After Photos was automatically installed on my computer, none of my iPhoto library photos are visible in it (although they are in iPhoto). I have been told there should be an iPhoto 'album' in Photos, but there is not. How do I get all my 'old' photos into the new program?
imac, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
To migrate an iPhoto Library to Photos simply open it with Photos:
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch Photos. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'
Make sure the sidebar in Photo is open. User the key combination of Option+Command+S to open it.
Next look for the Album label in the side bar. If there is nothing below it move the cursor to the right of the label until Show appears. Click on Shot and the albums brought over from iPhoto in the conversion will be visible.
Moments in Photos are the new Events, i.e. groupings of photos sorted by date taken.
When the iPhoto Library was first migrated to Photos there was a folder created in the sidebar titled iPhoto Events and all migrated iPhoto Events (which are now Moments) are represented by an album in that folder. To open the sidebar if it's not already open use the Option+Command+S key combination.
There's a way to simulate events in Photos.
When new photos are imported into the Photos library go to the Last Import smart album, select all the photos and use the File ➙ New Album menu option or use the key combination Command+N. Name it as desired. It will appear just above the iPhoto Events folder where you can drag it into the iPhoto Events folder
When you click on the iPhoto Events folder you'll get a simulated iPhoto Events window.
The downside to the simulation is that the Albums/Events can only be sorted automatically by Title. But they can also be sorted manually, either in the sidebar or in the folder's window at the right.
Ask Apple for more sorting options in Photos via https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html.
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