Viewing folders in iPhoto 08

Ever since I got iPhoto 08 I have been uncomfortable because I'm unable to view individual folders (year/month/day). I don't like the closed architecture of the program either for filing or for backup. I am sure there are folders. Does anyone know how to make them visible?
Sure - although it is highly recommended that you do not go into the iPhoto library - it is a database and like all databases if you make any modifications via outside access you will corrupt it and may lose data
To access your folders - at your own risk - right click (control click) on the iPhoto library in your pictures folder and select the show package contents command
SInce you are still on Tiger the best and safe way to use your photos is to export them from iPhoto - Or click here for a complete discussion on the ways to access them in TIger and Leopard.
Also, worried about backup. I have to backup my thousands of iPhoto files and I am nervous about taking them off my computer which is my ultimate goal in order to free up HD space.
Time machine takes very good care of backing up your photos - although it is not an archival system - there is a very large difference from backing up and archiving photos so you can remove them from your main system
The best way to save hard drive space is to run your iPhoto library on an external drive
My personal suggestion would be to add an external drive, clone your system to it (SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner), upgrade to Leopard and if needed add a second external drive to store your iPhoto libra on
LN

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Just got my new Mac today and am still trying to navigate around (too many years of being a Windows user!) and would like to import my photos into iPhoto. I have a TON of pictures already on an external harddrive that are already categorized into descriptive folders. I'd like to import these folders into iPhoto, but want to keep my existing folder locations. Is this possible?
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cohencl
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
ut it seems that it is still creating a COPY of the photos in the DATA folder in the iPhoto Library folder.
These are tiny thumbnails that iPhoto uses for display.
But in the ORIGINALS folder, the shortcut (alias?) is pointing to the original location on my external drive, not inside the Libary folder.
Correct, the alias is exactly what I would expect to find.
Is this possible? Or do I have to import all my files (essentially creating a duplicate of all files), and then delete the original locations that I have set up?
This suggests to me that you've not quite grasped iPhoto, and how it differs from other apps.
It's a photo Organiser, and the idea is simple: do your organisation in the iPhoto Window and let it look after the files. Otherwise, all you need is a file organiser - put files into folders - and an image viewer. The catch with that system is that you need multiple copies if you want a pic in more that one album.
iPhoto works on the basis that where the FILES are is unimportant to you, it's the PICTURES that count. So, it, in the default setting, imports the pics to the iPhoto Library Folder and you can forget about them. Then set up your albums, smart albums etc., in the iPhoto Window. The same pic can be in 5, 50 or 500 albums with no wasted disk space.
You can very quickly recreate the filing structure you have in iPhoto: simply drag the folders of pics to the Source (or left hand) pane and iPhoto will create a new album with the same name as the folder, then create your enclosing folders in iPhoto (File -> New Folder).
Some people resist this because the feel they'll be unable to find their pics should they want them: There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
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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.
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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.
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1. if there is any iPhoto settings that I change, so that it starts saving only 1 copy for each picture
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2. If I could something with my already existing pictures - i.e. if there is a way I can delete "original" version of only those pictures for which "modified" version is available.
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