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How can i import and order photo books from older iPhoto versions?

I have made a photobook which i have not ordered at apple yet. It's on another macbook still running iphoto 07 (unable to update iphoto, because to old for Mavericks)... Somehow i can't import this album on my laptop running iphoto 9.5.1 and order it from here...


Does anyone have solution?

iPhoto '08

Posted on Mar 20, 2014 2:37 AM

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Mar 20, 2014 7:59 AM in response to R.V.Jansen

books do not actually exist - they are simply database entries - so you have to move the entire iphoto library - rename it on the source machine and Connect the two Macs together (network, firewire target mode, etc) or use an external hard drive formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity from the old Mac to the pictures folder of the new Mac - depress the opeion key and launch iPhoto on the new mac and select the library with the book, convert it as needed and you will be ready move forward - be sure to

Before ordering your book preview it using this method - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1040 - and save the resulting PDF for reference - the delivered book will match it.



there may be differences in the book due to a new system


LN

Mar 20, 2014 5:28 PM in response to R.V.Jansen

Read again - the word "import" does not appear in either answeer - you never ever import one iPhoto library into another one


books do not actually exist - they are simply database entries - so you have to move the entire iphoto library


1 - rename it on the source machine


2 - Connect the two Macs together (network, firewire target mode, etc) or use an external hard drive formatted Mac OS extended (journaled)


3 - drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity from the old Mac to the pictures folder of the new Mac


4 - depress the opeion key and launch iPhoto on the new mac


5 - select the library with the book, convert it as needed and you will be ready move forward



- be sure to

Before ordering your book preview it using this method -http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1040 - and save the resulting PDF for reference - the delivered book will match it.



there may be differences in the book due to a new system

Spacing added for clearity in reading


LN

Mar 22, 2014 8:34 AM in response to R.V.Jansen

After running the updater do the following: apply the two fixes below in order as needed:


Fix #1


1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.


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2 - run Option #4 to rebuild the database.



Fix #2


Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library


1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.


2 - click on the Add Library button and select the library you want to add in the selection window..


3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the Library ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.


4 - In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.


5 - Click on the Create button.


Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

How can i import and order photo books from older iPhoto versions?

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