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Jun 04, 2019 Move files stored on your Mac. For files stored locally on your Mac, you’ll need to copy them to your Surface by using an external drive. The drive must be compatible with both Mac and Windows—we recommend using a USB drive (USB 3.0 will be the fastest). Oct 28, 2019 I recommend starting with your biggest iPhoto library; it'll usually be on your desktop Mac. When you open Photos for the first time, your library should import automatically; if it prompts you to create a new library, your Photos library may be stored in another location on your Mac, and you may need to manually open it. How can I move pictures from one library to another in Iphoto 11? Hence my response about iPhoto Buddy which allows you to work with multiple iPhoto Libraries. Yes moving pictures from a library (aka iPhoto Library) to another library is different from moving pictures from one album to another. Terminology issue I guess. Copying photos from one Mac to another If you want to copy photos from a library on one Mac to a different library on another Mac, you can do that with two basic steps. First, follow the instructions in Accessing an iPhoto library on another Mac so that one of your Macs has access to both libraries. Sep 05, 2011 Move the iPhoto Library to an External Hard Drive. Need to move your iPhoto library? No problem, it’s easily done by a two-step process – first you need to physically move or copy the picture library to the new location, and then you have to tell iPhoto where the new location is.