Storing iphoto on an external drive

Howdy,
New to posting here...but have been a mac owner for some time now.
My question is in regards to storing my iphoto library on my G-Raid external drive. I'm maxing out my internal drive (80 gig) w/ photo's & music.
Is it possible to store the application itself on the external? Any recommendations to help solve my storage problems are greatly appreciated.
Another option would be to archive my photos on the external. anyone done this?
thanks,
joel

jo:
Others have had problems with Front Row when libraries were on an external HD. I suggest you post in the Front Row forum. More users familiar with FR will be there.
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. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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