Saving attachments

When I save a photo from an email attachment, I save it in the "iphoto library" and in a folder called "tots". When I open the iphoto application to look for my picture, the "tots" folder is not even visible.
It seems there are separate iphoto libraries?
Also, when I download my pictures from anywhere, iphoto automatically labels them by years (like 2002), but I haven't taken any pictures before 2006. This is annoying!
Help me OB-mac-kanoby, you're my only hope.
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When I save a photo from an email attachment, I save it in the "iphoto library" and in a folder called "tots". When I open the iphoto application to look for my picture, the "tots" folder is not even visible.<<<</div>
Put the "tots" folder anywhere on your hard drive EXCEPT inside the iPhoto library! Then, open iPhoto and "import" from that folder. After you confirm a successful import, you can trash "tots" and its contents.
Don't EVER add or delete or modify anything inside the iPhoto library unless you enjoy bleeding ulcers!
Also, when I download my pictures from anywhere, iphoto automatically labels them by years (like 2002), but I haven't taken any pictures before 2006. This is annoying!<<<</div>
Are these pictures that YOU'VE taken with a camera or are they photos that you obtained elsewhere? The dates are on the photos themselves and iPhoto is only reporting what it sees. If you took the pictures, the date on your camera is messed up. If you obtained them "elsewhere," they might have really been created in 2002 (or whatever).
In either case, there is a solution for what you've already imported. In the lower left-hand corner of the screen, click on the "i" symbol to expose the information pane. Select a picture and then change the date. The nuisance is that you must do one at a time.

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