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| From | John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: iPhoto vs Photo |
| Date | 2015-05-29 18:56 -0700 |
| Organization | Sept. all the time |
| Message-ID | <mkb5ah$vsg$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <280520152049223848%otto@bogus.address.com> <1m5705e.1qb03v3b3k4uqN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> <290520151813229072%otto@bogus.address.com> |
On 5/29/15 PDT 6:13 PM, Otto Pylot wrote: > In article <1m5705e.1qb03v3b3k4uqN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>, David Empson > <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote: > >> Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> wrote: >> >>> Now, for something entirely different........ I have iPhoto and Photo >>> both installed. I believe Photo was installed a while back during an >>> update. Both have the same pictures so it appears that when Photo was >>> installed, my iPhoto libraries were duplicated to Photo. It seems a >>> waste of space to have identical photo libraries. The iPhoto library is >>> 11.7GB and the Photo library is 11.9GB. Can I safely delete the iPhoto >>> library (home -> Pictures -> iPhoto and Photo) without messing up any >>> pictures in Photo? I understand that with the introduction of Photo, >>> support for iPhoto will eventually stop and it will be no more. >> >> The name of the application is "Photos" (with an 's'). It was added by >> the OS X 10.10.3 update. >> >> Yes, you can safely delete the iPhoto library. All the photos (and other >> metadata like keywords, titles, etc.) exist inside the Photos library as >> well as the iPhoto library. >> >> Deleting the iPhoto library won't free up 11.7 GB of disk space, but it >> will free up a smaller amount of space. >> >> When Photos imports the iPhoto library, it uses a trick with "hard >> links", which results in both the iPhoto Library and Photos Library >> having equally valid links to each photo file. They behave like they >> have separate copies of the photos, but they share the same photo files >> on disk. If you delete either library, it just deletes that library's >> link to each photo, and the photos will still be in the other library. >> >> A hard link to a file is tiny compared to an entire photo, so the extra >> disk space occupied by the second library is probably only a few hundred >> megabytes, most of which will be photo thumbnails and database files. >> >> Finder doesn't understand this so it shows the size of the two libraries >> as if each one has independent copies of all the files and photos inside >> the library. > > Wow. When did the Apple OS get so complicated for us simple users? Both > of you I respect as "those who know" so I'm not sure what to do. It > kinda sucks that you can't free up the extra space with the > "duplicates". Maybe the answer is to archive the photos (which I do to > a DVD), delete both libraries, reinstall your photos if you want the > archived photos accessible on your computer, and then start anew with > Photos only? Too much work. If you are still concerned about bad results from deleting the iPhoto library, Control-click it, choose to Compress it. Then delete the iPhoto library. Then test how everything runs in Photos. I am actually doing this as I type, one of those "get a round tuit" things. I things go South, you can resurrect the library.
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iPhoto vs Photo Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2015-05-28 20:49 -0700
Re: iPhoto vs Photo JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-29 02:21 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-05-29 19:50 +1200
Re: iPhoto vs Photo Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2015-05-29 18:13 -0700
Re: iPhoto vs Photo John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-05-29 18:56 -0700
Re: iPhoto vs Photo dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-05-30 14:36 +1200
Re: iPhoto vs Photo JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-30 02:06 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2015-05-30 09:18 -0700
Re: iPhoto vs Photo awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-05-30 12:13 -0700
Re: iPhoto vs Photo JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-30 17:01 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-06-02 07:27 -0700
Re: iPhoto vs Photo "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-06-03 22:58 +0000
Re: iPhoto vs Photo sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-06-05 16:27 +0000
Re: iPhoto vs Photo "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-06-06 01:59 +0000
Re: iPhoto vs Photo Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2015-06-06 11:53 +0100
Re: iPhoto vs Photo Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2015-06-06 11:58 +0100
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-07 17:02 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-06-08 08:02 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo android <here@there.was> - 2015-06-08 17:02 +0200
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-10 10:44 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-06-10 21:05 +0000
Re: iPhoto vs Photo Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-06-10 17:31 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-06-10 15:00 -0700
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-10 18:47 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-06-12 18:23 +0000
Re: iPhoto vs Photo Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-06-12 14:41 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-12 19:50 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-12 21:02 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-06-14 20:45 +0000
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-14 16:59 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-06-12 14:30 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-06-13 22:17 +0000
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-12 19:49 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-06-13 22:24 +0000
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-16 11:33 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-16 12:35 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-06-20 01:11 +0000
Re: iPhoto vs Photo David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-06-16 12:54 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-16 14:21 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-06-16 14:57 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-16 16:54 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-06-16 22:46 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-17 00:14 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-18 10:01 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-18 11:53 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-06-18 23:46 +1200
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-18 09:55 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-18 09:49 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-18 11:53 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-06-18 12:27 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-18 13:32 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-06-19 12:35 +1200
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-19 11:02 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-06-16 19:06 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-17 18:29 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-06-17 19:42 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-17 23:38 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-06-17 13:19 +1200
Re: iPhoto vs Photo John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-06-16 18:56 -0700
Re: iPhoto vs Photo JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-06-17 12:44 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-17 12:56 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-17 18:28 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-17 18:26 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-06-17 20:28 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-17 23:37 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-18 09:44 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-18 09:44 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-18 11:53 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo Savageduck <savageduck1@(REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-06-18 09:32 -0700
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-19 11:07 -0500
And Now For Something Completely Different (Re: iPhoto vs Photo) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-06-18 18:09 -0500
Re: And Now For Something Completely Different (Re: iPhoto vs Photo) erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-22 10:46 -0500
Re: And Now For Something Completely Different (Re: iPhoto vs Photo) Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-06-22 17:40 +0100
Re: And Now For Something Completely Different (Re: iPhoto vs Photo) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-06-22 16:49 -0500
Re: And Now For Something Completely Different (Re: iPhoto vs Photo) Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-06-23 09:35 +0100
Re: And Now For Something Completely Different (Re: iPhoto vs Photo) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-23 11:02 -0400
Re: And Now For Something Completely Different (Re: iPhoto vs Photo) erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-23 18:50 -0500
Re: And Now For Something Completely Different (Re: iPhoto vs Photo) erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-23 18:49 -0500
Re: And Now For Something Completely Different erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-24 15:25 -0500
Re: And Now For Something Completely Different Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-06-24 21:38 +0100
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-18 09:22 -0500
Re: iPhoto vs Photo JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-06-12 21:42 -0400
Re: iPhoto vs Photo erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-06-12 19:42 -0500
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