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I just updated to Catalina, and now my iphotos won't open. Not all my pictures were imported to the photos app. How can I get those pictures off of iPhoto?

I just updated to Catalina, and now my iphotos won't open. Not all my pictures were imported to the photos app. How can I get those pictures off of iPhoto?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 9:46 AM

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Posted on Feb 9, 2022 9:50 AM

Launch Photos with the option key held down. From the dialog, choose your iPhoto Library. Photos will create a new Photos Library from your iPhoto media.

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I just updated to Catalina, and now my iphotos won't open. Not all my pictures were imported to the photos app. How can I get those pictures off of iPhoto?

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