export iPhoto 11 library to a new mac with Photos 1.5

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export iPhoto 11 library to a new mac with Photos 1.5

Hello, all,

My old MacBook Pro is running Mavericks with iPhoto 11. I need to import nearly 3,000 photos to my new MBP which is running El Capitan and Photos 1.5. Of course, I'd really like to keep them organized into the events they are now in. I have connected the computers via Bluetooth which works fine for all the other files but I cannot seem to make it work for my photos. Can anyone help me?

Thank you so much.

Sunshine

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), null

Posted on Apr 22, 2018 4:07 PM

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Answer 1

Old Toad

Level 10

207,439 points

Apr 23, 2018 10:33 AM in response to LadySunshine77

I'd really like to keep them organized into the events they are now in

This user tip should help: Moments in Photos are the New Events

Here are some more user tips from Photos for Mac User Tips that will help you in your transition from iPhoto to Photos:

Photos 3.0 vs iPhoto 9.6.1: Features and Capabilities

External Editors in Photos Are Here

Notes on Migrating an iPhoto Library from iPhoto to Photos for Mac

Photo Editing Extensions for Photos for Mac

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Answer 2

LarryHN

Level 10

106,110 points

Apr 22, 2018 6:17 PM in response to LadySunshine77

No exporting or importing - simply move the library and drag it to the Photos icon in the Dock to migrate it to Photos - and note that Photos 1.5 is about two years out of date and is missing many, many bug fixes adn new features in the current version, Photos 3.0

These links will assist in the migration - : Links to User tips re migrating from iPhoto to Photos

LN

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Answer 3

Yer_Man

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Apr 22, 2018 4:10 PM in response to LadySunshine77

You don't import anything. You move the library to the other machine and just open it there.

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export iPhoto 11 library to a new mac with Photos 1.5

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