Photo Storage

When I upgraded to Iphoto 8 the iphoto folder in my pictures folder disappeared. I used to be able to go to the folder and get the pictures when I was working in other programs and such but it is gone, does anyone know where the photos are now stored on the computer so I can find them.

sarabeth781:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. iPhoto is designed so you don't have to use the Finder to get your photos for use in another application, email or on the web. For how to access your photos in iPhoto read TD's treatis on file access. It says it all.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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Hello, I need some help with managing photo storage on my iPhone/iPhoto/Pictures/External Hard-drive.
Background:
I have 1,200 photos/videos on my iPhone 4S on the camera roll and need to delete them to save space. Most are photos/videos of my new baby which I would be devastated to lose, so I want to be 110% sure that I have them backed up properly and accessible.
I frequently hook my iPhone up to iPhoto to download all of the latest photos to iPhoto.
I have done Time Machine back ups and just did a latest one yesterday.
I would like to save my camera roll into a folder on my hard-drive so that all of these photos are in one place in case I need to access them (and not spread across different folders like in iPhoto).
My Mac (Macbook Pro - circa 2009) is now telling me that my 'Starter Disc is nearly full' and won't save all of the photos from my camera roll.
My questions;
Are photos stored both in iPhoto and Pictures folder, and if so are they duplicates?
I've heard that Time Machine only backs up full libraries and so cannot be used to access individual photos - is this true? If so, how do you access individual photos/files from my external hard-drive?
How and where should I delete older photos from to save space on my Mac - iPhoto or Pictures? (once I know how to access them from my external drive if needed).
How do I delete all of my photos from my iPhone camera roll in one go? - I can only see a way to delete the 1,200 of them individually.
Going forward where is the best place for me to synch/upload my photos for medium term storage/access on my Mac?
I would consider myself quite intelligent but when it comes to this topic, I'm happy to be spoken to in very simplistic terms!
Thank you.

Import the photos to iPhoto - then select the photos in iPhoto and export (file menu ==> export) to the desired location
LN

HT202807 I have a MB Air 128gb and a Time Cap.802.11AC. My HD is maxed out because of 30GB of photo storage after migration to 10.3.3 Photos. Please recommend an external drive best for connecting to TC and moving the iPhoto Lib off my HD

I have a 13" mid 2011 MB Air 128gb and a Time Cap.802.11AC. My HD is maxed out because of 30GB of photo storage after migration to 10.10.3 Photos. I have reduced apps and files as much as possible so the only thing left is to move the photos. Please recommend an external drive compatible for connecting to my TC 802.11ac and moving the iPhoto Lib off my HD which will free approx 15 gbs. of space. I don't plan on using it for any other purpose so a small capacity drive will suffice. I know the "optimization" is supposed to adjust for this condition but I don't trust that assertion.I only have 2gb free space remaining.

I don't plan on using it for any other purpose so a small capacity drive will suffice.
If you really only want such a small capacity drive.. what about just buying a 32GB or 64GB USB memory stick.
You should still have a back up to the internal hard disk of the AC TC.
Or just buy a WD Passport.. don't waste your money buying 500GB as it is only a bit more to buy 1TB and a bit more again for 2TB.. For future use if you do buy a USB hard disk buy 2.5" type.. and buy 1TB or if the budget stretches 2TB..

ITunes and Photos - Storage Mismatch

Dear All,
Since upgrading to the iOS 8.0.2, i've had a problem with my photo storage not matching between the phone and iTunes.
So, upon syncing the iPhone it states i have 2539 (6.19 Gb) of photos on my phone, however, on my phone it says i only have 944 under collections/moments (the repalcement for the camera roll). Shared storage we know if iCloud and not part of this total. Albums only have 226 recently added.
So where are all my photos on the phone? I've run out of space, it's syncing with 0 photos and i can't find a solution.
Please help!
Thanks
Adrian

You need to ask that on the iPhone forum.

HT1452 I have a Toshiba Canvio 1TB external hard drive on my Mac. I've used it for 4-5 months with no problems, but now cannot add to it (I use it mostly for photo storage) to it. I can still access information previously added. Ideas?

I have a Toshiba Canvio 1TB external hard drive on my Mac. I've used it for 4-5 months with no problems, but now cannot add to it (I use it mostly for photo storage) to it. I can still access information previously added. Ideas?

I cannot find this 300GB "Backup" in the Finder, only in the Storage info when I check "About This Mac".
You are probably using Time Machine to backup your MacBook Pro, right? Then the additional 300 GB could be local Time Machine snapshots. Time Machine will write the hourly backups to the free space on your hard disk, if the backup drive is temporarily not connected. You do not see these local backups in the Finder, and MacOS will delete them, when you make a regular backup to Time Machine, or when you need the space for other data.
See Pondini's page for more explanation: What are Local Snapshots? http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
I have restarted my computer, but the information remains the same. How do I reclaim the use of the 300GB? Why is it showing up as "Backups" when it used to indicate "Photos"? Are my photos safe on the external drive?
You have tested the library on the external drive, and so your photos are save there.
The local TimeMachine snapshot probably now contains a backup of the moved library. Try, if connecting your Time Machine drive will reduce the size of your local Time Machine snapshots.

Moving all my photos from my Mac to SmugMug photo storage service.

I have joined the photo storage service SmugMug. My goal is to move every last photo I have on my Mac to SmugMug and then delete my photos from my Mac. Following SmugMug's path for loading photos, I'm taken to a page that shows the first line item hi-lited in blue which says "iPhoto". If I were to scroll down, the next line item says "Events" and the one below it says "Photos".
See example:
Question #1: Which line item do I select, "iPhoto", "Events" or "Photos"?
Question #2: How do I delete all photos permanently from my computer once I've successfully moved them to SmugMug?
Please be specific in your answers. I am old and have little computer experience.
Thank you all for your help.

I'd like to offer the suggestion that you do not erase all your photos from your computer, or..... at least get an external hard drive and park a copy of them there. I would not trust having one backup only; there are things that can go wrong and, personally, I would not trust any online server with my precious and only copy of my photos.
I can't help with the other question since I don't use iPhoto.

IPhoto & iPod As Photo Storage Query

I'm asking this question here, rather than in the iPod section as it is more of a query that photographers might know the answer to, than those interested mainly in music.
I know that it is possible to transfer digital images onto an iPod and synch the images between different Mac's. But, what seems less clear is what the best way is of using an iPod to backup images directly from a camera whilst out and about and then to transfer the images from the iPod into a computer afterwards. It seems like an obvious use for an iPod, as they are basically small hard disk drives anyway. I've found various solutions on Google, but most of these links are several years old and use third party devices connected on to the iPod from Belkin for instance.
Is there any simple way of doing this with a relatively modern iPod? I have two iPod classic models with 80GB capacities, which would be ideal for this kind of use. I know that most use iPod's for listening to music, but it would be nice for those of us who like using Mac's to be able to use an iPod for photography as well. Any hints would be welcomed.

Allan:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Some of the newer iPods can upload directly from a camera. Check out the Apple M9861G/C iPod camera connector at the Apple store. http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9861G/C
For older models Belkin has a device. It's discussed at MacWorld: http://www.macworld.com/article/39241/2004/09/belkindigicamlink.html.
Then there are 3rd party photo storage devices for downloading directly from cameras to it.
http://photo.net/equipment/digital/tripper/
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6501_7-5145238-2.html
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

RAW & JPEG IN PHOTO STORAGE FOLDER

I just noticed in my photo storage folders, I have both a raw file and a jpeg file with the same photo number. The jpeg photo is the revised photo of the original raw file. Is this correct? I just noticed this after upgrading to 2.2.
I would assume the raw file is the unaltered file and the jpeg is the altered file that is displayed in Lightroom, but displayed as a raw file.
I hope I have made myself clear on this.
Thanks
Dave Brady

Forget my above post. I just found my problem. I export my photo's to my Zenfolio account using Jeffrey Friedl's "Export to Zenfolio" plugin and it is sending a reduced size JPEG copy of my export to the orginal folder.
Thanks anyway,
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How to delete the photo-storage (phone shows that 21GB is used but no photo is on it) ?

How to delete the photo-storage when phone shows 21 GB used and no photo is on the phone?

Look at 'PhoneClean'
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Getting a NAS for photo storage but want to run Time Machine to separate drive

My late 2009 iMac is getting dangerously full but, as a photographer, I need quick and easy access to my files. I am planning on getting a NAS setup for photo storage, setting up two drives, with RAID 1 as a backup, in case of a hard drive failure.
Once I have moved all my files to the NAS, I want to use Time Machine to backup my system to an attached external hardrive (as I have always done), and use the NAS separately, for storage, file sharing and remote backup when I am travelling.
After some research, I am looking at the Synology DS413j or the QNAP TS420.
I need reliability, compatability and ease of use, and don't want to spend £400-£500 without being sure that I'm not opening a can of worms.
Does anyone have any experience with either of these?
Thanks

well thought out chain of logic on your setup and best choice on the Synology.
As for reliability, Synology is just a fancy box, ...the most reliable from many perspectives,...however the actual HD contained therein can only be one of 4 diff. mfg.(hitachi, toshiba, Seagate or WD)
http://www.amazon.com/Synology-DiskStation-Diskless-Network-Attached/dp/B008U69L C4
Do not consider, as recommendation, any WD Green drives, rather WD red, or, best: black grade drives (best and highest rated in quality).
Ultimately with much HD experience, everything boils down to data REDUNDANCY, and the very best of HD, as much testing by others proves, will fail invariably.
Ideally youre leaving out a final important link in your data protection, a final redundancy NON-RAID , not attached copy of all this data frequently updated and not left attached for protection.
Methodology to protect your data. Backups vs. Archives. Long-term data protection
Secondary data on a single external HD or RAID array is not a redundancy, but a PRIMARY data copy. First Redundancy takes place on a Secondary storage medium/locus. (both of these external of course)
2nd level protection in any redundancy necessitates it "be unconnected"
Data ON the actual computer is not considered, ergo a single copy OFF a computer is just that, a backup / copy. Redunancy begins as secondary to a FIRST COPY

Photo storage and delete questions

Hello there,
I have photoshop cs51 and bridge. I also have a new version of lightroom (I tried but was unable to download and use the creative cloud versions so had to do separate). My versions of PS and bridge will not open raw, so i'm using 90% LR and only bringing photos into PS when I need that little extra. I'm fine doing it that way. I'm having a huge issue with photo storage and have some questions I'm hoping someone can answer. Obviosly I'm not very technical, so simple answers work best.
I had LR for months before PS and bridge. Bridge has imported many of my photos. If I delete them from bridge, will they be deleted from my computer, or only bridge? Would it be possible for me to delete the bridge program, as I don't use it?
My one year old Mac is already full and running out of storage. I've moved my LR catalogues over to a portable HD. It's my understanding that it 'removes' those photos....but keeps a thumbnail in LR for me to see. I can only access the photos when they portable HD is connected to my Mac. However, there is still SO much space being taken up by my photo's. I'm not sure why. Should I remove the thumnails from LR? Do they still take up a lot of space?
I have been unable to load new photo's due to this issue. Any help is appreciated! Thank you!

Bridge does not, like Lightroom, import photos. If you delete an image in Bridge, you delete it from your computer. I don't think you can uninstall Bridge, it's probably part of the Photoshop install.
You should move your photos to the external HD, not the LR catalogs. The catalogs don't take up much space, your photos do. (And, btw, there's no need to have several catalogs, one is usally enough.) But you can leave your catalogs on the external HD if you like.
When you move you photos to the external HD, make sure to keep the original folder structure. If you have a parent folder containing all your photos, the move will be easier. LR will put a question mark on all your files and folder. If you have a parent folder, then right click it in LR, and direct LR to the new location on the external HD.

What online photo storage will work best with icloud?

I have 2 laptops and a iMac plus 3 iPhones and one iPad. Currently we have our photos all over the place, (20,000+).
What online photo storage will work best with the future icloud? looking for the best integration and security.

Thanks for the link. I'd seen that. I have indeed formally submitted feedback via Apple formal process. I've even called Apple Care (had coverage under one of these boxes) and they put me in touch with Pro Apps.
All those folks could do was register my concern/complaint because there is NOTHING being provided within Apple that answers the question "what about my Aperture online gallery capability?".
If you happen to see a link offering any specific guidance or relevant migration solutions from abandoned MobileMe/Gallery users and customers and fans, please post it.
I shall do likewise.
Since I can't activate iCloud services until I abandon MobileMe, and I won't abandon MobileMe and commit to all the migration time and effort until I'm convinced that replacement solution will be around for more than a few months, right now, I am caught in an Apple-caused chain of dependencies that leaves me quite frustrated! Therefore, my search continues in earnest -- the part of the solution that concerns me most? How many Apple software products that I've come to depend on are now obsolete or incompatible.....iWork, iWeb, iPhoto and Aperture all come to mind as potential victims to Apple's latest "progress"!

Can SD cards be used for permanent photo storage?

I have been using an external hard drive to store my photos but am leary of possible impending failure and so would like to convert over to a SSD. Question: anything wrong with using SD memory cards. 128 GB are awfully cheap these days.

Hi Ken,
Personally, I see nothing wrong with using cards for permanent photo storage, as long as they're well labeled .
Same technology at the core as an SSD hard drive.
It's unconventional, but I'm assuming you are too or you wouldn't be asking the question.
My advice? - knock yourself out (so to speak)...
No need for smart previews on the road if you can carry your originals in your shirt pocket .
My only reservation would be about filling them up - I have 3TB hard drives, which have plenty of room for all photos, a 128GB card would not.
Here's one idea (if you do run the risk of overfill):
* Keep whole photo collection (original source files) on a single rotating (and big) hard drive.
* Keep catalog, presets, ..., and smart previews on SD card (regular previews too if they'll fit, otherwise relocate them).
Then when you travel, you just pop out the card and take it with you, plug it back in when you return - no need for copying files anywhere, or catalog export/import. Of course you could do the same thing with an esata thumb drive...
If I ever get back to traveling, I may consider this arrangement myself - thanks for bringing it up.
PS - you have backups, so if your card only lasts 2 years, instead of 10, you can always toss it in the garbage and populate a new card from backup. I mean, same drill as if photos on spinning drive...
Rob

How do i manage photo storage in ios 8?

Now that Camera Roll has been removed from Photos, I can't tell which photos are physically on my device and which I'm getting via iCloud. In the past I could manage my physical storage space by removing photos from my local device that I was happy to have access to only via Photostream. That is much more difficult now - I don't seem to have a specific option to "remove locally" vs "remove from Photostream". I can only delete from all locations. Plus, if I happen to be off-line, how can I be sure the photos I want to have access to all the time are available? In the past, I could make sure those were on my physical storage even if they were part of Photostream. I could also sync them to a folder on my computer and that does appear to still work, but in the face of moving to a more cloud-based solution, that seems clunky in the design Apple seems to be trying to achieve. So rather than rant about the poor decision decisions Apple seems to be making here and how they seem to be catering more to the crowd that wants to just pile up loads of rubbish without managing it, I'd like to focus on the specific questions around managing my physical storage and how to make sure the photos that I want uninterrupted access to are always available to me, even if I can't connect to iCloud.

True, but again, this is using multiple interfaces and comparing multiple lists to do what should be a simple job. I can also connect the iPhone to my PC and inspect the DCIM folder to see which images are there.
I hope this is not the answer Apple intends. If the only way I can manage my iPhone (or iPad) physical photo storage is to continue to use a PC or Mac to inspect the actual folders or sync specific folders in iTunes to ensure certain photos are available, then so be it, but it would be hard to say this is a convenient or elegant solution worthy of Apple.
I'm hoping someone from Apple reads this and can provide input as well - not that I'm not open to input from the larger community of course, but there is a lot of dissatisfaction out there in the public forums over some of these recent design decisions and I'm hoping it is because Apple has done a poor job of instructing users on how to use the tools properly rather than producing poor tools.

Can iCloud be use for existing photo storage

can icloud be used for storage of all my existing photos as long as i buy the extra storage?

No. iCloud is not a backup and Photo Stream has 1000 photos and 1 month limitation.
You can use Dropbox app for that.

I deleted all of my photos and even turned off backup data for icloud, but it still says that i am using 4 gigabytes of photos storage.

I was going through my phone trying to get more storage because i only had 90 megabytes left. So i saw that i had 4.7 gigs of photos on my phone. I backed up all of my photos onto my PC, and then deleted them off of my phone. But it still said that i had 4.7 gigs of photos. So i went to icloud storage and turned photos off for it, but it still said that i was using 4.7 gigs of photos. could someone please help and tell me why this is happening and what i can do to fix this? thank you. I am using an iphone 5s with ios 8

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If you stop using the drive it's possible to recover deleted files that have not been overwritten by using recovery software such as MAC Data Recovery, Data Rescue II, File Salvage or TechTool Pro. Each of the preceding come on bootable CDs to enable usage without risk of writing more data to the hard drive. Two free alternatives are Disk Drill and TestDisk. Look for them and demos at MacUpdate or CNET Downloads. Recovery software usually provide trial versions that enable you to determine if the software would help before actually paying for it. Beyond this or if the drive has completely failed, then you would need to send the drive to a recovery service which is very expensive.
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Recover Files in The Trash
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