Q: Iphoto Library importing problem
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Jun 13, 2015 7:27 AMby LarryHN,1 - you do not "Import" your iPhoto library - you open and migrate it - no importing involved
2 - try to backup your iphoto library and launch iPhoto while holding the option and command keys down - repair emissions and then rebuild the database. Then launch Photos while holding the option key down and select the newly rebuilt iPhoto library to open and migrate
LN
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Jun 14, 2015 1:29 AMby Paolo Alba,HI All,
I've repaired all . However, when i try to import in Photo it stops at 8% with the message 10Gb needed.
The disk where the photo library is located has 300Gb free.
I'm using 10.10.6 and theres a bug with a very strange number in available disk space.
Thanks a lot. Kind regards
Paul
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Jun 14, 2015 3:18 AMby léonie,However, when i try to import in Photo it stops at 8% with the message 10Gb needed.
Import in Photo? If you are trying to migrate an iPhoto Library to Photos you do not import, but open the library in Photos by dragging the iPhoto Library onto the Photos icon in the Dock. Is that what you have been doing?
The disk where the photo library is located has 300Gb free.
What is the file system of this disk? Photos cannot create a Photos library on a drive that is not formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled). It the drive has a different file system, Photos will create the migrated library in your Pictures folder on your system drive instead, and that may be the reason for the missing storage.
In that case move your iPhoto Library to a correctly formatted external drive to upgrade it to Photos.
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Jun 14, 2015 8:05 AMby Paolo Alba,OK !
My 90GB iphoto folder has been moved in an external usb2 2Tb disk.
Actually the Photo is still at 15% but in this external disk appeared a Photo Folder that is actually 90Gb as the original Iphoto file.
I'm going to wait , but is extremely slow.
15% and still 15%!
I don't know...
if something wrong it would say something to me!
Thanks a lot !
paul
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Jun 14, 2015 9:14 AMby léonie,Actually the Photo is still at 15% but in this external disk appeared a Photo Folder that is actually 90Gb as the original Iphoto file.
Photos will create a new Photos Library from your iPhoto Library, and the size of the new Photos Library will be approximately the size of the converted iPhoto Library, So that is as to be expected. But Photos will not actually use so much storage, see: Photos saves disk space by sharing images with your iPhoto or Aperture libraries - Apple Support
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Jun 14, 2015 10:47 AMby Paolo Alba,Thank a lot! But I'm going crazy!
I've stopped the 15% and deleted the folder created.
after all, I've repeated the import at 3% the photo app crash.
I'm going to repeat all the 4 step in the Iphoto File!
After all , what next?
Could I try to figure out my all photo in the photo app after 48 hours!!!????
Many thanks ! Kinds regards
Paul
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Jun 14, 2015 1:31 PMby léonie,We also need an answer to LarryHN's question. What is the file system of the drive with your iPhoto Library? And how is the drive connected?
I'm going to repeat all the 4 step in the Iphoto File!
After all , what next?
Do you mean, repeat the four option of the iPhoto Library First aid? That may help, but only of the drive has the correct file system "MacOS Extended(Journaled)".
In some bad cases of Library corruption it helped to repair the library with iPhoto Library Manager, if the First Aid Tools could not fix it.
You can download iPhoto Library Manager here: The free trial version will suffice to rebuild the library.
