I have a 200 GB iPhoto library. Using the tips from this website: http://james.wikidot.com/blog:69 I tried to delete all original photos on iPhoto that I don't need anymore.
I ended up with a 130 GB iPhoto library… amazing, isn't it? Well… not really.
- 10 % of my videos are just black (thumbnails and video data, everything is just black).
- All photos that I rotated have broken thumbnails.
- Some of the photos are broken.
I'm getting my library back from time machine… but I was just wondering… Is there a safe way to delete all original photos from iPhoto and keep only the edited ones?
Best Answer
CleanMyMac 2
CleanMyMac 2 has an iPhoto Cleanup feature. It will scan your library and give you the ability to delete photos that have been cropped, resized, rotated, or otherwise edited.
By default, it will delete the photos that have been rotated and/or with fixed Red-Eye, however you can also choose to delete the originals of any photos that have been edited in any way.
I have used this multiple times, and it's worked great, although it's worth noting that in the Rebuilding Library stage, it might appear that it's crashed, but it's still going - it does take a very long time!