Backup iphoto libraries and applicaation

To free up space on my ibook, I would like to move all of iphoto and its libraries to an external disk that has been partitioned to house a "clone" of my hard disc and iphoto. Question: will i be able to access an iphoto library and either add files or work on file in CS2. The iphoto app is on the external and CS2 on the internal. I will back up my iphoto files via CD's.
Advice and comments welcome
David

Hi David,
as far as I know iPhoto.app has to be on the boot drive and in the root of the Applications folder (for software update to see it and notify you of updates).
The libraries, on the other hand, can be anywhere on your HD or on an external.
You can set up CS2 to be your external editor within iPhoto Preferences. Once you do this you can double click on an image in iPhoto and it will open in CS2 to be edited.
The image must be flattened and saved with the same name for the edit to be reflected in the iPhoto Library.
Once the library has been copied to the external, launch iPhoto with the Option key depressed.
When you launch iPhoto holding down the Option key this is the window you will get.
Create a new library or choose a library to open
Choose to create a new library if that is what you want to do, or choose a library to open by clicking the "choose" button.
If you click the "create library" iPhoto will open with a brand new library for you to import images to. If you click "choose" then you will get this window.
Open library
Navigate to where the library is on your computer and then choose it.

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