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Jan 17, 2015 5:43 PM in response to LAynrockersby LarryHN,Easy
to merge libraries you need to purchase Aperture or iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ -
To backup you need an external drive formatted Mac OS extended (joutnaoled) and run TimeMachine all the time using it default settings which will give you hourly backups -- http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
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Jan 17, 2015 9:36 PM in response to LarryHNby LAynrockers,Larry thank you few more questions.
- How do i export the photos so that they are organized by date or event? is both options possible?
- When uploading all the photos from different computers how do i get 4 computers worth of photos into one iPhoto library manager? preferable i want everything run from my new MBP but all the other photos from different computers onto the external hard drive to keep space free. So how do i run i photo library manager from an external HD and then upload 4 computers worth into it?? maybe easy to you but I'm lost.
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Jan 17, 2015 10:58 PM in response to LAynrockersby LarryHN,1 - use the Subfolder format field to create folders that match events - Exporting From iPhoto - however exporting is not anything like merging and you lose a lot of history and potentially data when you export and re-import
2 - you get 4 into 1 by merging all four old libraries into one new library - see help topic 8,2 - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/Help/table%20of%20contents.html
If you want all photos in one library you can not still have four separate libraries - you either have one library or you do not
It is not really clear what you want to accomplish
these are in conflict
i am looking to consolidate 4 different iPhoto libraries (old computers) into one
but all the other photos from different computers onto the external hard drive to keep space free
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Jan 18, 2015 11:19 AM in response to LarryHNby LAynrockers,In response to 1) i thought there were apps or something that would export all the photos by date to make it easier? i thought i had read about them somewhere?
2) what i am asking specifically is if i am running iPhoto/iphoto library manager off of an external HD accessed through me new MBP, how do i get the photos off the other three computers, and onto the EHD into if library manager.. Keep in mind i bought iPhoto library manager on my new MBP. so it can only be accessed through that computer.
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Jan 18, 2015 11:29 AM in response to LAynrockersby LarryHN,1 - photos dates are inserted into the EXIF data of the photo when a camera records it - file dates are part of the file metadata and are created when the file is created - there are utilities that will change film does to match EX dates - google is your friend
2 - iPhoto does no "Run" on a disk - it is an application and runs on your Mac - the photos (its database - the iphoto library) can be on the internal hard drive or on an external drive - IPLM is not used to access and manage photos - it is a program used to manage libraries doing things like moving photos between libraries and merging libraries - read the help topics in the link I posted for details about what it can do - and check with FatCt support but I believe that the IPLM license allows you to use it on multiple compuers
To move iPhoto libraries drag them between devices - be sure the either place n a folder or rename before moving so as not to overwrite other libraries when you drag them across
again it helps if you read the links provided
Merging libraries from two different Macs
If you have iPhoto libraries on two separate computers and would like to merge them together into one library, the first thing you need to do is choose which machine you'd like to use to perform the merge (we'll call this the "merging machine"), and make both libraries accessible from that machine. This can be done a few different ways, including:
- Set up one machine to access the other machine's library directly over the network. Instructions for doing this can be found here.
- Rather than using the library directly over the network, you can instead first copy it to the merging machine's hard drive, and then perform the merge using the copy of the library instead. This is the recommended approach, assuming you have enough free space.
- Copy the library from the other machine onto an external hard drive, then connect that hard drive to the merging machine.
- Put the other machine into target disk mode and connect it directly to the merging machine
Once you have the library (or a copy of the library) accessible to the merging machine, next add the library to iPhoto Library Manager's library list. Once both libraries are visible in iPhoto Library Manager, you can the merge the libraries like any other libraries on your machine. If you would then like to use the merged library on both machines, simply copy the merged library back to the other machine and add it to iPhoto Library Manager so you can use it there as well.
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