IPhoto to full.

Is it possible to have 2 iphotos library on which I could work on alternatively? One could be on the computor and the other on an exteranl disc and I could switch easily between the 2 when I please. If so how can I do that? I have 30 000 photos and it seems that it is a bit to much for IPhoto. Is this a good way to go about it?
Thank you for any advice.

With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a potential solution. We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
what version of iPhoto are you using?
what system version are you running?
do you get a message when you open iPhoto?
what fixes have you tried?
where is your library located?
did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
are you running a "managed" or "referenced" library?
what type of Mac?
how much free space on your boot drive?
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