sharing iPhoto library between users on same imac

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sharing iPhoto library between users on same imac

I just updated to the latest iphoto (9.5.1). Previously, I've had the library located in a shared directory and each user on the computer used that library. Now with the update, I get an error that I don't have the correct permissions. iPhoto prompts to fix it, but then is unable to. If I rebuild the library, then the other users do not have the correct permissions. The permissions for the file itself is set to read and write for everyone. I don't want to waste hard drive space with 2 or more full libraries that are all identicle. Is there a setting somewhere I'm missing?

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 21, 2014 10:59 AM

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LarryHN

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Feb 21, 2014 11:01 AM in response to dkeller719

directions are here - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1198

Generally people have found tha thaving the shared library an a seperate Hard Drive with ownership ignored works best

LN

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dkeller719 Author

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Feb 21, 2014 11:05 AM in response to LarryHN

Thank you

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Shamus71

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May 5, 2014 1:51 AM in response to LarryHN

Yes, but what if you want to keep it on the Mac drive?

To be realistic an external drive, is not practical or functional when people are moving a macbook around all the time; not to mention the lag with a big library if it's a USB drive.

So is it possible on the original Macbook drive?

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Yer_Man

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May 5, 2014 2:13 AM in response to Shamus71

Not reliably, no.

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léonie

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May 5, 2014 3:56 AM in response to Shamus71

To be able to set the "ignore ownership" flag on the internal drive of your Mac, you would have to partition the internal drive. But that would not be practical, if the internal drive is small.

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