Blonde seeking iphoto 4.0.3 advice!

Hey,
I apologise if this question is too simplistic but I am afraid it reflects my skill level! I have had my lovely Mac for 5+ years and it has become the harbour for my precious photos. I am aware that there are more glitches apearing as it is an older version of software and I am panicing that I may lose my photos. I have no backup that I am aware of so I am REALLY keen to transfer a copy of my iphoto library to a hard disk so it is safe. I would also like to save it so the photos are readable by my PC too...can anyone give me a twits guide on how to do this? I have about 7500 photos.
Thank you in advance
Jazzfiona

jazzfiona
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Two different answers for the tow related but different questions.
1. To back up the iPhoto Library: Go to the Pictures Folder on your Mac and find the iPhoto Library Folder there. Copy that to the external disk - drag it over - and you have backed up your Library. This includes Albums, Keywords etc.
You can automate this process and keep the back up updated by using a Back Up utility such as DejaVu. (There are many other options, search on MacUpdate)
2. However, iPhoto has no cross platform ability, and it’s not a good idea to let another app (o another entire OS) to roam about in that Library. So to back up +just your Photos+ in a format that the PC can easily read, simply select the pics in the iPhoto Window and go Share -> Export and export them to folders on the External Disk.
Regards
TD

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This is correct - yet you continue doing so - not really a good idea
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Moreover, I noticed that the photos from one specific library appear multiple times in the "Originals" folder. I did indeed import and delete these pics multiple times,
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