Where did my iPhoto folders go?

Start up Photos while holding down the Option key and choose iPhoto Library if it is available. Then you may be able to import the folders.

What do you mean by "folders in iPhoto"

iPhoto has never had "folders." You could create Albums and Events, but as far as I can tell, Photos imported all of mine.

If you had set up something inside the iPhoto Library folder, there is no way Photos would have figured that out.

Can you please describe exactly what you mean when you refer to folders in iPhoto?

iPhoto certainly does have folders (file menu ==> create new folder) - in iPhoto folders hold photos or other folders - they are used for organization

I am currently working with a small test library (which BTW is not really going well - I am not happy with Photos so far) that did not have folders in it - some one who has done a larger library will jump in here - my hope is that the folder album structure continues in Photos - but so far most of my hopes have been dashed unfortunately

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I didn't know iPhoto supported that. I thought it was new in Photos.

I have none, so don't know if it would transfer them. I don't know why not.

I just built a test library with Albums and Folders and all was imported as I had it set up on iPhoto.

Moments in Photo are the new Events, i.e. groupings of photos sorted by date taken.

When the iPhoto Library was first migrated to Photos there was a folder created in the sidebar titled iPhoto Events and all migrated iPhoto Events (which are now Moments) are represented by an album in that folder. Your albums from iPhoto will be there also. To open the sidebar if it's not already open use the Option+Command+S key combination.

There's a way to simulate events in Photos.

When new photos are imported into the Photos library go to the Last Import smart album, select all the photos and use the File ➙ New Album menu option or use the key combination Command+N. Name it as desired. It will appear just above the iPhoto Events folder where you can drag it into the iPhoto Events folder

When you click on the iPhoto Events folder you'll get a simulated iPhoto Events window.

The downside to the simulation is that the Album/Events can only be sorted automatically by Title. But they can also be sorted manually, either in the sidebar or in the folder's window at the right.

Ask Apple for more sorting options in Photos via https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html.

OT, I hadn't thought about the Sidebar being hidden by default. I hope that's the simple answer.

I think it is just like in the newer iTunes. That took me some time to figure that out. After that Photos was a snap.

Thanks Old Toad. I found my events again. Also tried making a new one, which worked. Is there a way of merging a new one with an old one, or am I forced now to have several events with the same name? I have always tended to 'pour' more photos on the same theme into one of the existing 'pots.'

If you want to merge Album A into Album B do the following:

1 - open the sidebar with the Option+Command+S key combination.

2 - with the two albums visible in the sidebar click on A.

3 - select all of the photos in A.

4 - drag them onto the Album B icon in the sidebar to add them to B.

5 - verify all of the photos are in B.

6 - delete A from the sidebar.

Thank you! That also seems to work, even for me. Have tried deleting the unwanted folder, but fail to do so (which I suppose is encouraging, as it prevents accidental mistakes). What is the best way to delete?

Control (right) - click on the album and select Delete Album from the contextual menu:

If it's a folder you're trying to delete do the same and the contextual menu will show Delete Folder in the contextual menu.

Thanks!!