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Q: iPhoto import with existing icloud photo library on the iPhone

Please help,

How can I upgrade my iphoto library to the Photos app (with icloud sync and all) if I have already been using my new iphone for over a year with iCloud library selected? The phone has already transferred hundreds of pictures to iCloud.

Do I now have two libraries I will have to merge somehow?? I am afraid to lose one of them if I just import my old iPhoto library and turn on iCloud sync on the Mac.

Posted on Jan 7, 2016 1:32 PM

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    MAM76 MAM76 Jan 7, 2016 1:55 PM in response to MAM76
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    Jan 7, 2016 1:55 PM in response to MAM76

    I found this at the photos support page:

    iCloud Photo Library keeps a single library — your System Photo Library — up to date on all your devices. If you change your System Photo Library, the contents of this new library will be merged with the contents already in iCloud. This can’t be reversed, so you should make this change only if you intend to combine your libraries.