Reorganizing files

Tommy (love your silk shirts),

You have created a mess, the best method is to use Finder to locate the files then to move them to the location you want them in.

I agree that it needs to be done manually; my suggestion would be that you might want to create some new folders on your desktop temporarily to simply help you organize the photos. So, you could have them by the year for instance - line them up and then start opening the folders you have photos in - highlight each one, figure out where you want it, and drag it to the new folder. Of course, that'll take a while, but when you're done, you can put all of those new folders into your main Photo folder and you'll have it organized perfectly. When you get new photos, simply put them in the right place right away - I usually take a look at mine and if they don't need any editing, I name it ("beach trip1") and put it in the corresponding folder ("2015").

Again, you can use Finder's new Tags feature. If you don't know or understand them please look over OS X: Tags help you organize your files - Apple Support

You can click on one file and then hit the Shift key and select other files. If you are using the Finder window in Column View (which is the only way I use it), then you can use that method but it means that everything will be selected between the first click and the Shift (second) click.

You're welcome!