How to delete your old library after migrating to Photos for OS X

How to delete your old library after migrating to Photos for OS X

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-delete-your-old-library-after-migrating-photos-os-x' title="How to delete your old library after migrating to Photos for OS X"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2015/04/library-delete-hero.jpg?itok=mgEYcdpD' />[/url]</p> <p class="intro">If you've migrated to Photos for OS X, your old photo library may be taking up gigs of disk space. Here's how to deal with it.</p> <p>Obviously if you have tons of disk space, don't worry about it. But if storage space on your Mac is at a premium, here's how you can get that space back after you've migrated to Photos.</p>  <h2>Back everything up</h2> <p>Make sure your Mac is backed up before you do anything else. You want to make sure your existing libraries are safely backed up — preferably in multiple places — before making any changes.</p> <ul><li>How to set up a complete backup strategy for your Mac</li> </ul><h2>Migrate to Photos for OS X</h2> <p>If you haven't already, you'll want to import your existing iPhoto and/or Aperture library to Photos, to make sure everything's in one place. You can find more info in our Photos for OS X: The ultimate guide.</p> <ul><li>How to import your iPhoto library into Photos</li> <li>How to import your Aperture library into Photos</li> <li>How to import multiple libraries into Photos</li> </ul><h2>How to delete your old photo libraries</h2> <ol><li>Open the <strong>Pictures</strong> folder on your Mac.</li> <li>Select the library you wish to delete. The default library created by iPhoto is called <strong>iPhoto Library</strong>, though you can create custom libraries or rename them, so select the appropriate one.</li> <li>Drag it into the Trash.</li> <li>Empty the Trash.</li> </ol><p>That's it! It's gone.</p> <p>Use the same process for Aperture, if you use that app. The default library name will be <strong>Aperture library</strong>, but you can call it whatever you want.</p> <p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-delete-your-old-library-after-migrating-photos-os-x' title="How to delete your old library after migrating to Photos for OS X"><img src='

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