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=<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //images.apple.com/support/iknow/images/dt_bg_troubleshooting.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -20px; margin-right: -35px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 75px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 25px;">iTunes: Understanding the iPod Photo Cache folder =     ==**Symptoms** == When you use iTunes to sync photos to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, iTunes creates a folder called "iPod Photo Cache." Learn more about this folder below.  ==**Products Affected** == iPhoto, iPod touch, Mac OS, iPod, Windows, iTunes, iPhone, Aperture, iPad, Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 or later, Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or later  ==**Resolution** == The iPod Photo Cache stores the photos that are optimized for display on your iPod, iPad, or iPhone. The location of this folder depends on the syncing options you select. In iTunes, if you change the selection in the “Sync Photos From” pop-up menu, a new iPod Photo Cache folder will be created (and the previous folder will remain). <span style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If you need to free up space on your hard drive, or are directed to do so by another article, you can locate and remove the iPod Photo Cache folder(s). A new one will be recreated the next time you sync Photos with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. Deleting this folder will not remove the original images from your library. ====<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //images.apple.com/support/main/elements/grayarrowdown.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** [|iPhoto or Aperture] ** ==== <span style="display: block; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If you're syncing from an iPhoto or Aperture album, use these steps to find the iPod Photo Cache folder in the default iPhoto Library or Aperture Library location: ====<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //images.apple.com/support/main/elements/grayarrow.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** [|Adobe Photoshop Elements for Windows] ** ==== ====<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //images.apple.com/support/main/elements/grayarrow.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** [|From a Folder on Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7] ** ==== <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> ==<span style="font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Additional Information** ==
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 * 1) <span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 2.2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">From the Finder, choose ** **Home** ** from the ** **Go** ** menu.
 * 2) <span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 2.2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Once there, open the Pictures folder and locate the ** **iPhoto Library** ** file. (For Aperture, this is called ** **Aperture Library.** **) If you have moved your iPhoto Library or Aperture Library to a different location, go to that location in Finder first.
 * 3) <span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 2.2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Control-click the ** **iPhoto Library** ** or ** **Aperture Library** ** file and choose ** **Show Package Contents** ** from the shortcut menu.
 * 4) <span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 2.2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In the next window, locate the iPod Photo Cache folder and drag it to the Trash.
 * 5) <span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 2.2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Close the Finder window.
 * <span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The iPod Photo Cache folder can be larger than the actual size of photos being synced.
 * <span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The size of the iPod Photo Cache may vary depending on the device being synced with. The higher resolution a device is, the larger the iPod Photo Cache will be.
 * <span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If you are syncing with multiple devices, your iPod Cache may contain multiple optimizations of the same images.
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