Where can I find the size of my Photos library

How much memoryspace of my harddisk has been taken by my pictures/photos?

Thanks in advance

Hans

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Posted on Dec 28, 2023 7:35 AM

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Posted on Dec 29, 2023 6:28 AM

Sorry. I should have been more specific what I wanted to achieve. I wanted to know the folder / path of the Photos library, determine the size of that folder/library and then decide if I need more storage. In the mean time I found that Photos gives the locality of the library: Photos > Preferences. This opens a small window with my Library Location and an option to show it within Finder. Couldn't have been more intuitive.

Thanks anyway for your time and kind help.

Hans

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hanyvo Author

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Dec 29, 2023 6:28 AM in response to den.thed

Thanks anyway for your time and kind help.

Hans

den.thed

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Dec 28, 2023 8:41 AM in response to hanyvo

One way is, Apple > About This Mac > Storage.

see > Free up storage space - Apple Support

Another way is, to use OmniDiskSweeper.

see > https://www.omnigroup.com/more/

Dec 29, 2023 9:50 AM in response to hanyvo

They saw you coming.

Photos Library location is shown that way because moving the Photo Library is a frequent thing that Users may want to do.

There is no requirement that your Photos Library be on the Boot drive, and Users often move it (using mechanisms built into Photos) to a different drive.

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Dec 29, 2023 9:26 AM in response to hanyvo

You're welcome.

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