How do I change my iPhoto library

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Mr Pat Author

Level 1

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How do I change my iPhoto library

How do I change my iPhoto Library so that is stores on an external drive?

imac 27 3.06, Mac OS X (10.6.4), Macbook Pro 15" 2.66

Posted on Mar 11, 2012 8:37 PM

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Yer_Man

Level 10

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Mar 11, 2012 11:59 PM in response to Mr Pat

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.

Regards

TD

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