How to Organize Photos on Facebook

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: May 6, 2021

This wikiHow teaches you how to organize photos using the Facebook website and the Facebook mobile app. To move photos between albums, you'll need to use the desktop version of the Facebook website. You can create new albums and add photos to them using either the Facebook website or the Facebook app.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Moving Photos to Another Album on Desktop

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Open Facebook. Go to https://www.facebook.com/. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the top-right side of the page.
- You can only perform this method on desktop.
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Click your name. This tab is in the top-right side of the Facebook page. Doing so takes you to your Facebook Timeline.

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Click Photos. It's below your cover photo on your profile page.
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Click the Albums tab. This option is below and to the right of the "Photos" heading.
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Select an album. Click an album from which you'd like to move a photo. Keep in mind at the album you choose must be one you created, not a Facebook-created album.
- For example, you can't move photos from the "Timeline Photos" album.
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Select a picture you want to move. Hover your mouse cursor over the picture you want to move. You'll see a pencil-shaped icon appear in the top-right corner of the photo's thumbnail.
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Click the pencil icon. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
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Click Move to Other Album. It's near the bottom of the drop-down menu. Clicking this brings up a pop-up window.
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Choose a new album. Click the drop-down box below the "Select another album for this photo:" heading in the pop-up window, then click an album to which you'd like to move the photo. You can only select a user-created album (again, not a Facebook-created one).
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Click Move Photo. This blue button is at the bottom of the window. Doing so will remove your photo from its current album and move it to your specified album.
- If you want to move multiple photos, you'll need to repeat this process for each photo you want to move.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Creating a New Album on Desktop

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Open Facebook. Go to https://www.facebook.com/. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the top-right side of the page.
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Click your name. This tab is in the top-right side of the Facebook page. Doing so takes you to your Facebook Timeline.
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Click Photo/Video Album. It's an option at the top of the status box, which is just below your cover photo. A pop-up menu will appear.
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Click Create Album. This option is in the top-left side of the pop-up menu. Doing so opens a window for your new album.
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Enter your album's information. Fill out the following fields:
- Album name - Type in the name of your album here.
- Add a description - Type in a brief description for your album here. This step is optional.
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Determine who can view your album. Click the "Privacy" drop-down box at the bottom of the window, then click an audience.
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Click Create. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. This will create your album and return you to your profile page.
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Click the Photos tab. It's below your cover photo near the top of your profile page.
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Click the Albums tab. You'll find this below and to the right of the "Photos" heading that's in the top-left side of the page.
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Click your new album. You may have scroll down to find the album.
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Click Add Photos. It's a link beneath the album's name near the top of the page. Doing so opens a window in which you can search for photos on your computer.
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Select photos to add. Click a photo you want to add, or hold down Ctrl (Windows) or ⌘ Command (Mac) and click multiple photos to select each one you click.
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Click Open. This will upload your photo(s) to your album.
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Click Post. It's in the lower-right corner of the album page. Doing so will post your photo(s) to your Facebook Timeline.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Creating a New Album on Mobile

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Open Facebook. The Facebook app icon is a white "f" on a dark-blue background. Facebook will open to your News Feed if you're already logged in.
- If you aren't already logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password, then tap Log in.
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Tap ☰. It's either in the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android). Doing so opens a menu.
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Tap your name. You'll find it at the top of the menu. This will take you to your profile page.
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Scroll down and tap Photos. This tab is just above the status box near the top of your profile page.
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Tap Albums. It's a tab in the upper-right corner of the page.
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Tap Create Album. This option is in the upper-left side of the Albums page.
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Enter your album's information. Fill out the following fields:
- Album name - Type in the name of your album here.
- Add a description (optional) - Type in a brief description for your album here.
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Determine who can view your album. Tap the Friends or Public bar, then select an audience and tap Done.
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Tap Save. It's in the top-right corner of the screen.
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Tap your album. You may have to scroll down to find it. Doing so opens the album.
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Tap Add Photos/Videos. It's in the middle of the page. This will bring up your mobile device's camera roll.
- You may first have to tap the grid icon, which resembles four squares, on the left side of the page.
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Select photos to upload. Tap each photo you want to upload, then tap Done. This will add your selected photo(s) to your album.
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Tap Upload. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so confirms your decision and uploads the photo(s).