Can I keep and use my pre-existing file structure with Aperture?

I currently use and love Picasa.  I moved over from a PC and have all my photos in folders named by date and subject.  That keeps everything in order... and I can search easily.
I would love to use the editing features of aperture which exceed Picasa's.  If I use Aperture, I know I can leave my pictures in the folders they are in... but does Aperture have a left sided pane that allows me to see and browse my folders as easily as Picasa?   Or is there an equivalent function?
Any advice, particularly from someone who has used both, would be appreciated.
Thank you.

You can import your photos in their current location.  However, you won't be able to easily "browse" them from within Aperture.  Aperture is essentially a database program and so it's not for browsing file location on disk.  Photos can be anywhere, and Aperture can easily move them around.
I'll also note: Photos that are imported into Aperture should _not_ be moved around on disk via Finder after the fact.  That is, unless manually updating their locations within Aperture is your idea of a sport or a hobby ;-)
Aperture is a different kind of application than Picasa.  I'd suggest watching the video tutorials at www.apple.com/aperture to get some idea of how it works.

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