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transfer photo library from external hard drive to iMac

I copied my photo library from my MacBook to an external hard drive. It is titled 4-21-19.photoslibrary on the external hard drive. I would like to put that library on my new iMac. I plug the external hard drive into my iMac, go to the photos app then import to search for the library on the external drive but the 4-21-19.photoslibrary is greyed out. I can't import it. Anyone have any suggestions on how to import this library? My MacBook is 3 years old and I just purchased the iMac last night (not sure if this matters).

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on May 25, 2019 12:47 PM

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Posted on May 26, 2019 10:34 AM

You don't import a library. You copy it from the external HD into the Pictures folder on the new Mac and open it with Photos.




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transfer photo library from external hard drive to iMac

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