Actions Menu

The Actions Menu dynamically changes based on the current view and what (if any) media is selected. It contains common commands and can be accessed from the hamburger icon (three horizontal lines in the bottom-right corner of the application window) or by right-clicking on a selection.

Select

• None – Deselect all currently selected media.
• All – Select all media in the currently open view.
  

Photo

• Export – Export selected files to your computer or connected external storage.
• Share – Share selected files to social media, email, export to disk, and more.
• AutoEnhance – Make smart, beautiful edits to your photo with a single click.
• Rescan Faces – Rescan an image for any recognizable faces. This is particularly useful if a face you wish to tag was previously marked Ignore.
• Rescan SmartTags – Rescan an image to regenerate AI SmartTags. This is particularly useful if a SmartTag you wish to use was removed from the Info Panel.
• Remove File(s) from Album – Remove the selected media from the currently selected Album.
• Duplicate – Create duplicate copies of selected media.
• Delete Rejected Photos – Deletes all media marked with a Reject flag from the current view.
• Rename File(s) – Change the file name(s) for the selected media.
• Remove file(s) from Album – Removes the selected media from an Album. Images removed from an Album will NOT be deleted and can be found in the All Photos or Folders views.
• Move to Folder – Move the selected media to another new or existing folder. Moving media between folders in Mylio Photos will physically move those files in your computer’s file system.
• Move to Album – Move selected media from one Album to another.
• Delete File(s) – Permanently deletes the selected media from Mylio Photos and the file system.
  

!WARNING Deleting a file is permanent and cannot be undone.

People

• New Person – Add an album for a new person you wish to tag.
• Rename Person – Edit the name of a previously tagged person.
• Delete Person/People – Delete Person will remove the album for that person and all tags for that person from all photos.
• Combine People – Merge multiple tags and combine the tagged images into one collection for that person.
  

Album

• New Album… – Create a new Album.
• Rename Album – Change the name of the selected Album.
• Delete Album – Permanently delete the selected Album(s) from Mylio Photos. Images in these albums will NOT be deleted and can be found in the All Photos or Folders views.
  

Folder

• New Folder – Create a new folder or subfolder in Mylio Photos. This action will create a new folder in your computer’s file system.
• Remove Folder from Catalog – Removes the selected folder from Mylio Photos but does NOT delete the folder from the file system.
• Move to Folder – Move the selected media to another new or existing folder. Moving media between folders in Mylio Photos will physically move those files in your computer’s file system.
• Delete Folder (Folders View) – Permanently deletes the selected folder from Mylio Photos and the file system.
  

!WARNING – Deleting a folder is permanent and cannot be undone.

• Locate Missing Folder – If a folder is listed as missing and was moved to a different location in your file system, you can use Locate Missing Folder to find and re-associate that folder with your Mylio Photos Library.

More Folder Actions

• Organize Folders – Consolidate folders by automatically grouping photos and videos based on their metadata.
• Rename Files – Batch rename a group of photos.
• Scan for Changes – Prompt Mylio Photos to rescan the selected folder for changes in the file system.
  

Open with… – Open the selected media in the most recently used external editor.

Rotate

• Right – Rotate the selected media 90° to the right.
• Left – Rotate the selected media 90° to the left.
  

Clipboard

• Copy – Copy the selection (text or image) to the system clipboard.
  

Add to

• Mylio Clipboard – Add selected media to the Mylio Clipboard.
• Album – Add selected media to an existing or new album.
• New Event (Calendar View) – Create a new event using the Timestamp(s) of the currently selected media.
• Event – Create a Calendar Event with the currently selected folder.
• Folder – Add selected media to a new or existing Folder.
  

Show in

• Folder – Show the selected media in its home folder.
• Calendar – Show the selected media in the Calendar view.
  

Set Cover

• Folder – Set the selected photo as the cover image for a folder.
• Album – Set the selected photo as the cover image for an album.
• Event – Set the selected photo as the cover image for an Event.
• People – Set the selected photo as the cover image for a person.
  

Download

• Optimized – If your device’s sync policy is set to show Thumbnails only, choose Download Previews to view a higher-quality version of your image.
• Originals – If your device’s sync policy is set to Space Saver, choose Download Originals to view the original quality version of your image.
  

Reveal in

• Finder/Explorer – Show the selected media in your file system’s Finder (macOS) or Explorer (Windows).
• External – Show the selected media in an attached Vault device.
• Map – Show the location of the selected media in Mylio Photos’ Map View.
• Web – Search for additional information about your photo on the web using GPS information.
  

Undo – Undo the most recent action.

Redo – Redo the most recent action.