[hm-one]

just last nite i did an OS reinstall (things were getting so bogged down i just had to) and now i have a dilemma because i need to transfer my old iphoto library (from 10.3.4) to my new system.

i checked out some of the older posts on this very forum, and one user instructed to another that you needed to recopy the iphoto library folder into the pictures folder and then repair disk permissions. after that he said you needed to hold down the shift+option button and click on the iphoto icon in the dock in order to rebuild the library.

well i tried that, and nothing happened. in fact iphoto is now unusable because nothing shows up on the source list. no library icon nor any albums, and it will not accept any photo imports at all.

luckily i tested it out on a seperate account so i just deleted it and made a new one. i figure there has got to be an easy solution to transferring the library. any help would be greatly appreciated.

[zacharydz]

When I have had to transfer my iPhoto library, I would just burn all my pictures folders on to a DVD-RW in iPhoto.

Then when I insert the DVD, I can just drag all the folders from the DVD to my library in iPhoto.


Obviouslly, this isn't too helpful if you dont have a DVD burner. But, if your iPhoto library isn't too big, you could use the same method, but just use a couple CD-RWs.

[fisherKing]

another idea...
open iphoto.
you will create an iphoto folder in your pictures folder.
open the old iphoto folder, drag your album folders (i think no more than 2 folders at a time) to the sidebar of the new iphoto app window.

did this with a friend, we moved all her pictures to her new user folder.