Windows 10: Windows 11 import photos by date

In Windows 11 How do I import photos from Nikon Camera to the PC like in Windows 10? I want to see the to be imported photos in folders by date then get imported to hardrive in folders by date automatically. I tried using the new version of Photos app but it does not due that. Photo Legacy seems to stop import search midway and shut down.Thanks for any help SLK.

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How to file imported photos in separate folders, in date order, automatically, on Windows 11? NOT HAPPY Import Photos and Videos is GONE!!

When my home computer was on Windows 8, I was able to use a program called Import Photos and Videos. This enabled me to load and file in date order, photos, and file them into folders which I could name, before import of the photos onto the computer. Since I converted to a new computer using Windows 11, Import Photos and Videos is no longer in use!! So I can load photos from a memory card, but the computer will no longer file them in date order, nor allow me to name the files before importation. It is very frustrating that Microsoft have taken away Import Photos and Videos!! Because now, after importation, I have to manually select photos to be filed, file photos via File Explorer, and manually move them into separate folders, and put them into date order, manually! I wish Microsoft did not take away Import Photos and Videos program. This is a step backwards for Windows 11!! From Patrick Lee, United Kingdom, 30 October 2023.

 

importing photos

Thank you for clearing that out. It looks like you are importing the files using the Photos app. When you import photos using this app, the files get imported into your Pictures library. To view these files, refer to these steps:

• Open File Explorer.
• On the list of folders on the left side of the window, click on Pictures. You shall see the photos imported from the SD card using the Photos app.

Another option you have is to import the files solely using File Explorer. Here's how you can do it:

• Connect the SD card into the computer.
• Launch File Explorer.
• Click on This PC.
• Locate your SD card under Devices and drives.
• Double-click on the SD card.
• Manually choose which photos to move into your local folders. Right-click on each photo and choose
  Copy (Ctrl + C) then go to the destination folder then right-click on an empty space in the window and select
  Paste (Ctrl + V).
• If you are importing all the photos, you can press Ctrl + A on the keyboard to select all of the files. Copy then Paste them into the destination folder.
• If you are importing selective photos, hold the Ctrl key while clicking on the photos you want to copy. This will let you choose a number of photos instead of selecting all of them like what Step 7 suggests.

Once you're able to get the hang of the tricks, importing photos will not be a challenge anymore.

Tell us which method works best for you.

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How to file imported photos in separate folders, in date order, automatically, on Windows 11? NOT HAPPY Import Photos and Videos is GONE!!

I posed this question on 30 October 2023, when I started using a new Lenovo laptop computer running on Windows 11. The Import Photos and Video program had gone, back then. This meant that I had to manually file photos into the correct date, on File Explorer, which was frustrating. As of 10 March 2024, Import Photos and Videos app has returned to my computer - also known as Photo Gallery. So when I slotted a memory card into the computer, Import Photos and Videos app activated for the first time since I started using this computer back in October. Has Microsoft taken note of my remark that they took a step backward when they removed Import Photos and Videos app in Windows 11? Meanwhile, I am happy that Import Photos and Videos is back on Windows 11. Long may it stay there! If the app was there all the long, then either it did not activate or I could not find it, in October 2023. From Patrick Lee, United Kingdom, 11 March 2024.