Just got new imac 24. Storage data shows old iphoto app takes up 195gb of storage and is not supported by my ventura os. I have the newer photos app which takes up 140gb of space which is app I use. Can I safely trash old iphoto app to free up space, and not harm the photo app. Thanks, KW
iMac, macOS 10.12
Perhaps you mean the Photos and iPhoto Libraries, where the pictures and data are stored?
In Venture, Photos no longer reads iPhoto Libraries. In previous OS versions, an iPhoto Library, while not directly useable itself, could be converted to a more modern Photos Library. Is this how your Photos Library was created?
If so, and you are satisfied that your Photos Library has everything in it, then the the old iPhoto Library can be trashed. Just drag it to the trash. As always when you trash a file, if you're nervous about it, just try it for a couple of days before you empty the trash. If you have an app in you Applications folder called iPhoto, you may trash that, as well.
Have fun with your new machine!
Perhaps you mean the Photos and iPhoto Libraries, where the pictures and data are stored?
In Venture, Photos no longer reads iPhoto Libraries. In previous OS versions, an iPhoto Library, while not directly useable itself, could be converted to a more modern Photos Library. Is this how your Photos Library was created?
If so, and you are satisfied that your Photos Library has everything in it, then the the old iPhoto Library can be trashed. Just drag it to the trash. As always when you trash a file, if you're nervous about it, just try it for a couple of days before you empty the trash. If you have an app in you Applications folder called iPhoto, you may trash that, as well.
Have fun with your new machine!
If you still have a copy of iPhoto.app in your Applications folder, you can trash it. The app is rather large, more than 1GB of storage, and you can free this storage.
The photos and videos stored by iPhoto are in the iPhoto Libraries, as Richard explained.
Even if you are having huge iPhoto Libraries, the storage for identical photos and videos is shared by iPhoto and Photos. If you already migrated the iPhoto Libraries to Photos and your photos are both in iPhoto and Photos, they are using the storage only once.
I recommend a test to check, which photos and videos from your iPhoto Libraries are missing in Photos. On macOS 13 you can simply launch Photos, then use the command "File > Import" and select an iPhoto Library for importing. Then wait. Photos will now show you all photos from the iPhoto Library, that are missing in your currently open Photos Library. To save them in your Photos Library, click "All new Photos" or select the photos you want to import.
Is the system version given below your question still valid? macOS 10.12? I would expect a new iMac to come with macOS 12 or 13. You need at least macOS 12 to import photos directly from another Photos Library or iPhoto Library.
remove old iphotos app. Just got new imac 24
