[fitzer]

using iphoto 2 and have just movede some old iphoto allbums under iphoto library to the harddisk of the new mac. How can I get them easily into the new library

[macnuke]

HI
launch iPhoto
FILE >> Add to Library ( <command>o )
path to the folder with your pics.. select the folder and click on Import
or move them into your iPhoto pics folder and then you can do each one individually.
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[fitzer]

Hi . thanks for the help but my version , now upgraded to Iphoto 4, shows nothing like that under file. And I tried dragging files but nothing happens. Suggestions please

[Rcovell]

Are your new files showing a proper suffix? They should be jpegs or .jpg to import.
Bob.

[fitzer]

mmm.maybe my problem is I'm trying to import the whole folder . There are nearly a 1000 photos I cant do them file by file. Cant I just copy over the whole folder and subfolders?

[fitzer]

Bob , yes they are jpegs. Can you help further?

[Rcovell]

Hmmm....When I bought a new computer (old iMac to newer iMac) I transferred my photos to the new machine. The new machine had iPhoto and I bought a new camera and started using iPhoto. The old camera pics I just transferred, en masse, to the new computer and I labeled them 'Old Pictures'. I keep them in my Home file. When I open one of the files to view them, Preview opens and that's what I use.
Just now, I opened the Old Pictures file and selected one of the folders and dragged it to the desktop. Then, I opened iPhoto and dragged the folder onto iPhoto. It immediately imported the pictures into my main library. You should be able to do the same thing. How are your photos grouped? Do you have multiple folders or are they all in one? Do you have labels on each photo or group of photos? Bob.