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Reverting to iPhoto after Photos migration

Does anyone know if it is ok to delete the new Photos library from the Pictures folder after you've migrated your iPhoto library to Photos? This is the situation I'm in - I migrated my library to Photos but I HATE it. I am very invested in Events and being able to review each new batch of photos before categorizing them into the appropriate events, and with this new app it's like everything is in a giant shoebox, it seems to include all my Photo Stream pictures in my library before I'm ready (I typically delete a lot of dud pictures every time I import, now they are all mixed in automatically and I have to remember how far back I've gone through and culled), and there's no way to tell which pictures haven't been categorized into an event yet. Worst of all, there's no way to hide photos from all views. Not only are hidden albums/events not even a thing anymore, Photos "conveniently" makes a whole new album of all the pictures I didn't want anyone to see. So now instead of me being the only one who would know where to look for hidden photos/Events in my library when they were unhidden, they're all collected in one place at the top level of my albums view. Why anyone would want an automatic, top-level album of all photos in an entire library that were meant not to be see, I don't know. Seems to defeat the entire privacy/security purpose of the Hide feature. Not to mention, anyone can still see all hidden photos when scrolling through the Albums view.

Long story short, I am RUNNING back to iPhoto for as long as Apple allows it to be used. Now, I know that any changes I make to the iPhoto library won't carry over automatically to Photos. I'm fine with that as I don't intend to use Photos until I'm forced to. However, I know that at some point I will be forced to use it, and at that point its library will be (hopefully) several years out of date. Since Photos creates symbolic links to the photo files, I know I could easily have deleted the iPhoto library when I migrated to Photos, but does that work both ways? I guess my question is, can I delete the Photos library I have now, keep working with my iPhoto library until iPhoto is killed completely, and then re-import the entire library back into Photos? Or do my photo files actually now live in the Photos library package instead of the iPhoto library package and deleting the Photos library will delete all my photos?

Any clarification on my options would be appreciated.

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Apr 9, 2015 6:29 PM

480 replies

petermac87

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Aug 9, 2015 1:17 PM in response to Terrible

Syncing to what? I have seen no difference whatsoever.

Pete

petermac87

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Aug 9, 2015 1:18 PM in response to Lazy Leopard

Lazy Leopard wrote:

petermac87 wrote:

Yes, a very similar scenario to iPhoto when it was first released. It was rubbish in a lot of people's opinion.

Indeed. The progression continues. Each new version is worse than the one before,

I have found that each update of iPhoto was an improvement on the previous. Photos is not an upgrade of iPhotos but a different App. As yet there has been no update for it.

Pete

Aug 9, 2015 1:24 PM in response to petermac87

petermac87 wrote:

I have found that each update of iPhoto was an improvement on the previous. Photos is not an upgrade of iPhotos but a different App. As yet there has been no update for it.

The way that the photo library is automatically migrated from iPhoto to Photos, and the effort it takes to reverse the process, makes Photos effectively "the next version" of iPhoto, and the migration process is inexcusably bad.

petermac87

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Aug 9, 2015 1:30 PM in response to Lazy Leopard

Feedback

Pete

Csound1

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Aug 9, 2015 5:39 PM in response to Lazy Leopard

Lazy Leopard wrote:

petermac87 wrote:

I have found that each update of iPhoto was an improvement on the previous. Photos is not an upgrade of iPhotos but a different App. As yet there has been no update for it.

The way that the photo library is automatically migrated from iPhoto to Photos, and the effort it takes to reverse the process, makes Photos effectively "the next version" of iPhoto, and the migration process is inexcusably bad.

The iPhoto library is not changed, or deleted. You can continue to use iPhoto as ever, no 'reversal' required.

Your research is bad.

Terrible

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Aug 9, 2015 5:41 PM in response to Csound1

Not for long. Apple will no longer support iPhoto with the next OS

Csound1

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Aug 9, 2015 5:43 PM in response to Terrible

How would you know that?

post a link to this information please.

LarryHN

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Aug 9, 2015 6:27 PM in response to Csound1

Your research is bad.

What would you expect from someone who self describes themselves as lazy 😮

LarryHN

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Aug 9, 2015 6:31 PM in response to Terrible

Terrible wrote:

Not for long. Apple will no longer support iPhoto with the next OS

1 - speculation about Apple policies is not allowed here per the TOU

2 - Info I've seems says you are just plain wrong

3 - and many, many people still use very old OSs and continue to use very old software - most certainly some day an OS upgrade will break iPhoto and Aperture but probably not the next one - and since every software upgrade is optional many will choose not to install any upgrade that breaks iPhoto or Aperture

4 - Your advice is not only incorrect but bad and is a dis-service to users who want accurate information

Aug 9, 2015 6:48 PM in response to Yer_Man

I Noticed at Barnes and noble that there is not a single book or booklet on Photos just two on iPhoto. This tells me I should stick with my iPhotos app and library. Why not?

petermac87

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Aug 9, 2015 7:09 PM in response to Pete Kroner

Pete Kroner wrote:

I Noticed at Barnes and noble that there is not a single book or booklet on Photos just two on iPhoto. This tells me I should stick with my iPhotos app and library. Why not?

Your choice has no effect on others. Good luck with it. I still use iPhotos as do many others.

Cheers

Pete

Terrible

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Aug 9, 2015 7:12 PM in response to Pete Kroner

Just riled me that MY iPhoto libraries had been converted to photos without my say so and there's no going back without a huge pitb. Thank goodness I had copies. Now I'm back to 10.10.2 and all is well.

petermac87

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Aug 9, 2015 7:14 PM in response to Terrible

It would not have converted automatically without you clicking OK. 😉

Pete

Terrible

Level 1

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Aug 9, 2015 7:26 PM in response to petermac87

Oh you bet your britches it did. Went to open last Barry and received sorry this has been converted to photos and no longer works in iPhoto or something to the effect.

Csound1

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Aug 9, 2015 7:38 PM in response to Terrible

Do you really think that everyone else is wrong? The iPhoto library is not converted, the Photos library is in addition, to, not instead of. You could still use it in iPhoto if you stopped believing your nonsense and paid attention. FYI, your britches are on fire.

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