Q: Migrating from iPhoto to Photos
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Apr 29, 2016 2:26 PMby LarryHN,Give it some time - that is not a really large library but it might take a couple of hours
Do you have iPhoto 9.6.1 and/or aperture 3.6
Probably you are going to want to fix the libraries first ad then migrate - this will require one of those programs
If the migration does not work backup your iPhoto Library and hold down the option and command keys while launching iPhoto 9.6.1 - repair permissions and then rebuild the library - see this article for additional suggestions on preparing to migrate -- Notes on Migrating an iPhoto Library from iPhoto to Photos for Mac
Once you are ready drag the prepared iPhoto library to the Photos icon in the DOck and it should migrate cleanly
see for info on how the migration works - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204478
And notes on the differences between iPhoto 9.6.1 and Photos 1.5 -- Photos 1.5 vs iPhoto 9.6.1: Features and Capabilities
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Apr 29, 2016 3:10 PMby Richard Chubb,Hi Larry
I use aperture 3.6. about 4 hours after starting it is still showing 0%, and as mentioned, I am not convinced the library is only 21gb.
I think I have tried theRepair permissions, but it errored too.
Can I kill photos without damaging anything, and try your steps above?
Thanks again
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Apr 29, 2016 11:41 PMby léonie,I have quite a large iPhoto library that won't open in iPhoto or Aperture anymore, suddenly it says there is somethignwrong with permissions.
What is the error exact error message?
Where is your Aperture library stored? In your Pictures folder or on an external drive? If external drive, what is the file system?
Your Aperture library needs to be on a drive that is formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled), or Photos will try to create the migrated copy in your Pictures folder and get stuck, because it is running out of storage. The migrated library caan only be created on a drive, where Photos can create hard links.
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Apr 30, 2016 1:34 AMby Richard Chubb,Hi there, the library is stored external and it is formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled),
I have killed the Photos migration, and held down the option and command keys while launching Aperture 3.6 to repair permissions.
I did it with Aperture as this is the programme I used, and rarely went into iPhoto
I know have a window spinning for 2 hours saying Checking all files
Should I just leave this for a few hours?
Thanks again
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Apr 30, 2016 1:45 AMby léonie,"Repair Permissions" should not take that long, unless your library is gigantic. let it run for an hour or so longer, but then kill it.
"Repair Database" or "Rebuild database" on the other hand may take several hours, sometimes even days for a very large library.
Enable the "Ignore Ownership" flag on that external drive, if it has not yet been enabled. And check the external drive with Disk Utility.
if that is well, test, if Aperture can work with a new, empty library on that external drive, to get the drive out of the equation.
You set the Ignore Ownership flag from the Info panel for the drive:
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Apr 30, 2016 4:12 AMby léonie,Also, Repair Disk Permissions is greyed out?
On your external drive?
If "repair Permissions" is greyed out, there is something wrong. Is the external drive used by Time Machine?Do you have any other backup software installed on that drive, that came with the drive?
If the drive is your backup drive, it is not possible to migrate your library on that drive.
