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How to Create an Album on Facebook on Desktop or Mobile

  • You can create an album on Facebook to organize your photos on the platform.
  • Whether you have a bunch of photos to post right now or you want to keep track of them as you post them, a Facebook album is a great way to help you sort through your pictures.
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Facebook is, first and foremost, a place for sharing. Sharing your thoughts, your feelings, your life events, and your photos. It's there to help you document your life, for you and everyone around you. It's a digital scrapbook.

It's easy enough to add photos to Facebook through a post, but if you want to keep them more organized — especially if you have a lot of photos - the best way to do that is to make an album.

Albums are exactly what they sound like — they're the folders in your computer's file explorer, there to help you keep track of which pictures are from. You can make an album for all the photos from a family vacation, or from a semester of school, or for someone's birthday party — the possibilities are endless. You can add photos to that album all at once, or add a few and go back and add more later as you take them.

You can add an Facebook album no matter where you are. Here's how to do it.

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How to create an album on Facebook on a computer 

1. Go to your profile page on a Mac or PC.

2. On the toolbar under your cover photos, click the tab that says "Photos"

3. Underneath the name of the tab, click "Create Album."

Click "Create Album" to start adding pictures. Melanie Weir/Business Insider

4. You'll be prompted to add any photos that already exist on your computer to the album. Select the ones you want, then click OK.

5. Fill in the other album information — title, description, date, location; you can also add co-contributors here. When you are finished, click "Post" in the bottom right corner to finish creating the album.

Add photos, fill in the information as desired, then click "Post." Melanie Weir/Business Insider

How to create an album on Facebook on a mobile device

1. Go to your profile page on your iPhone or Android.

2. Scroll down to where your recent posts feed starts. Above it, to the left, tap the button that says "Photos."

Scroll down to the top of your Recent feed and tap "Photos." Melanie Weir/Business Insider

3. Tap the tab at the top that says "Albums."

Select "Create Album." Melanie Weir/Business Insider

4. At the top left, tap the option for "Create Album. "

5. Enter the album details, then tap "Save" in the top right corner. 

Note: You can't add as many details when creating an album on mobile as you can on desktop. If you want to add details like location or tagged people later, you can edit the album on the desktop site.

Enter details, then tap "Save." Melanie Weir/Business Insider

6. To add photos to your new album from your phone, tap "Add Photos/Videos."

Tap "Add Photos/Videos." Melanie Weir/Business Insider

 

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[UPDATED 2022] Moving And Organizing Photos Within Facebook Group Photo Albums - SocMedSean

One of the most common questions that I get via direct message, comments, or tweets is related to a post a published a while back about moving and organizing Facebook photos into different albums.  The steps detailed in that post, though, are specifically focused on individual accounts and the photos posted to your personal timeline.

In that previous post, I showed users that you can move a photo to another album by editing the album and then clicking the menu item for the individual photo that they want to move, as seen in the image below

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While a lot of folks found those steps to be very valuable, a LOT more surfaced the question asking how to do the exact same thing for a Facebook group.

In fact, just this morning, I received a tweet from @complexrainbo asking about this very specific issue:

@SocMedSean Sean, I have a specific FB Photo and album qu after reading your blog. Ppl have uploaded photos to closed family group page – so they are just in PHOTOS tab area (not an album). I want to move them to albums. How do I do this? SOS.

— Rosie Rainbow (@complexrainbo)

As you’ll see, in the Twitter conversation, though, there is no solution to this one at this time.

Other folks have sent me questions in comments or via my contact form with questions about how to:

  • download an entire Facebook photo album from a group
  • share a Facebook group photo album
  • keep Facebook from changing the order of photo albums for a group
  • move a photo to another album without losing the comments, likes, and engagements
  • stop group members from organizing Facebook photos
  • create a new album in a Facebook group that allows me to then organize my group photos
  • order the photos in a Facebook group album so they show in chronological order

So…let’s try to answer these questions as best as we can. Spoiler alert, though, some of the answers are “you can’t”. Sorry.

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How Do I Move A Photo That Has Already Been Uploaded To A Facebook Group Into An Album?

Unfortunately, Facebook just hasn’t extended a lot of features to Groups at this time. Personal accounts and Facebook Pages are able to move photos between albums, they just haven’t extended that feature over to groups.

So…the answer to the question of “how do I move a photo from one album to another in a Facebook group” is….you don’t. The only real way to do it is to:

Step 1 – Download the photo to your local desktop by clicking into the album where the photo currently resides and clicking the “Download” from the hover menu, as shown below.

Download your photo to your desktop and then you re-upload it to the Facebook group album of your choice.

Step 2 – Once you have the photo downloaded locally, you can re-upload the photo to a new album by entering the destination album and choosing “Add Photos/Videos” link at the top of the album.

After you download the photo from your Facebook group, you can re-upload it to the album of your choosing.

Before you say it…I know. THIS SUCKS!

For those of us that have been managing Facebook groups for a long time, it just isn’t reasonable to spend hours and hours downloading and re-uploading, not to mention the fact that every time you re-upload a photo to your timeline, it will reset the data to the new upload date, essentially destroying your ability to review the activities of your group in chronological order.

So there you have it.

I’m sorry that this answer isn’t an actual solution.

It’s just asked a LOT, so I thought I would provide a quick post giving the details for those who are searching Google for an actual answer, but can’t find one.

In case you’re curious as to whether Facebook knows this is a feature request…they are. You can see the posts and related posts here:

https://www.facebook.com/help/community/question/?id=10200902487392656

but Facebook never really answers and they close the posts for comments pretty frequently.

Is There A Way To Download An Entire Facebook Group Photo Album?

Another situation where Facebook has made it really easy for us to download entire Facebook photo albums. All you have to do for your individual account is click on the album, choose the little hear in the upper-right corner, and then choose “Download Album” from the dropdown menu. Cool…right?

Facebook allows individual accounts to easily download an entire photo album with just a click.

Unfortunately, this is another area where Facebook hasn’t extended the same feature to Facebook groups photo albums. As you’ll notice in the image below, once you click into edit a Facebook album in a group, you don’t see the same option to be able to download the entire group photo album. 

Facebook doesn’t give group admins the ability to download an entire photo album.

For those of us that run Facebook groups and want to download all of our photos, it only leaves one option…download them individually. Luckily, Facebook has extended that feature to the groups photos, so you can click on any photo and then click the pencil icon and choose “Download…” from the menu.

Facebook does allow group admins to download their photos on an individual basis.

 

What About Controlling the Order Of How Facebook Display Photos In An Album?

Facebook does give group admins the ability to re-order the photos in your album by simply dragging and dropping them.

Facebook group admins can rearrange their photos within an album by dragging and dropping them.

Heads up, though, that this feature can get a little wonky and some group admins have noticed that even though they spend a lot of time re-ordering their photos within a group album, they have come back later to find that their re-ordering efforts went out the window and the photos were not in order anymore. 

I know, I know…don’t blame me. I’m just the messenger.

Can I Force Facebook To Display My Group Photos In An Album In Chronological Order?

There is some good news on this front…kind of.

Facebook has added the ability for group admins to adjust the order in which their photos are displayed within an album. You can either display them by date taken from earliest to latest or latest to earliest. 

To adjust the order in which your photos are displayed, you need to make the selection when you are uploading a new photo. I have yet to find anywhere to make this change without doing it while uploading a photo. If you know of a place to adjust this setting, leave a comment and I’ll update this section. 

Facebook does give group admins the choice about how to order the photo when you are adding them to an album.

Remember, though, when I said this was good news “kind of”? Here’s the kicker.

When you add new photos to the album, Facebook only appears to apply that ordering choice to the newly uploaded photos. All of the new photos will be put at the end of your existing album. So, if there are already photos in the album, Facebook isn’t going to include those photos in the re-ordering.  

Yeah…I know.

What If I Can’t Even Find The Option To Add A New Photo Album To My Facebook Group?

It sounds so simple, but believe it or not Facebook doesn’t really make it that easy. I have received this complaint a few times, so I figure it’s worth adding it to the post in case there are those who can’t find the feature. 

To create a new album within your Facebook group, just navigate to your group and click the “Photos” link in the left navigation.

From there, you should see a button that says “+ Create Album”. Click that button and you can batch upload photos to a Facebook group album. 

Facebook does allow group admins to batch/bulk upload photos into an album

OK…But Is There A Way To Organize The Photos In My Facebook Group Albums Without Losing All The Likes, Comments, And Engagements?

Unfortunately, the answer is no.

Because Facebook doesn’t allow group admins to move photos between albums without downloading them and then re-uploading them there isn’t a way to preserve those likes. When you upload the new photo, Facebook considers it  new object and it sets the likes, comments, etc…to zero.

So, as Facebook group admins, we’re stuck deciding between disorganized photos and albums, or starting over and losing all those engagements and comments.

So there you have it, some answers to the questions I hear frequently about managing photos within Facebook groups. I plan to update this post fairly frequently with new challenges and answers, so keep the feedback coming and I’ll do my best to provide updates when changes occur.

Have you discovered a way to move photos between albums in a Facebook group? Do you know of a way to re-order or structure Facebook group albums? Be sure to share your experiences (and even frustrations) in a comment.

Who knows, your tip might help alleviate others’ frustrations.

Cheers!

–Sean

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How to add and manage photos and albums on Facebook

Facebook is more than just a place where you can post information about yourself. You can add Facebook photos and create albums. You can share your photos on Facebook with friends and family and order prints.

First, we'll add Facebook photos.

Go to Facebook. From the desktop or mobile app, you can upload photos as part of a post or status update. From the desktop, you can also upload photos from the "Photos" link in the navigation menu on the left.

If you are using the Facebook mobile app, the Photos menu is located in the main menu, located in the lower right corner of the screen.

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Add photos to Facebook

Using the status update to upload photos, select Photos / Videos on desktop or tap Photos on the mobile app.

  • This will allow you to access folders on your computer or mobile device and you can select one or more photos to upload.
  • The photo will be uploaded and you can select it for editing to use filters, crop, add text or stickers.
  • You can add a description of the photo and tag people.
  • You can also choose whether to make it public or restrict access to it.
  • When you're ready, click "Post" to post your photo.

Add photos from photos Desktop menu

This photo upload option is only available on the desktop, not in the mobile app. If you just want to add some photos from the "Photos" link on your desktop without creating an album, select Add photos , A window for selecting photos from your computer will open. Select one or more and select open .

They will now be loaded and appear in the Add Photos window. You will be able to add a description of the photos and add who you were at the time.

Click on any of the photos to tag friends, apply filters, crop, add text or stickers.

You can make photos public, visible only to friends, visible only to friends, except for acquaintances or individuals.

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Start a new photo album on Facebook - Desktop

There are two ways to create an album using the Facebook website version.

  • You can start from the Photos menu, accessed from the menu on the left. Select Add album .
  • Or you can start in the Post Status field and select Photo / Video Album .

Creating an album has a different path if you're using the Facebook mobile app on your phone or tablet, so we'll discuss that at the end.

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Select "Photos to Add" - Facebook Desktop Site

  • For Desktop: After selecting Create Album, the file upload panel will open. On the page you will see a box with two sides. On the left are the files on your computer. Navigate to the folder that contains your photos from this list.
  • When you find the folder, you will see your photos on the right. Select the photos you want to add to Facebook by checking the box next to each photo you want to add.
  • If you want to add them, click Select All button.
  • Once you have selected the photos you want to add, click on the open button.
  • You will be taken to the "Create Album" window where your photos will start uploading and will be displayed as they are uploaded.

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Customize Album Title and Description - Desktop

On the left side of the Create Album page, you can give your album a title and write a description. You can add space for album and friends tags.

  • Shared Albums: You can share an album with your Facebook friends so they can add photos. If you select this option, you can add members who can also upload photos to this album.
  • Decide who you want to see the album: everyone (public), your friends, friends other than acquaintances, or just you.

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Add a caption to the photo

  • Write something about the photo as a title or description.
  • Click on one of the people in the photo. Add their name to the window that appears. Click Tag when you added the name.
  • Add names for everyone in the picture.
  • Select one of the photos as your album cover photo using Settings icon below the photo.
  • When you're done adding captions to your photos, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Message .

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Add more photos

If you want to add more photos to your album, click Add more photos website link.

You can also edit and even delete your albums or change your privacy settings at any time.

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View Photos

Click "Photos" in the left column of your feed or profile to see your new photos and albums.

You can also upload your albums, which is a good option for keeping copies of your photos.

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Creating an Album - Facebook Mobile App

There are several ways to create an album using the Facebook mobile app.

Create an album on the main screen of the Facebook app:

  • On the home screen, tap "Photos" as if you were just sending a photo. Select photos from your camera roll or other folders, then click Done.
  • Now search + Album under your name to create an album of your chosen photos.
  • You can then give the album a name and description and choose whether it is public or private and add a location. Save the album and then you can edit and add photo captions.

Create an album from the Facebook apps screen:

  • Go to the menu in the bottom left corner of the app and scroll down to "Photos".
  • Select albums and press Create album
  • Give the album a title and a description. Set an audience and add or remove a location. Click Save .
  • You can now access the camera and other folders to select and upload photos to a new album.

You can edit the album so others can contribute. Open album, select edit , and toggle Allow contributors to green. Then click Contributors to open your Facebook friends list so they can upload photos to the album.

How to add a photo to Facebook from phone and computer: 3 ways

To post a photo to Facebook from a phone, the user needs to give the application access to the internal storage. Through a smartphone, you can create separate albums, upload pictures to History and Chronicle.

Contents

  • How to add a photo to Facebook via phone
    • Download pictures from a computer
    • Make an album on Facebook
  • Why photos are not downloaded
    • List of problems when downloading photos on Facebook

How to add a photo via a phone on Facebook

Owl using "Albums" or publications. In the second case, the entries will be added a separate section: "Downloaded from the phone." Photo albums can be edited, moved pictures, add privacy options and captions.

How to upload a picture from a smartphone:

  1. Log in to Facebook - My page.
  2. Publications - Photo.
  3. Select a picture from the Gallery to place.
  4. Add caption - Share.

Subscribers and page visitors will see the photo. The author can specify privacy settings before posting to the public.

The maximum number of photo cards that can be added to an entry is 80 and after the first ten they will be published as a separate album. In addition to photos, short videos are added to publications, lasting no more than two minutes.

Up to ten photos can be added to choose their display format: tile or single view. There is also editing of each card separately, if you select the "List" format.

Upload pictures from a computer

On the PC version, you have access to upload photos to the Tape: up to 80 photos and with an additional description. When creating a text publication, a function will appear below: “Attach a photo”, clicking on which will open the storage locations of media files on the computer.

Adding photos to communities should be considered separately:

  1. Enter the group from a computer - select: "Add post".
  2. Photo or video - download the marked materials.
  3. Bottom: "Schedule" - specify the date when the post will appear in the public domain.

After uploading one snapshot, a new tab will appear in the toolbar: "Media Files". Through it, you can view a list of previously uploaded photos, videos.

There are separate rules for pictures added by subscribers:

  • if the owner has connected a page to the community and a publication has been created through a public account, the added photo or video will remain in the “Media Files” section. But they are not available for viewing by subscribers;
  • The administrator can edit posts that have been suggested to members. Delete or change photos without notifying the author.

Any downloaded content will be available on the tab: "Media Files". Posts can be moved between albums as an editor or administrator.

Make an album on Facebook

To separately add a photo on Facebook to a group or personal page, you need to create a photo album. In this way, editing, systematization of files that are uploaded to the profile is available.

How to make an album from the mobile version:

  1. Go to the application - My profile.
  2. Photo - Albums.
  3. Create new - add a title and description.
  4. Specify access parameters - Save.

Next, to fill the photo album: open it - click on the button: "Upload photos". In albums, there is editing of the description of the entire collection, deletion. If you hold down on the picture, you can move among other files.

Make from the computer version:

  1. Log in to your account - select the tab: "More".
  2. Photo - Create a new album.
  3. Fill in basic information - Add.

In the same section, the user can upload pictures and videos separately. To do this: go to the tab: "Photo" and select: "Add photo". The picture will be loaded outside the album if the author does not specify its path.

Why photos are not uploading

There are standard problems why pictures may not be uploaded to a social network. The main reason is non-compliance with technical requirements.

Rules for posting pictures on Facebook:

  • Format: PNG, JPEG and JPG;
  • recommended resolution: 1080x1080, 1280x720 pixels;
  • maximum size: 500 Mb;
  • Album limit is 10,000.

Disallowed according to usage policy:

  • spam or advertising on malicious resources;
  • photographs of children under 13 without adult presence;
  • erotic and pornographic material;
  • trade in illegal goods;
  • discrimination based on race, gender;
  • placement of someone else's intellectual property;
  • adding a photo posing as a popular person.

If the picture has not been blocked by the administration, you can file a complaint against it. For example, if a picture appeared in some community without the consent of the author. You need to go to the image and select in the additional menu: "Send a complaint", select the reason and send.

List of problems when uploading photos to Facebook

There are technical problems why the photo is not added to Facebook. The list of main problems includes: