HT204259: If Photos won't open a library that you already migrated

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Q: Photos will not open iPhoto library on external drive, already "migrated."

I moved my iPhoto library to an external drive, upgraded, then "migrated" the library to Photos with the drive connected. I once opened Photos without the drive connected, and there is a "Photos" library of 9 apparently random photos. Now, Photos will not open the old library with the drive connected. Is there a way to change which library Photos is accessing?

 

Here is the warning I receive: The content of the iPhoto library “iPhoto Library” has already been migrated to Photos.  Open Photos to view your library or use a compatible version of iPhoto to open this iPhoto library.

(But it does not open the library on the external drive.)

MacBook Air, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Mar 3, 2016 2:18 PM

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