Photos for Mac
Q: Running low on space - delete iPhotos Library?
I've found myself running quite low on space, I decided to investigate and saw that in my 'Home > Pictures' directory I have two libraries, my iPhoto Library (156 GB) and my Photos Library (21 GB), I am quite confused as to why iPhoto Library still remains since I migrated to Photos app when it came out. The other part that confuses me is I use iCloud Photo Library and have 'Optimise Mac Storage' so I don't see why it needs a combined 177 GB of storage.
What I gather is the 21 GB Photos Library is actually the 'optimised' version of my iCloud Photo Library (which currently sits at 138 GB), but if that's the case what is the extra iPhoto Library used for? And more importantly, can I delete it?
Posted on Apr 5, 2016 7:32 AM