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Q: Migration from iPhoto library on external drive to Photos library on DIFFERENT drive

Migration from iPhoto library on external drive to Photos library on DIFFERENT drive. The initial iPhoto external drive will not always be plugged in. Will Photos still only create hard links, causing me to have to keep both external drives plugged in?

 

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Posted on Sep 21, 2015 10:49 AM

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Q: Migration from iPhoto library on external drive to Photos library on DIFFERENT drive

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Sep 21, 2015 10:51 AM in response to Wangagat
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    Sep 21, 2015 10:51 AM in response to Wangagat

    Hard links can’t span volumes. You won’t need to keep both drives plugged in.

     

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 21, 2015 10:52 AM in response to Wangagat
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    Sep 21, 2015 10:52 AM in response to Wangagat

    I'm not sure but I think that would be a problem - why not just drag the iphoto library to the new EHD (verify that it is formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) ), connected with a fast wired connection and not being used as a TimeMachine backup volume and then migrate on the drive you want to use?

     

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  • by Wangagat,

    Wangagat Wangagat Sep 21, 2015 10:57 AM in response to Niel
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    Sep 21, 2015 10:57 AM in response to Niel

    Thanks what I was hoping, but the migration is sitting @ 44% right now, and my destination EXD isn't showing any used up space at all, leading me to believe that no files are being actually copied.

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Sep 21, 2015 10:58 AM in response to Wangagat
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    Sep 21, 2015 10:58 AM in response to Wangagat
    Will Photos still only create hard links

    No.  Hard links are only between the image files in the iPhoto Library and the migrated Photos Library at the time of migration and while they are on the same volume.  After the migration any image files added to one library will only be in that library and not the other. 

     

    If you want to keep both libraries the same you'll have to import new image files into both libraries.

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