Too many photos on iphoto

Should I create several libraries to manage a large amount of photos , or can i load all 10,000 photos without causing slowdowns .

yes - to export a video you must export as kind is original
however moving to a new system does not involve either exporting or importing
Connect the two Macs together (network, firewire target mode, etc) or use an external hard drive formed Mac OS extended (journaled) and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity from the old Mac to the pictures folder of the new Mac - launch iPhoto on the new mac and it will open the library and convert it as needed and you will be ready move forward.
LN

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rabrab@ozemail wrote:
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Do I have too many photos and have to delete some?
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By the way my wife killed 2 MBP's by ot clearing her drive of too many photos.
Drives are cheap, but some photos are priceless.
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Hi. I have over 33,000 pictures in iPhoto. Consequently, it runs super slow. What should I do? I only have one iPhoto libary. Should I have more?

No - and no
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multiple libraries is usually not a solution to anythingdo you have all of the sharing options turned off?
LN

Re: To many photos in iPHOTO - TO SLOW

Two questions
I take way to many photos...
1. Tech guy came by and "created a second database" under the iPHOTO icon. He held down command or ALT or some combination of keys to allow me to "open the second database of photos". What keys am I to "hold down" and then click on iPHOTO to see/open that second database?
Tried ALT and a variety of options, none worked.
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Or put in a large as possible SSD or Fusion or 1TB drive in notebook. There are 1TB SSDs.
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Splitting it into two can but then you need to open from the one you want if you want to alternate.
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I've currently got over 18000 photos and videos on there and sometimes it runs quirky...
I get a message to rebuild my thumbnail cache every week or two...
thanks!

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Help!

Iphone 6 too many photos

i only have 500 photos in my camera roll but when I connect my iPhone 6 to iTunes it says that i have over 3000 items for the photo category.
i originally had around 2000 when I first noticed the issue but since then I have deleted many photos and videos and the results have still not changed

Hello Ben,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like your iTunes is indicating that you have more pictures than you really do. You can use the steps under "If your device gets stuck during startup" in the following article. It doesn't mention the issue you are describing, but other users reporting the same thing have reported success using these steps.
If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch doesn't respond or doesn't turn on - Apple Support
Cheers,
Jeff D.

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