I have several thousand photos organized in iPhoto by about 100 folders I created within the Events listings.I just updated my system software and, as a result, also replaced iPhoto with the new Photos application. I cannot find my old events folders! How do I find them in the new Photos ap?
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
Enable the Sidebar in Photos (View Menu). Your Events have been converted into albums and you'll see them there.
Enable the Sidebar in Photos (View Menu). Your Events have been converted into albums and you'll see them there.
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. 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.
Thank you! That worked - and so simple, too. Heart rate now back to normal.
How do I find my iPhoto event folders in Photos?
