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How to consolidate iPhoto libraries

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Steven Graeber just upgraded to El Capitan and wants to move his photos from iPhoto to Photos for OS X, but:</p>

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Photos gave me an option of 5 different libraries to choose from.  Why is there more than one?  I have never used multiple libraries.  And the dates on these are from times I wasn’t using iPhoto at all.</p>

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You’ve got a couple of approaches to solve this.</p><p>
I’d try to figure out first what’s in those libraries, to make sure they aren’t holding pictures or video you want.</p><ol>
<li>Quit iPhoto if it’s open.</li>
<li>Hold down the Option key.</li>
<li>In the dialog box that appears, select an iPhoto library. If they don’t all show up, use Open Other to find them.</li>
<li>See what’s in the library and whether it contains anything you’re missing.</li>
<li>Repeat steps 1 to 4 for each iPhoto library.</li>
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