JackieDon

Q: Airdrop photos to another Mac

Can I airdrop photos from an iPhoto library from one Mac to another while preserving date and location information?Aird

iPhoto '11, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Aug 20, 2011 6:07 PM

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Q: Airdrop photos to another Mac

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  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Aug 21, 2011 12:46 AM in response to JackieDon
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    Aug 21, 2011 12:46 AM in response to JackieDon

    Export the Photos from iPhoto to the FInder. Using the File -> Export command you can write this metadata to the file. Airdrop to the other machine. Import them to the other Library.

     

    Regards

     

     

    TD

  • by Didge777,

    Didge777 Didge777 Nov 16, 2013 3:48 AM in response to JackieDon
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    Nov 16, 2013 3:48 AM in response to JackieDon

    Hi Jakie, I did it using Air Drop it is part of OSX 10.8 or latter. What I did was open a finder folder on both the Mac's and on the side pannel clicked "Air Drop" till both can be seen by the other.

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    Once you can see the other Mac just click on the photos you want to move and drag them to the other Mac. all the meta data should transfer as well. When you open the photos on the other Mac all the info should be there.

     

    Hope this Helps.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Nov 16, 2013 4:51 AM in response to Didge777
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    Nov 16, 2013 4:51 AM in response to Didge777

    Didge, if you drag the photos directly from iPhoto to Airdrop, you will only transfer a preview version in lower quality. To transfer the photo in the best quality possible, use the export as TD described and AirDrop the exported photos.