IPhoto folders vs albums

Some iPhoto tutorials show how to first create a folders, and then create albums in these folders.
Why do you need folders. Can you simply create albums of photos??

Actually the question is totally in the context of using iPhoto
iPhoto folders vs albums
His later comment is trying to understand how iPhoeo works - and yoru suggestion is not at all helpful and as I pointed out may lead to an inexperianced user destroying their iPhoto library
Your answer is confusing and dangerous
the answer for using iPhoto as the OP requested is
That is NOT using iPhoto and at best has no effect on iPhoto and at worst would lead one to move photos around within the iPhoto library thereby destroying their library
The correct answer is that in iPhtoo (the context of the question) folders simply can not hold photos - you make albums of photos and then make folder to hold albums for organization
Arguing and posting poor, misleading or incorrect suggestions is really not a good idea and helps no one
LN

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Iphoto events vs albums

If photos are deleted from events will they remain in the albums I created. I copied and pasted the pics from events into albums, and now want to delete the events so we don't have duplicates...

If photos are deleted from events will they remain in the albums I created.
No.
iPhoto works on a similar Library based principle to iTunes. Every Photo is in the Library, each Album (like a playlist in iTunes) is a subset of the Library.
Events are the Library. They broadly correspond to the actual folders on the HD that contain the pics. Trash a pic from an Album, you remove it from the Album, but it's still in the Library. Trash a pic from an Event and it's gone from the Library and all the albums too.
I copied and pasted the pics from events into albums, and now want to delete the events so we don't have duplicates...
First off: don't copy and paste. Drag and drop is more reliable way to move photos around in the iPhoto Window.
Second: There are no duplicates. Albums simply reference the photos in the Library. A pic can be in 50 Albums with no duplication required, no extra disk space used. A photo in more than one Event requires a duplicate.
For the benefit of nequetech
This is not true:
Events in iPhoto are actually Albums.
This is incorrect:
They mean the same thing,
As is this:
unless you have older versions.
This
If you were to delete the duplicates, I suggest you drag every picture from one event to a folder in your desktop.
is data destructive. You only get the current version of your photo, not the Original, you lose a lot of metadata as well.
This may be your preferred way to deal with duplicates, but Duplicate Annihilator is at least non-destructive - and I'm not at all sure that the OP actually has a duplicates issue at all.
Regards
TD

Organizing Photos in Folders or Albums

Hello
I have hundreds of high res photos from a film project, and I'd like to organize them for easy viewing.
As I understand the way iPhoto works, it is basically taking/referring to actual images from their original source. (like an external drive).
I'd like to know the best way to bring all of these photos into iPhoto;
Do I need to import ALL of then into the Main iPhoto Library, or can I import them into separate folders or albums? I was led to believe that in order to put them into separate folders, they all need to appear in the Main Library first? Is that right?
And what type of sub group do I need? Separate Folders? Or Separate Albums?
What is the basic difference between them?
Thank you
Mike

Mike
it is basically taking/referring to actual images from their original source. (like an external drive).
No, actually by default it's quite the opposite. It prefers to copy the files into the iPhoto Library Folder and manage them. You can change this setting, but I do not recommend it. Very strongly. However, you can run an entire library from an external, so if you're worried about space, that's not a problem.
Do I need to import ALL of then into the Main iPhoto Library,
iPhoto uses exactly the same metaphor as iTunes: All pics are in the Library, albums are subsets of the library. Albums (like iTunes playlists) are virtual. A pic can be in 1, 10 or 100 albums with no disk space wasted through duplicate files.
So, import the pic, they go in the library. Then create albums (File -> New Album) and drag the pics to the albums in whatever way you prefer. You can also tag the pics and create Smart Albums in a variety of ways.
If your files are already sorted into folders, then drag a folder to the Source (or left-hand) pane and iPhoto will import and create an Album of the same name as the folder.
File -> New Folder will allow you to create Folders. Folders can contain nested folders and albums, but not loose pics. A pic must be in an album to go into a folder.
Regards
TD

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gustavus:
n attempting to relocate a folder it did not end up where intended and I cannot find it.
I hope you are referring to doing the relocation from within iPhoto and not in the Finder and the library package. Any moving, renaming of files and/or folder inside the iPhoto Library Package while in the Finder is tantamount to the cardinal sin of iPhoto, Don't tamper with files in the iPhoto Library folder from the Finder. That will mess up your library to where you may have to start over with a new library.
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You don't.
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You are not clear
In iPhoto folders go not hold photos - they are organizanially ielements and hold other folder or albums
are you talking aobt events by any chance? What do you want to do?
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to run iPhoto with your library on an EHD
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I need you advice.
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Hi Mac Ito,
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Importing Images from the hard drive, CD, or DVD
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So the ATV doesn't recognize the folder hierarchy that I've created within iPhoto
Accepted
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