Iphoto6 and directory (folder structures)

Okay - I have been searching the support docs but haven't found a direct answer to this...
When I moved from PC to Mac and imported my digital images (8000+) to iphoto, it completely wrecked my organization. I had everything organized by directory structure, which iphoto basically disregarded. that was just a month ago and since then iphoto6 has come out.
If I reimport with iphoto6, will it honor my existing directory structure? I thought it might since there is now a setting under preferences for "Copy files to iphoto folder library when adding to Library".
Any info anyone can offer would be appreciated!
Thanks!

grangerc:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. If you want to maintain your originals in their current folder system you can do so by setting iPhoto to not copy your photo files into it's folder system. Instead iPhoto will created an alias link to the original file in your folder system. Each folder in your system will be "imported" into iPhoto as a roll. You can then use albums and folders in the Source window at left to further organize them if you'd like.
To create a library of this nature have your original files on your boot drive in the location of your choice. Then remove your current iPhoto Library folder to the Trash (don't delete as yet). Now launch iPhoto 6 and when it says it can't find your library choose to create a new one.
Now with iPhoto open go to your folder system in the Finder and begin dragging them folder by folder, or several at a time, into the open iPhoto window. They become rolls in iPhoto. You may find that the roll date seems arbitrary. That's because iPhoto will use one of the modified dates from the files in that folder for the roll. That can be changed by clicking on the roll icon and going to the Info window at the bottom of the Source window and changing the date of the roll manually. That will position the roll in the lists at that date point.
I've created a 1 6,600+ library that way form my original photos on a second internal drive. This way I only have to have one full set of original files, thus saving 20G or more. Good luck.

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