Library transfer

I have been using iphoto for a while now and have downloaded the trial aperture version. I imported my entire iphoto library into the aperture library, and now I'd like to delete my iphoto library to free up space. However I've noticed that when I go through the finder and select Iphoto library, it's 13 gigs or so, and when I move down the list to aperture library it's only 7 or so. I don't want to delete the old I photo library and lose images!!
Also, didn't you used to be able to go deeper into the photo libraries for example into the file structure itself? i e, year, date, etc? Now it doesn't seem to let me go any deeper than just the library itself...
Thanks

iPhoto creates a JPEG version of every single RAW file. And when you make edits it can save more JPEGs. So depending on settings, the iPhoto library may be larger. I can't say for sure.
If it were me, i wouldn't delete it. i would save it somewhere external as an archive.
You can see the contents if you right click on the iPhoto library and select "show package contents."

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Welcome to the discussions,
you need to connect to a computer to sync your device. If you have to sync to a new iTunes library, your device will be erased during the first sync. But you can perform a manual backup to transfer your data and copy your bought apps and media by selecting File->transfer purchases in iTunes.
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Okay, let me try to be as clear as possible...
I keep my iTunes library on an external firewire drive.
I'm preparing to transfer all operations, including iTunes, to my new Macbook (from my old eMac)
Prepping for this move, I noticed that at some point imported music stopped going to my external drive and started going to my eMac drive.
So now my iTunes library is split between my eMac and an external firewire drive.
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I want to transfer all the files from the eMac to their rightful home on the external drive.
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jsguntzel,
Welcome to Discussions.
Prepping for this move, I noticed that at some
point imported music stopped going to my external
drive and started going to my eMac drive.
This might have happened when running iTunes with the
external drive not yet mounted/attached.
iTunes has to have a folder to store the next ripped
CD and will reset the 'iTunes Music folder location'
to the default location (on your internal disk) if it
doesn't find your 'iTunes Music' folder.
I want to transfer all the files from the eMac to
their rightful home on the external drive.
Set the 'iTunes Music folder location'
(Preferences>Advanced>General) to the folder
containing your music on the external disk.
Then choose 'Consolidate Library...' from the
Advanced menu in the menubar.
This will copy all music which is not already there,
to the external disk.
After that is done, you can delete the 'iTunes Music'
folder on the eMac.
Note: only delete the 'iTunes Music' folder inside
the 'iTunes' folder. Don't delete the library files.
Once everything is on the external drive as it
should be, I plan to transfer the whole library to
the iTunes browser on my Macbook.
Copy the 'iTunes Library' file (in
/Users/Username/Music/iTunes) to the external disk.
Attach the external disk to the MacBook.
Copy the 'iTunes Library' file from the external disk
to /Users/Username/Music/iTunes on the MacBook.
Run iTunes on the MacBook. All playlists and songs
should be there.
To transfer the music from the external to the
MacBook, read the detailed instructions in: iTunes: Moving your iTunes
Music folder
In short that would mean for your situation:
Reset the 'iTunes Music folder location'
Consolidate library
At the end, all songs and playlists will be on the
MacBook.
More information about the library files can be found
here: What are the iTunes library
files?
Hope this helps.
M
17' iMac 800 MHz, 768
MB RAM, 200 GB HD, DL burner Mac OS X (10.4.8)
iTunes 7.0.1
Thanks for the very helpful reply. Worked like a charm!
All the best,
J

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I'll try and keep this simple. It gets a bit confusing.
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You do not provide details of how you transfered the iPhoto library - the correct way is
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