USING I PHOTO With photos on external drives only

HOW CAN I ACCESS I PHOTO LIBRARIES OR CREATE NEW ONES USING ONLY EXTERNAL DRIVES so I don't have to Import to computer and fill up my HD

Sure. Drag the iphoto library (users-->[home]-->pictures) to the external drive and wait for it to copy. Then, delete the original iphoto library by dragging it to the trash and emptying the trash. The next time you launch iphoto, it will prompt you for a library. Select "Other Library" and choose the library on the external drive. It will now remember to reference the library on the external drive.

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