how do I find "hidden" photos in iPhoto

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how do I find "hidden" photos in iPhoto

I have 10,000 photos in iPhoto. It says I have 3 "hidden" photos. I don't know why they are hidden. So, I want to look at those three photos to decide whether I want to keep them, trash them, or continue to hide them. However, it is not clear in Help whether there is an easy way to do that. It sounds like the only was is to show hidden photos among the 10,000 and then one by one check each of the 10,000 out. Not worth it. Does anybody know an easy way to show just those photos that are hidden???

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Aug 12, 2013 10:41 AM

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léonie

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Aug 12, 2013 1:04 PM in response to dwcoop

Two things:

Enable the display of "Hidden" photos in the "View" menu.
And then create a smart album of hidden photos:
From the "File" menu. File > New > Smart album,
add a rule: Photo is Hidden.

Regards

Léonie

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dwcoop Author

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Aug 12, 2013 1:21 PM in response to léonie

Thank you for the "work-around". Too bad Apple can't make it as easy as clicking on
Trash" to see what is there.

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dwcoop Author

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Aug 12, 2013 1:24 PM in response to léonie

P.S. We lived in Prum, Germany in 68,69 and then Stuttgart in 70 and 71. Loved Germany. Thanks again for your help.

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LarryHN

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Aug 12, 2013 4:11 PM in response to dwcoop

If files are in the trash it is that simple - hidden files are not in the trash - they are in normal events but only are displayed when the view hidden photos is checked

LN

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dwcoop Author

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Aug 12, 2013 4:27 PM in response to LarryHN

I didn't mean literally in the trash, but like a trash file called "hidden photos." Or a view option of seeing just hidden photos. Or a sort option of hidden photos. Just seems to me that the developer could make it easier for users to find "hidden" photos. But, I guess that's why the developers called them "hidden", cause you can't find them.

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LarryHN

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Aug 12, 2013 4:29 PM in response to dwcoop

The simple way to view hidden photos is a smart album for them - pretty easy

LN

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