Photos not in chronological order.

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Photos not in chronological order.

Hi -- I'm having a bunch of problems with iPhoto right now (I just installed Leopard and a new main hard drive at the same time and am trying to figure out the best way to move over my iPhoto library) -- but my biggest question is: why aren't the photos that are in my library in chronological order? I thought that was an automatic function. And does anybody know how to get them into date-order since they aren't doing it on their own? Thanks in advance.

Jennie

G5 dual 1.8, Mac OS X (10.5.5), 1.5g RAM, 500gb internal

Posted on Dec 1, 2008 10:13 PM

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Yer_Man

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Dec 1, 2008 10:46 PM in response to Jennie Hale

Jennie

but my biggest question is: why aren't the photos that are in my library in chronological order?

Do you mean in the iPhoto Window? Or in the iPhoto Library Folder in your Pictures Folder?

And does anybody know how to get them into date-order since they aren't doing it on their own?

If you’re referring to the Library Folder, then remember: 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.

Regards

TD

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Jennie Hale Author

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Dec 1, 2008 11:21 PM in response to Yer_Man

Hi TD,

I mean in the iPhoto window. The pics aren't chronological. I won't mess with the photos in the library. Anything to do to get the pictures back into chronological order in the iPhoto window?

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Yer_Man

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Dec 2, 2008 1:21 AM in response to Jennie Hale

What options have you selected in the View -> Sort Photos menu?

Regards

TD

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Jennie Hale Author

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Dec 2, 2008 9:33 PM in response to Yer_Man

Well, TD, that's all it took. Sort by date did the trick, and now I feel a little lame. But thanks very much for the solution.

Now I'll ask another question event though I should probably start a new thread. What is the easiest way to get rid of duplicate photos without going through one by one?

Thanks again,
jennie

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Yer_Man

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Dec 2, 2008 10:48 PM in response to Jennie Hale

Many folks speak well of Duplicate Annihilator

Regards

TD

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