If you hold down the OPTION key as you start iPhoto, it should allow you to pick which iPhoto library to use, whether it is on the internal HD or an external one.
Try starting iPhoto up right now, while holding down the OPTION key and you should see a dialogue window saying...
Choose Photo Library
iPhoto needs a Photo Library to continue. You may choose an existing Photo Library or create a new one.
QUIT---CREATE LIBRARY---CHOOSE LIBRARY
Did you see it?
Hope this helped.
cheers
grim
I like to know if there is a trick or normal way, to let iPhoto act as iTunes does?
I mean iPhoto stores all updates on fotos on the startup volume.
I would like to manage my fotos on a dedicated drive and work only on or from that drive.
I do not like my startup disk fill up with iPhoto stuff.
I use iPhoto 6.0.6 on a G4 windmachine
10.4.9 2Gb ram, startup disk 250Gb but 500Gb ready for fotos only,once my new Mac Pro comes in. hopefully within 2 weeks. Can't bearly wait.
who knows.....
thanks a lot for thinking
Peter

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