Confusion over Seagate versus new iPhoto backup

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Confusion over Seagate versus new iPhoto backup

New iPhoto version has been installed. My MacBook Air is running out of start up disc space and wanting to clear some space I copied the photos onto the Seagate slim back up drive. I closed then opened the seagate to check photos were indeed copied. I then went into iPhoto and deleted permanently a whole bunch of photos. When I next opened the seagate, it also showed me that those photos are gone! How can what I delete on my mac also be deleted on the seagate?

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 26, 2015 9:34 AM

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Answer 1

Old Toad

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May 26, 2015 9:46 AM in response to moirafromkenilworth

I copied the photos onto the Seagate

How is the Seagate formatted? What did you copy? The Photos library or just image files?

When I next opened the seagate, it also showed me that those photos are gone!

How did you open the Seagate and confirm that the photos were gone? Via the Photos app or the Finder?

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Answer 2

May 26, 2015 9:52 AM in response to Old Toad

Not sure how it is formatted. Opened in finder, clicked on iphoto library and dragged into seagate folder.

I opened the seagate under finder and clicked on photo apps.

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Answer 3

LarryHN

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May 26, 2015 10:27 AM in response to moirafromkenilworth

clicked on photo apps.

That of course opened your default library on the main hard drive - not the one on the Seagate

If you have not emptied the trash yet put your library back

and to see the format select the drive in the finder and get info - the format is part of th window - for the Photos library it must be Mc OS extended (journaled) nly

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