iPhoto diet - without iPhoto diet....

sunfast · Apr 24, 2006, 06:23 AM

Well, I've edited most of the photos in my iPhoto library which is of course making it swell a lot. I can't use iPhoto diet as it doesn't work with iPhoto 6 so how do I go about removing this bloat? I know it's not advisable to dig around your iPhoto library if you don't know exactly how it works. And I don't.

So, in summary, how do I cut out the originals I don't need without ruining everything?

JFreak · Apr 24, 2006, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by sunfast

So, in summary, how do I cut out the originals I don't need without ruining everything?

Someone might have written a script for it, but you only have to delete "originals" folders within the iphoto library main folder. That's where iphoto keeps a copy after you have rotated/edited the pic.

sunfast · Apr 24, 2006, 07:26 AM

Nice one. But if I haven't edited the picture, would that be lost by deleting the originals?

wwooden · Apr 24, 2006, 08:30 AM

No, a picture only gets added to the "originals" after an edited version is made. I made a script with Automator, but I wouldn't trust my work on someone else's computer. It's pretty easy to make, just make sure that you put a filter in to not delete the movie files, if you took any with your camera, those are put in the "originals" folder so just emptying the entire thing is not good.

sunfast · Apr 24, 2006, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by wwooden

No, a picture only gets added to the "originals" after an edited version is made. I made a script with Automator, but I wouldn't trust my work on someone else's computer. It's pretty easy to make, just make sure that you put a filter in to not delete the movie files, if you took any with your camera, those are put in the "originals" folder so just emptying the entire thing is not good.

Thanks for the tip! Just to check (and this sounds a bit daft) but will iPhoto be cool with me just deleting my originals folder pics? It won't give me an error like "missing originals" or something like that?

bigboy99 · Apr 24, 2006, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by wwooden

No, a picture only gets added to the "originals" after an edited version is made. I made a script with Automator, but I wouldn't trust my work on someone else's computer. It's pretty easy to make, just make sure that you put a filter in to not delete the movie files, if you took any with your camera, those are put in the "originals" folder so just emptying the entire thing is not good.

If you dump the "originals" folder you can no longer use the Revert to Original menu command. I've used iPhoto Buddy to find dups, but don't know if it works with v6.

m-dogg · 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by wwooden

No, a picture only gets added to the "originals" after an edited version is made. I made a script with Automator, but I wouldn't trust my work on someone else's computer. It's pretty easy to make, just make sure that you put a filter in to not delete the movie files, if you took any with your camera, those are put in the "originals" folder so just emptying the entire thing is not good.

Are you sure about this? My overall iPhoto library is 12.69 GB. My originals folder is 11.23 GB.

I have ~6700 pics in iPhoto

I think all of my originals go into the original folder, and then if I modify them a copy of them also goes into the modified folder. so really, you should only be deleting a file in the original folder if it is also in the modified folder.

wwooden · Apr 24, 2006, 08:17 PM

I realized after posting my first post that iPhoto 6 changes around how the photos are stored. In the previous versions, iPhoto would create a folder for each new roll, and then when a picture is modified, it creates a "originals" folder and puts the original in there. In iPhoto 6, all pictures are put into the "originals" folder right off, then modified photos put into the "modified" folder, makes much more sense. This means my script would only work with versions upto iPhoto 5.

I'm not sure what the easiest way to remove duplicate photos would be now, or removing originals that have a duplicate modified photo.

bigboy99 · Apr 26, 2006, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by m-dogg

Are you sure about this? I think all of my originals go into the original folder, and then if I modify them a copy of them also goes into the modified folder. so really, you should only be deleting a file in the original folder if it is also in the modified folder.

IPhoto v5 keeps all photos in the library, and when you modify one, the mod stays in the library and the original is added to the originals folder for possible future revertion.

theBB · Apr 24, 2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wwooden

No, a picture only gets added to the "originals" after an edited version is made.

That's simply not true. I don't know how it was before iPhoto '06, but i can tell you for sure iPhoto '06 adds the edited versions to the "Modified" folder when you edit the pictures, the originals (edited and never edited pics) are always in Originals. Do not delete that folder unless you know that is exactly what you want.

sunfast · Apr 26, 2006, 02:30 PM

I DID delete originals but mercifully checked iPhoto before emptying the trash.

Thank god I checked!

Apr 24, 2006, 06:23 AM	#1
sunfast macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London	iPhoto diet - without iPhoto diet.... Well, I've edited most of the photos in my iPhoto library which is of course making it swell a lot. I can't use iPhoto diet as it doesn't work with iPhoto 6 so how do I go about removing this bloat? I know it's not advisable to dig around your iPhoto library if you don't know exactly how it works. And I don't. So, in summary, how do I cut out the originals I don't need without ruining everything? __________________ 762

Apr 24, 2006, 07:26 AM	#3
sunfast Thread Starter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London	Nice one. But if I haven't edited the picture, would that be lost by deleting the originals? __________________ 762

Apr 24, 2006, 08:30 AM	#4
wwooden macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Colchester, VT	No, a picture only gets added to the "originals" after an edited version is made. I made a script with Automator, but I wouldn't trust my work on someone else's computer. It's pretty easy to make, just make sure that you put a filter in to not delete the movie files, if you took any with your camera, those are put in the "originals" folder so just emptying the entire thing is not good. __________________ 20" Al iMac, 2.66GHz, 2gb RAM, 500gb HD; 2.4GHz BlackBook; iPhone 3G 16gig Black; Nikon D50; 40gig AppleTV; 60gig iPod Video; 40gig PS3 - wwooden

Apr 24, 2006, 08:17 PM	#8
wwooden macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Colchester, VT	I realized after posting my first post that iPhoto 6 changes around how the photos are stored. In the previous versions, iPhoto would create a folder for each new roll, and then when a picture is modified, it creates a "originals" folder and puts the original in there. In iPhoto 6, all pictures are put into the "originals" folder right off, then modified photos put into the "modified" folder, makes much more sense. This means my script would only work with versions upto iPhoto 5. I'm not sure what the easiest way to remove duplicate photos would be now, or removing originals that have a duplicate modified photo. __________________ 20" Al iMac, 2.66GHz, 2gb RAM, 500gb HD; 2.4GHz BlackBook; iPhone 3G 16gig Black; Nikon D50; 40gig AppleTV; 60gig iPod Video; 40gig PS3 - wwooden

Apr 26, 2006, 02:30 PM	#11
sunfast Thread Starter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London	I DID delete originals but mercifully checked iPhoto before emptying the trash. Thank god I checked! __________________ 762

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