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I am trying to clean up my computer. I am running Mac OS X 10.7.4. iPhoto '11 ver 9.2.3. In reviewing my files I find the following. 1. A file package called "Pictures", that has a file size of 147.82 GB. and 2. A file titled "Pictures Recovered Photos" with a file size of 34.16 GB. Many of the enclosed files are duplications. Can I remove either of these files without causing a lost to my iPhoto files? What do these files do? Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
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Posted 04 June 2012 - 07:38 AM
photofootp, on 04 June 2012 - 06:19 AM, said:
I am trying to clean up my computer. I am running Mac OS X 10.7.4. iPhoto '11 ver 9.2.3. In reviewing my files I find the following. 1. A file package called "Pictures", that has a file size of 147.82 GB. and 2. A file titled "Pictures Recovered Photos" with a file size of 34.16 GB. Many of the enclosed files are duplications. Can I remove either of these files without causing a lost to my iPhoto files? What do these files do? Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
Where did you find them? Neither of those are default names for anything iPhoto creates as far as I know. The probably explanation is that you created an iPhoto library named Pictures at some point, but you should verify that before going further.
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Posted 04 June 2012 - 07:57 AM
bastion, on 04 June 2012 - 07:38 AM, said:
photofootp, on 04 June 2012 - 06:19 AM, said:
I am trying to clean up my computer. I am running Mac OS X 10.7.4. iPhoto '11 ver 9.2.3. In reviewing my files I find the following. 1. A file package called "Pictures", that has a file size of 147.82 GB. and 2. A file titled "Pictures Recovered Photos" with a file size of 34.16 GB. Many of the enclosed files are duplications. Can I remove either of these files without causing a lost to my iPhoto files? What do these files do? Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
Where did you find them? Neither of those are default names for anything iPhoto creates as far as I know. The probably explanation is that you created an iPhoto library named Pictures at some point, but you should verify that before going further.
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Posted 04 June 2012 - 08:08 AM
photofootp, on 04 June 2012 - 07:57 AM, said:
bastion, on 04 June 2012 - 07:38 AM, said:
photofootp, on 04 June 2012 - 06:19 AM, said:
I am trying to clean up my computer. I am running Mac OS X 10.7.4. iPhoto '11 ver 9.2.3. In reviewing my files I find the following. 1. A file package called "Pictures", that has a file size of 147.82 GB. and 2. A file titled "Pictures Recovered Photos" with a file size of 34.16 GB. Many of the enclosed files are duplications. Can I remove either of these files without causing a lost to my iPhoto files? What do these files do? Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
Where did you find them? Neither of those are default names for anything iPhoto creates as far as I know. The probably explanation is that you created an iPhoto library named Pictures at some point, but you should verify that before going further.
That sounds reasonable, it may have been done when I was having an issue with iPhoto. The files reside in my home file (there is a little house icon) in front of the file name. I wish I knew the exact term to use. Do you think it is safe to trash the indicated files?
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Posted 04 June 2012 - 08:34 AM
photofootp, on 04 June 2012 - 08:08 AM, said:
photofootp, on 04 June 2012 - 07:57 AM, said:
bastion, on 04 June 2012 - 07:38 AM, said:
photofootp, on 04 June 2012 - 06:19 AM, said:
I am trying to clean up my computer. I am running Mac OS X 10.7.4. iPhoto '11 ver 9.2.3. In reviewing my files I find the following. 1. A file package called "Pictures", that has a file size of 147.82 GB. and 2. A file titled "Pictures Recovered Photos" with a file size of 34.16 GB. Many of the enclosed files are duplications. Can I remove either of these files without causing a lost to my iPhoto files? What do these files do? Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
Where did you find them? Neither of those are default names for anything iPhoto creates as far as I know. The probably explanation is that you created an iPhoto library named Pictures at some point, but you should verify that before going further.
That sounds reasonable, it may have been done when I was having an issue with iPhoto. The files reside in my home file (there is a little house icon) in front of the file name. I wish I knew the exact term to use. Do you think it is safe to trash the indicated files?
They're right in your home directory? Is the Pictures file your "real" iPhoto library or do you still have one in the Pictures folder (actually named "iPhoto Library")? If the one in home isn't your real library, are all the pictures in it also in your real library?
The short form here is that there really is no short form. Only you are in any kind of position to determine whether the contents of those folders are redundant. There's a program called Tidy Up! that could help in this process; it's a very powerful duplicate finder. Not exactly cheap, but very flexible and generally well-supported. http://www.hyperboli...com/TidyUp.html
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