How can I organise photos and reduce hard drive ?

Hi,
I have a 750GB HD and with only 30GB available now. Without replacing the current HD what is the best way to find out file size and where the storage is being used (iphotos is 40000 photos so big !) Whats the best way to reduce and transfer files ?
Thanks

To move your iPhoto Library to an external disk:
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
Regards
TD

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