How do I change the location of my iPhoto library?
Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch Photos. From the resulting menu select “Other Library” and navigate to the new location. You’ll get a message that says: “This library contains items that need to download from iCloud Photo Library.” Click on delete incomplete items.
How do I transfer photos from my old Mac to my new one?
Open Migration Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. Then click Continue. When asked how you want to transfer your information, select the option to transfer from a Mac, Time Machine backup, or startup disk. Then click Continue.
How do I move my iPhoto library to photos?
Much like making an entirely new Photos library in OS X, you’ll need to use the Option key during application launch to be able to migrate an iPhoto library into Photos app. Quit out of Photos app (and iPhoto) if you haven’t done so already
Is there a way to upgrade the library in iPhoto?
Using the iPhoto Library Upgrader tool. You can use the iPhoto Library Upgrader tool to prepare your library to work with the current version of iPhoto or Photos for OS X. When you open a library created by an earlier version of iPhoto, you might see a message that says “Library version too old.
What to do with an old iPhoto library?
If the upgrader just won’t work with the old library, the only real solution is to crack open the library and extract ones photos. Control-click the iPhoto Library. Choose Show Package Contents from the contextual menu. Drag (to move) or Option-drag (to copy) the Masters folder to the Desktop or to another drive.
Is there a way to merge two iPhoto libraries?
If you’d like to merge two different libraries, well, at the moment, there is no way to directly perform a merging of an iPhoto library with a Photos library without manually intervening and importing photos on your own.