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Photo memory storage problem

Can anyone explain why my Mac is showing 36 gb of photos but the photo library is 100 mb

MacBook Pro 15″, 10.14

Posted on May 13, 2023 5:27 PM

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Posted on May 14, 2023 12:32 AM

Perhaps you are having more than one Photos Library. If you are keeping your Photos Library on an external volume and Photos is losing the connection, Photos may create a new, empty library in the Pictures folder.

You can see the path to your current Photos Library in the Photos > Preferences (or Settings) in the "General" tab. Click the button in the "Library Location" section of the Preferences panel to reveal the Photos Library in the Finder.

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May 14, 2023 12:32 AM in response to Vicetalk

Perhaps you are having more than one Photos Library. If you are keeping your Photos Library on an external volume and Photos is losing the connection, Photos may create a new, empty library in the Pictures folder.

You can see the path to your current Photos Library in the Photos > Preferences (or Settings) in the "General" tab. Click the button in the "Library Location" section of the Preferences panel to reveal the Photos Library in the Finder.

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