Q: iPhoto and Photos
After I upgraded to El Capitan, Photos was installed automatically. How does this compare to iPhoto? Is it an upgrade? Does it work in conjunction with iPhoto?
When I connect my iPhone next time, do the photos still go into iPhoto?
As above, when it asked me to choose my library and import during the first start-up, does it mean it COPIED my entire iPhoto library, thus in effect taking twice as much the storage space?
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)
Posted on Nov 20, 2015 8:24 PM
No, it is not taking up twice the space. For the photos that were migrated from your iPhoto library, it just creates links:
Photos saves disk space by sharing images with your iPhoto or Aperture libraries - Apple Support
As far as the app that does the importing, check both apps on the Mac and make sure that you have them set up so that the app you want to do the importing is the one selected:
If you want them to be automatically imported to iPhoto go to iPhoto on the top menu bar then Preferences>General>Connecting Camera Opens, and select iPhoto
If you want them to be imported to Photos, go to Photo on the top menu bar, then Preferences>General>Importing: Copy items to Photos Library checked
Cheers,
GB
Posted on Nov 21, 2015 8:21 PM
