I had all my photos in one library but it was very slow to open. Therefore I have just added new albums to breakdown my pictures into different years. I wish to move the photos from the main library (and albums) into the separate library without duplication. Any advise on how to do this would be much appreciated.
Which app are you using? If it's iPhoto, which version?
How many items in the Library? Did you try fixing it first?
Thank,
Yes I am using I photo '11 Version 9.2.1 (628) There are around 3000 items in the main library but I haunt tried fixing it. Is this possible?
To try fix it:
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
If you still want to move the material you'll need to purchase iPhoto Library Manager.
Regards
TD
I want to move photos and albums in a iPhoto library to a new library i have just created
