2020-3-19 Pick the correct iPhoto Library for the Migration: Photos will migrate the last iPhoto Library you opened before the migration automatically. So switch to the iPhoto library you want to migrate, before you open Photos for the first time. After the Migration: Don't delete your old iPhoto Library in a hurry. The Case of the Missing Photos photos icloud google photos archive time machine mac macos. Couldn’t access the old photo library that was stored on the other drive. Photos couldn’t. 2020-3-31 Part 1. Transfer Photos from iCloud Photo Library to Mac. Photo Library uploads all photos to iCloud and keeps them up to date across devices and you also can get access to them through iCloud.com. To transfer photos from the iCloud Photo Library to Mac, please refer to the two methods below. Transfer Photos from iCloud Photo Library.
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If you back up your Mac with Time Machine, you can easily restore a photo library to its state when the last backup was performed.
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Note: If you use iCloud Photos and you restore the System Photo Library from a Time Machine backup, any photos you’ve deleted since the last Time Machine backup are restored to your Mac and uploaded to iCloud again. If you chose to optimize Mac storage, Time Machine may not have a backup of your originals. However, the originals are stored in iCloud.
- If the Photos app on your Mac is open, choose Photos > Quit Photos.
- Click the Time Machine icon in the menu bar and choose Enter Time Machine, or choose the Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Time Machine.Time Machine opens and shows your available backups.
- Click the date of your last backup, navigate to the backup of your photo library, then click to select it.
- Click Restore.Depending on the size of your library, it may take some time for your library to be restored. When you next open Photos, you should be able to use your Photos library as it was when last backed up.
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