Ignore Iphoto library in search

Hi when I search my photos in finder, duplicates of the same photo will always show up. Is there some way that I can ignore the Iphoto Library when searching so that I don't get duplicates? Thanks

Stuart Lawrence wrote:
Hi when I search my photos in finder, duplicates of the same photo will always show up. Is there some way that I can ignore the Iphoto Library when searching so that I don't get duplicates?
This may not give you the result you want, but you could use the Privacy tab in the Spotlight panel of System Preferences to exclude indexing of your iPhoto library.

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Guys -
Being fairly new and inexperienced with the whole iphoto thing i think i have mad "a fatal error". Allow me to explain...
I have put a several dozen pictures into iphoto and begun organising events. all going well..
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I wish that 'All Images' link in the SideBar did not exist at all. It's causing more grief than it is worth.
That's a saved search. It's no way to access your images - especially if you use iPhoto. Please ignore it from now on.
If your iPhoto Library is 50 mb then you have maybe 30 photos in there? Does that sound right?
SOme background: iPhoto is a database. This is why your Events are reporting the correct number of images - they are entered in the db, but I'm afraid you trashed your images.
iPhoto will not import from the active Library - to prevent duplication.
I think the best you can do now is start over. You're posting in the v6 forum, but as you refer to Events (a v7 feature) I'll guess that you're using that.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder *and only the originals folder* drag the individual Event 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.
Regards
TD

IPhoto Library bundle structure

As you well know, in iPhoto 08, the iPhoto library turned into a Bundle.. that means at it looks like a huge file when in fact it's simply a folder with stuff inside.
Well.. I went onto creating a backup for my photos .. I used 2 double layer DVD's.
Today I opened the library bundle and saw a folder " iPod photo cache ". In my system this folder alone is 4gb in size!! And they're simple optimised copies of the pictures I already have in my library.
That's 4gb in a 14gb library.. it's quite a lot actually. And since the library is a folder; i can't really tell Backup to ignore the iPod Photo cache folder because It won't let me get into the bundle.
So what's the deal here? iPod photo caches should be where it belongs, in the Library Cache folder!!
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The iPod photo cache is not the same as other cache files. If you have comments about where you would prefer it stored, tell the developers. They're not here. This is a User to User forum.
iPhoto menu -> Provide iPhoto Feedback
Also, Apple should include an option to delete all the originals (when you modify a picture, iPhoto keeps the original so you have 2 copies for the same photo)... in 99% of the cases you won't need the original anymore. I should be able to decide when to purge those files .. or the library will keep getting bigger and bigger and full of "crap"
Version Control, the ability to revert to your original, is a core concept in iPhoto and hard wired into the application. In this iPhoto is adhering to the best principles of Digital Asset Management. It's just about the only consumer level photo organiser that has this feature.
Bluntly, if you don't want this feature then don't use iPhoto. Pretty much any image viewer with a few folders will do what you want. Plus there are other Photo organisers available. Search on MacUpdate. However, as above, let the developers know how you feel. They haven't changed things in six versions, but you never know...
iPhoto menu -> Provide iPhoto Feedback
Regards
TD

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Due to my mac's drive size issues I have my iPhoto library on an external disk (SSD).
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