Is 'Fat Cat iPhoto Library Manager' safe to use?

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Is 'Fat Cat iPhoto Library Manager' safe to use?

Hi there,

I downloaded 'Fat Cat's iPhoto Library Manager' today in the hopes of getting to grips with my 22+GB library... but after a few hours of creating some new libraries I've got a case of the willies! Is this a safe program to use? Is anyone else using it?

I only got my mac a few months ago (was a PC user ahem...) and have a crazy mix of photos - from scans of old family pictures, various phone photos, huge high res tiff scans, photos from friends cameras, e-mailed photos, our own old camera's etc etc etc.

Organizing any new pictures is a breeze, it's all these old ones with odd dates and so on that I'm having trouble getting my head round. Have no idea where to start! I thought 'Fat Cat iPhoto Library Manager' was a good idea but need some reassurance/advice before I go and potentially muck things up even further...

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.7), Also have iMac

Posted on Aug 12, 2009 1:36 PM

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1212say1212 Author

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Aug 12, 2009 3:54 PM in response to Yer_Man

Hi TD,

Thanks for your quick response. I've done a little looking and there doesn't seem to be a major issue with it. But,

I noticed in many of your posts you suggest holding down the option key while launching iPhoto to select/create a new library. Forgive me if I sound like a numbnut, (was always told not to be embarrassed to ask dumb questions...) Do I even need an iPhoto Library Manager then, if I can create new iPhoto Libraries like this? I just thought I was stuck with the one Library?

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Yer_Man

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Aug 12, 2009 11:03 PM in response to 1212say1212

Absolutely. If you’re using iPhoto Library Manager simply to create new Libraries, then, no, you don’t need it.

However managing multiple Libraries - including moving pics/albums/rolls and metadata between them - is greatly facilitated by using iPhoto Library Manager, so it may still have value.

Regards

TD

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Yer_Man

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Aug 12, 2009 1:39 PM in response to 1212say1212

Search the forum for mentions of iPhoto Library Manager. You’ll see it’s mentioned many, many times every day. See how many negative comments you can find.

Regards

TD

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1212say1212 Author

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Aug 13, 2009 12:36 AM in response to Yer_Man

Fantastic, Thanks so much for your help.

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