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Author: Anne P. Mitchell

CEO at Institute for Social Internet Public Policy

Anne is an attorney, CEO of ISIPP, and Dean of Cyberlaw and Cybersecurity at Lincoln Law School.

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Latest posts by Author: Anne P. Mitchell (see all)

• You May Be Missing Private Messages on Facebook If You Aren’t Looking in These Two Places
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• What is a “Sweep Account” in Etrade and Other Online Financial and Investment Services?
  0 (0) - 8/27/2020

If you have found yourself wondering “Where are my actual pictures stored in iPhoto?” or “How can I find my image files in my iPhoto library?”, well, you’re not alone. Judging by the number of people searching to find out where iPhoto stores their picture files, it’s a pretty common question. Fortunately, it’s very easy to find your image files; your Mac and iPhoto actually hide them in plain sight!

To find your actual pictures – to see where iPhoto has stored your image files – first open finder, and in the “Pictures” folder find the ‘file’ that is called “iPhoto Library”:

Now, control-click (hold down the ‘control’ key while clicking) on the iPhoto Library file:

This will reveal all of your actual files, in a typical folder-and-file view!

Give it a try!

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