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I have an old iPhoto library from before 2014 and I cannot open it on my new Mac 2021. any idea what I can do. It is telling me I have to upgrade to photo?
Thanks
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2
+1 on the importing of the Masters or Originals folder. This is because if the library was created with iPhoto 7 or earlier it will need too be modified by the iPhoto Library Upgrader app and that app only runs on macOS Mojave or earlier.
If the OP can get his library to a Mac running Mojave or earlier he can run the upgrader on it and then migrate it to Photos. The upgrader can be found at the Apple Downloads page.
+1 on the importing of the Masters or Originals folder. This is because if the library was created with iPhoto 7 or earlier it will need too be modified by the iPhoto Library Upgrader app and that app only runs on macOS Mojave or earlier.
If the OP can get his library to a Mac running Mojave or earlier he can run the upgrader on it and then migrate it to Photos. The upgrader can be found at the Apple Downloads page.
You need to convert it to a Photos library. Launch Photos with the option key held down. From the resulting dialog, choose your iPhoto Library. Photos will create a new Photos library from your iPhoto media. Your iPhoto Library will not be changed, though it will be renamed.
Tks Keith but it is not working my iPhoto library is from a very old Mac and it is telling version not supported. I have got so many photos in this library and really don’t know what to do. I have a round forbidden sign across it.
tks for the help
If you run out of options, you can control-click on the library and choose "Open Package Contents" navigate to the Masters or Originals folder and you can access your images there and import them into Photos (File->Import to Library) or handle them as you like.
Do you have the old Mac still? You need to run the iPhoto Library updater on it. It is 32 bit code, so you will have to run it on an OS before Catalina.
I cannot open an old iPhoto library in my new Mac. what can I do? thank you
