How do I import pics to an external drive?

[superspiffy]

Everytime I import pictures from my digital cam, they automatically go to iPhoto's default library. I don't want this as I don't have a lot of internal hdd space left in my MBP and I'd like to keep all my photos on my external drive. How do I make it so that the photos will import to the external drive? Thanks

 

[66217]

Use Image Capture (find it with SpotLight). But not sure you can make it import directly to an external hard drive, but you can import to a folder in your desktop and then to the external HD.

 

[darwen]

I would agree. I dont think it is possible to change iPhoto's default location for imports. I could be wrong but I would just use image capture.

 

[skybolt]

Hold up, there -- I have my entire iPhoto library on an external, and when I import photos they go there. There are specific instructions on the Apple forums - a Knowledge Base article -- on how to move your file to the external. Then, pointing iPhoto to that file, imports will go directly to that library -- just need to be sure the external is on and mounted when you start iPhoto to import.

Good luck!