Q: yet another iPhoto/Photos merge question (sorry)
I know that variants of this question have been asked and answered many times, and I regret not being able to figure out whether any of the answers apply to me.
I am trying to get Photos on my new El Capitan to show all the photos I have in my iPhoto library. What seems to be different about my situation is:
1. My old computer is the iMac listed below--late 2006 model. I eventually migrated its contents to my new iMac, but had to copy the contents of my Time-Machine-designated backup external disk. I couldn't make Migration Assistant work wirelessly, even though the 2 computers were 2 feet apart.
2. The version of iPhoto that was migrated to my brand new iMac is 6.6 from 2007, apparently! When I try to open iPhoto now I get the message to update it from the App Store, but the AS tells me the update isn't available.
3. A few years ago I designated my backup disk as the site for my iPhoto library, and the library seems intact as it remains, on the external disk.
4. The iphotos do not show up in Photos, and when I click on "All My Files" in the Finder, there are photos scattered everywhere in the list. And no sign of a specific Photo Library. I also don't know what happened to the old System folder.
So--old iPhoto app, external disk iPhoto library: What next, please? I am having such struggles with this new Mac, and guess I have aged out of being able to keep up with the latest OS! Our first Mac was from '83, so you know I'm not quite the avant-garder I was then!
Thanks!
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1), null
Posted on May 25, 2016 9:14 AM