Old iPhotos library

Looking for things cluttering up my hard drive. Noticed my old iPhoto library and the new Photos library are the same size. I've opened Photos and used it. iPhoto has been removed from my dock, I understand it's still in my apps folder. Do I need iPhoto or my old iPhoto library anymore? Is it safe to delete it?

If your version of iPhoto has been updated to the latest version, it will still be available in your Applications Folder.  If it was not kept up-to-date, you can re-download it from the Purchased section of the App Store.  I think it is a good idea to keep the old app and library until you test drive the new version.  I am using Photos and have found that if you click on View> Show Sidebar, you can choose to show your photos in your old iPhoto Events view.  This keeps your old organization available.  There will be no more support for iPhoto and I would expect that there will be many improvements made to Photos in the future. 

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    Image:

    that indicates a disconnect to the original photos - have you deleted any photos using the finder or run any clean up software?
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  • Should I delete my old iPhoto Library Current folder once everything is transferred to Photos Library Current?    Does this mean that all my new photos on any device can come off my Mac and ONLY be in the Photos Library which is in the cloud?

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