spoke with Carlos on the Photos team. He confirmed that there is currently NO WAY to re-order shared albums. It is still possible to re-order ALBUMS, but not SHARED albums. I submitted a request for this feature to be re-added to Photos.

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