Hi : ) !!! - iPhoto Photos' transfer to a 13" MBP

[igmolinav]

Hi,

I wrote the following thread in the MBP forum, but perhaps I should have written it here in this forum:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/photos-from-mba-to-mbp-via-iphoto.2023284/#post-24103725

Thank you in advance, kind regards,

igmolinav : ) !!!

 

[Dave Braine]

Yes, easily done, just use an external drive(or large enough USB Stick). Drag the iPhoto Library file to the external drive and then to the other computer.

 

[igmolinav]

Hi,

Thank you for your message : ) !!!

You say:

" Drag the iPhoto Library file to the external drive .... "

You mean, to drag a few pictures at a time to the external drive and when I am done transferring them to the drive, I transfer them to the other computer? Or what do you mean by 'iPhoto library file' ??

I am also assuming that once the pictures are in the other computer, I can erase the pictures to free up some space.

Very kind regards,

igmolinav : ) !!!

 

[Dave Braine]

The iPhoto Library file is in your Home Folder>Picture. It contains your complete library of photos. Just drag it from one computer to the external drive and then to the new computer.

As long as the second computer is running the same or newer version of iPhoto, then you will be able to open the Library with iPhoto.

 

[igmolinav]

Hi,

The iPhoto Library file is in your Home Folder>Picture. It contains your complete library of photos. Just drag it from one computer to the external drive and then to the new computer.
As long as the second computer is running the same or newer version of iPhoto, then you will be able to open the Library with iPhoto.

Thank you for your message : ) !!! I'll try that !!!

Kind regards,

igmolinav : ) !!!
[doublepost=1483290648][/doublepost]Hi,

Thank you for your message : ) !!!

I have a few more questions.

Is it ok let the iPhoto Library file sit
in an external hard drive for a month
or so? I just want to make some major
cleaning in the new host computer !!!

Can this one file, the iPhoto Library file
be as heavy as some 30 GB ??

As soon as I remove the iPhoto Library
file, are the removed pictures going to
disappear?

Kind regards,

igmolinav : ) !!!

 

[Dave Braine]

Is it ok let the iPhoto Library file sit
in an external hard drive for a month

Yes, not a problem.

Can this one file, the iPhoto Library file
be as heavy as some 30 GB ??

Yes, depending on how many photos you have and what their resolution is. My Library is 47Gb with 5,500 photos. I also back up my photos to an iPod, which stores them at full resolution, so the 47Gb includes an iPod Cache of 11Gb.

As soon as I remove the iPhoto Library
file, are the removed pictures going to
disappear?

No. When you drag a file to an external drive, it is copied not moved, so the original remains on the Mac. When you copy it to the other Mac and your happy that it's all there and working, you delete the Library file from the first Mac.