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I have about 15,000 high-res photographs in maybe 20-30 albums in my iPhoto library and am finding that iPhoto falls sorely short in managing them for me. I want to stop using iPhoto altogether and maybe move to Aperture or Lightroom.
My issue now is with iPhoto's directory system. I'd like to get rid of it altogether and be able to manage my files directly from Finder. For example, rather than have my photos stored in Pictures>iPhoto Library>Originals>2007>Roll ### I would rather have them stored in Pictures>Photography>Japan Feb 2007.
Is there any way I can do this, short of exporting each individual album to a newly created folder and then deleting my entire iPhoto library?

MelissaYeo
You want to stop using iPhoto right? Because this will trash the Library.
Rolls in the iPhoto Window (View -> Film Rolls) correspond exactly with the Roll Folders in the Originals Folder in the iPhoto Library Folder. You can move photos between Rolls, you can rename rolls, edit them, create them, as long as you do it via the iPhoto Window. Check out the Info Pane (wee 'i', lower left) the name and date fields are editable. Edit a Roll Name using the Info Pane, the Roll Folder in iPhoto Library Folder/Originals will also have the new name.
So, rename the Rolls as you wish in the iPhoto Window and then, simply, drag them to where you want them. Then trash the remainder of the iPhoto Library Folder.
Regards
TD

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