Keeping space down while using the photos app

[KTK1990]

I have about 60GB of photos that I have stored in the Pictures folder, there is a photos library file that is fairly large (about the same size).

Is there an easy way to free up space? I wouldn't want to have duplicate photos, or duplicate storage for each photo, but still want them organized by folder (Like, Photos>iPhone>iPhone6Plus>November2015DisneyWorldTrip>12NovMagicKingdom)

 

[Dave Braine]

If you had the "Copy Items To Photos Library" option ticked in Photos Preferences>General, when you imported your photos into Photos, you can delete the photos in your Pictures Folder.

 

[KTK1990]

If you had the "Copy Items To Photos Library" option ticked in Photos Preferences>General, when you imported your photos into Photos, you can delete the photos in your Pictures Folder.

Thanks, I actually like having the pictures in the pictures folder and was looking to have them stored there, with the Photos library as a small file, referencing the photos in the pictures folder.

I find it easier to have them there as I can easily put photos on a usb stick and share with different operating systems.

 

[Dave Braine]

In that case, untick the "Copy...." option when importing. Just make sure that you don't do anything to the photos in the folder otherwise Photos won't work properly.