How do I import iphoto library to Photos?

How do I import iphoto library to Photos?


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 2, 2021 7:39 PM

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Posted on Jan 2, 2021 7:48 PM

Launch Photos with the Option key held down, click on Other Library, and choose the iPhoto one.


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Jan 3, 2021 12:00 AM in response to Niel

When you do that, your iPhoto library will be upgraded for use with Photos. It would be wise to take a backup of it before importing, if you don't already have one.


Note also - that you will get a second library created containing just your iPhoto images - it won't transfer the images from the iPhoto library into your current library.


If you then want to merge the two libraries there are a number of ways you can do it.

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