StoryBook Creator projects are extremely large files. This is due to the photos and graphics needing to be a high quality (large size) to get such super clear prints in your finished projects. The first step to save memory when working on your projects is to use the Optimize Memory Options. Read about it in this blog post.
Once you have finished a project there are a few other options for saving memory on your computer. First you can move your finished projects to an external hard drive for safe-keeping. As long as your account is active at the Digital Center you can re-order your project from there. But sometimes it is good to keep a copy yourself, especially if you ever want to go back and make some changes before it is reprinted.
Before you save it to an external hard drive find the folder with the project in it on your computer. If you don't know where it is stored you can open it and then hover over the tab with the project name and it will show you the path. Once you find the folder you can open the Images file and delete all the images. This DOES NOT delete the images from the pages of your project. The only time you may have a problem is if you make changes to the project (which is why I suggest not doing this until after the project is complete and ordered). If you remove a photo from the page it will not pop up in the images section. But you could always go get the photo from Memory Manager again. Also, open the recycling bin and delete all files in here too.
DO NOT delete the actual images or recycling folders - just delete the contents. If you have a large project with a lot of photos you will be amazed at the amount of space you save.
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