iPhoto help needed

[gazebee_]

Hey all,

I've been using my MBP for a bit over a month, some of the best computing I've ever used, but I have just one little gripe. I simply don't like iPhoto; I've always been a fan of Picasa on the Windows side 'cause it leaves my folders and files intact and I can view all my photos in their file hierarchy. I just don't get the gist of iPhoto. There is a 15GB "iPhoto Library" file eating up space in my Pictures folder. Is it okay to simply delete this and never access iPhoto again?

[osirisX]

If you delete your iPhoto library, then all the photos stored within iPhoto are gone. As long as you have them somewhere else, it's fine.

[crazzyyfool]

Or you could just deselect this option. ;)

[CPressland]

See now that was one of the best things I liked about iPhoto and I hope iTunes eventually adopts the same method of archiving.

[furby]

^What do you mean? You can turn off iTunes copying songs on import and organising your music folder

[gazebee_]

That option is already unchecked, but the file is 15gb!

[CPressland]

^What do you mean? You can turn off iTunes copying songs on import and organising your music folder

I mean it puts it into a "Container File" instead of a "Folder Structure" I know it's essentially the same thing but it'd make moving iTunes libraries around a lot easier

Sorry for being offtopic

[offroadaaron]

^^ dunno how many people would like that option to be honest. Otherwise i think Apple would've done that, seeing as iphoto has it.

[gregf45]

That's not an option I would use.