IPhoto/photo storage

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• Vs iPhoto photos

  When Photos for Mac was introduced, it was installed on my Mac, but I still have iPhoto. How can I get rid of iPhoto and its library connected (so-called Photos has all my iPhoto library and more?)?

  How can I get rid of iPhoto and its library connected (so-called Photos has all my iPhoto library and more?)?

  There is no need to be in a hurry to get rid of iPhoto and the iPhoto library. The image to the iPhoto library files are stored in the same place as image files in your photo library, so both libraries together share storage, see this link: Photos saves disk space to share images with your iPhoto or Aperture - Apple Support libraries

  You can take your time to check, if all the photos in your iPhoto Library migrated well library and if you need to copy captions or titles of your iPhoto Photos on events.

  Also your smart albums and books or calendars may not have been migrated completely, see this link: How Photos handles content and metadata for iPhoto and Aperture - Apple Support

  If you have iPhoto 9.6.1 you can always launch and compare libraries.

  When you are finished, make a backup of the iPhoto library and the iPhoto application and then simply delete them using the Finder. Then empty the trash.  He will not free storage however.

• .apalbum files in iPhoto/Photos

  I am running Yosemite 10.10.5 on a Mac mini (mid-2010). 2.66 Ghz Intel core 2 duo 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3.  Updated since the Mavericks in April 2016, now trying to "Restore" saved from the clouds Zip files (so I can wipe) and we found a lot of files .apalbum.  Although I know that these are files of the opening, I never had Aperture, only iPhoto (v9.6.1) & then Photos (v.1.0.1), with the upgrade to Yosemite.  My questions are the following: (1) are these .apalbum relevant/necessary files to my iPhoto & photo files?  (2) if so, how could they be opened without opening?  or (3) If no, why they are there and can I blow them before restoring my backups?

  Chances are that you do not have a usable backup - so far that no base backup is working on an iPhoto or a library of Photos - you have a local backup? Why do you need to restore a backup?

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• I have 50 GB of iCloud and my computer is full because of photo storage problems. How can I get these pictures in my icloud? I checked all my settings. Everything is as it should be. I feel as if I had downloaded originals or something.

  I have 50 GB of iCloud and my computer is full because of photo storage problems. How can I get these pictures in my icloud? I checked all my settings. Everything is as it should be. I feel as if I had downloaded originals or something. I don't know how to understand it. I Googled, I tried to get on my computer. Emptied my Recycle Bin and my download folder. I know I must be missing something.

  We need to switch to "Optimize the storage of Mac", see it - http://www.imore.com/how-save-space-optimized-storage-and-icloud-photo-library

• My iCloud photo storage is half of my library.  Why?

  My iCloud photo storage is half of my library (on my MacMini).  Why?

  Need us more information to be able to start even a response.

  Where are you seeing this gap?

  What are the actual values that you compare and the names of the fields that display these values?

  Using iCloud photo library?

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• Cancel Icloud photo storage and process to not lose the photos?

  I have a question for the Group:

  I have 7 000 photos that are based on iCloud photo storage. I know that like want to pay for storage.

  What is the process to cancel without losing any of my photos?

  Do I have to download all photos of the original library, then cancel?

  Also, I recently bought an IPhone 6. I did not notice that the iCloud photo library has been activated on the phone and therefore 5 000 photos and video are now on my phone. How can I safely remove them without losing the original photos? I have disabled iCloud photo library now but to delete all photos, the phone is off.

  Any help appreciated. Thank you!

  Jenniferwillow wrote:

  Do I have to download all photos of the original library, then cancel? YES

  Also, I recently bought an IPhone 6. I did not notice that the iCloud photo library has been activated on the phone and therefore 5 000 photos and video are now on my phone. How can I safely remove them without losing the original photos? I have disabled iCloud photo library now but to delete all photos, the phone is off. Because you have disabled iCloud photo library on the phone, you can safely remove the pictures on it without affecting anything else.

  Any help appreciated. Thank you!

  An excerpt from the Apple Support Article:

  How can I remove iCloud all the contents of the library of photos to iCloud and my devices?

  To turn off your iCloud photo library, follow these steps:

  • On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, go to settings > iCloud > storage > storage management > iCloud photo library, and then select Disable and remove.
  • On your Mac, go to Apple menu > System Preferences > iCloud. Click on manage, select Photo library, and then select Disable and remove.

  Photos and videos will be stored in your account for 30 days. To download your photos and your videos on your iOS device, go to settings > iCloud > Photos and select Download and keep the originals. On your Mac, open the photo, choose Photos > Preferences, and select to download the originals of this Mac. You can also select the photos and videos you want tΘlΘcharger iCloud.com.

  Here is the link to the entire article: get help with your iCloud photo library - Apple Support

  See you soon,.

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• 1.5 vs 9.6.1 iPhoto photos: features and capabilities

  1.5 vs 9.6.1 iPhoto photos: features and capabilities

  There is an excellent summary of the differences provided by Old_Toad for advice.

  There was no justification provided by Apple for all the functions that they took?  If there is, can you point me to what I would consider.  There are a number of these functions that I use on a regular basis.

  There was no justification provided by Apple.  Since the introduction of Photos Apple has added several features and will probably add more in the future if there is enough feedback.

  Then tell Apple what missing features you want restored or new features added in Photos via https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html.

  There are a number of workarounds available in the Photos for Mac user tips section for various features that were left out.

  

• photo storage problem - if I remove program Picasa: I'll lose all the files in Win-Live-Photo Gallery? OR files of my photos on my menu fouad?

  In general, I used my library file of images (from start menu).

  I need a program for editing and responsible Picasa.  NOW, when I insert a picture of my camera it will appear on the two W.L.P.G AND Picasa AND (occasionally) in my photos.

  "I can't rename a folder in my pictures folder I get the warning - the file is opened in another location - close file - try again.

  If I remove the Picasa program - I lose and photos/files W.L.P.G or my photos file?

  I don't think that I need three locations of photo storage! ??

  In general, I used my library file of images (from start menu).

  I need a program for editing and responsible Picasa.  NOW, when I insert a picture of my camera it will appear on the two W.L.P.G AND Picasa AND (occasionally) in my photos.

  "I can't rename a folder in my pictures folder I get the warning - the file is opened in another location - close file - try again.

  If I remove the Picasa program - I lose and photos/files W.L.P.G or my photos file?

  I don't think that I need three locations of photo storage! ??

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  FWIW... Regardless of what I or someone else
  you... the best bet is to maintain up-to-date backups 'Always'
  of * all * your files, photos, documents, ect...
  external media. (Personally I archive 'all' of my personal files)
  on two different external hard drives and data DVDs)

  First... If you have Picasa or photo library open when
  you go to your pictures folder and try renaming a
  folder... the warning could be because these same files
  are being accessed in Picasa and photo gallery.

  You do not have three locations of photo storage... Photo
  Gallery and Picasa are simply a photo viewers / editors.

  Copies of your photos are not archived in these applications.

  And... one or two programs to uninstall does not remove
  your photos that you have saved in your folder images/s.

  Your actual photos would be stored on your hard drive...
  more than likely in your... Pictures folder or other folders
  of your choice.

  However... Photo gallery maintains an exclusive file
  that contains the original versions of your files that have changed for the
  goal to return to the unedited version.

  If there is no chance you would like to return to your
  versions to the original edition, you can remove the
  files in the original Images folder.

  in Windows 7, you can find the original image folder to the
  following path:

  C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
  Photos of Gallery\Original

• Could not find iPhoto/Photos to import into Lightroom

  Hi-

  I'm new to Lightroom. I downloaded the creative Amazon Cloud literally last night. When I click on the "Import" button, it evokes the access to the essentially all of the files on my computer with the exception of the pictures that have been uploaded to iPhoto/photos for October 2015. I tried all means to find a link to these photos, and it's as if they don't exist to Lightroom. Outside of Lightroom, I noticed now that when I look at 'Images' in my Finder window, there are all my old photos (before 10/2015) and a file called "iPhoto library" and a file called "photo library". None of these files can be opened from the finder. If the photo is opened, all the images are there.

  I feel like there is something corrupt going on behind the scenes that is bad orientation of my photos. Any advice would be much appreciated!

  -ALlison

  Right-click on the photo library, and then select "view the contents of the package. What happens will be many subfolders. One of them will be named Masters. There you will find all your images. But LR cannot access it from this file/folder of the package. You will need to copy or move the Masters folder to another location on your hard drive for LR to see.

• Moving iPhoto/photo library

  Hello

  I'm moving my iPhoto and photo library to an external hard drive to save space on my MacBook Pro SSD. Once I located in my home folder, then the folder images, both iPhoto and photo libraries are there, and they say they have a capacity of approximately 200 GB each, so about 400 GB in total. When I moved the iPhoto on the external drive library (holding slipped and fell on the command key, so do NOT copy), he moved the so-called 200 GB in just about 15 minutes and when I checked my storage "about this mac" I won only about 6 GB. I have to move all the other files or through any other process to actually moved the library? I tried restart and have begun in iPhoto with the menu to choose the library and it still works fine and it is said that the entire library is on the external hard drive, but the ability is not sensible for me. Thanks for your time.

  -Gmanrockstar31

  

  they say they have a capacity of approximately 200 GB each, both on 400 GB total

  This is not correct.  The two libraries share the same data on the HDD through hard links initially so that they only take twice the amount of space on the hard disk. They can be copied/saved independently.

  New photos added to each library are independent of the other library.

  Here is more information about hard links:

  Photos saves disk space to share images with your iPhoto or Aperture - Apple Support libraries

  The (hard) link between Photos and iPhoto

  In the future, do not use the move feature.  If there is a problem then its moving target file may be damaged and the source file will be removed leaving you without useable file.

  

• Paradigm of photo storage? (too many Go to the new computer)

  Summary:

  I'm at the point of having to upgrade and get a new iMac for me.  Most of them have not nearly enough storage space for my photos/videos stored in the pictures.  I'm looking for advice in planning to implement a new "main" computer for the home/host Photos that will work for me. I know I maybe need to update my paradigm of Setup to get the best solution (had to do to get photos for devices of the family and now that I thought about it, it works very well!).

  Details:

  My current main computer is a big iMac 2009. With a 1 TB drive - who doesn't have 2 - 3 years. Replaced by a 2 TB drive (Seagate) which lasted a whole year and failed.  Replaced by a 3 TB drive (I think it's a Western?) which works very well... so far.  I have Time Machine backups on a dedicated (3 TB) external drive, so it took a lot of getting up and running when it happened, fortunately.  I did the physical replacement of the disks myself without incident.

  My current photo library says it's 708GB in size. Library.photolibrary of iPhoto is 558 GB (I can do without it?).  In my storage of 'about this Mac' tab he said films take 609GB, and take some Photos 379 GB. "Free of 2.79 to 1.18 TB."

  I've considered using iCloud, but I can't currently feel like I can afford $ 120 / year for storage...  Amazon has unlimited storage for $60 / year, but I'm not wanting something that do not integrate well (even if I am slightly consider it for a backup option).

  These are all our personal digital photos/videos for the past 14 years and no, I'm really not to split the library and not have everything at my fingertips... In addition, I want that they all in an accessible digital format for now.

  My ideas:

  I could buy a new iMac or slightly used and replace the hard drive with a bigger drive (not sure how friendly models current are for that!) and as I have.

  I could get the new iMac and keep an external drive running with the storage of Photos on it. But then I have questions on it being backed up with Time Machine.

  What else is there to implement I think not?  Are there other aspects that I think not?

  My current photo library says it's 708GB in size. Library.photolibrary of iPhoto is 558 GB (I can do without it?)

  If you don't use iPhoto, you can delete the iPhoto library but you don't get the whole GB 558.  The two libraries share the same data on the HDD through hard links initially so that they only take twice the amount of space on the hard disk.

  New photos added to each library are independent of the other library.

  Here is more information about hard links:

  Photos saves disk space to share images with your iPhoto or Aperture - Apple Support libraries

  The (hard) link between Photos and iPhoto

  I've considered using iCloud, but I can't currently feel like I can afford $ 120 / year for storage...  Amazon has unlimited storage for $60 / year

  The iCloud is not a storage system off Mac where you can put your library of PHotos and the operator there from there.  It's a synchronization system that allows you to synchronize your photos between all devices that are connected to the same Apple ID and the active library iCloud.  You may have the option for the version store only optimized on your Mac to save space.  However, the full versions will have to be downloaded any time, that the pictures are needed for printing, in a project or for a slide show.

  All iCloud options are features of synchronization and require files to be obscured on Mac.

  iCloud Photo library FAQ - Apple Support

  iCloud Drive FAQ - Apple Support

  Also there is no option of storage online library of Photos that can be stored on and used or recovered in a guaranteed condition.  Their servers are not correctly formatted and are incompatible with the libraries of Photos.

  I could get the new iMac and keep an external drive running with the storage of Photos on it. But then I have questions on it being backed up with Time Machine.

  This is the solution that I would recommend.  Time Machine backs up any external hard drive connected to your iMac. I have 2 EHD connected to my iMac that is backed up to my 3rd DHM with Time Machine.

  For best performance, I'd get an iMac with an internal SSD and at least 8 GB of memory.  If you get the iMac to get Apple just RAM standard because you can update yourself much less expensive by getting the modules from Crucial.com or otherworldcomputing.com.  Be aware, however, that several iMac 21 "cannot have their RAM added after purchase. They are not updated in the user level.   All the iMac 27 "have expandable RAM user.

  If you buy an iMac opportunity do not forget the former owner has prepared according to this document from Apple: what to do before you sell or give away your Mac - Apple Support. Otherwise, you could get the problems of implementation for your use.

  

• Photo storage says 20 GB but I have little pictures?

  Hi there, first post so bear with me...

  When I go on 'about this Mac' and then 'Storage '. He tells me that I have 18,97 GB of photos. I deleted my iphoto album and made a folder of photos on the desktop of all that I want to keep that totals less than 1 GB of photos. When I click on the pictures on the side bar of the finder there are no photos here. Trash is clear.

  Can someone explain the difference?

  He said also that I have 2.16 GB Audio when I have no music on the mac I use Spotify and all old music I have is on an external hard drive...

  Thanks for your help!

  My apologies if you are the path to this suggestion, but maybe put you pictures in the trash, but not not emptied the trash yet?

  I have more iPhoto to check, but it is not its own separate from the system Trash trash?

  Video can consume a lot of storage space quickly.

  OmniDiskSweeper, a free program, can search you drive and specify the folders and files. There are other similar applications.

  Let us know how solve you this,

  Glendon Dick

• Photos: storage iCloud and sync

  MacBook 12 "El Capitan to run: I would like to add, delete and edit old and new photos on two iPhones, an iPad, and perhaps MacBookAir my husband (who also manages El Capitan) I 14 000 pictures in my library, the vast majority of them is from iPhoto.   Problems if I turn on iCloud photo library on my MacBook12?  And other devices?    How much storage iCloud I might need to buy?

  What is your iPhoto, as shown in the finder library?

  

  Your options are

  

  Select who will take your library and expand when you add new photos.

  Note: for you husband to use the same Photo to iCloud library it should be connected to the same Apple/iCloud ID and would thus, share the same e-mail account, contacts, messages, etc...  It's probably not what you want.

  To share photos online can use the family Plan.  In this way each of you can continue to use your own Apple identifiers.

  Family shares - Apple Support

  Implement the family sharing - Apple Support

  

• iPhotos, photos, iCloud?

  I just transferred my huge library of iPhoto (120GB) to Photos app on my iMac, which is not sync to iCloud, but they are all stored on a local hard drive.  I also have iPhone where I backup all of my Photos on iCloud (25 GB) - and can see all these when I go into the Photos on my Macbook Air, where I don't store any separate photos.

  My question is (and I tried Googling and forums search) - if I turn now on iCloud sync on my iMac, photos from the iMac Photos get uploaded to iCloud Photos?  Then the pictures in the iCloud for my phone download on my iMac and get them merged into the local library?  And what of my phone and macbook air?  Can see all the photos of my iMac on the macbook Air (not on the phone, I'm going to assume that this is a one-way synchronization to iCloud only?).

  I'm trying to find the best way to consolidate somewhere, all my pictures from my phone and my iMac...  Without all these transfer to my macbook air does not take valuable storage capacity.

  Thank you!! (And my apologies, I am a newbie in the forums, where my question is not worded correctly!)

  When you enable iCloud photo library on multiple devices, pictures of these separate devices will download to iCloud photo library to create a photo library unified in iCloud. And all the photos that you upload to iCloud photo library will be uploaded to all devices that use iCloud photo library.

  The library will be updated to be the same on all devices.  Do not enable iCloud library on where you don't want to have all your photos uploaded to devices.

  You could disable iCloud photo library on your MacBook Air, or use the "Optimize Mac Storage" option.  While the MacBook Air will only download small and optimized your photo versions and does not store the originals of complete sizes.

• How to transfer pictures from iPhoto photo app /icloud app

  my photos on an external hard drive in iPhoto app, when I switch to camera app, there is no way to sync my pictures with iTunes, what do I do now?

  I want to transfer pictures from iPhoto for photo app, I want to synchronize my phone with iTunes, I have 50 GB iCloud because I don't have enough space for the pictures on the mac pro book / that's the reason why I have external hard drive storage photos in iPhoto app / and finally, iPhoto app is not God to keep photos and synchronize with iTunes no more?

  And finally, iPhoto app is not God to keep photos and sync with iTunes, not more?

  You can use Photos to keep your library and you can use iTunes to sync the photos in your iPhoto library or a library of Photos on your iPhone.

  Only, you can not use iTunes to sync photos to your iPhone, if you use iCloud photo library on your iPhone.

  But what application now do you use on your Mac to store your library of photos - news pictures for Mac application or you use iPhoto?  It's not quite clear to me your question, because you MENTION both applications.

  iTunes can sync photos of two applications for your iPhone, as long as the iPhone is not synchronized with iCloud photo library.