how do I transfer my photos from old 2017 27 inch iMac to new iMac? Old iMac Monterey.
I have already set up the new iMac , I did not use migration assistant because I wanted to start clean.
The only thing I want to transfer are my photos and videos .
I attempted airdrop but there are too many photos and the file info did not transfer with the images.
Is there a simple easy to understand method to do this ?
I assume you mean you are using the Photos app and want to transfer the Photos Library. Is that correct?
If so, there are a number of ways you can copy your Photos Library to your new iMac. First, the Photos Library is normally located in the Pictures folder in your user home folder. The filename is Photos Library.photoslibrary It can be quite large, which means copying takes time.
I assume you mean you are using the Photos app and want to transfer the Photos Library. Is that correct?
If so, there are a number of ways you can copy your Photos Library to your new iMac. First, the Photos Library is normally located in the Pictures folder in your user home folder. The filename is Photos Library.photoslibrary It can be quite large, which means copying takes time.
I would do what MartinR suggested and just copy the file to an external drive then paste into the new Mac.
How to transfer photo library from 2017 iMac to new iMac ?
