Are Pictures App and the Photos Library separate items?

I just am trying to figure out where my photographs are stored. There is a "Pictures" app in my sidebar and 2 libraries in my storage:


iPhoto Library.migratedphotolibrary 1.92 GB

Photos Library.photoslibrary 1.56 GB


I am trying to figure this all out.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 26, 2020 4:30 AM

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Posted on Dec 26, 2020 6:34 AM

There is a "Pictures" app in my sidebar


No there isn't. There is no such thing as a Pictures App. What you have there is a shortcut to your Pictures Folder.


iPhoto Library.migratedphotolibrary 1.92 GB

Photos Library.photoslibrary 1.56 GB


You once used iPhoto. Then you moved over to Photos. Therefore the iPhoto Library - the top one - is no longer necessary.


Usually, these Libraries are within the Pictures Folder.

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Dec 26, 2020 6:34 AM in response to Carol Stewart

There is a "Pictures" app in my sidebar


No there isn't. There is no such thing as a Pictures App. What you have there is a shortcut to your Pictures Folder.


iPhoto Library.migratedphotolibrary 1.92 GB

Photos Library.photoslibrary 1.56 GB


You once used iPhoto. Then you moved over to Photos. Therefore the iPhoto Library - the top one - is no longer necessary.


Usually, these Libraries are within the Pictures Folder.

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