Hello,
The plan is to export the photos in parts from my Aperture library (Geotagged in my case) as a new aperture library.
Then import this into an existing photos library.
This doesn't seem to work, Photos just creates a new separate photos library.
Is there a way to import multiple aperture libraries into the Photos app?
Brgds, Jelger
Mac mini (Late 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
You're doing better then me. Photo crashes trying to import my Aperture library.
Well only tried a small aperture library like 6 Gb. I'm now in the process of relocating all my masters to an external drive to free up my internal drive.
Then i'm going for the complete library 650Gb in total, I hope it will not crash then as yours
When it crashes does it give any error message a normal human can understand?
Is there a way to import multiple aperture libraries into the Photos app?
No. Your mistake is expecting Aperture power and features in this app. It's not a replacement for Aperture.
Feedback to
I have a 35 GB Aperture library that worked fine. I attempt to open the other library and it starts "preparing library". The progress bar moves along and overtime it hits 23% it crashes. I get the error: "An unexpected error has occurred. An unexpected error occurred attempting to prepare your library."
It's not so unexpected now. The only option I have is quit and then Photo app disappears.
Terence: not at all. I'm just expecting an app that allows me to import or migrate a library. I'm happy having multiple libraries (in fact I sometimes prefer this as I keep raw stuff in one and only my edited in the main / live library).
Perhaps I misunderstood:
If you want to import Aperture Libraries into a Photos library you cannot do that. It has no merge feature.
If you want to migrate different Aperture Libraries to different Photos libraries, that's simple. Just open them with Photos.app
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch Photos. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'
So, what you could do in iPhoto you can do in Photos. The extra power that was in Aperture (to import Libraries into each other) isn't there.
Sorry if I misunderstood
Do you have any lost referenced files maybe? You could give it a try with checking.
Select all photos in the library an go to: file > Locate referenced files ...
This will check all your photos and gives a list of any referenced files and if they are found.
Maybe the photos app hangs on an unconnected referenced file. (just guessing)
Brgds, Jelger
My mistake was thinking Apple would have a simple way to import photos from Aperture or iPhoto, rather than forcing me to export and re-import everything. The Alt key method hangs and crashes every time.
Awful, awful transition.
No, Apple do have a simple way, and it doesn't involve exporting anything. Just open the Library with the new app.
No, as many threads have stated, this fails a LOT at some percentage and if that is happening to you then there is no other option than export.
Or repair the Aperture or iPhoto Library... But don't claim that there isn't an easy way to do it just because you're having glitches.
I'm not sure if this is the correct thread for this post, but here goes.
My import from aperture did NOT go right. Hardly any of my photos are there. They're still all available in aperture so I'm not desperate yet. But now my aperture library file says it's been converted. I've tried everything but nothing works.
Is there a way to delete the existing photos library and re-import from aperture?
I really want to give photos a chance but for now my photos library is non-existent.
Can anyone help me on this?
Thanks in advance.
Importing an aperture library into existing photos library
