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You can rename an album in Windows 11 only if you’re using Photos Legacy, which has an Albums section. Microsoft’s newer Photos app organizes images in folders instead. If you don’t see Albums, open Photos Legacy and rename the album there.
Check which Photos app you have
Open Photos and look at its navigation. The newer Photos app organizes photos in folders, while Photos Legacy retains albums. Microsoft explains the difference in its overview of changes in the new Photos app.
- If the app has an Albums section, use the album-renaming steps below.
- If it does not, you are likely in the newer app, where the album interface is not available.
Open Photos Legacy
- In the current Photos app, select Settings.
- Under Photos Legacy, select Open Photos Legacy.
Microsoft says Photos and Photos Legacy can run side by side. Its Photos Legacy support page also documents that album titles can be edited.
Rename the album in Photos Legacy
- Select Albums.
- Open the album you want to rename.
- Click the album name displayed at the top.
- Type the new name, then press Enter.
The click-to-edit sequence is documented by WindowsLoop’s guide for an interface that exposes Albums. Follow it only when you can see that album interface; the Microsoft support page confirms titles are editable but does not specify every click in the editing interaction.
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Album names and folder names are different
Renaming an album in Photos Legacy does not rename a folder. The newer Photos app uses folders for organization, and Microsoft notes that legacy albums may be copied into the new app’s Folders section. If your goal is to change a folder’s name, you need to rename the folder rather than edit an album title.
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