Transfer photos only? Everything else migrated. Photos cannot find the System PHOTO Library named “Photos Library.photoslibrary”

Trying to migrate photos from old iMac to new iMac. Everything else migrated normally. PHotos cannot find System PHoto Library named “Photos Library.photoslibrary”

Posted on Dec 28, 2020 10:34 AM

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Posted on Dec 28, 2020 10:40 AM

Where is library located on the old Mac? You can find it by opening Photos- preferences and it will show the file path. Once you have the location, navigate to it and then copy the library to a flash drive or and external HD. Then attach the media to the new Mac and copy to the location you want. Once it has copied, double click the library and Photos will open and also “ teach “ Photos where the library is now located.

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Dec 28, 2020 10:40 AM in response to Beanshi

Where is library located on the old Mac? You can find it by opening Photos- preferences and it will show the file path. Once you have the location, navigate to it and then copy the library to a flash drive or and external HD. Then attach the media to the new Mac and copy to the location you want. Once it has copied, double click the library and Photos will open and also “ teach “ Photos where the library is now located.

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