Moving themes to free up space
Hi there.
I'd like to free up space on my hard drive on my Macbook Pro. I'd like to move the iDVD themes to an external HD I have. Is that possible? The external HD is 7200rpm g-drive mini and is connected by 800 firewire. If they can be moved to that drive, will the themes still work okay with iDVD?
Many thanks
Adam
I typed in 'move themes' into the help section of iDVD. I got the following (copied & pasted):
Moving themes to another location
The iDVD themes can take up a lot of space on your hard disk. If you have limited space on your hard disk, you can move the themes to another location.
To move iDVD themes:
Locate the Themes folder in this location:
/Library/Application Support/iDVD/Themes
Move the folder to a different location on your computer, an external hard disk, or another location.
Choose iDVD > Preferences and click Advanced.
Click the Add button.
Locate the folder where you moved the themes, then click Open.
If you move the themes folder but don't set its location in iDVD preferences, you see a dialog asking you to locate the themes the next time you open iDVD.
Note: When you install iDVD, you can choose another location for the themes. Click the Customize button in the installer and click the arrows next to iDVD Themes to select another location to install the themes.
I've done this. Opened iDVD and they're there.
So although I've not actually authored a disc yet, they are usable in iDVD.
Seems it does work.
Adam
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