How to manage photo storage

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How to manage photo storage

I'm just about out of space on my MacBook Air due to a large number of photos (I'm an amateur photographer). What is the best way to manage the storage of those images? I have a DropBox account with huge amounts of storage available due to my employer's relationship with them. I know Flickr offers essentially unlimited storage, but I think Yahoo! is a little shaky and am worried that one day they might pull the plug.

If I go with DropBox, what's the best way to move those photos over and still have easy access?

Thanks!

MacBook Air

Posted on Feb 26, 2015 1:03 PM

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sberman

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Feb 26, 2015 3:28 PM in response to Mills Kelly

I assume you have many photos in iPhoto on your Mac.

When you delete photos in iPhoto, are you aware they stay in a trash bin in iPhoto? Have you done iPhoto > Empty iPhoto Trash from iPhoto's menu (or equivalent)? Emptying iPhoto's trash will deposit these photos in your Mac's trash bin which then must also be emptied.

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Mills Kelly Author

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Feb 27, 2015 10:18 AM in response to sberman

Thanks. That alone is a huge help!

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