{"id":10870,"date":"2021-10-10T21:02:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T21:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/2021\/10\/10\/how-to-empty-imovie-library\/"},"modified":"2021-10-10T21:02:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T21:02:09","slug":"how-to-empty-imovie-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/video\/imovie\/how-to-empty-imovie-library\/","title":{"rendered":"How to empty imovie library"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>Launch iMovie and click on the <strong>iMovie<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n<li>Choose Preferences.<\/li>\n<li>Press Delete next to Render Files.<\/li>\n<li>Press Delete again to confirm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<p>Frequent question, how do I free up space on my <strong>iMovie<\/strong> library? To free up storage space, delete the entire events. To delete a project from iMovie Library: select the unwanted project, click Move to Trash. Note that when you delete a project, the media files used by the project isn&#8217;t actually deleted.<\/p>\n<p>You asked, how do I clear my iMovie <strong>library<\/strong>? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H6u4D53Bqdo\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Best answer for this question, why is <strong>iMovie<\/strong> library so big? When you import <strong>iMovie<\/strong> version 9 (iMovie 11) projects and events into iMovie version 10, it takes up a little more space, but not a lot. This is because, iMovie 10 uses hard links (similar to the hard links in Time Machine) to point to the physical video files, so they are not duplicated.<\/p>\n<p>Also, why does <strong>iMovie<\/strong> say no disk space? When we talk about \u201ciMovie, not enough disk space\u201d error, of course, the first thing that comes to mind is that you&#8217;ll have to clear up space to resolve the issue. &#8230; Erase <strong>iMovie<\/strong> projects that are not up-to-date. Clear up your iMovie library of unnecessary projects and events. Delete clips that already have no use for &#8230;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Restart your Mac. Choose Restart from the Apple menu \uf8ff.<\/li>\n<li>Reset NVRAM.  <\/li>\n<li>Update macOS and iMovie.  <\/li>\n<li>Check camera and media format compatibility.  <\/li>\n<li>Test with a new <strong>library<\/strong> and project.  <\/li>\n<li>Reset iMovie.  <\/li>\n<li>Reinstall iMovie.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>How do I access my iMovie library?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Click on the \u201cLocate\u2026\u201d button on the lower right so that you can find your iMovie library on your removable drive or USB drive. 4. Select your removable drive on the left, then highlight your iMovie library and click \u201cOpen\u201d in the lower right.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I permanently delete iMovie projects?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>To delete an entire iMovie project or project folder: In the Project Library, click to select the project or project folder. Choose File > \u201cMove Project to Trash\u201d or File > \u201cMove Folder to Trash.\u201d Deleting a project folder deletes the folder itself and all of the projects it contains.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you send an iMovie too large?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>From the Projects browser, select the iMovie project you want to send, click the More button, then choose Share Project. If you&#8217;re editing a project, click the Share button . Click File. Click the Resolution pop-up menu and choose a size for your video.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What happens if you delete render files iMovie?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>When you delete render files you will save a lot of space but if you do further editing and sharing of the project the files will be regenerated so it only makes sense to do this when you reckon that you are finished with a project but want to keep open the capability of doing more editing in the future.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I reduce the size of an iMovie on my iPhone?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>There is no built-in iOS feature that allows you to compress a video. However, iPhone users can adjust the size of video recordings in their camera settings before recording. Using a third-party app like Video Compress will allow you to reduce the file size of a video after recording it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I free up disk space?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Uninstall unnecessary apps and programs.  <\/li>\n<li>Clean your desktop.  <\/li>\n<li>Get rid of monster files.  <\/li>\n<li>Use the Disk Cleanup Tool.  <\/li>\n<li>Discard temporary files.  <\/li>\n<li>Deal with downloads.  <\/li>\n<li>Save to the cloud.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Does uninstalling iMovie delete projects?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Answer: A: Answer: A: Yes, I&#8217;m afraid that if you deleted your iMovie library, and you have no Time Machine or other backups, you&#8217;ve lost your projects.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I export an iMovie?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To export your video, start by clicking on File in the menu bar, hover over Share and then click File.<\/li>\n<li>The Exporting options dialog box will open.  <\/li>\n<li>The size, or resolution, will effect how big your exported file is and how long it takes to export.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I get my old iMovie back?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Open the Trash by clicking on the Trash can icon. Scroll through the folder and search for the iMovie file you want to restore. Right-click on the file and select Put Back to recover the item back to its original location.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why does iMovie keep quitting unexpectedly?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Why Does iMovie Keep Crashing Unexpectedly? Your iMovie version might not be compatible with the latest macOS version installed in your system. The video codecs or formats might not be supported by iMovie. Whenever a library or media is opened or imported to iMovie 10.1.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launch iMovie and click on the iMovie menu. Choose Preferences. Press Delete next to Render Files. Press Delete again to confirm. Frequent question, how do I free up space on my iMovie library? To free up storage space, delete the entire events. 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