How to Unhide/ Hide pictures in Photo app from macOS Sierra, EI Capitan

Photos in macOS sierra too much improved from UI, Features and Optimized Speed. Here I show you one of the very much important features like unhide/ Hide pictures in Photo app. You are not using any third party apps for security purpose like hide photos, or not trust on third party app, and then try this hidden but very useful feature for all private photos.

Same this kind of photos hiding features also available in latest iOS version – iOS 10. Some people point on this features like foolish but it’s very useful when unknown users trying to see your Photos in previews or Searching whole album on Mac.

Steps for Unhide/ hide pictures in Photo app from macOS Sierra, Ei Capitan

1: Open photos app on Mac, Macbook or iMac.

2: Choose photos that you want hide on Mac (From photos app).

Select multiple pictures randomly: Press Shift key + Click on last image for select all portions of images at once.

Choose multiple photos in series: Press Command and Click on photos that you want select.

Select photos will appeared with blue boundary around each photo.

3: From top Photos app menu, Click on image > Hide Photos or Use shortcut Command + L.

4: Your selected photos will be hidden from all types on photos app categories and labels – Moments, Collections and Years. But will only appear in Hidden album.

Unhide Hidden photos on Mac photo app

1: Go to the top photos app menu, Click on View.

2: Hidden album available under main Album section.

3: For Direct access Hidden folder enable Photo app sidebar (From top Menu View > Show Sidebar).

Third steps I would like to recommend hide this panal from sidebar. So no one can find your private photos collection on Mac easily. To access Hidden album we don’t need any passcode.