Hi, first time here so please be kind.
I have a MacBook 13” late 2009 that has iPhoto ‘09 version 8.1.12 (424) running OS 10.9.5. (13F1911)
I would like to be able to transfer the photos on there to my MacBook Air Retina 13” 2019 with Photos v.8.0 (511.0.180) running on OS Ventura 13.0.1.
What is the best and hopefully easiest way to do this please?
TIA for your help.
Do you want all your photos in one library on the new machine?
If so then: Copy the library from the old machine to the new machine. You can then either import images from that library to the existing one, and so end up with all in the one place
or
Use PowerPhotos to merge the libraries. - this is a more complete result.
Do you want all your photos in one library on the new machine?
If so then: Copy the library from the old machine to the new machine. You can then either import images from that library to the existing one, and so end up with all in the one place
or
Use PowerPhotos to merge the libraries. - this is a more complete result.
You have waited too long, sorry.
All earlier versions of Photos (from OS X 10.10.3 to macOS 12) could open iPhoto Libraries and create a new Photos Library from the iPhoto Library. The new Photos Library would have been very similar to your iPhoto Library - with all albums and folders, and the events saved as albums. Your current version of Photos ist the first version, where this is no longer possible.
In Photos 8 on macOS 13 Ventura, all we can do is to copy the iPhoto Library to the new Mac, perhaps on an external drive, then launch Photos and then import the photos from the iPhoto Library to the Photos Library.
In Photos 8 on your new Mac use the command "File > Import", then select the iPhoto Library and wait, until you are seeing a long list of new photos, that need importing and select them for import.
This will save your photos and videos, but not the structure of your library.
Alternately, you could open your iPhoto Library in iPhoto on the old Mac, then open each event and export the photos to folders named like the events. Then import these folders in Photos on your new Mac.
You will need the full, paid version of PowerPhotos: See this link: https://www.fatcatsoftware.com/powerphotos/
The most recent version, PowerPhotos 2.3, can even convert iPhoto Libraries to Photos Libraries, see this help text: https://www.fatcatsoftware.com/powerphotos/VersionedDocs/v7/migrate_libraries.html
I cannot test, if this will work with an iPhoto ‘09 version 8.1.12 library, all my iPhoto Libraries have been updated to iPhoto 9.6.1.
Just want to say a big thank you to everyone who responded to my question. Problem solved thanks to you all!
in the end I went with transferring the old iPhotos to an external disk and then importing these to Photos on my MacBook Air.
Seems to have worked a treat!
Many many thanks to you all!
Thank you! I’ll try saving to an external drive and importing from there. Is there a best format for the external drive to do this?
Thank you for your reply. As a comparative novice I’ve not heard of PowerPhotos does sound like it could be the way to go.
The drive should be formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or apfs.
I'm not sure that OS 10.9.5. would recognize an "apfs" formatted drive. I'd stick with "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" until you no longer need the old computer to access the new drive.
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Thanks for all the responses!
This forum is great. I’ll get at this in a few days as busy with other stuff. I will let you all know what the outcome is. Thanks again!
Transferring iPhotos from one machine to Photos on another machine.
