Can't open my iphoto library after upgrading to Sonoma

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myrom Author

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Can't open my iphoto library after upgrading to Sonoma

Just tried opening my photos and received the following message:

The library could not be opened.

The library version of "iPhoto Library" is not supported. It can be opened with macOS Monterey (version 12) or earlier.

Alternatively, you can use Library Import to add photos from one library into another.

Not particularly useful telling me I can open my iphoto library with Monterey or earlier.

Does anyone have the same problem or, better still, a workable solution?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 24, 2023 7:05 AM

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Answer 1

Old Toad

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Nov 24, 2023 10:01 AM in response to myrom

If you've put a lot of organizational effort into the library you might want to use the paid version of PowerPhotos to merge the old library into a new one. The following is a comparison of PowerPhotos vs Photos in merging libraries:

PowerPhotos: Photos:

Albums -----------

Smart Albums (as regular albums) -----------

Folders -----------

Captions Captions

Titles Titles

Original images Original images

Edited images Edited images

Locations Locations

Favorites Favorites

Can detect and exclude Duplicates detected after import

duplicates (or not) during import

Neither method included projects.

Both methods could import older iPhoto libraries into a Photos library when the iPhoto library couldn't be migrated into a Photos library.

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Answer 2

Yer_Man

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Nov 24, 2023 8:02 AM in response to myrom

The solution is there in the message, starting at 'Alternatively...'

In other words, create a Photos library and use the import command to get images from this one over to it.

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Can't open my iphoto library after upgrading to Sonoma

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