HT204259: If Photos won't open a library that you already migrated

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rdur

Q: how do i override this ridiculousness? I need to re-migrated due to a drive failure.

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HT204259: If Photos won't open a library that you already migrated

 

how do i override this ridiculousness? I need to re-migrated due to a drive failure.

OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), Mac Photos

Posted on Aug 22, 2015 4:06 PM

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Q: how do i override this ridiculousness? I need to re-migrated due to a drive failure.

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Aug 22, 2015 4:27 PM in response to rdur
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    Aug 22, 2015 4:27 PM in response to rdur
    • Either open the library again in iPhoto at least once. Then you can drag the library again onto the Photos icon to migrate it again.
    • Or simply change the filename extension of the migrated iPhoto Library back to  ".photolibrary" . You can change the extension in the Info panel.