Time Machine Restore "Not enough free space"
My Problem:
1) I backed up my iphoto library to a 1TB external HD
2) Deleted my iphoto library from internal SSD
3) iMovie cannot locate any of my movie files anymore therefore;
4) I am required to use time machine to restore my iphoto library
5) I have an abundance of free space on my internal SSD to do what time machine is built to do
6) 130 GB free space on internal SSD. iPhoto requires 60 GB to restore
7) NOT ENOUGH FREE SPACE TO RESTORE??
What i need from YOU (the expert out there):
1) Either inform me how to relocate lost movie files for iMovie or
2) Educate me on how to restore large files back to my internal SSD
What I have TRIED and DONE to NO avail:
1) Emptied the "Trash" (apparently that was supposed to help)
2) Create 2x the space required for the restore of iPhoto on my internal SSD (apparently sometimes it needs twice the memory, which by the way is bogus)
3) Used my second backup of iPhoto, with a copy and paste function
Brilliant.
Now if I could solve my iMovie video relocation problem I would be back in business. Definitly won't be able to always have my iPhoto complete library on my internal SSD.
Thanks!
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