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    Using iPhoto library on external HD

    Me again! Could you please help me reconcile the info that I have which is as follows : When I open iphoto on my external, it says iPhoto Library 26.18GB. When I open finder on my laptop, go to my home page - with the little house - open Pictures folder, it says iPhoto Library 25.95GB with a...
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    Using iPhoto library on external HD

    You star. Thanks so much for that. I was thinking of using the external as a library and the internal as current. But maybe I won't now. At least I know how to do it if I dedide I want to. Phew! Finally sorted. Thanks again.
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    Using iPhoto library on external HD

    OK that's showing that it's in my external HD... so how do I delete my internal one? Just drop in the trash as usual? And can I then start a new library on my internal by clicking Create New when I click Option and the iphoto icon? (Actually, if I have deleted the iphoto icon, how will I be able...
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    Using iPhoto library on external HD

    I haven't deleted them this time...What I'm looking to find is a way of checking without deleting first. Is there one?
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    Using iPhoto library on external HD

    I tried to reply using your quote djackmac, but dunno where the post went so am replying again - sorry if it's doubled : I am indeed trying to find out if the photos displaying on my external are looking to the internal iPhoto. Last time I did this, the external photos disappeared when I...
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    Using iPhoto library on external HD

    It is showing photos (and was last time too, until I deleted iPhoto on my internal - cos I wanted the space/speed, which is why I am moving it in the first place) but I don't know if it's still looking to the internal HD. Yeah, that's what I'm trying to find out how to find out! Thanks again!
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    Using iPhoto library on external HD

    Are you saying that it's then OK to delete my iPhoto on my internal drive? That it will be saved on the external? This is what I did last time and although it showed the GBs I couldn't get any photos to appear. By 'pointing to' do you mean clicking on Option when I open iPhoto and then choosing...
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    Using iPhoto library on external HD

    I have copied my 26GB library over to my external HD and it appears to be there. But when I open it, it seems to be linked back to the iPhoto library on my internal HD. (I deleted the internal iPhoto and it disappeared - or said 'no items' - when I opened it on my external HD) What I am...
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