HeleneTokyo
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Q: iPhoto sharing same Mac

How to share iPhoto (esp. photo book Project) between two users on the same Mac without iCloud nor external drive?

  • Photos are saved on the Mac so no need for iCloud and not always access to internet
  • External drive is highly inconvenient

 

Thank you in advance for any help

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 7, 2016 4:35 PM

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HeleneTokyo

Q: iPhoto sharing same Mac

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  • by LarryHN,Helpful

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 7, 2016 9:32 PM in response to HeleneTokyo
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    Sep 7, 2016 9:32 PM in response to HeleneTokyo

    You can not

     

    You will need to find different Photo management software that meets yoru needs - Photos does not (and recent version of iPhotos did not either)

     

    LN

  • by HeleneTokyo,

    HeleneTokyo HeleneTokyo Sep 7, 2016 9:34 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Sep 7, 2016 9:34 PM in response to LarryHN

    Thanks for the quick and clear answer.

    Still a shame as this sounds to me like a very basic function, rather than all the multiple options available but that are hardly used.

    Thanks again

    Helene

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 8, 2016 6:13 AM in response to HeleneTokyo
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    Sep 8, 2016 6:13 AM in response to HeleneTokyo

    You can tell Apple what you want  --  http://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html

     

    LN

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Sep 8, 2016 6:27 AM in response to HeleneTokyo
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    Sep 8, 2016 6:27 AM in response to HeleneTokyo
    • Photos are saved on the Mac so no need for iCloud and not always access to internet

    iCloud Photo Library is also a single user library and not meant for sharing a library.

     

    Photos has been designed to share selected photos, but not the library. Each user maintains an own library and shares the best, selected photos with friend and family.

     

    The work-around for sharing a library between users, that worked in iPhoto or Aperture does no longer work well in Photos, if you want to to share the system photo library (iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users). To make that work in Photos you have to log off, before the other user can open the library.

     

    I understand, that you do not want to use an external drive with a portable Mac. You could  partition the system drive, if your Mac has a large internal drive.  If the internal drive is small, you will sooner or later need an external drive for your photos anyway.