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iPhoto Library Upgrader Not Working Properly

I followed the instructions, but when i clicked 'continue' in the Library Upgrader to upgrade my older iPhoto library, the original message about how my iPhoto library needs to be upgraded popped up

iPhoto '08, iOS 7.1

Posted on Apr 6, 2014 6:39 PM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2014 10:52 PM

DId you go to the Applications / Utilities folder and actually double click on the upgrader app there?

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Apr 7, 2014 5:13 AM in response to LarryHN

I have it backed up on a passport drive and am trying to upgrade the iPhoto library to transfer it to my new MacBook Air. I did open it in applications and I selected the correct library. then, when I clicked continue, the original message appeared about needing to upgrade it even though that's exactly what I was trying to do.

Apr 7, 2014 7:38 AM in response to isabel9081

What version of iPhot do you ave hat is gving you this message?


You say

am trying to upgrade the iPhoto library to transfer it to my new MacBook Air.

Instead move the libray to the MBA and upgrade it there using the version of iPhotot that is there - you can not upgrade it on the old system with the old version of iPhoto


And the library upgrader does not upgrade the library - it modifies version 7 and earlier libraries so that the new version of iPhoto can upgrade them successfully



Moving the iPhoto library is safe and simple - quit iPhoto and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity to the external drive - depress the option key and launch iPhoto using the "select library" option to point to the new location on the external drive - fully test it and then trash the old library on the internal drive (test one more time prior to emptying the trash)



And be sure that the External drive is formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) (iPhoto does not work with drives with other formats) and that it is always available prior to launching iPhoto



And backup soon and often - having your iPhoto library on an external drive is not a backup and if you are using Time Machine you need to check and be sure that TM is backing up your external drive



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iPhoto Library Upgrader Not Working Properly

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