DarrenT

Q: How to move iPhoto Library without making copy

I just updated to the new 10.10.3 and the new iPhoto came along with it.  When I try to open my iPhoto library it won't let me and gives me an error message.  This link show me how to handle it https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204484.

 

Here is the problem I'm running into.  My hard drive is 1 TB total, I'm using 800 Gigs of that and of that 800 Gigs 450 gigs is my old iPhoto library.   The solution I'm being given is this: 

 

1. Open the Terminal app.

2. Type the following command and press Return. Substitute the name of your user account for your_username.

sudo chown -R your_username /Users/your_username/Pictures 

3. When prompted, type your OS X user account password and press Return.

4. Type the following command and press Return. Substitute the name of your user account for your_username.

sudo chmod -R 700 /Users/your_username/Pictures 

5. Quit Photos, then hold down the Option key and open Photos.

6. When Photos asks you to choose a library, try to migrate the library again.

My iPhoto library is stored on my "Macintosh HD" drive and not under a user.  When I try to move the iPhoto library it says I don't have enough storage space to make a copy of the file, as its 450 gigs and I don't have a free 450 Gigs on my HD.

Does anyone know how to handle this?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 13, 2015 7:23 PM