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How can I access all of my photos in iPhoto? What do I have to do to bring them into the new Catalina OS?

How can I access all of my photos in iPhoto? What do I have to do to bring them into the new Catalina OS?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jul 8, 2020 7:42 AM

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Posted on Jul 8, 2020 10:38 AM

iPhoto was discontinued 5 years ago. It is no longer developed or sold. It was replaced by the more powerful (and free) Photos.app that comes with the OS. You can migrate to that app very simply:


Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch Photos. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and point at your iPhoto Library. It will do the rest.


If you prefer not to use Photos there are several 3rd party apps that you can use. Which to choose depends on the kind of photographer you are and your budget.

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Jul 8, 2020 10:38 AM in response to mickartist

iPhoto was discontinued 5 years ago. It is no longer developed or sold. It was replaced by the more powerful (and free) Photos.app that comes with the OS. You can migrate to that app very simply:


Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch Photos. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and point at your iPhoto Library. It will do the rest.


If you prefer not to use Photos there are several 3rd party apps that you can use. Which to choose depends on the kind of photographer you are and your budget.

How can I access all of my photos in iPhoto? What do I have to do to bring them into the new Catalina OS?

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