HT204484: If Photos can’t copy or create a library

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DarrenT
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Q: iPhoto to Photos, Need help

I have my iPhoto library on an external Raid 5 drive.  Its about 500 Gigs.  iPhoto is running very sluggish and I want to migrate it over to Photos.

 

I tried holding Option while opening and selecting the library on the external drive but I keep getting a "you don't have permission" error message.   So I found this and tried it: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204484  I keep getting the same error message when I run the command lines in terminal.


Does anyone have any suggestions?  If not does anyone know of a better Video/Photo library management software?

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Dec 30, 2015 10:12 PM

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DarrenT

Q: iPhoto to Photos, Need help

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Dec 30, 2015 10:27 PM in response to DarrenT
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    Dec 30, 2015 10:27 PM in response to DarrenT

    What format is the drive and how is it connected?

     

    The iPhoto or Photos library must be on a local volume formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) connected by a fast wired connection like USB, FireWire or ThunderBolt that is not a TimeMachine backup volume

     

    As to better - that is in the eye of the beholder - we use Photos because it meets out needs - if it does not meet your needs then you need to find a program that does

     

    LN

  • by DarrenT,

    DarrenT DarrenT Dec 30, 2015 10:39 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Dec 30, 2015 10:39 PM in response to LarryHN

    HI Larry,

     

    Its connected via firewire.  The drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled).  I have the entire iPhoto library running on the external drive now with iPhoto using it. 

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Dec 30, 2015 11:23 PM in response to DarrenT
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    Dec 30, 2015 11:23 PM in response to DarrenT

    In the finder select the EHD and get info - at the bottom of the window is ignore ownership checked?

     

    LN

  • by DarrenT,

    DarrenT DarrenT Dec 31, 2015 7:19 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Dec 31, 2015 7:19 AM in response to LarryHN

    I don't see a place fro "Ignore ownership" in the finder when I click "get info" on the EHD.

     

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  • by DarrenT,

    DarrenT DarrenT Dec 31, 2015 8:19 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Dec 31, 2015 8:19 AM in response to LarryHN

    I went into the sharing settings and made me the owner of the file.  I then tried opening the iPhoto with "Options" held down, selected the EHD iPhoto library and it seems to be working now.  Before it was stopping at 2% now its at 35%.  I'll let you know if it still doesn't work.  I think it was a simple setting issue on the sharing of the EHD.  Thanks for the help!