Accidentally moved "originals" folder

I recently got Photoshop for my computer...while moving pics around I think I moved my "originals" folder! It is now its own folder (not inside iphoto library).
Does it belong in the iphoto library? If so, how do I get it back in? It wont move in like other files.
While in iphoto, several photos show up as exclamation marks...I assume the moving of the originals has something to do with it?? Please help! I am not computer savvy :frown:.

Yes the Original folder belongs in the iPhoto Library Folder. Can't you just drag it in? If not - or if this does not fix the issue.. then you'll need to start over with a new library:
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Rolls and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
Move the Originals to the desktop. Trash the iPhoto Library Folder from your Pictures Folder
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
From the Originals folder drag the individual Roll Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database
corruption.
To use photoshop with iPhoto:
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos.
Regards
TD

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Somehow, when you moved the Beach folder into the Sports folder, the images
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I hate to say it, but you may be out of luck. There's nothing Starter
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It does not actually manage or keep the real image file. That's Windows job.
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while re-importing iphoto pictures into the library due to an earlier system error, I realised that both originals and edited libraries were added, hence every photo set was duplicated and this slowed down the program greatly.
I then deleted the 'originals' folder from the view window and from trash. I then found, to my horror, that the original and existing picture files were deleted from iPhoto library and I am only left with the 'thumbs' folder, in which the resolution of each photo is average of 30kb and very poor resolution!
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Sorry for your difficulties.
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2. Download a file recovery software such as File Salvage, you'll also need a HD for the files to be recovered to.
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TD

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Step 1
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"MacKeeper" has only one useful feature: it deletes itself.
Note: These instructions apply to the version of the product that I downloaded and tested in early 2012. I can't be sure that they apply to other versions.
IMPORTANT: "MacKeeper" has what the developer calls an “encryption” feature. In my tests, I didn't try to verify what this feature really does. If you used it to “encrypt” any of your files, “decrypt” them before you uninstall, or (preferably) restore the files from backups made before they were “encrypted.” As the developer is not trustworthy, you should assume that the "decrypted" files are corrupt unless proven otherwise.
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Drag the iPhoto Library folder to the desktop
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If you can, send me screenshots of what your library looks like in the finder (similar to the screenshots I have) My email is in my profile.

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Uploaded with plasq's Skitch!
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TD

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Hi Frank,
Thanks.
My HD is a "normal" HD, so I guess it's HFS+. (According to Disk Utility it is Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
The NAS is WD MyBook Live Duo. I just plugged into my Time Machine.
I am relocating using Aperture "relocate originals for project" under the File tab.
Ahh, thanks for the answer to question 1.
Yes, I am trying to relocate them, but tried different things to find the problem.
And the problem seems to be that when an image gets an extra attribute (when it's downloaded from the internet, when it is comes from a mail message) then Aperture seems not to be able to move the file.
I.e. Aperture presumeably asks the Finder or kernel to perform this task, and this then fails because of the extra attirbutes that were set.
I now found a way of manually removing the extra attributes, but that is a pain.
Think of this normal workflow:
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Then is when this problem occurs.
So I just tried to relocate to another place on my HD.
That works fine.
I looked again at the error message.
And it says "could not set attributes com.apple.metadata:kMDItemDownloadedDate on destination file descriptor" .
So, yes, it seems like it has to do with the NAS not supporting setting the extra attributes.
And as long as there are no extra attributes on an image, there is no problem.
(Not completely true, but I have another thread about that)
Thanks Frank, I have to digest this a bit.
Regards
Jan

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