Field notes on photo libraries, written while building PhotoGenie.
How to clean up my iPhone storage
Clean up iPhone storage in the right order. Find what is using the space, clear old photos and videos, empty Recently Deleted, then check System Data.
26 September 2026
Rescuing photos and videos from a dying Mac
The Photos app was too slow on a failing MacBook Pro, so we copied the photoslibrary folder to an SSD and exported from that. What is inside the library, and what the export turned up.
9 September 2026