Q: Following migration, is iPhoto still taking up massive space on the hard drive? My system is showing both iphoto and photos taking ... Following migration, is iPhoto still taking up massive space on the hard drive? My system is showing both iphoto and photos taking up over 100GB of space each. Once I photo is merged is it still using massive GB of space? Thanks. more
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Apr 14, 2016 7:56 AM in response to MyaJade1by LarryHN,★Helpfulsee for details -- Photos saves disk space by sharing images with your iPhoto or Aperture libraries - Apple Support
When Finder reports the file size of your Photos library, it includes all your originals and previews. It may look like your remaining iPhoto or Aperture library is taking up twice the space on your hard drive, but it isn't
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Apr 14, 2016 7:55 AM in response to LarryHNby MyaJade1,HI Larry,
Thanks. I have two related inquires:
1. Do you have any recommendations on how to free up space on my computer? It's maxed out and barely working. Th photos and videos are taking up about 200 GB of space. I understand I could get an external hard drive and make sure its formatted correctly. Is this the only option?
2. I'm now using ICloud, it has not been able to merge all my photos. Why are there only half showing up? I thought this was partly due to my compete not having any free disk space to do anything. Any other thoughts?
Thanks so much!
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Apr 14, 2016 12:16 PM in response to MyaJade1by LarryHN,How much free space do you have (you need a minimum of 10GB for just normal operations)?
If you are positive you are done with the iPhoto library you can archive a copy and delete it - it will give you a couple of GB back - maybe a bit more
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