what is photos Version 1.0.1

This Help text explains what Photos can do. Photos Help

Photos is the new application that Apple is supporting for basic photo management and editing. iphoto is no longer developed, New Macs come with Photos instead of iPhoto.

Can I safely remove it or will it also delete all of the photos on iPhoto?

Photos is a part of MacOS X and not a separate application. It is not possible to uninstall it, because it is protected by the System Integrity Protection.

You cannot delete it without modifying your system.

If you try to delete it, you will see this alert:

Moments in Photos are the new Events, i.e. groupings of photos sorted by date taken.

When the iPhoto Library was first migrated to Photos there is a folder created in the sidebar titled iPhoto Events and all migrated iPhoto Events (which are now Moments) are represented by an album in that folder. To open the sidebar if it's not already open use the Option+Command+S key combination.

NOTE: It's been reported by several users that if the Event albums are moved out of the iPhoto Library folder in the sidebar they may disappear. It's not widespread but several users have reported that issue. Therefore, if you want to assure that you keep those Event albums don't move them outside the iPhoto Events folder.

There's a way to simulate events in Photos.

When new photos are imported into the Photos library go to the Last Import smart album, select all the photos and use the File ➙ New Album menu option or use the key combination Command+N. Name it as desired. It will appear just above the iPhoto Events folder where you can drag it into the iPhoto Events folder

When you click on the iPhoto Events folder you'll get a simulated iPhoto Events window.

Albums and smart albums can be sorted by Title, by Date with oldest first and by Date with newest first.

Tell Apple what missing features you'd like restored or new features added in Photos via Apple-Photos Feedback.

Photos is a new and different program for managing photos - support for iPhoto has been discontinued (well over a year ago) and someday with some upgrade to the OS iPhoto 9.6.1 will quit working completely so before that you need a new photo management solution - Photos is one to consider as it will migrate your iPhoto library and under ElCaptain version 1.3 exceeds iPhoto's capabilities in nearly all areas - it is a new and different program and does have a learning curve - and it is part of the OS so you can not delete - if you choose not to use it just ignore it - is is installed when you install the OS so it will always be there

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Depends

If everything is in iPhoto then simply migrate your iPhoto library to Photos - drag the iPhoto library to the Photos icon in the Dock - but if you only want to move select Photos (rather that replace the Photos library with the current iPhoto library) then export the photos form iPhoto and import into Photos - or migrate the iPhoto library and use PowerPhotos to move photos between the two libraries

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specificgravity wrote:

I just tried exporting 2664 photos but the box that appears does not offer "Photos".

There is one spot called Pictures which is 9th on the list after Downloads, Documents, etc.

correct

exactly as I said it is two (2) steps - export then import

then export the photos from iPhoto and import into Photos

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If you want them in a folder then you choose a folder (or create a new one using the create folder button) to export to - export puts the photos exactly where you tell it to as you would expect and want it to

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There's a button in the Export window that lets you create a new folder on the Desktop or in any folder you've chosen:

In Photos folder do not contain photos - they contain albums or other folders adn are only logical organizational elements - if you delete a folder that is all that happens the albums and the folder are deleted - the photos in the albums are not affected in any way - so if you deleted a folder in error you can either restore your backup from when it was there or recreate it form the photos that were in it

Deleted folders and albums to not go to the recently deleted album - only photos go to the recetently deleted album - nothing deleted from Photos go to the trash

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Create a smart album with this criteria:

You really have to the take the help menu quick tour of Photos and read Help menu topics and then go take a class - this is a very slow and painful way to learn how to use a new program

And when you request help you have to give details and use proper descriptions - I have no idea what you what to to or what you did or what the problem you have that you want help with is - In Photos folders do not hold Photos - folder hold other folders or albums and you give us no clue as to what you mean by move - from where to where and why

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