I exported my iPhoto photos and now want to import to Photos

In order to start a with a fresh Photos Ive just restored a few days back through time machine - to replace current Photos so hopefully it will restore with empty files? Then I'll try the import option again. Not too impressed so far - I think I'll end up with Photos duplicated or 2 Photos libraries?

Hi Terence - always my saviour! I had to reinstall operating system. I exported or backed up (cant remember which now) the iPhoto library - think it was an export - to an external hard drive and they are all there. Once Yosemite up and running smoothly ⚠ I wanted to transfer photos back to Photos -not iPhoto - not going to use that anymore! I opened Photos and clicked on import and chose the folder on the external hard drive. Not everything has imported as it took a long time anyway and I can see the total number of photos is different. However, the photos are showing in Photos app but all jumbled up! I have now time machined myself back to a few days ago before I imported to have a clean sweep at it - and now I am importing again but only a dozen or so files at a time and then checking that they transfer. Clearly I am not going to get my faces back or events - everything looks as though it is going into date order?

That would have been a good way - but my TM backup was so full that I can only go back to 25th July - not sure why its so full - I keep getting messages saying they are deleting space to create new backup... anyway - so far the slow import seems ok - I guess I'll just have to edit it once its all transferredand rest faces etc. No events anymore then 😟

I wish I had waited todo this another day 😟 But hey ho! I have spent hours and hours importing photos from my backup external hard drive where I exported iPhotos. some files would not import (?) but anyway - I now have more than double the amount of picture files and it is a total shambles. I have decided to abandon photos and go back to iphoto - just downloading it now - can anyone tell me please if the import back to iphoto will be better than trying to import to photos. what a mess!

Terrance sorry if Im irritating you - I didn't export as a library as I didn't intend to use iphoto again was hoping to use Photos - so I exported photos using the export facility in iphoto. Ive now just open my new iphotos and selected import to library - i hate all this - bloomin PHOTOS!!! I have aperfect iPhoto set up and I dont think its gonna transfer back inthe same 😟 I cant go to time machine further back than when I reinstalled - last backup is now only to 24th July. 😟