I have been backing up images to my main internal drive. Now I have over 12,00 photos and purchased a new video camera I would like start storing as well. I purchased an external drive but don't know how to change the location of where images are stored for iphoto. Also, should I impport movies separately through i movie?
iPhoto '11, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
Movies should be brought into iMovie for editing.
Regards
TD
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
Movies should be brought into iMovie for editing.
Regards
TD
Thank you so much for the quick repsonse! Do you know if the images will retain the keywords I have created and tagged?
Yes, you're moving the Library so it all remains intact.
Regards
TD
Thank you. I got the photos transfered and am about to reopen Iphoto. Whe I transfered the library I named the the it iPhoto Library.old thinking I would remove the .old on the trnasfered version. But when I try to edit the name on the external drive copy it reverts back to the name iPhoto Library.old. Any thoughts?
MW
What format is the external?
Regards
TD
Hmm. Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by format. It is a 2 TB G-drive.
Just reopened iphoto and it works-keywords and all. Still working on the name changing. FYI I also tried to change the name on my internal photo library which I had named iPhoto library.old before copying and it now reads iphoto Library internal.old - menaing it added the .old to teh new name I gave it.
MW
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Select the drive in the Finder and go File -> Get Info. You'll see the format listed near the top.
Regards
TD
Ok- so here's another glitch. Now when I plug in my sony cyber shot to my computer, instead of showing up as a device in iphoto as it used to it shows up on my desktop.
Thoughts?
So, becuase I had the problem on the internal as well I don't think it is just a format issue with the hard drive. But, I went to finder >get info and it lists: Spotlight comments, General, More info, Name and extension, perview and sharing permissions. (BTW-should I be checking "correct answer" so you get points?) total novice at this forum!
MW
Patience is a virtue-it finally showed up in iphoto, just took a few minutes to load the photos I think.
It'll be under the General heading.
Don't worry about the points. I have some to spare 😉 and they're not worth a whole lot anyway.
Regards
TD
Ok-found it:
Mac OS Extended (Journaled) So it must be some other cause, issue?
MW
changing iphoto storage location
