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Hello there, I have 2 separate Photos App libraries. One used for my work (I'm a landscape Photographer) and other for my personal photos. Both libraries have the photos organized using folders and albums within each folder. Is there a way that I can merge both libraries and keep the folder/album organization?
Thank you
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.0
Photos 7 on Monterey can import photos from one library into the other, but does not transfer the albums and the keywords.
You can preserve the albums and folders, if you are using iCloud Photos. If you upload both libraries, one after the other to iCloud Photos, they will be merged in iCloud, preserving all keywords, albums, folders, and keeping the edited versions and originals paired. You will have to use copies of the libraries to merge them this way, if you want to preserve the original libraries as they are now.
Or use the paid, full version of PowerPhotos to merge the libraries. PowerPhotos can merge libraries, preserving the albums, unless one of the libraries is an optimised iCloud Photos Library. https://www.fatcatsoftware.com/powerphotos/Docs/merge_libraries.html
Photos 7 on Monterey can import photos from one library into the other, but does not transfer the albums and the keywords.
You can preserve the albums and folders, if you are using iCloud Photos. If you upload both libraries, one after the other to iCloud Photos, they will be merged in iCloud, preserving all keywords, albums, folders, and keeping the edited versions and originals paired. You will have to use copies of the libraries to merge them this way, if you want to preserve the original libraries as they are now.
Or use the paid, full version of PowerPhotos to merge the libraries. PowerPhotos can merge libraries, preserving the albums, unless one of the libraries is an optimised iCloud Photos Library. https://www.fatcatsoftware.com/powerphotos/Docs/merge_libraries.html
How to merge 2 photo libraries and keep both folder structures
