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I know iPhoto has been replaced by Photo, and somewhere in the OS upgrades that happened automatically a number of years ago. In the process of cleaning out files, I came across iPhoto Library Test.migratedphotolibrary taking up 17 GB of space.
Will I lose anything if I delete that file?
Which system version is running on your Mac?
If you already have upgraded to the Mac to macOS 13 Ventura you can no longer migrate iPhoto Libraries to Photos at all.
The only thing you could do on Ventura would be to import the iPhoto Library into a Photos Library, either your existing main Photos Library or create a new, empty library.
Change the suffix of the iPhotos library as recommended by Yer_Man from .migratedphotolibrary to .photolibrary, then launch Photos and use the command "File > Import" and select the iPhoto Library. Click "Check for Import". Photos will now show you all items in the iPhoto Library that are not already in your current library. Select the ones you want to keep, then click "Import selected" and wait for the Import to finish.
Then you can remove the older library or save it on an external volume.
Which system version is running on your Mac?
If you already have upgraded to the Mac to macOS 13 Ventura you can no longer migrate iPhoto Libraries to Photos at all.
The only thing you could do on Ventura would be to import the iPhoto Library into a Photos Library, either your existing main Photos Library or create a new, empty library.
Change the suffix of the iPhotos library as recommended by Yer_Man from .migratedphotolibrary to .photolibrary, then launch Photos and use the command "File > Import" and select the iPhoto Library. Click "Check for Import". Photos will now show you all items in the iPhoto Library that are not already in your current library. Select the ones you want to keep, then click "Import selected" and wait for the Import to finish.
Then you can remove the older library or save it on an external volume.
It's impossible for anyone here to answer with certainty. However we can say that this Test library has already been migrated from iPhoto to Photos. So do you have a library called the same name, in Photos format?
If you want to see what's in the Library you can edit the file suffix - remove the 'migrated' - and you'll be able to remigrate it with Photos.
Thank you for your detailed instructions! Worked just as you said.
(I think I clicked Helpful first and then tried Best Answer, but it wouldn't take it.)
Thank you!
You're welcome 😊
And the Helpful and Best Answer buttons worked both. Thank you!
Is it okay to delete iPhoto Library Test.migratedphotolibrary
