Can I transfer an iMovie library from a PC to a Mac?

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Can I transfer an iMovie library from a PC to a Mac?

Hello,

I have an iMovie library on my external hard drive, but I cannot access the hard drive on my Mac anymore. So, I transferred all the iMovie files to my PC (because it still somehow connects to my PC perfectly fine?).

I am just wondering, if I erase the drive then put the iMovie library back on it from my PC, will it transfer back to my Mac without any problems? Or does transferring a Mac file to a PC change the file so that it can't be read when it gets transferred back to the Mac?

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Posted on Apr 23, 2018 8:01 PM

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Rich839

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Apr 24, 2018 7:59 AM in response to KG613

I have never done what you are describing so I can't be definitive. Generally, an iMovie Library should work on any drive that is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). You are asking whether it got corrupted by putting it on a PC that is formatted for Windows. My guess is that it is not corrupted, but, as I say, I don't know for sure.

Try creating a new test library on your Mac and putting a couple of projects into it. Then transfer it to your PC and see if you can transfer it back like you describe and have it work properly.

-- Rich

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KG613 Author

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Apr 24, 2018 11:48 PM in response to Rich839

Hey, thanks for the reply!

I'm making the response because what you suggested worked! I created a new library, made a project, copied it to a USB, then to my PC, just like the other one. I deleted the library on the USB and my Mac, then transferred it back to the USB, then back to my Mac, and it opened perfectly fine!

Thanks for the idea!

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Rich839

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Apr 25, 2018 12:18 AM in response to KG613

There's nothing more secure than doing your own test. 🙂

-- Rich

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Can I transfer an iMovie library from a PC to a Mac?

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