How to MERGE and COMBINE Apple Photos LIBRARIES - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW!
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
- This in-depth video walks through a few different options of how to merge Photo Libraries together. Lots of different options depending on your situation. If you're using iCloud Photos, I highlight four different ways to merge photo libraries:
Option 1: Exporting and Importing
Option 2: Using Finder and Package Contents
Option 3: Using third party app PowerPhotos
Option 4: Using iCloud Photo
*Always make sure you have a backup of your Photos Library. If you're attempting a merge using the iCloud Photos method, also make sure that you have it set to download all the original files prior to merging and verify that you have everything on a hard drive!
00:00 | Intro & Welcome Back!
00:34 | Why you would need to Merge Photo Libraries
01:01 | How to find Photo Libraries on your Mac
02:51 | Referenced Photo files in Libraries
04:38 | Merging Libraries by Exporting and Importing
11:10 | Merging Libraries by opening Package Contents in Finder
14:53 | Merging Libraries by using third party app: PowerPhotos
17:45 | Merging Libraries by using iCloud Photos
LINK TO PowerPhotos:
www.fatcatsoftware.com/powerp...
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One of the best explanations I’ve seen. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this tutorial! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you so much for the kind words @Kanwal Siddiqui! My whole goal for this channel is to help others!
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I don’t think this was explained very well. I think it needs to be redone or somebody new with a new way of explaining. Shame on Apple for not making it that user-friendly.
The fact I need to watch a 26 minute video to understand how to have all my photos in one place tells me Apple got this so terribly wrong (very rare that Apple gets this stuff wrong I have to admit). What an incredibly frustrating experience given I have two libraries well over 100gb big. Having said this I’m incredibly grateful that you took the time to make this in depth video - thank you, this was exactly what I was looking for!
I hear you @JDoerp! Apple sometimes does seem to overthink some things and make it more difficult than it needs to be. I'm really happy this was helpful for you though!
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Exactly!
I agree. I am furious. This has taken me since July and intensive research to figure out agonizingly about protecting my data and trying not to lose my photos. Trying to wrap my head around this foreign language that is tech. I have 2TB full on iCloud to transfer of personal vlogs and videos. I am trucking on.
@JDoerp
It's not rare that Apple gets something wrong, Lol
Super clear - one of the best Photos tutorial videos I've seen.
WOW, Thanks so much @melissayoutube! I really appreciate the kind words and feedback! Thanks so much for watching and supporting!
You do a superb job of explaining in this and all of your videos. I'm beginning a massive photo project and appreciate your photos videos so much! Thank you!
You're very welcome @WhiTor1! I'm so happy this was helpful! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate your support!
@Joel Feld - You are an absolute life saver! This helped me merge/organize over 120,000 photos for my father in law who is a photographer hobbyist. I merged his library from his old iMac 24" as well as his old iMac 27" onto his brand new Mac Mini M1. I ended up choosing the PowerPhotos paid option because of the hundreds of albums he has in each library. PowerPhotos did the vast majority of the work for me. Thanks again really appreciate the crisp delivery of information!
Hi @Steven Nekava! Looks like you've been busy! 120K photos is a task indeed and I'm so happy I was able to assist in some way shape and form!
Thanks so much for watching and appreciate the support!
@@Learnwithjoel Gotta tell ya... That software saved me from having to re-create almost 1,000 albums for those 120,000 photos! It was almost magical. Thanks again!
Great videos! Informative, concise, keep it moving, provide facts keeping separate from opinion allowing user to choose which method best suits their needs. Excellent. Thanks! Lovely family pic.
Thanks so much @Jill-of- All-Trades! I really appreciate the kind words! I do my best just to share what i've learned over the years with hopes it will help and teach someone else!
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Hi Joel. That was a very informative video - It worked!!! Having struggled for months with three libraries I have been able to consolidate to just one!! Many many thanks!!!
Hey @Dave Redknap! I'm so happy this was helpful and you're able to find answers from these videos! Thanks so much for the kind words and support! I appreciate you watching and sharing!
Excellent video. Can’t understand why Apple doesn’t have how-to videos for the mess they created and charge retail for. I’m more confident and clearer now on how to do this. Thanks for making this!
Thanks again @Ashok P!
Apple does have how-to videos, but they really just scratch the surface and don't go into all the odd ball things that can happen in a real life scenario. So that's why I started creating content to hopefully help others with what I have learned over my years of troubleshooting and using these products and services.
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Simple and clear, thanks for the video. I really like the method of using Show package contents, help me save a lot of times to merge my photo library.
Hi @PQ SAW! I'm so happy this was helpful! Lots of options and that is for sure an old school method! Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate the support!
Thank you Joel!! This is the one comprehensive, detailed instructions I have been able to find.You made it easy to understand.
Really appreciate it!!🙂
You're very welcome @Bruce Pailex! Happy to help!
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This is a fantastic video, thank you :) I have quite the stressful project ahead of me. Had a library for many years, and today it's decided to no longer import images. I've tried all sorts of 'repairs' the the usual things, but any attempt to import images and it's telling me the file is unrecognisable. On another library, no such issue.
Makes me feel I need to re-build my library. However, it's over 200gb in size and has images/videos, location tags, faces and loads of other things from the past 20+ years.
It's going to be a BIG job!
Your video has shown me a lot of my options. Not sure how I'll tackle it, but you've helped loads even in terms of just understanding my options.
Hi @Russ Glove! Thanks for the kind words and I wish you success with your library and trying to fix it! Have you tried using a different Mac to "repair" the library? Are you also on the latest Mac OSX and such?
I would say that if you've done the repairs on the library, and it still doesn't repair, you final option may be just to recover actual photos through the package contents as you may lose some of album organization you've done, but it will still have location information and it will also have to re-build the faces database.
Fingers crossed and best of luck!
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Thank you Joel. Great. All the time that I should have not wasted taking to Apple Support through 7 of their technicians in helping me out managing just one library that was growing exponentially multiplying files 14 to 24 times, and no one new how to stop it, exporting those files to an external HDD and restart the cloud library. Thank you so much for explaining it so clear and how to FEEL SAFE doing it when you are dealing with 1.9Tb of images and videos. KUDOS to you! I don't know if you are the best but you deserve the first place.
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Simply explained, clear diction and calmly conveyed. Thank you.
Thank you @David.4! I appreciate the support!
After a week, watching . Rewinding ! i feel like part of your family? Thank you for not rambling it down!
LOL, well, welcome to the family @R Tolly!
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Crystal clear explanations of how to deal with our most precious files - thanks! Subscribed!
I appreciate the kind words @Peter Dingley!
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Thank you Joel, this was very helpful and your instructions were clear and easy to follow:)
Thanks so much @Matthew Keyes! I really appreciate it! Thanks so much for watching!
Sometimes I don't understand why some people make videos on topics they don't know or understand. I found your video and I want to thank you because I had already done everything and couldn't import the photos to my library, until you showed something so simple that solved my problem, which was right click and show the package and drop the folder that says originals That's it, thank you very much and God bless you
Thanks mate. That was a big help. Simplified the process dramatically.
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Thank you soooo much. I had a new iMac last July and was trying to figure out how to import my backup photos in a hard drive to the new iMac. I tried many times and finally able to do it after watching your video. You are lovely. Thank you againnnnnnn.
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Thank you very much, Joel. Your explanation of everything is so clear. I decided to purchase Power Photos and, so far, it's working really well.
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@@Learnwithjoel Hi Joel. Just an update on my previous comment. I'd like to tell you about my experience with Power Photo. Your video was very clear in helping me solve the problem I had of merging my photo libraries. I thought Power Photos was the best option for me and it did actually work very well by putting all my photos together. I was under the impression that it would be a much better place to keep all my photos and manage them better individually as well as in albums. However, I didn't realise that "merging libraries" seems to be the only thing it can do with ease. Deleting a single photo in Power Photos takes five clicks, compared to only one click in Photos. In the Power Photos library, I am unable to edit any photos as I could in my original Photos Library. If I want to import new photos from a memory card, I still have to do that into Photos not Power Photos. Now my original Photos Library is empty, apart from 65 new photos I've just imported, which also now appear in PHOTOS MAIN LIBRARY which automatically appeared in Power Photos after my import. I think I will transfer all the photos in the new merged library back into my original Photos library as one single library, which was my aim from the beginning. I know you haven't used Power Photo yourself but I wonder if you have heard of anyone else who's has similar issues to me. Kind regards, Julian. PS I've subscribed to your channel :)
@@slipperman59 That is great insight for me and others! From my knowledge of Power Photos, it's a great utility tool to use to find duplicates/similar photos and to merge libraries, but it would not be the tool/software to use for your everyday organizing and management of photos. I see it as a tool to use every few years to help get duplicates under control or if you have multiple libraries to consolidate.
I would for sure recommend to have one single library that is your main location for photos. Hope that clarifies and thanks so much for subscribing! So greatly appreciated !
This is going to be a God-send for me. .I will use the iCloud technique ... the last one you discussed. I have everything in the cloud and I have the data storage space with no problem. I will make this work. Or I will at least do the best I can. And sometimes that's all you can do. And I sent a note to a friend of mine who is very Apple savvy, while I was listening to you in the background and spoke to how succinct and clear you are. I think you saved the day. Just like Mighty Mouse used to do when I was a little kid... so we shall see. Again it is very clear and concise. It's all we ask for sometimes in life. Peace. Gail
Sounds like you're on the right track @Gail Remp!
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This is the best video I have seen on this topic! Thank you.
Thanks for watching @IsaÍ Jiménez! I really appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching and the support!
Great to hear some options finally. Thank you! I got a library that was created since 2000, but haven't been able to merge with my new, then newer, then newer...to my now current computer. Before I make the move, which I think either export-import or the manual options, I want to ask you would these methods keep all my "albums" and "projects" that had been created? As that old library have more than 75,000 photos in there that were all organized in different albums that I won't be able to recreate otherwise.
Nice ! I have 3 500Gb libraries that I’m gonna synchronize with my 2Tb iCloud later today ! Thx for the tutorial very well done 👍
Thanks for the support @WORLD PRODUCTION! That'll keep you busy with 3 libraries of 500GB! You must have some great photos! Would love to see some content!
This is an excellent video. I have several libraries that I would like to combine. I'm going to give the Power Photos a try. My old Mac crashed but the photos live on my backup so I have a little cleanup to do before moving to Lightroom.
Thank you this is a super helpful video, you rock!
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Great video, thanks so much mate! 🙏🏻
You're very welcome @Jack Duxbury! Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate the support!
Like your channel so much! Hope to learn some videos about how to backup and create photos library periodically.😊
Hi @Flora! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support! I'll add that to the list of topics! I haven't done a backup one yet!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for this! Very clear steps and now I saved some space on my MacBook so I can actually updated the iOS. 😅
You're very welcome @Cuteek! I'm glad you were able to free up some space!
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Ive been trying to do this for years with no clear instructions out there. Thanks so much for the vid.
I'm happy this was helpful for you @Nik Comito!
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Exactly what I needed today! Having 2 libraries has been so annoying! I wasn’t even sure they *could* be merged with the differences between 32 bit & 64 bit systems.
You should totally be able to merge different libraries from various versions @hennahannnah. Also keep in mind that in the macOS12 Monterey the added a new feature to have an option to import libraries into one another. I'll link a video below in reference to that:
NEW PHOTO FEATURE in mac Monterey - MERGE & IMPORT PHOTO LIBRARIES TOGETHER! It's about time Apple!
ruclips.net/video/q3-8URjBErc/видео.html
The only downfall is that if you're looking to keep albums and folders intact, that may not be the way to go.
Check out PowerPhotos for that!
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This was amazing mate, thank you lots
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This is what I have been looking for!
Thank you
Thank you very much! This is exactly what I need.
This was a great explanation of different methods, definitely a life safer and I already share with a friend. keep doing great videos 🙂.
I'm happy this was helpful @Felipe Pontin Novaes!
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Love the pic of the wonderful family, I couldn't help but 'like' after that!
Thank you. So excellent and clear!😊
Another great tutorial video. Thanks so much for the education!
Thanks so much for the support @John Smetzer!
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Very clear and helpful tutorial, thank you!
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Thanks. This was very helpful. I went with the apple recommended method since I had to merge 12k photos.
Right on @Jeff Hirata! No wrong way to do it! I'm happy it was helpful for you!
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Hey Joel, really great videos. I appreciate the detail and learning the 4 methods. I have 2 libraries now (One just invented itself when I was doing a clean install on a new Mini...for some reason it's got some of the other library in it, but not all of it...a mystery). I want to merge them, but some of the photos are not residing in the library (I think you called them referenced). I have PowerPhotos. If I merge them, what happens to those photos that are not in the libraries? I created a smart album to see which photos are "referenced" and not in the library. It's over 2/3 of that library and the originals are not all in the same place where I could consolidate them. Thanks.
Hi @Randy Gerdes! Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate the support!
Yeah if the photos are not there and they're referenced, you would have to know where they are located in order to consolidate them back into the library. If you have the original library still where you are able to see the photos, I would make a smart album that finds the referenced photos for you:
Photos > is > Referenced
Once you find them, you can select them all and from the File menu in Photos you can choose to consolidate. This would then bring those pictures and copy them physically into the library and then you would want to merge!
Hope that helps!
Thank you Joel! Nice smooth and easy explanations! Very helpful to have multiple options, as I have only used Export and Import in the past. I have not purchased PowerPhotos yet, so my question is will the manual method you describe not import duplicates? I have several Photo libraries as I have several mac's including an old iMac that died recently, so want to create one master library. Thank you for any insight.
I have used the predecessor to PowerPhotos for many years, and have recently upgraded to PowerPhotos for my newer Mac. I highly recommend it. It's very affordable and easy to use.
An absolutely marvelous tutorial! Highly recommended.
I appreciate that so much @Nick Coleman!
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He really explains this slow and simple
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Great video. Looking for this info for months!!!
Thank you so much @Ricardo Lithgow Nanita! I'm so happy you were able to find this video and it was helpful!
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Thanks for this video, it answered many of my questions except one: do these techniques work when attempting to merge two libraries that are attached to two different Apple IDs?
Your the bomb... thank you for your clear explanation
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Excellent instruction! Thank you.....
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AHAA "show package contents" is going to save my life! Thank you!!! For me, I believe the folder is "master" instead of "original" (working off older version of Photos).
Hey @Kristin O.
Sorry for the late response! I've been playing catchup!
Nice catch with the verbiage of the folders behind the scenes. I think Apple has changed it again last time I looked, but regardless, you should still be able to find a master or original folder depending on the version of the Photo App.
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Hi Joel, thank you for this great video series! It helps a lot!! But what do I do,
If my “masters” folder shows no content (on my very old apple Air that has a hard time even opening any program) is it just too slow to show me the content or do I find the original/master files in a different place? Thank you again for your videos 👍👍
I just discovered your RUclips channel, and you've been so helpful! I'm working on organizing my photos and have always been so confused by it! One question I have is: in my Finder window, it shows my Photo Library, and then below that, there are probably 100+ individual photos that I don't think are in my iCloud Photo Library. What do I do with those? Thank you!
Thank you very much. Very clear
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This video deserves more likes. Super clear!! Nice!
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Great video, thanks,
Great Video and well Explained.. Thank you!
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Hello Joel thank you for your helpful videos. I still have one question though regarding the last chapter of the video when your merge the libraries using icloud Photos: what happen to your phone when you chose this new library as the system library ? If i understand well it should be now synchronized with your iPhone through icloud! What happen to the pictures that you had on the phone before ? Are they still on the phone AND added to the library on the Mac ?
I have on my mac right now a library with a lot of albums and pictures which are not synchronised with my phone and is not the system library for some reason. My icloud Photos is also empty. That being said I would like to synchronize my Mac and Iphone together but I so scared to mess everything up
Thank you again :)
Excellent video. Thank you so much!
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Thank you for the video! I have been working on organizing my photos for a week now and what luck I found this! THANK YOU, and your video is way better than the Apple instructions which I gave up on. I have a semi related question you might be able to answer. I use Lightroom for my work photos and iPhotos for my personal, although all my work photos I take from my phone get uploaded to iPhotos and then I have to move them from iPhoto to a file for Lightroom to reference. I'm trying to decide if I start saving my files manually and have iPhotos and Lightroom reference the same files. Does this seem like a headache? Could there be issued or problems I'm not foreseeing? Maybe you could do a video on this! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hi @Jessica Pino! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the kind words! I'm so happy I was able to assist!
So to answer your question about your workflow, I can relate...
I edit and organizing all my client photos and pro photos in CaptureOne (similar to Lightroom) and then I bring all content into Photos for the iCloud synchronization convenience.
Even though Photos has the ability to link to reference files that you could also link to your Lightroom, it would not have the ability to then sync those photos into an iCloud Photo Library which then syncs to all of your devices. This was a deal breaker for me.
It is on my list to make a video about my workflow and talk about this concept though!
I hope that answered your question a little! Let me know if that makes sense! Never hesitate to reach out!
Excellent video!! One question. If I have iCloud storage active on my newer Photos library, do I HAVE TO use the iCloud option? Or can I do the import/export option to bring over the older iPhoto library photos, assuming they will upload to the iCloud after the fact? I have a large iPhoto library of around 5,000 photos and I don't want depend on iCloud at first.
This is a very helpful well explained video, thank you
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Thanks for this video!
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Super helpful, thank you!
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Family IS awesome. Thank you my friend for the help.
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This video is very clear and helpful.
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Joel, I love your videos - excellent work! Thanks so much! Question: I have old iPhotos libraries. Do these instructions work for iPhoto libraries? or do I need to export the images to Photos?
Hi @Myra Williams Ottewell! I really appreciate your kind words!
So yes, these same instructions would work. However keep in mind that if you have older "iPhoto Libraries" (not newer "Photo Libraries"), when you open them on a Mac that is updated and has Apple Photos, it will attempt to upgrade that old iPhoto Library to a new Photo Library and you result in having it duplicate the whole library on your Mac.
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Very helpful. Thanks!
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Famly’s awesome! Love your videos… Thanks.
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Thank you for this great video. Very helpful! I do have a question -- If I am merging two different photo libraries, when I export the first and then import it to the "combined" library, will the metadata for the imported photos keep the photos organized chronologically?
Great question @Cristin Strong!
Are you on macOS 12 Monterey? If so, they added a new "import library" option for Apple Photos! I created a video that speaks to this that I'll link below for reference:
NEW PHOTO FEATURE in mac Monterey - MERGE & IMPORT PHOTO LIBRARIES TOGETHER! It's about time Apple!
ruclips.net/video/q3-8URjBErc/видео.html
Either way, whenever you merge multiple libraries, the organization won't change. You will still have the ability to organize in chronological order by date.
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Thanks for the very helpful video! Question: So switching which photo library your "system library" is pointing to won't delete any photos already in iClould from old library right?
Hi @Hal McKinney! Great question!
Well, kinda...if you're don't have the photos in the current "system library" set to "download the originals" they would be removed from the Mac if they weren't fully downloaded, and then in the new library that you've made into the "system library" would just start to download everything from iCloud.
So let's say you have one Photo Library on your Mac that is your current System Library and there's 100 pictures in there. It also shows the identical 100 pictures on iCloud. If the Photos library on your Mac has been set to optimize, then it's going to removed all of those photos and only keep ones that have been downloaded in that library, and then when you create a new library, it's just going to download all 100 photos anyway.
Does that make sense? So it kinda deletes photos, but really everything is in the cloud, so it's downloading a new fresh copy once you make a new library and deem it as the new system library.
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Excellent! Thanks!
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Lol. Omg. I wish I had thought about doing a merge a few thousand photos and a few months ago. I’ve been using a duplicate app to scanned and delete my duplicate folders in two separate Photo libraries. These steps are way easier and save much more time.
Better late than never @Ded-Ede! I'm happy this maybe could be helpful down the road?!
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Great tutorial......Thank you!
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Great You tube, thank you. its helped me to sort out my photos libraries on my Mac. I now wnt to merged photos from libraries connected with DSL software (Canon and Olympus) and libraries for movie cameras (Sharp and Sony) to Photos and also so I update the Firmware/Software due to Olympus moving to another company, which means you have to delete the old olympus soft ware before you can use the new soft ware. I want to move the photos before I delte the old software. Hope ypu can help me.
Hi @Steve woodford!
So my biggest question for you would be where does the DSL software keep your original files? What's the name of the software?
My hope is that the software is referencing your original photos in just folders and that would give you the ability to just drag and drop into a Photos Library to import, but without knowing how the current software manages your files, it's hard to say 100%.
My guess is that is they have you delete the software before you upgrade, then the files must be in a folder someplace. I'd start by looking in the "Pictures" or "Movies" folder on within your Finder.
As far as the movies, were you importing into iMovie, or did you use their specialized software also?
Hi Joel, this is a great video. Very informative, you speak clearly and your voice is really great for this purpose.
My question is the following: I'd like to transfer my entire Photos library to my wife's Apple ID. We used to share the same ID which really was fantastic, when wanting to share photos, but due to some disadvantages (receiving the same messages, my data came into her health-app etc., we decided to split, so now we have two separate ID's. But still we'd like to share photos and it would be great if it is possible to do the editing at one source only (editing means grouping into folders, making name-tags, changing titles etc.)
Best regards from Denmark
Niels
Hi @Niels Weber! Hope all is well in Denmark and thanks so much for watching! I appreciate the kind words!
I often see many users sharing an Apple ID/iCloud account not fully realizing the syncing that takes place with all the other content.
So this is one HUGH disadvantage to Apple Photos and the whole iCloud Photo family sharing. As of right now, there is no way to share a combined Photo Library among family users. I am so hoping that they do this in the future. Google does it!
The best thing to do right now is take advantage of Shared Photo Albums, but that still isn't a perfect solution!
Not the answer you're probably looking for, but hopefully in the future that comes!
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You are the best!
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superb...concise..great speaking mannerism
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Hello, congratulations for your video, you helped me a lot. I tried the second option, by moving the originals file to the new library, I thought that it would have brought me also the old albums created in the old library, but unfortunately not. Do you know if there is a way to have them too. Thank you very much. Bye.
Hi @Marco Ghezzo!
Unfortunately not. That only brings over the RAW files. Good news though! In macOS 12 Monterey, Apple introduced an option to actually import libraries into one another and that is supposed to preserve the albums!
I have a video talking about it that I will link below for your reference:
NEW PHOTO FEATURE in mac Monterey - MERGE & IMPORT PHOTO LIBRARIES TOGETHER! It's about time Apple!
ruclips.net/video/q3-8URjBErc/видео.html
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Many thanks for the video @Joel!!
Glad to have found an expert on this subject :-)
Perhaps you also know if it's possible to merge "Projects" from different Photos libraries? Merging the actual photos seems quite straight forward with your suggestions in this video, but I have several Projects (e.g. Motif Calendars) that are unfortunately on different computers. Asked Apple the other day, and they don't know...
Great question @Björn Gent!
From my experience, the projects don't merge or export well as the project themselves. They're kinda stuck in that Library.
I didn't find any good reference of this being possible either. Maybe there's a hidden way within the package contents of the library, but when I looked, it did not seem like an easy way to migrate it out.
My best advice would be to keep the main library and then merge photos from a different library into the one that has the most projects to keep.
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Thanks for being so comprehensive.
I noticed at least for the first couple options you have to make a decision between keeping the originals (aka RAWs) or keeping your edits (aka tiffs or jpegs etc). Is that only in the case where you're doing a "manual" import? If I use PowerPhotos or the iCloud syncing option, will it keep both all originals AND all edits? This would be my preference of course! Don't make me choose!
Thanks again, Joel.
Hey @Noah Davis! Great question!
For iCloud photos, it should keep the original RAW files for you as it's in the cloud already and it's not doing an export process to change the format.
If you're doing the "show package contents" option, this too would have you grabbing all of the original RAW files that are stored behind the scenes, but you would loose the edits, unless you also took the "modified" folder in there, but then you could produce duplicates, and it could be a mess.
I'm not 100% with the PowerPhotos, but I would suspect that it keeps it like iCloud because it shouldn't be exporting and importing, it should merge the photos/libraries behind the scenes, but that would be good to clarify with that software company.
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I think I’m lacking some terminology here to be clear/concise.
When Photos shows you a photo, it’s actually comprised of (at least) 2 sub-components: the original/RAW, as well as the editing meta-data (aka all the values chosen for edits). Photos represents this as a single entity.
My guess is that iCloud stores both of these so that you can edit on any device. The manual merging options do not copy any meta-data, so you’re left with some not-so-great options:
* lose your edits
* lose your original
* keep both but they’ll look like duplicates even though they aren’t strictly speaking
Nothing you wrote contradicts this, just wanted to clarify (hopefully) what I was saying/asking.
@@noahd1 It's always nice to clarify and get on the same page as for as the terminology! For example, when anyone says RAW, my mind thinks of the RAW format not necessarily as the original photo.
Your guess that iCloud stores both would also be my assumption. I know for a fact that when you import a photo into Apple Photo, behind the scenes it stores one file. The moment you edit it, it actually creates a duplicate photo behind the scene resulting in two of the same files.
I'm guessing this is how it makes it so easy to have what they call "non-destructive" editing.
You're also correct that when you manually merge, you would potentially lose edits, keywords and organization that would have been done.
I think the whole purpose of Power Photos is to use every now and then when your photos have gotten out of control.
Hope that helps clarify! Thanks so much for watching!
I want to watch all you videos over and over!!!! Where can I get a list? Also, When you use the import/export functions, what happens to photos that have the same name? What are HEIC files?
Thanks so much @Lillian Zelinski! I appreciate the kind words and support! Everything will be on my RUclips channel: ruclips.net/user/Learnwithjoel
If photos have the same name, but everything else about the photo is different, it will still import the photo. I do find that Apple Photos can be terrible at recognizing duplicate photos. That's why I do have software that finds similar and duplicate photos for future use!
HEIC is Apple's new file format for photos....It's like a newer version of JPEG or JPG if you recognize that. It's designed to keep the quality of a photo, but have the file size smaller.
Hope that helps! Again, thank you so much for watching! I appreciate your support!
Looking forward tom trying this. I just purchased a new Mac Studio. Unlike my older computer I only have 512GB and cant have the Photos library taking up 50GB. I have a fast external drive and would like the option of segmenting the libary on 2 drives. Thanks for the informative video. I have not even installed Adobe Lightroom CC yet.
I hope it helps out @Howell Ls!
Also very jealous on your new purchase! How's the Mac Studio been so far?!
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So far it’s awesome. It’s a game changer with Lightroom Classic 2022 update. I decided to use the primary SSD sparingly. I have a Thunderbolt enclosure with a Samsung 980 Pro housing the Lightroom Catalog/photos and the Apple Photos library and it’s nice and fast. Thanks
@@nyindallas1 Nice! I can only imagine the speed of it! I have a newer 16" M1 Pro, which is fast, but those Studio Macs are next level!
I don't understand how this video doesn't have 20 Million views
Maybe someday right?! @Mike Lozano!
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Hi Joel, you are the best, thank you for posting these videos , you really have talent for explaining things, however I REALLY messed up. I merged 2 libraries now have 15,470 images but now my Duplicates Detective 2 app cannot pick out the duplicated images the only difference being file size. One is 2.5 mg and next to it is same at 12.5 mg. I have been physically deleting, so slow really is torture, any ideas on how to fix? Thanks, Steve
Thanks for the video, not exactly what I’m looking to do, but very helpful to understand how Photos works. I’m trying to figure out how to move a large LightRoom library (many photos taken with an DLSR) to have it managed by Photos. And would that new library in photos all have to be iCloud backed up (using a lot of space).
Again, great video, I like how you explained things clearly. Liked and subscribed! 😊
Hi @E Eng!
Sounds like if you're looking to use both Light Room and Apple Photos to manage your pictures, Referenced Library may be the thing to look at.
It allows you to store your pictures in a file structure and have Apple Photos have access it.
I'll link a video below that talks about this concept:
iCloud Apple Photo Library VS Referenced Apple Photo Library - the DIFFERENCE & WHY it MATTERS!
ruclips.net/video/PzcnnD5fgow/видео.html
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This was excellent. Question, though: how do you get that spotlight effect in your videos?
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Thank you for clarifying all this! however, I am still trying to figure out the oposite. How to split a library into 2 libraries?
This is my second video I've seen of yours and I must say you are quite the communicator. Your directions are easily digestible. So, my compliments there. One thing you didn't mention is what method was your favorite. I had a question though. I think I would use method one if I were to do what you did but if I wanted to do a reverse merge or combine as in adding an existing Photos library to a photos library living on an external hard drive, could I export using a method one approach? My thinking is I'd like to have a complete copy of my photos on an external hard drive as well as on Photos.
I appreciate you and the kind words @RunTFC!
I'm not sure if I would say I have a favorite method as I think it would depend on the situation and main goal.
Option 1 for importing and exporting can take a long time depending on the amount of files, plus it will also then eat up hard drive space initially as it's exporting the files that already exist. That's why I would probably go with option two and just grab all the original files and drag them into a new library.
If you have $10 to spare, PowerPhotos is an excellent application for this purpose. I also have a whole other video that talks about moving Apple Photo libraries to external drives, so check that out if you haven't already. I'll link below for reference:
How to MOVE your iCLOUD PHOTO LIBRARIES and APPLE PHOTO LIBRARIES to an EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE!
ruclips.net/video/wArkMrYehR8/видео.html
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@@Learnwithjoel I've actually moved an iPhoto library to an external drive before but it was so long ago I can't remember exactly how I did it. I'm pretty sure I just followed the instructions from somewhere. But about a month ago I tried updating my OS on my iMac and it didn't take. It would get stuck on the sign in to my profile section and wouldn't proceed to log in. It had that circle of death happening. I even tried leaving it overnight to see if it would complete but it didn't. So I took it into a Mac shop and the guy said he would see what he could do. He uploaded "all my data" to his server then reinstalled Big Sur (I had Catalina). That was successful but all my data wasn't saved. I lost about 80g of data. I had been using the Photos app but drawing photos from my external hard drive. I learned that a while back too. I saw a pictures folder on my desktop that contained my iPhotos library and when I double-clicked it thinking it was going to just open some photos there, it instead began populating in my Photos app. All well and good but now I'm wondering if I can move those photos to my photos library on my hard drive to basically merge all my photos together. Or merge them all to the Photos app. I'd actually like the total library in at least two places, one as a backup obviously.
I'm sorry, I know you're not here to solve everyone's issues but when it comes to tech problems, I don't always know where to turn and I start venting to someone who I think is trustworthy. Still a geek wannabe here and just wish I knew more.
Hi Joel, excellent video explanation. One question, I know I have duplicate photos in different libraries…when merging will it prompt me to ask if I want to avoid merging duplicate photos?
Great question @Linda Appleby!
So you would think that Apple Photos would give you options to merge the duplicates, but honestly I've had mixed results with it being consistently successful!
My best advice is to merge all libraries together and then use a tool to find duplicates/similar photos. I'll link another video I created for reference below:
HOW TO DELETE DUPLICATE PHOTOS in Apple Photos - IN DEPTH review of software to FIX your Duplicates!
ruclips.net/video/VpQ5kDc3BvQ/видео.html
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Hi, thank you for the nice video.
If I use the iCloud method will the albums created in the old library also populate the new library?
Hey @BogdanV!
Sorry for the delayed response! So they albums should stick and sync and merge with the new library as they are already there.
For a safety net however, here's what you could do just in case. Select all the photos in the album and assign a keyword to them. That way if for whatever reason something doesn't sync, you can easily find them and put them back into an album!
Hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching and I greatly appreciate your support!
Does it matter when downloading what format the storage drive is formatted to? Access to PC and Mac? i.e. ExFAT or another mac only format? preference or necessity?
@Joel Feld Great video man thanks. If I’m migrating my library to iCloud Photos (from local storage/backup) do you also advise disabling Photo Stream? My assumption is that having all devices attaching to iCloud Photos I would no longer need Photo Stream. Thx in advance
Hi @PK!
So yeah, you're totally right...if you're enabling and going to use iCloud Photos on your devices now, there's no real reason to use Photo Stream feature. My hunch is that Apple will make that feature disappear because as of today if you create a brand new Apple ID/iCloud account, it doesn't even have an option for Photo Stream. Apple just says use iCloud Photos.
So onwards with your migrating of your photos and never hesitate to reach out if you have questions!
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HI Joel, great video thanks for sharing, I already use iCloud photos and have all my photos from 2009 to present day on there, I also have an old mac with older photos on dating back to 2001 - 2014 , I would really like to get these photos into iCloud too. Do i need to combine these two libraries first before I go and upload the complete new one? If so is it easy to create a new library from what i already have on icloud?
Hi @Leon Coppola!
You wouldn't have to combine the first two first. It really wouldn't matter, the end goal is still the same.
Now a few things to think about....After you combine all three, make sure you'll have enough storage for all three to accommodate all libraries with room to grow so you don't have to move it again!
Also did you by chance upgrade to the latest Mac OSX Monterey? If you did, they finally added a feature where you can import another Photos Library directly into an existing one! Not sure why that was never possible before, but it's a feature now! Doing this would actually alleviate the need for all the other methods! FINALLY!
So in the grand scheme, you really don't have to create a new library, you'll just need to combine them all together and make sure that it's set to be the System Library.
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Thanks. Maybe u can help.
My Library on Mac is to big, but i want to conect it with Icloud ( so i can have the new photos from the phone in the library). But i dont want the old pics from the mac to sync with the new ones. Should i move the library in an Album, and let the library free for the newer ones? Is there another way? Thanks
When I open my iCloud preferences page I do not see a photos icon. How to I add that icon so its visible like mail and calendar are? Thanks for a great video
Hi Joel. Thanks for your great video! I have a question. I want to merge 4 Photos Libraries together, but 3 are already on my external hard drive. I don't have enough storage locally on my Mac to bring those other 3 Photos Libraries back to my Mac to merge as you have in your video. Is there a way to merge Photos Libraries when some of the Photos Libraries are on the external hard drive?
Hi @Mia Gilbert!
Thanks so much for watching and for the kind words!
I probably could have clarified that you don’t have to have your Photo libraries locally in order to merge them together!
I would recommend to move/copy the one locally from your Mac to your external with the other three libraries and then merge there depending on your situation.
From that point consolidate and clean up possible duplicates and then from there keep on external or move back to the Mac locally if you have space!
What method do you think you’ll use?
Let me know if that makes sense and helps! Don’t hesitate to reach out!
Great video. Learned a lot about organising photos in Mac. However, I can't create a new library holding down 'option' and clicking on 'Photos'. It just opens the photos whenever I click on it like this. I'm using MacOS Monterey. What seems to be the problem? Please advise. Thanks
Thanks to you I have finally learnt how to make folders in IOS Photos. This has stopped me from buying an iPad for years. Not even the Apple store could show me that. I have liked and subbed as well 👍
Just one question concerning backups. I am using the cloud to sync my photos, but do you know if Time Machine will work for backing up photos if it also going to the cloud?
Luv your work Mate, thank you so much. I hope all is well in your world 🌏
Ha, never mind, I just saw your video about backing up your photos. Thanks a lot Mate, Ive been waiting for your videos for years. I am so glad I finally found them.
You're so very welcome @Cian Pereira! I'm really glad my content has helped!
I have a couple videos on Backups that may answer your question that I'll link below for reference:
iCLOUD BACKUPS - WHAT you NEED TO KNOW when it comes to backing up PHOTOS, iPHONES and your devices!
ruclips.net/video/7ep9pREplD8/видео.html
BACKUP YOUR MAC! - IN-DEPTH look at Apple Time Machine and many ways to save and recover your files!
ruclips.net/video/LXl4QkrsxHQ/видео.html
How to BACKUP iCLOUD PHOTOS! Options for your Mac, iPhone and iPad! Cloud or No Cloud!
ruclips.net/video/pWZZlYU62ts/видео.html
How to BACKUP your iPHONE or iPAD using iTunes, Finder and iCloud! - STEP BY STEP GUIDE
ruclips.net/video/Uz7zVGEkPmE/видео.html
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No worries at all! Thanks for watching @Cian Pereira!
I'll link videos down again for reference!
You're so very welcome @Cian Pereira! I'm really glad my content has helped!
I have a couple videos on Backups that may answer your question that I'll link below for reference:
iCLOUD BACKUPS - WHAT you NEED TO KNOW when it comes to backing up PHOTOS, iPHONES and your devices!
ruclips.net/video/7ep9pREplD8/видео.html
BACKUP YOUR MAC! - IN-DEPTH look at Apple Time Machine and many ways to save and recover your files!
ruclips.net/video/LXl4QkrsxHQ/видео.html
How to BACKUP iCLOUD PHOTOS! Options for your Mac, iPhone and iPad! Cloud or No Cloud!
ruclips.net/video/pWZZlYU62ts/видео.html
How to BACKUP your iPHONE or iPAD using iTunes, Finder and iCloud! - STEP BY STEP GUIDE
ruclips.net/video/Uz7zVGEkPmE/видео.html
Good tutorial. How do you maintain a backup of your libraries? Do you just download to another external drive. And how often do you do it?
Hi @Garr E. Fe Lix! That's a fantastic question that I will be soon making a video on!
Short quick answer is this...
I currently have a spare laptop that I have set to sync my primary iCloud Photos Library and it's downloading all the originals to it. I then have an external hard drive that i'm using TimeMachine with to back that up.
For all of my other photo libraries and such, I have a NAS (Network Attached Storage) that I archive all of my other content on.
So really I have a couple methods, but my plan is to explain this a little more in depth in an upcoming video.
Hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate your continued support!
Thanks! My one big concern whenI started using Mac and their Photos app and their Library method is potentially having a corrupt Library. I’m not familiar w the filing structure, but is it considered a single file? Meaning if that does get corrupted, is my entire Library of photos corrupted. Whereas when I was using Windows, I saved all my photos into folders and files. Now I know this can be done w Mac also, but I would lose out on the search capabilities of Photos app, and using Smart filters. Would it be advantageous to break down Libraries into years, and avoid having large single Library?
hey I'm wondering, can you upload a .mp4, .heic, .hevc files onto iphotos into album from a Mac? and will that file when you moved a specific file onto iPhotos, show up on my iPhone too?
Hi @itimdesigner!
You should have no problem uploading those formats into an iCloud Photo Album on your Mac. If you have iCloud Photos syncing turned on, they should then also appear on your iPhone.
Below are the file formats quoted from the Apple Support article also listed below:
"This includes HEIF, JPEG, RAW, PNG, GIF, TIFF, HEVC, and MP4 as well as special formats you capture with your iPhone or iPad, like slo-mo, time-lapse, 4K videos, and Live Photos."
Set up and use iCloud Photos
support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264
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Thank you a really informative video. I have a question for you please, is there a quick way to find duplicate photos?
Hi @Sylvia Minter!
There is no built in method technically to find duplicates in Photos, but there are still options! I just created a new video on this very topic! It's very in-depth and reviews a handful of options! Hope it helps!
ruclips.net/video/VpQ5kDc3BvQ/видео.html
@@Learnwithjoel thank you