Importing star ratings from PC

Hello,
I have a "legacy" problem that goes all the way to 1999: on my PC I used to create a subfolder with the "selected" pictures from a given event (selected to be printed or posted on my website). I did that before the age of Picasa, where stars or flags can do that for you, and I kept doing it until today.
Now I want to import my whole library, and retain my selections. When I import my library in iPhoto, it simply merges the folder in a single event.
Is there a way to star or flag these pictures (either on my PC, in the Finder or in iPhoto), so I can keep my selection by event ?
Many thanks !
Lili

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
When I import my library in iPhoto, it simply merges the folder in a single event.
By library do you mean your set of folders and subfolders? If your photos are in multiple folders, ie folder with subfolders, when you import them into iPhoto each folder will be imported as a separate Event. The subfolders will not be linked to its original container folder. You can do that later by creating virtual folders in iPhoto and adding albums to them as seen here. However you would have to create an album for each even by dragging the Event onto the Album heading in the left hand pane. Then you can add it to a folder. Folders can only contain albums, slideshows, calendars, etc. but not photos. Album can contain only photos.
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. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. 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.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

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