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How do I merge 2 Photos libraries?

I have unintentionally ended up with two Photos Libraries. I want to merge them into one. How is that done? are there risks?

iMac 21.5", OS X 10.11

Posted on Jan 26, 2020 10:50 AM

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Posted on Jan 26, 2020 3:26 PM

See the article https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT209528


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Jan 26, 2020 10:58 AM in response to Mike Kaaks

There are two ways:


1 - with iCloud Photo Library is the most complete method.


2 - with the paid version of PowerPhotos as described in this PowerPhoto tutorial: Merging libraries. If you go this route be sure to migrate the smaller library into the larger and have backups of both before you start. Read the tutorial carefully because there are some caveats to this method.


How do I merge 2 Photos libraries?

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