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Alternative to deleting /Volumes/iPhoto-created-folder
Authored by: jasonharrison on Jul 16, '02 02:01:08PM

As has been suggested, iPhoto Library Manager (available from version tracker) can redirect iPhoto to any folder. I too have been bitten by the interaction between iPhoto and removable media: photos from four days of a five week vacation in one library, the rest in another.

I did not find that it was necessary to export the photos from the iPhoto created folder in /Volumes (except to attempt to reunite them with the rest of the photos). Instead, you can just copy/move the folder to a most visible location using the finder or terminal:

% mv /Volumes/iPhoto-created-folder ~/Desktop

and then unmount, unplug, and then remount the removeable media.

Personally, I have found using iPhoto Library Manager to be very helpful, and have learned (the hard way) to check /Volumes before pluging in my firewire drive, confirm the direction that iPhoto is using, confirm that I'm using the correct iPhoto library AND THEN start the photo import with the "erase after import" box UNCHECKED. This procedure prevents me from making mistakes due to iPhoto "Hacks" and OS X's strange media mounting behaviour, and doesn't destroy any information until I'm sure that everything is working correctly.



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