iphoto vs photo avoid duplicate

My Photo library is 35 GB and my iPhoto library 29 GB, I think the pics are duplicated. How could I make sure I do not delete any of the pics? How can I combine all iPhoto and Photo pics? Is there any way? Thanks in advance!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Apr 23, 2016 6:42 AM

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Apr 23, 2016 7:14 AM in response to palmat

1 - the iPhoto and Photos libraries are separate and do not have duplicates - see this article Photos saves disk space by sharing images with your iPhoto or Aperture libraries - Apple Support


2 - you can delete either without affecting the other


when you migrate both have the same photos (no duplicates but both using hard links to the same ones) - as you make changes to eithr those thanges are not made to the other so once you have made any changes they will be different


THere is no need to delete anything for a while but if you want to you can - it is not recommended


LN

Apr 23, 2016 8:44 AM in response to palmat

I have also realised that some pictures that I had hidden are not in Photo... Is that normal? Or would them be in other place?

Photos that have been hidden in iPhoto will also be hidden in Photos.

Hidden photos are invisible in the Photos view in Photos, but are visible in the "All Photos" album and any other album, that contains the photos.

If your library contains hidden photos, the numbers of photos in Photos and "All Photos" should differ. Look into the "Hidden Photos" album. You enable the "Hidden Photos" album from the View menu.


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