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How do I open my iPhotos if they were saved on an external drive with a pre-macOS Catalina system?

How do I open my iPhotos if they were saved on an external drive with a pre-macOS Catalina system? When I try to open my iPhoto gallery, I get this message: iPhoto isn’t supported in this version of macOS. Please upgrade to Photos. How do I upgrade to Photos on an external drive?




Posted on Jan 4, 2023 8:54 AM

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Posted on Jan 4, 2023 8:58 AM

You don't. You simply use Photos to create a new Library. Launch Photos with the option key held down. from the dialog, navigate to your external and choose your library. Photos will create a new library.


Note that this only applies pre-Ventura.

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How do I open my iPhotos if they were saved on an external drive with a pre-macOS Catalina system?

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