I've run out of disc space for iPhoto

What are my options?

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You don't specify if you are referring to the iPhoto app or to the iPhoto library. If you are referring to the iPhoto library, you can delete files you don't need, or you can move the iPhoto library to an external drive, so you will be able to use iPhoto without space problems.
If you are referring to the iPhoto app, you have to delete files that you don't need from the hard drive, or move files that you need to an external drive in order to make free space

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    0ae3c77eaab54ea09b0724737a125f48  Disk           0ae3c77eaab54ea09b0724737a125f4
    8
    12068c1992634c92addf44bfbee5cada  Disk           12068c1992634c92addf44bfbee5cad
    a
    32d87ea3f0ea4570bd1ae215c818686d  Disk           32d87ea3f0ea4570bd1ae215c818686
    d
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    3
    600460aa29bb4f198d0d0fb6b1636068  Disk           600460aa29bb4f198d0d0fb6b163606
    8
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    2
    6833cf7dec3e4f19a3bf7961d53c5ced  Disk           6833cf7dec3e4f19a3bf7961d53c5ce
    d
    68437b942573463b9437a15056bccf7c  Disk           68437b942573463b9437a15056bccf7
    c
    805320dcb886401fa3dc6a8213b3deec  Disk           805320dcb886401fa3dc6a8213b3dee
    c
    8404f7468dea47ce9e92a99536ebe13d  Disk           8404f7468dea47ce9e92a99536ebe13
    d
    8bcbc4deae44458da77fbe59661f60fb  Disk           8bcbc4deae44458da77fbe59661f60f
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    9bc5182a9d6b43478b7c09062ee1c9b0  Disk           9bc5182a9d6b43478b7c09062ee1c9b
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    1
    bfc06209ce514b939098a9fd701e05d7  Disk           bfc06209ce514b939098a9fd701e05d
    7
    BLAZELG                           Disk
    d35de342510248a0a34dac84ecd55d08  Disk           d35de342510248a0a34dac84ecd55d0
    8
    df1658496f364923b25f615625254195  Disk           df1658496f364923b25f61562525419
    5
    dfc6d6061f314fabbed0fb144c18df7c  Disk           dfc6d6061f314fabbed0fb144c18df7
    c
    e8fcdd5155c940bb8ecddd0e7a99be7b  Disk           e8fcdd5155c940bb8ecddd0e7a99be7
    b
    ee23ec6bc709410a9cfce4759c935f8f  Disk           ee23ec6bc709410a9cfce4759c935f8
    f
    f0f1272aeab7417d82a6473b3f8b3a91  Disk           f0f1272aeab7417d82a6473b3f8b3a9
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