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Iphoto takes up too much space on Air, Options??

  • 18-09-2012 11:48AM
    #1
    oo7tk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭


    So my Macbook air is getting way too clogged up with my iphoto and itunes and i need to clear it up alot so im thinking can i take my iphoto out and save it on any harddrive and just kinda start again??

    Now im not the best in the world at computer stuff and i tried to save all my photos on a harddrive but am not 100% sure if it worked??

    So if anyone has a dummy proof way thats easy could you let me know or send me on a link please..

    Thanks


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  • #2
    taylorconor95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 331 ✭✭taylorconor95


    Your iPhoto library should be located in your Pictures folder. It should look like this:
    149p9v7.png


    This is the file you need to move to an external hard drive.

    Once the 'iPhoto Library' file is on your external hard drive and removed from your mac's hard drive, open iPhoto while holding the option (alt) key. You should then be asked to locate your library. Simply navigate to where you moved the 'iPhoto Library' file to on your external hard drive and click OK. All your photos will now show up in iPhoto and you can continue using it as you have been, the only difference being all of your photos are now stored on your external drive

    You should note that any time you want to open iPhoto now you will have to have your eternal hard drive plugged in.


  • #3
    Deep Thought
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,779 ✭✭✭Deep Thought


    taylorconor95 wrote: »
    Your iPhoto library should be located in your Pictures folder. It should look like this:
    149p9v7.png


    This is the file you need to move to an external hard drive.

    Once the 'iPhoto Library' file is on your external hard drive and removed from your mac's hard drive, open iPhoto while holding the option (alt) key. You should then be asked to locate your library. Simply navigate to where you moved the 'iPhoto Library' file to on your external hard drive and click OK. All your photos will now show up in iPhoto and you can continue using it as you have been, the only difference being all of your photos are now stored on your external drive

    You should note that any time you want to open iPhoto now you will have to have your eternal hard drive plugged in.

    Cheers for this....

    The narrower a man’s mind, the broader his statements.



  • #4
    oo7tk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭oo7tk


    taylorconor95 wrote: »
    Your iPhoto library should be located in your Pictures folder. It should look like this:
    149p9v7.png


    This is the file you need to move to an external hard drive.

    Once the 'iPhoto Library' file is on your external hard drive and removed from your mac's hard drive, open iPhoto while holding the option (alt) key. You should then be asked to locate your library. Simply navigate to where you moved the 'iPhoto Library' file to on your external hard drive and click OK. All your photos will now show up in iPhoto and you can continue using it as you have been, the only difference being all of your photos are now stored on your external drive

    You should note that any time you want to open iPhoto now you will have to have your eternal hard drive plugged in.


    Deadly thanks ill give this a go in the next couple days... ;););)


  • #5
    oo7tk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭oo7tk


    Whats actually the handiest way to delete all my pics without erasing iphoto?? Cheers


  • #6
    oo7tk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭oo7tk


    So i have saved my photos to my hard drive and now i click on iphoto holding the alt button and i locate my iphoto library in external hard drive but the iphoto is still empty?? Any help please


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  • #7
    taylorconor95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 331 ✭✭taylorconor95


    oo7tk wrote: »
    So i have saved my photos to my hard drive and now i click on iphoto holding the alt button and i locate my iphoto library in external hard drive but the iphoto is still empty?? Any help please

    Wait so you option-clicked iPhoto, then you were asked to locate the library you wanted to use, then you located it, and iPhoto opened with no photos in it?


  • #8
    taylorconor95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 331 ✭✭taylorconor95


    oo7tk wrote: »
    Whats actually the handiest way to delete all my pics without erasing iphoto?? Cheers

    Just delete the iPhoto Library file I mentioned above


  • #9
    oo7tk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭oo7tk


    This does not seem to be working?? I have erased my iphoto library totally off my mac and have it on my harddrive... I have my harddrive plugged in and hold ALT and open iphoto, it then asked me to choose library and i locate the library i have saved on my harddrive and iphoto opens and no photos??? Sorry and thanks for the help its much appreciated....


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