Combining Two Photo Libraries

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Mar 03, 2019 When merging two photo libraries we usually want a lossless merge:The original photos and the edited versions should be merged into the merged library as master-version pairs, so it will be possible to revert edited photos to the original.The library structure with albums, smart albums should be preserved in the merged library.All metadata, including the faces labels should be migrated.The products (books, cards, calendars, slideshows) should be migrated. See full list on citymac.com. Merge libraries: PowerPhotos lets you merge two Photos libraries (even from two different users) into a new library, maintaining albums and most metadata (see exceptions) while eliminating duplicates. Alas, this is a one-shot, manual process. It won’t keep two libraries in sync; if they diverge, you must manually merge them again. And keeping Lightroom Classic from freaking out. That was just too long for a title, but that’s what I set out to do. I’ve had the bulk of my photo library stored on two external drives (each 2TB capacity), and one of them started making that weird sound of doom that you never want to hear your drives make, so I decided to replace that drive while it still worked.

Prepare your external drive

You can store your library on an external storage device, such as a USB or Thunderbolt drive formatted as APFS or Mac OS Extended (Journaled). However, you can't move your library to a disk that's used for Time Machine backups.

To prevent data loss, Apple doesn't recommend storing photo libraries on external storage devices like SD cards and USB flash drives, or drives that are shared on a network.

Move your Photos library to an external storage device

  1. Quit Photos.
  2. In the Finder, go to the external drive where you want to store your library.
  3. In another Finder window, find your Photos Library. By default it's stored in the Pictures folder located at /Users/[username]/Pictures.
  4. Drag Photos Library to its new location on the external drive. If you see an error, select your external drive's icon in the Finder, then choose File > Get Info. If the information under Sharing & Permissions isn't visible, click the triangle , then make sure the 'Ignore ownership on this volume' checkbox is selected. If it's not selected, click the lock button to unlock it, enter an administrator name and password, then select the checkbox.*
  5. After the move is finished, double-click Photos Library in its new location to open it.
  6. If you use iCloud Photo Library, designate this library as the System Photo Library.

Make sure that the drive is turned on and available to your Mac before opening Photos. If Photos can't find your drive, it stops using the Photos Library stored there.

Delete original library to save space

After you open your library from its new location and make sure that it works as expected, you can delete the library from its original location.

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In a Finder window, go back to your Pictures folder (or whichever folder you copied your library from) and move Photos Library to the trash. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash to delete the library and reclaim disk space.

Open another Photos library

If you have multiple libraries, here's how to open a different one:

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  1. Quit Photos.
  2. Press and hold the Option key while you open Photos.
  3. Select the library that you want to open, then click Choose Library.

Photos uses this library until you open a different one.

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If you have a permissions issue with your library, you might be able to resolve the issue by using the Photos library repair tool.

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* If the volume isn't formatted as APFS or Mac OS Extended (Journaled), or has been used for Time Machine backups but hasn't been erased, this checkbox will either not be present, or it won't be selectable after unlocking. Erase the drive for this option to be available.

Rob, I have an external drive that is backed up and I use it to archive my photos off my main laptop every year. It’s connected to Lightroom, I move folders manually inside Lightroom to keep things organized.

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My question is I’m starting to travel and my backup drive is a platter drive. I purchased a external SSD drive for my travels. Is it possible to copy the contents of my old archived drive to the new SSD drive and have each drive still be available if I plug both in?

I manually moved the old drive pictures (same file structure) and then told Lightroom to find the photos. It found them ok but it did not migrate any of my picks or edits? I ended up telling Lightroom to find the location on my old drive and now it ok?

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So know I have this new drive with all my photos unsynced with Lightroom. Any suggestions?

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