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I have an iPhoto application which I can't open now because of the new Catalina 10.15 operating system. Is there any way I can access these photos?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13
Photos replaced iPhoto many years ago, and there is an upgrade path.
Launch Photos with the option key held down. From the resulting dialog choose your iPhoto library. Photos will create a new library from your iPhoto media. Your iPhoto Library will not be changed, though it will be renamed.
Photos replaced iPhoto many years ago, and there is an upgrade path.
Launch Photos with the option key held down. From the resulting dialog choose your iPhoto library. Photos will create a new library from your iPhoto media. Your iPhoto Library will not be changed, though it will be renamed.
The advice I got from Keith worked. However, today I open photos and all of the pictures I thought I had moved from my old iPhoto application were gone. Obviously, I did something wrong. I tried to follow Keith's advice again and the iPhoto library does not show up when I launch Photos with the option key held down in the dialog box. Can Keith or someone else help me out of this quagmire? Thank you.
Thank you Leonie. I was in the middle of backing up my external drive when it quit because it was full. I went back and deleted old backups and then ran a back up again when there was sufficient memory and the old iPhoto pictures were no again in Photos. So, Keith's initial advice and then your connecting me back to considering my external drive allowed me out of the wilderness. (-:
I appreciate you and Keith both!
I was in the middle of backing up my external drive when it quit because it was full. I went back and deleted old backups and then ran a back up again when there was sufficient memory and the old iPhoto pictures were no again in Photos. So, your initial advice and then you and Leonie reminding me to consider the state of my external drive allowed me out of the wilderness. (-:
Thank you so much.
Is it in the trash?
Can you send us a screenshot of your Pictures folder.
Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support
There is nothing in my trash. Perhaps I deleted the photos items when I was trying to get iPhoto to get in the dialog box. This is a copy of the screen shot requested of my picture folder.
This worked perfectly, Keith. Thank you so much!
Did you have a previous Photos library? As I said, Photos creates a new library from your iPhoto media.
Launch Photos with the option key held down and see if there is more than one Photos Library.
Now there is nothing listed in the dialogue box. Perhaps I inadvertently deleted what was there.
Weird.
Does a search for "Photos Library" find anything?
And what is the state of your backup?
Did you previously have an external drive connected? Then connect it again, before launching Photos.
You're welcome 😊
I have an iPhoto application which I can't open now because of the new Catalina 10.15 operating system. Is there anyway I can access these photos?
