Q: Import photos, possibly?
Coming from Windows, I have a Pictures folder, and it has lots and lots of photo albums.
Directly from my Windows computer, I copied all the albums to the Pictures folder on my Mac.
Currently, if I want to preview the images, etc. I must open each photo, one at a time. I then open the Photos app, and none of my albums are showing there.
- do I need to import them into the Photo album?
- if I do, will it create the album names for me?
- performing the import, will that mean I'll have two copies, one in the Photos app, and one in the Pictures location?
Looking for feedback. Thanks in advance
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015), iOS 9.3.2
Posted on May 28, 2016 11:36 AM
As rkaufmann87 mentioned you need to import the photos into a Photos library so you can easily view them.
If you want to import them by folder and have an album with the same name as the folder created in the library for each folder use this Applescript from the Photos for Mac User Tips web page: Import Folders of Image Files into Library as Albums.
You can download a compiled version of the script as an application from this tutorial site: P01 - Applescripts from Photos’ User Tips Compiled as Applications
These user tips from Photos for Mac User Tips will help you in your introduction from iPhoto to Photos:
Moments in Photos are the New Events
Notes on Migrating an iPhoto Library from iPhoto to Photos for Mac
Posted on May 29, 2016 9:49 PM