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