Just made the move to a Mac yesterday. I have searched on-line and in forums, but I can't find the answer to my problem. I am importing 500 gig of photos which have been obsessively organized on my pc. When I import them (only 1.5 gig this first time), the images are being moved from their original folders and organized by date in iPhoto. I'm sure there is a setting somewhere that I need to tweak, but I haven't been able to find it. Thanks for your help! Having looked closer, I see there are multiple folders for each year, with seemingly no logic to the pictures that are placed in each. Thanks again for any suggestions!
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The photos you import are copied, not moved.
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9. COPY OR POINT?
If youre importing from a hard disk or from folders already on your hard drive, you can have iPhoto copy them into its own Library (located in your Pictures folder) or point to them (saving space). From iPhoto > Preferences (Advanced) pane, deselect the Copy items to the iPhoto Library if you want iPhoto to point, rather than duplicate.
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