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Which iPhoto Library is the current one?

I upgraded to iPhoto '11 (9.2.3) and now I seem to have several iPhoto Libraries. I created the (original) and _2 folders after a problem finding the library and retrieving images, but I have no idea where the rest came from.


Questions:

  • do I need all of them
  • is it safe to delete them
  • most importantly, which is the current iPhoto on the Dock pointing to & backing up on TM


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Posted on Mar 29, 2012 10:41 PM

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Posted on Mar 29, 2012 11:16 PM

That's a bit of a mess.


The AlbumData.xml files should not be visible. I would trash them


The files called


library6.iPhoto, library.iphoto are not Libraries. They are database files from an older Library (v7 or earlier). You can trash them too.


That means you have two actual Libraries. To tell which is current:


Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'


Regards



TD

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Mar 29, 2012 11:16 PM in response to azartguy

That's a bit of a mess.


The AlbumData.xml files should not be visible. I would trash them


The files called


library6.iPhoto, library.iphoto are not Libraries. They are database files from an older Library (v7 or earlier). You can trash them too.


That means you have two actual Libraries. To tell which is current:


Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'


Regards



TD

Which iPhoto Library is the current one?

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