Size difference of iPhoto Library between HD and TM backup

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Size difference of iPhoto Library between HD and TM backup

2 issues in one. I have two acounts on my macbook pro and want to delete one of them. I was told that I had to reset to factory settings before I can do that, so I used Time Machine to perform a back-up of the HD before I can reset the macbook. Now, when I checked the back-up files to make sure everything was there, I noticed that the iPhoto Library file on the HD was 97Gb and only 73Gb on the back-up file. With such a big size difference, I'm worried that some photos may be missing in the back-up. Thoughts? Thanks!

Posted on Oct 27, 2013 7:34 AM

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Answer 1

den.thed

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Oct 27, 2013 8:30 AM in response to HerrKrinkle

To be safe, I would use Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper! or even Disk Utility Restore to Clone the entire HD onto different External HD or space permitting on to a seperate partition of your TM drive.

Then, continue using CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper as part of your backup strategy.

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Eric Root

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Oct 27, 2013 9:50 AM in response to HerrKrinkle

I was told that I had to reset to factory settings before I can do that,

I'm not sure what you mean by this, but all you need to do is go to System Preferences/Users & Groups and delete the account.

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HerrKrinkle Author

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Oct 28, 2013 7:07 AM in response to Eric Root

Our problem is that we want to delete the account that was used to activate the laptop and when we go to System Preferences/Users & Groups, the account is grayed out. I don't think it can be done as an administrator either.

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HerrKrinkle Author

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Oct 28, 2013 7:06 AM in response to den.thed

Thanks, this is helpful, but does not really answer my question. Is it possible to see the photos that were backed up?

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