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Have migrated iPhoto (Test)Library to Photo App

Try to migrate (real) iPhoto Library. System refuses.

Need to reset Photo App. (with alt-click /choose app) no success


iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Nov 4, 2020 9:49 AM

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Nov 9, 2020 9:07 AM in response to Old Toad

Thanks very much for the reply, good feeling to find users who care to help!

As to my problem: I succeeded by pure luck, as follows. I have an iPhoto Library (on a Mac OS 10.9) with ca. 33000 pictures. . copied it to an external harddisk. (Took several hours). Then I connected the harddisk to my other iMac (OS 13).

There I openend Photos, holding down the alt-key, then choosing the iPhoto library on the harddisk. Took again several hours, looked good at first..., then the mac hung up. Tried it once more, same 'result', no success. (That's when I wrote the note). The next day I copied the old iPhoto Library once more, to another external harddisk, repeating the process a described - and surprise - it worked !

Good luck and thanks, Hans

Nov 4, 2020 10:20 AM in response to KuFreBL

Please read the following user tip and restate your question/problem in detail


Writing an Effective Apple Support Communities Question - Apple Community  


Please explain what you mean by "real iPhoto Library" as opposed to the iPhoto Library you migrated?


What do you mean by "refuses"? Did you get a message? Post a screenshot of the message you got.


What libraries do you currently have, both iPhoto and Photos? Can you post a screenshot of them in your Pictures folder?

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