![]() ![]() IPhoto is a great way to keep your photos organized on your Mac. Click “Choose” to start importing your library to your new computer. Find and select the “iPhoto Library” folder that is located on your external hard drive. In the next window, select “External Hard Drive” from the “Import From” drop-down menu. Click “File” in the top menu bar and select “Import to Library” from the drop-down menu.ĥ. Once the transfer is complete, disconnect the external hard drive from your old computer and connect it to your new computer.Ĥ. ![]() This may take a few minutes depending on the size of your library.ģ. Connect your external hard drive to your old computer and drag the “iPhoto Library” folder from your old computer onto the external hard drive. This will open up a Finder window with your library located inside.Ģ. On your old computer, open iPhoto and click on “iPhoto Library” in the left sidebar. How to transfer iphoto library to new computerĪssuming you would like a step-by-step guide on how to transfer your iPhoto Library to a new computer:ġ. The iphoto Library Manager will merge your selected libraries and save them as one iphoto library on your hard drive. Select the iphoto libraries that you want to merge and click “OK”.Ĥ. Launch the iphoto Library Manager and select the “Merge Libraries” option.ģ. Download and install the iphoto Library Manager from the App Store.Ģ. This will make it much easier to organize and find your photos, and it will also free up space on your hard drive. This can make it difficult to keep track of all your photos, especially if you have a lot of them.įortunately, there is a way to merge all your photos into one iphoto library on Windows. On a Windows PC, each photo is saved as its own individual file. One of the biggest differences is the way that photos are managed. If you’ve ever used a Windows PC, you know that there are some big differences between it and a Mac. Once it has finished, you will have one iPhoto Library that contains all of your photos. The Library Manager will copy all of the photos and information from the selected library into the other library. Select the library that you want to merge into and click the Merge button. A sheet will drop down with a list of all of the other libraries on your computer. Then, click the Merge button at the bottom of the window. To use the Library Manager to merge libraries, open the Library Manager and select the library that you want to merge into another library. The Library Manager is a tool that comes with iPhoto that helps you manage and merge your libraries. If you have a large number of photos, or if you want to preserve all of the information about how you have organized your photos, you can use the Library Manager to merge libraries. ![]() This method works well if you just have a few hundred pictures. One way is to export your photos from one library and import them into another. ![]() There are a few different ways to merge iPhoto Libraries. If you have multiple iPhoto Libraries, you can merge them into a single library. An iPhoto Library stores all of the photos and information about how you have organized them. When you use iPhoto to manage your photo collection, you create an iPhoto Library. To merge these events, simply drag one event on top of the other and drop it in place.Ĩ) That’s it! You’ve now successfully merged two iPhoto libraries into one. To do this, go to File > Import > Import Photos and choose the location of where your exported photos are stored.ħ) Once your photos have been imported, you should see two separate events in your main iPhoto library. To do this, go to File > Export > Export Unmodified Original For Each Event.Ħ) Now that your photos have been exported, it’s time to import them into your main iPhoto library. This will ensure that all of your photos are stored in one place so that they can be easily accessed.ĥ) After completing steps 1-4, it’s now time to export your photos from your secondary library. Again, go to the Preferences menu, but this time select the “Advanced” tab.Ĥ) In the Advanced preferences pane, find the option that says “Consolidate Library Folder”. Make sure this box is unchecked.ģ) Next, open up the library that you want to import into your main library. Once in Preferences, select the “General” tab.Ģ) Towards the bottom of the General preferences pane, there is an option that says “Copy items to the iPhoto Library folder when adding to library”. Assuming you would like a step-by-step guide on how to merge iPhoto libraries:ġ) Open iPhoto and go to the Preferences menu. ![]()
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