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The thread discusses a user’s issue with the Windows Photos app, where deleting the automatically-generated "On This Day" album stops new albums from being created daily. The user clarifies that their photos are intact, but the app no longer generates new albums as it previously did. Several users suggest updating the Photos app or using recovery software, but the original poster clarifies that the problem isn’t data loss but the loss of an automatic feature they wish to restore.

grw800

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I inadvertently deleted the On This Day automatically-generated album from Photos, and now I'm not getting a new one each day. How can I restore this?
 

Neemobeer

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There's no way to restore an album. You can create an album and re-add photos to it
 

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So will it create a new On This Day album tomorrow?
 

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I would assume so. I don't use the application.
 

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This is on my PC. When I open the Photos app, there is a row of automatically-generated albums at the top. They are given titles such as Weekend in xxx, Days in xxx, Happy Days, etc. There is one every day titled On this day, and it displays all photos taken on the same date, arranged by year. Sometimes it will display the previous day's album until I close the app and reopen it. Yesterday I deleted the March 12 album, expecting to see a new album for March 13. But it did not create a new March 13 album, nor did it create one for today March 14. I would like to restore this feature.
 

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I looked at EaseUS, but I don't think it applies to this situation. I haven't lost any photos or data. How can something be recovered if it doesn't yet exist? The Windows Photos app was creating an album from my existing photos each day. That feature is what I want to restore.
 

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Simply you can update the photo app
Settings app > Updates & security, and check for updates.
 

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Did the update work? I also accidently deleted my "on this day" automatically generated album.