I tried to import some photos into iPhoto today and was given a messaged indicating I'm out of room?!  I only have 11,800 pics in my library and have been told iPhoto can hold up to 250,000. Help!

I tried to import some photos into iPhoto today and was given a messaged indicating I'm out of room?!  I only have 11,800 pics in my library and have been told iPhoto can hold up to 250,000. Help!

Command (right) - click on your hard drive icon on the Desktop and select Get Info from the contestual menu:
In the window that comes up will be the amount of available(free) space:
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