How to safely upgrade to OS 9, with huge iPhoto 8.1.2 library?
My iPhoto ’09 8.1.2 library has more than 50,000 photos. I have OS X 10.6.8 - yes, I know they are old.
Due to some unfortunate circumstances, I could not upgrade iPhoto and OS earlier.
How can I safely move my huge iPhoto library when I upgrade OS X 10.9 or newer? (I'd like to use a program which requires OS X 10.9 or later.)
Any advice on which OS X would be safest?
Will metadata be preserved in the move?
Is it advisable to rebuild or repair iPhoto library before installing new OS X?
To free up space on my laptop, 2 years ago, I moved my iPhoto library to an external HD; it is no longer on laptop. I have 2 additional backups of the library on other external HDs. Even so, iPhoto sometimes stalls /cursor spins, and I must quit, or force quit.
I also have Time Machine backups on 2 external HDs.
If I move from iPhoto to Photos, will the event groupings disappear?
😕 I’m very nervous about destroying, losing or damaging the huge photo library while updating to OS X 9 or above.
Also, I use Word (Microsoft Office for Mac 2008) for work -- will this function on OS 9 and later?
Thanks in advance for your help.
mid 2009 MacBook Pro OS x 10.6.8
iPhoto ’09 version 8.1.2 (my computer’s original version of iPhoto)
Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.53 GHz
Memory: 2 x 4 GB
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), iPhoto 09 now, but upgrading OS X
