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I'm using Yosemite's Photos app (switching from iPhoto).
I had a bunch of image files (about 200) on my desktop which I imported with the new Photos app.
I want to clean up my desktop, as all the image files are still there. The issue is that I've always found it bit confusing as far as where the source image files are stored for the iPhoto and Photos app.
I assume that they'll be gone altogether if I delete the files from my desktop. Is this correct?
No there isn't. Pretty much the point of iPhoto is that it treats the original file as a "digital negative" and the non-destructive editing feature is based on that. So, iPhoto (and Aperture) never perform any operations on the Original, only on a copy.
It doesn't make multiple versions, tho. There's only one edited version.
What you can do: Export the Edited Versions. Delete the photos from iPhoto. Re-import the edited versions. You'll lose a lot - not least the ability to edit non-destructively - but if that's what you want.
A better solution is to use an app that does what you want - that is, edit the pics directly.
You know that you can store an entire iPhoto Library on a disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)?
I have found a better way. One that doesn't involve resync'ing the entire stream.
photostreamagentPhotoStreamAgent processes listedQuit Process buttonQuit buttonPhotoStreamAgent processes are no longer alive by waiting for the Activity Monitor window to show no processes with that nameWhen you restart iPhoto it will re-start the PhotoStreamAgent process for your iPhoto session and kick off a new Photo Stream sync. You'll get your lastest pictures updated and you won't have to sit through a full re-sync of all your Photo Stream.
Update for Yosemite where the process name has changed to iCloud Photos. This is the what you want to kill:
Update for Yosemite 10.10.4 where the process name has changed to Photos Agent. This what you want to kill:
You can also do this, quickly, from the command line like so:
sudo pkill cloudphotosd
sudo killall cloudphotosd
Best Answer
OS X (10.10) Yosemite's Photos app stores all photos in its own library.
You can find this library in your «Pictures» folder (
/Users/USERNAME/Pictures/Photos Library).So any image that is imported is stored in that library (unless you have specified otherwise in the Photos app's preferences).
has made a nice «Get started» page you should take a look at. There it states:
As a conclusion: You can safely delete any image files that has already been imported.
On a side note: You can also view the raw image files inside the Photos Library by right clicking, selecting
Show Package Contentsand navigating to theMastersfolder.