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Learjet035

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Feb 24, 2005
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S. Floriduh
I just a new MBP so I started out from scratch in iPhoto with a "2006" library.
I had backed up my 2001-2006 pics on an exernal.
I just created a new library of my external of about 1700 pics. The size on my MPB is only 550mb. Pretty neat. Anyway, so I closed out my external library and went to open my laptop based 2006 iphoto and it only lets me pick 1 folder at a time?? I want to open all the pics, just like before, the whole library. In iTunes you could select "library 06" or whatever and the lot would open. I can see the Library.iPhoto file but it's greyed out. What am I doing wrong? Thanks a ton!
 
When I hold "alt" and click iPhoto I get "Choose Library"
Then I navigate to pictures/iphoto library/ then my choices are...
Data
iPOD Photo Cache
Modified
Original
There's a ton of other stuff, like Library.iPhoto but it's greyed out.
 
Man, OK, I'm dumb.....
Thanks, I was trying to pick the right folder/file but you're right. I just went to pictures/iphoto library/ open and it worked. Thanks a ton!
 
I think it messed me up cause I just started learning how to use multiple libraries in iTunes. With that you actually have to select iTunes Library/ not so with iPhoto. Oh well :D Thanks again!
 
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