Locating Your Photos in iPhoto Sierra 'Where Are My Photos Stored In Iphoto Sierra'

iPhoto has been replaced by the newer and more feature-rich applications like Photo Booth and Photos for Mac users running on Yosemite 10.10 and later versions, including El Capitan 10.11 and Sierra 10.12. However, if you still have iPhoto installed due to compatibility reasons or personal preference, here's where you can find your stored photos.

In earlier versions of iEventide (iLife suite which included iMovie, GarageBand, Keynote), the default location for storing pictures was in the user library folder inside a self-contained application support folder. However, Apple made some changes starting with Lion 10.7 and later releases that changed this behavior completely.

With Sierra or more specifically from Yosemite onwards (macOS 10.11+), iPhoto no longer stores your media files within its main app directory anymore but instead prefers to store them inside the user's Pictures folder under a subfolder named 'iCloud Photo Library' or simply 'iCloud Photos'.

To access these libraries, follow these steps:

1. Launch Finder on your Mac.

2. Go to Applications > Utilities and double-click on Terminal (or type terminal in Spotlight search bar).

3. Once inside the Terminal window, paste this command into it: `cd ~/Pictures/iPhoto\ Library`

4. Hit enter key.

You should now see a folder called 'iCloud Photo Library' or simply named as per your iCloud account name if you're signed-in with one.

Alternatively,

1. Press ⌘ + Shift + Period (Period is the dot above 0 on most US keyboard layouts) to reveal hidden folders and files in Finder.

2. Navigate through these folders until you reach `Users/'YourUsername'/Pictures/iPhoto Library`.

Note that if your system doesn't show this folder, try enabling 'Show Package Contents' option from Preferences > General within Finder.

If none of the above methods work for locating where iPhoto stores its media files on Sierra or later versions, consider checking out Apple's official documentation page 'here'(https://support.apple.com/en-us/KB-ML10509) which provides more detailed information and troubleshooting tips.

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