Oscar Eduardo
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Q: Can I erase iPhoto library with confidence to free space in macOS Sierra?

Can I erase iPhoto library with confidence to free space in my MBA mid 2011, 128Gb, macOS Sierra, it size is 13Gb and the app Photos use 22Gb of Disk space, i suppose Photos already got a backup imported of the iPhoto library!? This since the new feature of macOS Sierra help to free space, suggest me that files like an option to erase.

 

Thanks for your help!

MacBook Air, macOS Sierra (10.12), MBA mid 2011

Posted on Sep 23, 2016 6:13 AM

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Q: Can I erase iPhoto library with confidence to free space in macOS Sierra?

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 23, 2016 6:17 AM in response to Oscar Eduardo
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    Sep 23, 2016 6:17 AM in response to Oscar Eduardo

    es but it will not save much space - how long has it been since your used iPhoto? If its been three or no months then archive the iPhoto library in case of future needs and delete it but do not expect large space savings

     

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  • by Oscar Eduardo,

    Oscar Eduardo Oscar Eduardo Sep 23, 2016 6:30 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Sep 23, 2016 6:30 AM in response to LarryHN

    I have a year i think of no using "iPhoto for mac or iOS", since OS X release "Photos", in a MBA with just 128 Gb, 13 Gb of extra space is gold, more because i always have just 3-4Gb of free space.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 23, 2016 7:03 AM in response to Oscar Eduardo
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    Sep 23, 2016 7:03 AM in response to Oscar Eduardo

    As I said yes you can delete the iPhoto library but do not expect to save much space

     

    YOu are in very dangerous territory as you need a Minimum of 10GB free just for normal system operation - you are running with from a third to half of the absolute minimum which will cause system performance issues and cause even larger problems - you seriously need to address the space issue on your computer but this probably is not going to be the solution

     

    LN