Because I upgraded, iPhotos is not supported. I want my photos
iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.3
Hold down the option key while opening photos and select the iPhoto library. Your library will convert.
This guide may help too: Notes on Migrating an iPhoto Library from… - Apple Community
Hold down the option key while opening photos and select the iPhoto library. Your library will convert.
This guide may help too: Notes on Migrating an iPhoto Library from… - Apple Community
Launch Photos, press the Option key straight afterwards, select Other Library, and choose the iPhoto one.
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I would keep the original iPhoto Library on an external volume, until you are sure, that all videos and photos have been imported correctly. I needed occasionally to recover an original photo or video from a very old iPhoto Library, when the imported version in Photos could not be read or had become corrupted.
Photos is just the replacement for iPhoto. Your photos will be in photos. Should you backup? Yes, of course.
Now, will they always be there if I do this? Should I put them on a thumb drive to save?
how do i get my iPhotos onto photos?
