How do I make iPhoto put my photos in named folders?

One of the problems here is that you're not reading your own posts, so what you're saying changes from post to post.

You said:

Are you even aware that once you named an Event, a folder was created in the Originals folder with the name of the Event?

To which I responded

That never happened. In iPhoto 08 if you named an Event the corresponding folder in the Library was also renamed - not created, renamed.

Now you come back with

Yes, it did. Folders in the Originals folder were named exactly what you named each Event in Photoshop making it easy to find in the Event.

Which (even allowing for the use of Photoshop where I guess you mean iPhoto) is the same thing as I said and not what you said at all.

Really, go back over your posts. You keep saying that you've said things that you haven't said at all. You claim to ask questions you didn't actually ask and so on, and now you're contradicting yourself.

Also, yes I never had to go into Library folder to find photos. They, as I have explained, were in the Originals folder.

Now this doesn't make sense. Where is the Originals folder if not in the Library folder? Or do you mean iPhoto Window? Or what?

Because it sounds like you're accessing the files via the iPhoto Library in Pictures and not via the iPhoto interface. If you are, then as I keep saying, that's not supported and unnecessary and inefficient. If you're not then you're mking no sense at all.

Regards

TD

I have to confess, I would like to have more control over the file and folder naming and structure. It just gives one the ability to move from one platform to another. Photo's are things that will be around all your life and maybe longer (Passed onto the next generation). So getting tied into some proprietary structure is a little annoying. In my opinion.... VERY annoying. I agree that iPhoto is no different to other photo management toosl, thus creating a painful experience moving from one tool to another. This is almost guaranteed to happen at some point.

On my PC I organised all my photo's into Year/Month/Day folders, and the file names renamed to reflect the date and time. This allowed me to not worry to much about relying on software to manage/organise the basic structure.

It would be nice if a photo management tool would allow information to be stored and organised in a way that the user would like. I can't see it being that hard. At least a few options for those that want it.

Some very intersting and useful information here. Thank you to all.

I would like to have more control over the file and folder naming and structure.

You know you have complete control over these if you export from iPhoto, right? And if you're migrating then that's what you'll be doing, right?

And again, you're confuing your files with your photos. That's like saying the Beatles wrote an mp3 called Let It Be.

Regards

TD