Aperture Folder Structure

I am getting the hang of using folders, and I like it very much. One thing seems out of place though. If I create a folder (Vacations) and place 10 projects (2000 vacation, 2001 vacation, ...) in the folder when I click on the Vacations folder, the display is all the pictures from all 10 projects. Is there a way to display the 10 projects contained in the folder, each with it's own key photo? This just seems to make sense, but I can find no way to do it.

Go to Projects View (click "Projects" at the top of the Library tab of the Inspector). Set the grouping (there are three icons ganged together top left) to "Group by Folder".
Note the drop-down which lets you specify a sort within each group.
You can drill down as far as you want: just click the header for a group.
This is handy. I use it all the time. Knowing that it was there allowed me to structure my Library to be even more useful.
The one thing which is missing is the ability to collapse groups, outline style. If you agree, please send a feature request to Apple using "Aperture→Send Aperture Feedback".
You will also like to know -- if you don't already -- that you can open multiple Browsers, each on its own tab, either side-by-side ("{Option}+click") or layered ("{Option}+{Command}+click") .
Projects View shows you Projects as containers, with the Key Photo as a label. Clicking items in the Library tab of the Inspector shows you the contents of Projects, either individually or ganged together.
(Fwiw, Projects View is one of the main reasons I selected Aperture 3 over Lightroom 3.)
Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger to add inf. re: multiple Browsers.

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Why is Aperture folder structure ignored in iPhoto?

I'm not sure about others but I would like to use iPhoto and Aperture together because I find iPhoto to be a lot quicker to open and work than Aperture, so I would like to be able to do most of my work there, and then use Aperture for more heavy editing etc.
That said, when I first opened up my Aperture Library in iPhoto, I noticed that the folder structure had gone out the window. Projects had become Events, but both albums and folders had disappeared from Aperture, thus throwing my entire Aperture library into disarray. Either Aperture albums or folders should be supported, since albums (that look like folders...) are supported by iPhoto...
Does anyone know why, if Apple has unified the two, they have not done anything to better map the structure from one to the other? Or if there are any workarounds?
Thank you in advance.

That said, when I first opened up my Aperture Library in iPhoto, I noticed that the folder structure had gone out the window. Projects had become Events, but both albums and folders had disappeared from Aperture, thus throwing my entire Aperture library into disarray
Hmm, I see something different, when I open an Aperture library in iPhoto. Both the nested folders and the albums are there. Can it be, that in your iPhoto view the folders are hidden? There should be a disclosure button to right of the "Events" label in the source list, like this.
Press "HIDE" or "UNHIDE" to reveal or hide any sections in the Source list. These buttons will only appear, if you hover the mouse right beside any caption in capital letters. (Tested with iPhoto 9.4.2)
Regards
Léonie

Exporting Aperture photos to an external HD while keeping existing folder structure

Hi,
I have over 300gb of photos on my MBP. I need to export the photos onto an external Hard Drive and keep the existing folder structure. How can this be done?
My source for the Aperture library is iPhoto. I know that I can 'show package contents' from right clicking the iPhoto library, but this only displays the masters. I need the versions as I have done many edits on the majority of photos. I am fine with having the photos separated out by date - renaming the folder isn't a problem. I just don't want to have to sort through ALL of my photos and place them into different folders.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!

Thanks for the information everyone! I apologize if I'm not being clear.
Here are a few call outs:
1. I have my aperture library and iPhoto synced (the source of all my photos is iPhoto. I exclusively use Aperture for photo editing however).
2. I am actually using a work computer and I am leaving the company. Therefore I need to give the computer back. I will be 'uninstalling' Aperture and eventually erasing all the photos.
3. I don't know what my next photo editing computer will be at this point as I have not purchased one.
4. Since I don't know my next computer, I would like to have all of my existing "Folders" and "Projects" (as Aperture defines them) on an external drive so I can pick and pull the ones I would like to view / edit.
5. On my next computer, I would not like to import my exact settings / folder structure from Aperture. I will be starting fresh. With that said, I would prefer to have all my existing "Folders" and "Projects" in one giant folder called "Pictures" on my external HD.
Example folder structure on my External HD:
Folder 1: Pictures
Folder 1a: Aperture "Folder" 1
Folder 1ai: Aperture "Project" 1
Folder 1aii: Aperture "Project" 2
Folder 1b: Aperture "Folder" 2
Folder 1bi: Aperture "Project" 1
Folder 1bii: Aperture "Project" 2
I have roughly 90 "Projects" inside about 5 "Folders". Of course I can create a folder on my external HD, select all the pictures, and click export for every single one of my "Projects", but I would prefer not do to that as it is incredibly time consuming. I am looking for an automated way of copying all my photos to an external drive while maintaining my existing folder / projects hierarchy into what 'finder' defines as 'folders'.
Although I would like to keep my 'masters' and 'versions', my original thought was to just export the versions. So actually, I guess just 'moving' the entire library would work. But since I don't know what computer I will work on and I may be on a temporary computer (install Aperture and manually select photos to import and work on), I wanted to have them be in a folder structure for easy importing and viewing if I wanted to on any mac.
My existing structure in Aperture are Folders --> Projects.
In order to copy my entire library, I have gone into (from finder) "Hard Drive" > Users > Wingmandan > Pictures > iPhoto Library. I have taken that icon and dragged into my external HD. It was 300 gb, and took about 8 horus to complete.
Desired end result
-Be able to quickly reference/view the versions of my pictures on any mac through my external HD (Versions)
-Be able to choose what photos to import based upon my existing 'folders' and 'projects' into my next computer (Versions and Masters)
-Have a full backup of my Aperture Library
I hope this makes more sense and I'm a bit more clear. Again, thanks again for your help. I need to return the laptop by the end of the week.

Exporting project- folder structure to other Non-Aperture applications

Hello,
I'm about to lay the foundation for a new Aperture installation. As far as organizational structure goes, this what I have in mind:
1 Project / year
1 Album / event
Example:
Project 1993
Derek's Birthday album
Linda's wedding album
Project 1994
Robert Birthday album
Bob wedding album
At some point, I will want to export the whole structure or some projects to family and friends who would like to view these images on their PC (not everyone is converted to MAC, yet).
I understand the Export>Projects command generates a file that can only be understood by Aperture, so useless for sharing with non-aperture users. What I'd like to do is:
1) Translate the project-album structure to a folder-subfolder structure in order to share images with other PC users.
2) At the same time export images versions as opposed to masters.
3) At the same time export all added Metadata.
I have the feeling Aperture is not ready to do all of the above with one command only. How can I maintain the project structure in order to share with other PC users? I guess only a script will be able to do this...
Thanks for your feedback.

fbellay wrote:
At some point, I will want to export the whole structure or some projects to family and friends who would like to view these images on their PC (not everyone is converted to MAC, yet).
1) Translate the project-album structure to a folder-subfolder structure in order to share images with other PC users.
Albums simply don't translate sensibly into Finder folders, in the same way that iTunes playlists don't. Any one Version can exist in any number of Albums, so you'd either end up having to choose one place for the exported file to be and remove it from all the other folders representing Albums, or end up with multiple duplicate copies of the same file.
Projects, on the other hand, can be mapped directly to Finder folders. So you might be better off using Blue Folders and Projects rather than Projects and Albums.
2) At the same time export images versions as opposed to masters.
3) At the same time export all added Metadata.
Exported Versions will automatically include IPTC & EXIF metadata, assuming you chose an export preset with metadata included.
I have the feeling Aperture is not ready to do all of the above with one command only.
There are some AppleScripts that will replicate the structure within Aperture when exporting (or Aperture Assistant* to do it without any scripting knowledge), but as I mentioned already, you will end up with multiple duplicate files.
Also, you would have to do this again every time that you alter a Version, import files or move Versions around.
Basically, the virtual nature of both images and organisation in Aperture mean that it won't really work in the way that you wish, and LightRoom wouldn't be much better even though it has closer ties to the folder structure.
Why not simply export a Projects-worth of images in this way rather than your whole Library?
Ian
* http://aperture-assistant.com/docs/how-do-i-copy-apertures-organisational-struct ure-when-exporting
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Aperture doesn't see proper iPhoto folder structure for Locating Referenced

I've got some photos in Aperture 3.03 that were imported from an older version of iPhoto. I needed to reconnect the Aperture photos to the iPhoto originals, so I searched for the location of the photos with Spotlight, which found them in a folder in the iPhoto package.
But when I select the preview photo in Aperture and go to Locate Referenced Files, I can see my iPhoto library, but when I go to look inside the iPhoto library, the folder structure is all wrong. Thus, I can't find my photo.
What would cause Aperture to misread my folder structure? Is it using an old database of folder structure and how to I reset that database?

Thanks for these two responses. I can see the photos fine with iPhoto '09, version 8.1.2 (424).
Right now, I'm backing up my Aperture vault before moving to Aperture 3.10. Hoping that will give me a chance to solve the problem.

Aperture only sees MOVs in SD card copy folder structure

I copied a couple of SD cards to hard disk and trying to import images only shows the Movs which are in H.264 MTS file packages and completely ignores JPG images in the folder structure root and DCIM folders. All seems very random as not all MOVs are shown anyway (Quicktime handles packages perfectly).
It's obviously no big deal and just requires some finder foot work but I see more and more vague behaviour from all Apple products these days.

Thanks - reading directly from SD card shows images but many of the movies are still missed. Basically all a bit random - less than useless for a professional tool were users may rely on dumping card contents into a library before reuse.

How do i get my folder structure in Lightroom to replicate my hard drive folder structure?

My issues is that post-import from Aperture, my folder structure in Lightroom does not match my folder structure on my hard-drive. In particular, rather than be structured as in my hard-drive:
2015 (folder)
-> 2015-01-30 (sub folder)
-> 2015-02-15 (sub folder)
-> 2015-03-03 (sub folder)
All of the photo folders are listed individually as:
2015-01-30
2015-02-15
2015-03-03
In addition, a number of folders have been created in the form 01a2a201aff9c8c684928629ea41221c0fa5930ab7 where no folder exists on my hard drive in this form and the image contains the right date meta data.
As I've got photos dating back to 2005 and a lot of different days taking photos, this is making the folders view unmanageable.
I completed the Aperture migration in two stages (as i did not have sufficient space to replicate images in move across to Lightroom)
1. Moved Aperture original images from being References to Managed (with the file structure above)
2. Then used the Lightroom plug in to import the library from Aperture (which has successfully copied across meta data and my folder structure + edits from Aperture)
Does anyone know how to fix this issue? In particular:
1) Adding in 2015 folder level to structure?
2) Removing all off the 01a2a201aff9c8c684928629ea41221c0fa5930ab7 folders?
Many thanks in advance,
Joe

In the "folders" pane, right-click on the folder you see and select "show parent folder". Repeat as needed.

Folder Structures

Hello All,
I was using iView Media Pro, until I picked up Aperture. Quick question ... since Aperture stores all photos in one library file, is there a way to get access to images from Photoshop without having to export from Aperture? Also, I am aware of showing package contents of the Aperture Library file, but this does not really do any good if I am attempting to locate a file in Photoshop.
For the record, I like Aperture. I just hope there will eventually be an easier way to gain access to pictures from the Finder.

This is a way to keep your existing file structure in aperture and then keep a separate set of smart folders which can relate to your existing file & folder system. Its not ideal & it doesn't show up in photoshop file browser but it works reasonably well.
I run a picture library & need to keep track of approx. 70,000 images. These are in lots of file formats including .jpg .tif and raw files both camera specific eg. .NEF .CRW & also files from non-supported cameras converted into .dng files.
I will use aperture as a management system to quickly look for & sort files. I would use it for some basic editing to make images for my website for example - but until it improves will need to use photoshop for raw conversion & serious editing.
Since aperture uses its own library structure which is difficult to locate i need - as i'm sure many other people need - a simple way of quickly looking through my library to find files independent of aperture. This is a method i came up with. It does however require a fair amount of planning ahead as you have to import folders into aperture one by one and then create your smart folder. When you have done that you can move onto the next one.
1) Decide on how you want to split up your existing library & make sure its organised.
I run a library which specialises in travel images of France so its organised in this way.
Main Regions of France>Sub-areas>images etc. So in real terms this works out as:
ALPS(FOLDER)>grenoble(sub-folder)>cable-car1.jpg(image) I'll use this an example & you should be able to see how it works.
2) Firstly in aperture I set up a new project called FRANCE LIBRARY.
3) I then click on it & go to Import>Folders Into a project. In this case its a folder called ALPS.
4) All the files & folders within the main folder ALPS then copy to aperture in the same structure as i've already got them organised.
5) The next step is to find those images & set up a smart folder for all the different kinds of file types within it.
6) Go to Finder>File>New Smart Folder
7) Find your Aperture Library from the menu on the left - wherever you've stored it.
8) Right click it (or cntrl + click) and click Show Package Contents
9) There should be a project file file. In my case its called FRANCE LIBRARY.approject
10) Right click it and click Show Package Contents
11) You should then see a folder with an .apimportgroup extension.
12) Open it & there are separate folders for each of the images. Each folder
includes the actual image + the adjustment etc. files.
13) In the spotlight search box ( top right hand corner) type a search criteria.
use the extension for one of the files you've got in there. eg. jpg
14) click on the + symbol (its below the search box to the right of Save)
15) 2 boxes then appear on the left called Kind & Any
16) click on Any & select Images
17) delete whatever you entered in the search box. this is an important step
as its stops the folder only displaying jpgs.
18) The folder should then display thumbnails of all the images in that .apimportgroup folder. in my case this includes .jpg .tif .dng files.
19) then click Save to name & save folder.
20) It only lets you save in one of 3 places but you can always move it
to where you want.
21) You now have a folder of thumbnails - stored wherever you choose.
22) If you right click the image you can then go to Open With & open it in whatever programme you choose. ie. photoshop.
You can then go back to aperture and import the next batch - following all the steps again.
You can obviously set up the folders how you want. You can choose to have lots of them or a few.
I do this one at a time as its easy to spot the new .apimportgroup folder. If i imported my whole library at once i'd just have one huge folder - this way i can keep them organised as i want them & in a way i'm familiar with.
This means that i can set up the same file and folder structure in aperture & within smart folders as i have in my existing library.
Its complicated & its far from ideal but it works. Even though aperture stores files in its own library they are still visible (admittedly through a complicated procedure) even if aperture ceased to exist as a programme it would still be possible to see all the images in its library by using this method. You can then copy them - burn them to dvd - back them up on another disk - ie. do the same as files in a "normal" folder. As far as i know smart folders will update if you delete from or add to them
As a way of integrating it into photoshop for converting raw files - its possible to have a smart folder containing raw files in place of photoshop bridge & then right click on the image you want to convert - click open with photoshop & the image will appear in the photoshop camera raw converter.
Aperture has some really useful features & also some features that need to be improved asap. I've emailed apple 3 times so far so i'm not a fan of it yet.
For my particular business its very useful in lots of ways - but it needs some work to be what many of us hoped it would be.
ps. if there are any errors in this please let me know. i followed the procedure through as i was typing so i am hoping its all ok.
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Preserving Folder Structure When Exporting

Hello,
I recently bought a fancy new hard drive and I would love to export my photos onto there. I have lovingly organised my photos within Aperture using its folders, projects etc, however, the same can not be said for the masters on the harddrive which are organised appalingly.
Is it possible to export all the photos while conserving the Aperture file structure, which could be viewed in Finder?
On a sideline, would it be possible to then use the hard drive to use as a aperture library, retaining edits and versions within Aperture?
Thanks for any help,

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. You can connect the two computers so that the iPhoto Library on each can be accessed by the paid version of iPhoto Library Manager (residing on one of the two Macs) and then copy the albums or events, including keywords, descriptions and titles from the laptop library to the desktop Mac.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.≤br>
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Moving original files when you use your own folder structure

I currently maintain my own folder structure (on the HDD) for Aperture to read files from (rather than allow it to create its own complicated structure). Based on what i have seen so far, I understand that Aperture links its project with the HDD folder from where you import images.
In an instance, where I moved my file from the HDD folder structure, the image still appears in Aperture, but with a yellow question mark, and it does not allow me to edit it. Here I am assuming that since i moved the file from its HDD folder, Aperture is no longer able to locate it. Hence, I have the following queries about moving/ deleting files from my HDD:
Q1: If I want to move a file from one HDD folder to another, how do I do so without losing its link in Aperture
Q2: How do I completely delete a file from my HDD using Aperture? Assume here that I have imported it into Aperture but haven't made any changes to it, which means that I have only one version, the master version. Currently, when I delete it in Aperture using 'Delete version', I notice that the file still exists in the HDD folder). Is it that the only way to delete a file is to do so first from Aperture and then use Finder to delete it from the HDD folder? If not, whats the best way.
Q3: There is another scenario for Q2 - If I have made changes to a file after importing it in Aperture, there are now two versions, master version and edited version. If I want to delete both these files, whats the best way to do so.

OK let's take a step back here. In your previous post you wrote asking how to move a file from one folder on your HD to another so that Aperture wouldn't loose track of it. And for that we answered to use File->Relocate Masters. The last two questions concerned deleting images from both Aperture and the HD. And we covered that.
Now you write:
f i want to move my master and version files from one project to another (and the corresponding master files too), i should first move the master files using File> Relocate master and then drag-drop the versions from within Aperture. (I usually maintain similar names for my HDD folders and corresponding projects in Aperture, hence if i move the master, then it makes sense to move the versions too).
Now you're bringing in moving images in Aperture from one project to another. What you are saying is correct but bear in mind:
The library structure inside Aperture is totally independent of the file structure you use to store referenced masters on the HD outside of Aperture.
Now It is possible to have one mimic the other as you seem to be doing but for all intents and purposes Aperture doesn't care at all how the external file structure appears as long as Aperture knows were the masters are.
So if you want to move masters INSIDE of Aperture from one project to another you can simply drag the visible image from the source project to the destination project. All versions will come along, versions are coupled to their masters and as such can't be moved independently. Any versions in Albums will continue to point to the master they came from.
Now if you want to move the master files EXTERNAL to Aperture you need to use the File->Relocate Master command so that Aperture will know were the files are.
Note: there is another command File->Locate Referenced Files that is used to connect Aperture to its referenced masters if the connection between the two is somehow broken. As for example what would happen if you moved the referenced masters using the finder rather then the Aperture command.
So you should be good to go, just remember that the two structures, Aperture library and referenced files, are independent and don't really need to be kept in sync. And by doing this you're making extra work for yourself that isn't really necessary.
regards

Converting Managed to Referenced: how keep folder structure?

I am considering converting my managed lib to referenced, and have been experimenting with a duplicate library.
I highlighted "Projects" at the top of the Library view, and then relocate masters.
In the Subfolder Format box I chose "Project name"
I did the test relocation, and all the projects are in the new location in a single alphabetical list. My Folder year stucture has not carried through.
I see I could have used "Image/year/month" which might have kept the years, but would it have kept my projects intact?
Also some of my projects have images for different years in them, which presumably would be broken up by a "image year month" option".
Any inputs very welcome.

Ah I hadn't realised you wanted to relocate the entire library in one pass.
Yep folder names within Aperture sound like a great solution.
You should probably set up and test a small sample library before you press play though.
So you could arrange your projects in Aperture a bit before your started, grouping projects into logically named and ordered folders.
You could then set one of two presets: foldername/projectname or even foldername_projectname
The first should create a folder on the finder named after the Aperture folder followed by subfolders named after the project name contained within it.
So root level folder will be 2010 with subfolders project F and project C (you could add a counter to order them too)
The second should produce folders at the same finder level but with a naming structure containing both the foldername and the project name. So if the foldername was 2010 then your finder folders would be named 2010_project C, 2010 project F etc.
You could then jump back into Aperture and rename your folders and projects as before!
M.

Copying Folder Structure

I have a folder structure of Months (01-January, 02-February, etc.) setup under each year folder.
Is there a way in Aperture to create a folder structure template and copy that structure to a new folder, as the new years need to be setup?

You can do this for Projects by setting up you Folder and Album structure in an empty Project, exporting it, and then importing it again each time you need a new copy, but not for Folder structures outside of Projects.
But if you download the Aperture-InDesign integration examples from http://www.apple.com/applescript/aperture/indesign/ there are a couple of example scripts for creating organisational structures that you might be able to tweak.
Ian

Suggested Folder Structure for Photos

What folder structure do others use to organise their photos, does Lightroom effect this?
The reason I ask is that I've always organised my photos as follows
DVD1
Holiday to blah
Visit by Mum & Dad
Beckys Birthday
DVD2
Once the DVD'n' folder reaches 4.7G I start a new folder. This has been done for backup purposes but means the folder structure is not much use locating photos.
Now that I've started to import into LR I thought if I was going to change the structure then now would be the time to do it!
The question is how do others structure their photos? How to you group the photos into DVD sized groups for backup? Does LR change this?
Thanks
Richard

Richard G.,
It sounds like you are using a variation of the DAM Book's method (if you don't know what I'm talking about - forget it). At any rate, in the past I had spent some time deciding on a folder structure. In Aperture, I had a little more control on folder/subfolder naming on import, but had to change that in LR. So for now I import using a user defined destination that puts things into:
2007
02
20
Later, after I process those files in the innermost folder (e.g. "20") I add a new folder as follows:
2007
02
Saranac Lake
02 <-- contains files from the formet "20".
and move the "20" folder to Saranac Lake and rename by month. This way I know which folder of files has been processed, and whenever I look for specific files *outside* LR (browser or other app) I can find them by location and year. Later, when I import new files from card, new subfolders under "02" are automatically created, for example:
2007
02
28
Saranac Lake
02
I then know files in "28" (the day) need processing. If they are also of Saranac, then I move the files to Saranac Lake, in the appropriate month. On rare occassions, I might have a set of imported files from two, possibly three locations - but I can easly group them by date/time and move them to appropriate folders. In short, I use this structure since at times I search for files when outside LR. Year and location is enough to get me there. Then it's a matter of finding the right month.
This will not work for many/most photographers, but it works for me right now. Before I go too far migrating legacy files into LR, I'll need to revisit this workflow to see if I can improve it or change it completely. (I'll need to decide on this before too long, otherwise I'll have a heck of a lot of folders to change.)
The bottom line is - each user will have to think carefully how the file/folder structure is best designed for their circumstances. In your case, you eventually back up to DVD, so your structure would be more appropriate.
Oh... and LR's ability to preform file/folder operations is one of the main reasons I jumped back to LR from Aperture. (Plus the versions and stacks that AP had all along).
- Pierre

How do I move photos in a Smart Collection and keep folder structure?

HI there I am on a trial of Lightroom and loving it so far. One seemingly simple task I would like to try out is moving all my RAW files (which are all mixed up with JPGs and PSDs to a new location and keep the current folder structure.
Currently I have files strcutured like this: <main disk>\<year>\<month>\<filename>.cr2 and I would like to move these to <different disk>\<year>\<month>\<filename>.cr2
The Export functions look as if they will put them all in to one big folder? Any ideas?
Many thanks in advance.

There are several approaches to this problem. You could do this via the Folders panel in LR. You can do just about everything in the Folders panel that you can do in Explorer or Finder. Just create folder and drag and drop.
Another way is to do this outside LR use Explorer (Windows) or FInder (Mac). after you're done then go back into LR and tell LR where to find the moved files. Depending on how many you have this could be a bit tedious.
Another method is to choose the files you want then Export them as a Catalog. When you do this be sure to include the option to export the negatives. Point the new catalog at you other drive. It will recreate the folder structure during the export. Then remove the images from your present catalog. Don't delete from disk just remove. Now import from catalog and choose the newly exported catalog. This time choose the option to add the files without moving them. Once you are sure everything is back and is fine you can use Explorer or Finder to go into your original file structure and delete the files that were moved to the new drive. Be careful to only choose the moved files. If you are separating the RAWs out this should be relatively easy.
I hope that helps!

How can I batch move files to the same folder structure in a different location?

Hi,
I recently had an issue with my iTunes Library so I used the Organize Library feature to have iTunes organise my library. What happened was that it put all of my music in a folder called 'Music' on my external hard drive, whereas previously it was not in a folder at all, e.g.
BEFORE: External Hard Drive / Abba / Greatest Hits / Mama Mia.m4a
AFTER: External Hard Drive / Music / Abba / Greatest Hits / Mama Mia.m4a
I don't have any particular issue with the updated folder structure, except that I had copies of the artwork for each album in my album folders, and these weren't moved when the audio files were moved/consolidated/organised. So I need to find a way of moving all of the artwork to the new folders, e.g.
External Hard Drive / Abba / Greatest Hits / folder.jpg
needs to become:
External Hard Drive / Music / Abba / Greatest Hits / folder.jpg
I have to do this for 3,000+ albums, and I have multiple artwork files for some albums, so I am hoping that there is a way of doing this using a batch/automated method of some kind, but I haven't been able to turn up anything yet.
Can someone help with this?
Thanks,
Nick

You can make a smart playlist containing episodes of both series and play from that. Podcasts are linked together by the URL they are served from so merging ongoing series isn't really practical.
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