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I am using iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) OS 10.10.3. i have 2 iPhoto library one on my Mac HD and the other on my External HD which i primarily use and which has all the latest photos in it. Now with the new update to photos app in Mac i am not able to open the iPhoto library from my external HD. I get the following error message please help.
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), null
i am not able to open the iPhoto library from my external HD
How is the external HD formatted? Is the filesystem MAcOS Extended (Journaled) as necessary?
Is theHD directly connected or by a networked connection?
Have you tried to set the "Ignore Ownership on this volume" flag?
See how to prepare the drive for storing an iPhoto Library on it in this document: iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users
Which version of iPhoto created the library? If it was iPhoto 7.1.2 or earlier, download and run the iPhoto Library upgrader.
iPhoto '11 or later: About the Library Upgrader - Apple Support
Hi Thank you for immediate reply.
My external HD is in Windows NTFS format and connected via USB 3.0.
Please have a look at the screen shot of my external HD info.
I don't know which ver of iPhoto i was using but very sure it is the latest version.
Please help.
Move your iPhoto Library to your internal drive or another external drive. The newest iPhoto version are checking for the correct filesystem. Your drive is formatted "Windows NT Filesystem" and you cannot use that drive with iPhoto. It is incompatible, and storing a library there may result in data loss or library corruption.
You need to reformat the drive or use a different drive.
Reformatting the drive will erase it. You have to copy the data to a different location before you reformat. See how to prepare the drive for storing an iPhoto Library on it in this document: iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users
When i try to move my iPhoto library to my Mac i get the following message.i don't have another HD. my library is around 250GB. Now what to do? Please help.
photos app in my mac is not able to open the iPhoto library from my external hard disk.
