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Q: iphoto 8.1.3 to photos 1.3?

how do i move iPhoto 8.1.2 library to an external hard drive and then use that on my new macbook with photos 1.3?

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Posted on Feb 21, 2016 8:33 PM

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Q: iphoto 8.1.3 to photos 1.3?

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Feb 21, 2016 8:36 PM in response to nothen2do
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    Mac OS X
    Feb 21, 2016 8:36 PM in response to nothen2do

    Drag it to a volume formatted as Mac OS Extended, launch Photos with the Option key held down, click on Other Library, and choose it.

     

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Feb 21, 2016 10:23 PM in response to nothen2do
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    Feb 21, 2016 10:23 PM in response to nothen2do

    The library will look different in Photos for Mac.  See this document on what to expect after the migration:    How Photos handles content and metadata from iPhoto and Aperture - Apple Support

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Feb 22, 2016 9:33 AM in response to nothen2do
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    Feb 22, 2016 9:33 AM in response to nothen2do

    The following will help you understand how Photos works:

     

    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.

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    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.


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