Organizing iphoto

I have at least 30 events that are duplicated in my events folder. I want to delete the duplicate
1. Is there an easy way to delete an entire event

Drag the Event icon to the Trash bin in the left hand pane and use the iPhoto ➙ Empty iPhoto Trash menu option.
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Organizing iPhoto library

I have iPhoto 2.0.1, and would like to rearrange my library to reflect my albums. ie: instead of pulling up rolls or dates in library, I'd like to access my photos based on my album names. Hopefully this would help me eliminate duplicates I've made over time while reworking photos.
can you tell me how to do this?
thanks,
gene

Paul,
Same problem? Seems like a different application you're after and you're using a different operating system. From the standpoint of organizing those folders, any tinkering you do with the organization that iPhoto has established in the iPhoto Library folder will surely lead to eventual disappointment.
Don't use the folders in the iPhoto Library folder -- they are there for the exclusive use of iPhoto. Instead, create a separate folder in the "Pictures" folder, then from iPhoto export the images you want in your desktop slideshow to that folder. Now you can identify that folder to be used by the Desktop control panel in System Preferences.
In versions of OS X after Jaguar, the "Desktop & Screen Saver" control panel has direct access to iPhoto albums for the purpose you describe.

Condensing and organizing iPhoto library

I'm trying to figure out the best way to condense and organize my pictures that are stored both an internal and external hard drive. I've been reading some different posts and articles to figure out what to do but am still not sure.
I recently just started to keep closer track of the photos on my internal hd by changing their titles, assigning keywords, etc. and want to do that with my photos that are on my external as well. I don't have the hard drive space to import all of these pics back in to iPhoto but thought I could do this is in batches. Once I've imported and organized these as I'd like what's the best way to move these batches back to the hard drive?
I get confused with whether I should just drag the images straight out of iPhoto, drag from the data/original/modified folders (in the iPhoto library) or do I just copy the entire iPhoto library on to the hard drive each time? Would I simply copy over the older version each time I do this? Also if I've read correctly I should be able to choose which library I want to operate from upon start up of iPhoto.....so I could switch back an forth between my older and newer images? Hope this makes sense and thanks for any responses.

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
As you are using iPhoto 6 it’s very easy to simply have 2 Libraries, one on your internal, one on your external drive:
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library' to make a second Library on your external.
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' will allow you to choose which Library to open too.
As you are still using iPhoto 6 keywords added to Photos are not maintained outside of an iPhoto Library. (If you upgrade to a later version you can do this)
drag from the data/original/modified folders (in the iPhoto library)
Never, ever. Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos.
Managing Multiple Libraries - including moving pics/albums/rolls and metadata between them - is greatly facilitated by using iPhoto Library Manager
Regards
TD

Organizing iPhoto Library in Finder

I was wondering if someone could tell me how to better organize my iPhoto library in Finder. Right now, the automatic setting, it is organzing them by year, month, day. I dont know if there is a way to have them organized in Finder by the albums you create in iPhoto itself. The way it is in Finder makes it really difficult to reach them outside of iPhoto ( to send them thru attachments in alternative emails or AIM it is necessary to access the photos thru finder- if this is wrong maybe someone knows, but if its not, than the way the photos are currently set up makes it difficult to pull them out quickly). Thanks for the help,
Courtney.
Oh I am using iPhoto 5
ibook g4 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 'ORGANIZE' iPHOTO VIA THE FINDER!! You will corrupt your library and then have a big mess to get your pictures back. Do some more browsing in these discussions and you will find many tales of woe from people who messed with iPhoto via the Finder.
When you want to send attachments etc it is much simpler to export a copy of the picture to the desktop (which also allows you to make it a more email-friendly file size) and then navigate there to attach it. You can also make a selection in iPhoto and then hit the email button which opens your email program with attachments ready made.

Organizing iPhoto / Kodak Easyshare

Hi!
I have many zillion photos. I use iPhoto, and Kodak Easy Share, hence some are duplicates. I'd like to get control of the situation, and store them in one place. What do you all do? AND where the heck are the photos from iPhoto? I do find folders. none with names of albums, and they're in all kinds of places (i.e. in my user folder, etc.)
Can someone help me get control of these photo! I plan to be more organized in '07!
Thanks in advance!
AAHowell

aahowell:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. iPhoto keeps the image files in its iPhoto Library folder that's located in your Pictures folder. Inside the Originals folder there will be subfolders corresponding to the rolls in iPhoto.
If you have selected the option in iPhoto's Advanced preferences to not import the photos when importing the original files will then be where they were when you imported them.
As far as duplicates, there are two applications, iPhoto Diet and Duplicate Annihilator that can cull out duplicate image files as long as they have the same file name. I do recommend, however, that you backup your library folder before proceeding just in case the results are not what you expected.
With that in mind you could import all of your photos into iPhoto and the cull out the duplicates. You will find, however, that when importing from the HD iPhoto will give you a warning regarding duplicates and let you make a decision as to import them or not.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto 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 written an Automator workflow application, 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. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Organizing iphoto pics on my imac using another device?

My wife likes to organize all the photos that she imports but does not like to sit in front of the imac for hours doing it. I am trying to figure out a way that she can sit on the couch or do it in bed before she goes to sleep at night. My question is can you organize the photos that are in iphoto on our imac using either a iphone or ipad, or is there a way to I can access the iphoto folder over our wifi connection so that they can be organized remotely?

You can use the free VNC Light iPad application along with the free Chicken of the VNC server software on the iMac. I've used it and it will let you open iPhoto, click and drag photos, etc. Set up the iMac server first with user name and password and then setup the iPad and log in.
The biggest problem is that the iMac's screen is much bigger than the iPad's and there's a lot of moving the screen around to get to the area you need. Also using your finger for the cursor is difficult due to the size difference. Our fingers are just too big to click on a particular button or area precisely the first time. We've purchased a couple of Pogo Sketch Stylus for iPhone that work a lot better than our fingers. The ends are brushes. We're looking for a hard, rounded pointed stylus for really precise selecting and writing on note pad apps for the iPad.
Once you get accustomed to the VNC type of access there are more advanced VNC apps that might give you a better interface.

Opening organized iPhoto photos from Seagate external harddrive

I have a Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable Drive 2TB that I have my entire laptop backed up to. I have over 23,000 photos in my iPhoto 9.6 Library which has been significantly slowing down my Macbook Pro for a while. Since my entire iPhoto Library is backed up, I want to delete most of my photos from my laptop. However, before I delete them, I want to be sure that I can open up iPhoto from my external hard drive and all my photos will be there, organized the way I have them organized now.
I’ve tested this many times, trying to figure out how to open my backed up library on my laptop. I’ve tried option > open iPhoto and creating new libraries/opening existing libraries, but each time I do this, iPhoto loads up with no pictures in it at all.
I know that everything is backed up, but once I delete my pictures from my laptop, how will I open my backed up library to view all my photos again? The option > open solution has not worked for me at all. I’ve never been able to open the backed up library (not sure if this has something to do with the fact that I still have all the photos in my existing library). I'm hesitant to delete my photos before seeing all my photos loaded and organized from my external hard drive.

Ok
Again what you are trying do will not work
you can NOT open an iphoto library that is a TM backup - you must first restore the backup to your main drive and then open it - https://www.apple.com/support/timemachine/
And as well documented TM removes old backups when it runs out of space so as I previously said
and depending on how you are managing the backups you may very well end up with the photos gone from the backup too
sooner or later all of the photos you deleted form your main library will be deleted form the backup - again it is not an archive
You can do what ever you want - but again
the best way to accomplish what you want is to have an EHD formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) directly connected to your MBP with a fast wired connection (Firewire, USB 2 or 3 or Thunderbolt) - move your iPhoto library to it and start a new library on you MBP - use iPhoto Library Manager to move photos between libraries - and be sure your backup system is backing up both you main drive and your iphoto library archive drive
You can NOT do it the way you are trying to - it simply does not work that way
LN

Organizing iPhoto '09 photos by year

Hello,
Can I get iPhoto 09 to group all my photos (about 10,000) by year, so that I end up with pics by year?
I see that I can create a Smart Album to populate with pics taken on a specific day, but I don't see how to get it to do a full specific calendar year.

Make a smart album that must meet all conditions
Date is after 01/01/2008
Date is before 12/31/2008
You also can at any time click on the little search window in the tool tray toward the left and do a search for any data range with instant results
LN

Organizing iphoto photos

I was wondering how you can organize your photos in the folders so it doesn't contain all the Roll numbers. I hate having all the roll numbers and now knowing what the pics are or if i go into the roll and its only one pic and i want to put them all together in a folder. I have changed it once before and lost the image completely when viewing them in iphoto so i don't want to make the same mistake. I know already how to organize them in iphoto by selecting new album. If anyone can help me that would be appreciated.

postfh
What version are you using? v6 has rolls and v7 has Events, and you're posting in the v7 forum.
Remember: It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss.
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.
Also, There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. Show File: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
Regards
TD

Organizing iPhoto Library Folders in iPhoto 6

Whenever I import photos off of my digital camera, iPhoto automatically puts them in folders by the date. You know, Library>Month>Day>Hour>Second>etc. This bugs me, because I like putting my photos under personalized folders, like "Mexico June06" or something within my Library folder. So now I get into the whole album thing and slideshow with music. I got all excited and then noticed that iPhoto copied every photo from my personalized folder into the standard Library>blah>blah folders again. So now I am stuck with two sets of photos. Is there any way that I can make an album without iPhoto copying all of my photos and putting them in those annoying folders? Please help! I would really appreciate it!

Crabbyhlovr:
If you're going to use iPhoto they you are going to need the Originals folder and the Modified folder. The Originals are the source files. Delete them and you've no longer have your image files. The Modified folder is needed so you can always revert back to the original, unedited source file in case you need to re-crop to print a different size or what ever. The subfolders in the year folders will have the same title as the roll in iPhoto that the represent. If you rename the roll in iPhoto those subfolders will be renamed also. It make it very easy to find a file. Actually all you need to do to find a file with the Finder is to Control-click on a thumbnail and select "Show file" in the contextual menu. You'll be immediately taken to the open folder that contains that file and it will be pre-selected.
If you want a hierarchical folder system you can do that in the Source pane by creating Folders and subfolder into which you can place albums. Those albums can represent entire rolls or specific selections of photos. To import a folder of photos into iPhoto and have it immediately be represented by an album just drag that folder into the Source pane and an album will be created (also a roll) with the same name as that folder. Saves a step or two.

Editing filenames/Organizing iphoto photos on HD

Hi, i am pretty new to using iphoto and i just got back from a trip and have imported about 500 photos in iphoto. ive noticed that you can change the title of each photo but the actual filename stays the same (i.e. dsnc0050.jpg). i find this really annoying because i send a lot of photos in emails and they are hard to find with these abstract filenames. also, in connection with this, is there a way to organize the photos for iphoto under one folder instead of having them split into modified and original folders with many "rolls" in each of those? i hope this is clear...thanks!
macbook Mac OS X (10.4.6)

freepaco
The philosophy of iPhoto is simple, leave the original file untouched. That's why adding a title in iPhoto doesn't change the filename.
However all is not lost.
i find this really annoying because i send a lot of photos in emails and they are hard to find with these abstract filenames
There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files using the title you've given it and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. Show File: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
is there a way to organize the photos for iphoto under one folder instead of having them split into modified and original folders with many "rolls" in each of those?
It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss.
So, no, you cannot re-organise the iPhoto Library Folder - however the tips above might make that unnecessary. By all means, posts again if you need more clarification.
Regards
TD

IPhoto Library Manager for organizing iPhoto Librabies

Hi! For those who use iPhoto Library Manager and have multiple libraries, what have you found to be the best way to set up/organize a library? By subject? By year(s)? And where do you store your libraries? On your HD or on an external HD? Thanks!
iMac Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Hi! For those who use iPhoto Library Manager and have
multiple libraries, what have you found to be the
best way to set up/organize a library? By subject? By
year(s)? And where do you store your libraries? On
your HD or on an external HD? Thanks!
iMac Core Duo Mac OS X
(10.4.8)
by subject then by date if necessary. i store everything on an external hard disk and i try to make the name as specific as possible.
but you do know now that iPhoto can do the same thing by option clicking on iphoto? Iphoto then asks what do you want to open? if you just click on iphoto it will open the file you were using when you last quit iphoto.
van

Problems organizing iPhoto Library

I am fairly new to iPhoto and have learned the hard way not to manipulate the photos in the "Originals" folder in the iPhoto Library. Basically, I was taking pictures on vacation and each day I was naming the roll month/day/year appropriately. One day I accidentally named the folder innapropriately and then went back later to change the folder name. Now, iPhoto does not show my pictures from that folder in "Edit" mode or in a slide show. In edit mode, all I get is a gray box with a dotted outline and an exclamation point inside. I also rotated some of the pictures in a few of the folders in the "originals" folder with the previewer (not with iPhoto) and these photos appear in iPhoto with the same exclamation point. I have tried to rebuild the library with iPhoto's built-in Option+Command function but with no success. Also, iPhoto has been updated to the newest version. How can I fix this? Please help!
MacBook Pro 15" 2.16 duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)

jamison84
Here's the bad news: unless you can recall exacty what you changed in the iPhoto Library Folder and can undo those changes, you can't fix it. The ! or ? symbols show up because iPhoto has lost the link between the thumbnail and the photo it represents.
The good news is that your photos are safe, and it won't take too long to create and populate a new Library.
Some background: iPhoto is a database, and like any database it is necessary that you manipulate the data via the application itself rather than through another element such as the Finder. Therefore we tend to warn people: It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss
To create a new library,
1. move your iPhoto Library Folder from Home/Pictures to the Desktop
2. Launch iPhoto. It will ask you if you want to create a Library, say yes.
3. From the iPhoto Library Folder on the desktop, go to the Originals folder. and drag each of the rolls to the iPhoto Window in turn. This will recreate your rolls in the new Library.
4. When you're sure that all is well, you can trash the iPhoto Library Folder on the Desktop.
Anything you need to do with in iPhoto can be achieved through the iPhoto window. I'm guessing that you named those rolls in the Originals Folder to make files easier to find. Well there's no need for that: There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size.
3. Show File: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
I hope this helps. If you need any more info check out the Help menu or post back.
Regards
TD

Organizing iPhoto library and Thumbnails

I am in the process of removing old photos in my iPhoto library. I've cleaned up the Modified and Original folders and I understand the Data folder contains the thumbnails. Is there a quick and painless way to delete the thumbnails from the Data folder of the original photos I deleted without going through every single thumbnail?
Thanks in advance.

Mike1961
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Huh?
Te correct way to remove photos from iPhoto is to do it in the iPhoto Window. Drag the pics to the iPhoto trash and empty the iPhoto trash.
That's the quick and painless way to remove pics.
Have you being doing this in the Finder? IF so, then you'll need to create a new library and start from scratch.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same film rolls and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, books, calendars etc.
Move the iPhoto Library Folder to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library Folder on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual rolls 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 Folder 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.
And remember It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss
Regards
TD

Organizing Iphoto 09 - Originals/Modified/deleted pictures

I 'd like to know a few things about Iphoto 09
1.) When I delete a picture, specifically, out of the events portion of iPhoto, it goes right to the trash, right? Now, to delete it completely, I would have to go to the trash, and right click the icon to empty trash.
Now, is this how I would delete a picture from iPhoto? (Permanently?)
What if I just want to delete one picture forever?
2.) When I modify my pictures, it creates another picture different from the original. How do I set it up to automatically delete the original, and keep the newer one?
3.) How to I set up iphoto to import y camera photos to a folder, or how do I make iPhoto create a new folder, and put the pictures in there? (NOT in the iPhoto Library!)
4.) When iphoto imports photos, does it put the photos into the "original" folder? Should I delete this folder to save space?

1.) When I delete a picture, specifically, out of the events portion of iPhoto, it goes right to the trash, right? Now, to delete it completely, I would have to go to the trash, and right click the icon to empty trash.
It goes to the iPhoto trash
Now, is this how I would delete a picture from iPhoto? (Permanently?)
What if I just want to delete one picture forever?
Drag it to the iPhoto trash in the source pane on the left and empty the iPhoto trash - iPhoto menu ==> empty trash
2.) When I modify my pictures, it creates another picture different from the original. How do I set it up to automatically delete the original, and keep the newer one?
You can not - one key feature of iPhoto is that it always maintains the original - the digital negative - and you can alway go back to it
Having the digital negative is also a critical part of iPhoto 's non-destructive editing
3.) How to I set up iphoto to import y camera photos to a folder, or how do I make iPhoto create a new folder, and put the pictures in there? (NOT in the iPhoto Library!)
Don't use iPhoto - use image capture (in your applications folder) to move your photos to the desired folder -- or use the finder if your camera mounts to the desktop -- or use a USB card reader
4.) When iphoto imports photos, does it put the photos into the "original" folder?
Yes - yes if you are using the default (and highly recommended) managed library
Should I delete this folder to save space?
No if you do (or if you make any modifications to the content or structure of the iPhoto library) you will corrupt your library and have to start over
LN

Cleaning and organizing iphoto folder in HD

hi,
I was wondering if there is something I can do (or delete without eliminaing important or required files) to clean up and reduce unnecessary usage of my HD capacity.
Currently in my iphoto folder is the following:
albumdata.xml
Data (folder)
dir.data
iphoto.ipspot
iphotolock.data
library.data
library.iphoto
library6.iphoto
modified (folder)
originals (folder)
Thumb32Segment.data
Thumb64Segment.data
ThumbJPGSegment.data
any information would be of great assistance. Perhaps there are hidden files that I can delete that are stored in other parts of my computer ie. if it is deleted is the deleted file still stored somewhere else ?
thank you in advance for any advice
-y
Mac OS X (10.4.9)

iPhoto is a database application (not a file browser) with limited version control. It's fundamental philosophy is to always keep your original, imported file in its original condition. If you edit a file, it always changes a copy of your photo. Each of the 3 folders contains a different, yet necessary, version of your photos.
Originals: holds your full-sized, original imported files. These are kept safe and remain unchanged, no matter what you do. This gives you the option to "Revert to Original" if you wish to discard your edits. Movie clips you import into iPhoto are stored here, too.
Modified: holds any edited version of your files, including photos rotated by a digicam's auto rotate feature. Also in this folder is a jpeg image matching the first frame of any movie clip in your iPhoto library. This jpeg allows the film clip to be represented when you view your library. If you shoot in camera RAW, the RAW file goes into Originals and a jpeg is created in the Modified folder.
Data: holds the thumbnail version of every file in your library. These are necessary for displaying your photos quickly. You see the thumbnails until you move the size slider up to a certain point, when iPhoto grabs the full-size version for you. The thumbnail always reflects the most current version of the photo, whether it resides inside the Originals folder or in the Modified folder.
DO NOT try to "clean up" your iPhoto Library folder from within the Finder. This is a recipe for disaster. Any changes you make will cause the link between your file and the iPhoto database to be lost. At worst, you can corrupt the database and have to start over with a fresh library (and re-import all your photos).
Anything you need to do to organize your photos can and should be done from within iPhoto itself. You can even set it up to allow you to edit in another application, like Photoshop Elements. If hard drive space is an issue, then you can move the entire library folder to an external hard drive and use it from there. The only catch is that the drive must be mounted to use iPhoto. It's very easy to do, so post back if you'd like instructions.
The one file you've listed that might be unnecessary is the library.data file. That one is left over from your previous version of iPhoto, and is not used by version 6. Look at it's Last Modified date. If it's old you can pull it out to your desktop. Launch iPhoto and test it. If all is well you can delete that one file.

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