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09/25/2008 11:07:53 AM · #1 |
Story time!
I got a macbook in November. It's beautiful and works like a charm! Only problem is, it only has 70GB of memory. No big deal, I'm only using for documents and stuff right? Right.
Fastforward about 9 months. I'm now interested in photography and taking about 2GB of images every few weeks. Plus, I've started college and have had various photoshop projects, had to download dreamweaver trials, etc. Long story short, I have about 4GB left out of my 70...and I'm pretty sure I'll use that up really fast. So, I talked my dad into buying me a 500GB external hard drive (its name is Clarence!!!!) and it's working great so far! Partitioned 1/3 of it off (Clarence Jr.) and am using it for Time Machine.
My iPhoto library is what's taking up most of the space (18GB) and I want to move it to Clarence. Will iPhoto still be able to find it? Or should I just let it sit on the hard drive here? I wish iPhoto gave me more options, because I really had to do some searching in order to find it. It's just a file called iPhoto Library...anyone else have a mac and use iPhoto??
Message edited by author 2008-09-25 11:08:09.
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09/25/2008 12:49:02 PM · #2 |
From iPhoto '08 by David Pogue (Missing Manual series):
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Do I have to keep my iPhoto Library in my Pictures folder? What if I want it stored somewhere else?
No Problemo!....
Just quit iPhoto. The move the WHOLE iPhoto Library (currently in your Home/Pictures folder) to another location--even onto another hard drive.
Now, Open iPhoto again. It proclaims that it can't find your iPhoto Library. Click the Choose Library button to show the program where you put [it]. Done deal.
(side note: I recommend the Missing Manual series for Leopard, iPhoto, and the Switching to the Mac one as well if it applies to converts. These are easy to read, you can browse them and learn about features you might not have suspected even existed, and when you have a specific question, very helpful. Of course, forums here are helpful too :-)]
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09/25/2008 12:57:19 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by JesiLynR:
Story time!
I got a macbook in November. It's beautiful and works like a charm! Only problem is, it only has 70GB of memory. No big deal, I'm only using for documents and stuff right? Right.
Fastforward about 9 months. I'm now interested in photography and taking about 2GB of images every few weeks. Plus, I've started college and have had various photoshop projects, had to download dreamweaver trials, etc. Long story short, I have about 4GB left out of my 70...and I'm pretty sure I'll use that up really fast. So, I talked my dad into buying me a 500GB external hard drive (its name is Clarence!!!!) and it's working great so far! Partitioned 1/3 of it off (Clarence Jr.) and am using it for Time Machine.
My iPhoto library is what's taking up most of the space (18GB) and I want to move it to Clarence. Will iPhoto still be able to find it? Or should I just let it sit on the hard drive here? I wish iPhoto gave me more options, because I really had to do some searching in order to find it. It's just a file called iPhoto Library...anyone else have a mac and use iPhoto?? |
An aside: 4 (available) GB of 70GB (capacity) is a dangerous scenario. You really should have no less than 12% to 15% available, 8.4GB to 10.5GB in your case. |
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09/25/2008 04:16:16 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by chromeydome:
From iPhoto '08 by David Pogue (Missing Manual series):
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Do I have to keep my iPhoto Library in my Pictures folder? What if I want it stored somewhere else?
No Problemo!....
Just quit iPhoto. The move the WHOLE iPhoto Library (currently in your Home/Pictures folder) to another location--even onto another hard drive.
Now, Open iPhoto again. It proclaims that it can't find your iPhoto Library. Click the Choose Library button to show the program where you put [it]. Done deal.
(side note: I recommend the Missing Manual series for Leopard, iPhoto, and the Switching to the Mac one as well if it applies to converts. These are easy to read, you can browse them and learn about features you might not have suspected even existed, and when you have a specific question, very helpful. Of course, forums here are helpful too :-)] |
Excellent!!! Thanks so much. I was trying to find out where to do that before I moved and opened it, didn't want iPhoto to go "???!?!?!?" and die on me!
Originally posted by zeuszen:
An aside: 4 (available) GB of 70GB (capacity) is a dangerous scenario. You really should have no less than 12% to 15% available, 8.4GB to 10.5GB in your case. |
I emptied my trash and moved a 4GB folder (all my high school stuff) to my external...now I have like 11 GB free. That'll go up to 29 once I relocate my iPhoto library. Although, it is a relief to know that I'm not crazy -- I was beginning to get nervous about only 4GB and everyone I talked to was like "only 4GB? Isn't that like a lot?"
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09/25/2008 09:49:15 PM · #5 |
| I would highly suggest you burn copy disks of your ENTIRE library (I know, it will take a little time) before you move it to an external drive. I tried this a few months ago and part of the file didn't move (I clicked the wrong folder, or opened something I shouldn't have, still not really sure) and was unable to get back into my library. I was locked out and kept getting a message saying that iPhoto couldn't read my files. Thankfully I had backup disks and didn't lose any images, but still, it was like 4 hours of stress I could have done without. This was probably stupidity on my part. :D So be warned, but not paranoid! |
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09/25/2008 10:35:06 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Nathanael_G:
I would highly suggest you burn copy disks of your ENTIRE library (I know, it will take a little time) before you move it to an external drive. I tried this a few months ago and part of the file didn't move (I clicked the wrong folder, or opened something I shouldn't have, still not really sure) and was unable to get back into my library. I was locked out and kept getting a message saying that iPhoto couldn't read my files. Thankfully I had backup disks and didn't lose any images, but still, it was like 4 hours of stress I could have done without. This was probably stupidity on my part. :D So be warned, but not paranoid! |
Well, I did it before I read your post, and it worked! So...yeah. (Most of my photo library is stuff I really don't care about too much anyways. I should put my best images on the other half of my partitioned disc, tho...)
ETA: I had a dangling parentheses :(
Message edited by author 2008-09-25 22:35:28.
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09/25/2008 10:38:35 PM · #7 |
| TreeSize is a free software that will also help you find hidden space hogs. I highly recommend it for those running out of space and wanting to free some up. It's pretty amazing. |
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09/25/2008 10:58:08 PM · #8 |
I found out the hard way that if you move some of your images out of IPhoto 08 by exporting them, then bring them back to IPhoto later, any comments you had with the images are gone.
I found out about that after going through a couple of hundred Montana vacation images and adding GPS and other details to a lot of them.
If you relocate the entire iPhoto library, it all stays with the images.
Relocating video files is a good way to free up HD space too. They take a huge amount of drive space.
I am working now with 3.6 GB left in the main drive in this G5. I have been burning to DVD monthly, and transferring images to external drives every other week for a couple of years now.
Best of luck with your library move. As suggested, I would back up to DVD from iPhoto, and keep them in a remote location, away from your computer, just in case.
L2, Thanks, I will try the TreeSize thing.
ETA, Nuts, it isn't a Mac program, but thanks anyway. I will pass it on to my windows using son Robert.
Message edited by author 2008-09-25 23:02:39.
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