Exporting iPhoto library with data

In prep for the demise of iPhoto, I'm trying to save my 33,000 photos onto a new external hard drive. (formatted correctly). I go to File/Export and choose the new hard drive as the place to export and that's where the problem starts. Once I click the 'Export' button the windows keep looping back and forth. Choose the place to export, click OK and it goes back to the Export window. Difficult to explain. I did a little video but I can't attach it. Thoughts?

Thanks for your reply Larry, it kept my brain fired up. The drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) which I thought was the correct formatting. It's connected directly to the iMac via the USB ports and appears on the desktop.I've now discovered that I can export photos from iPhoto to that drive BUT I can only export one 'library' selection (see pic) at a time.
However I CAN select multiple 'EVENTS' and export them that way. Hopefully that should be the way to go. I appreciate your interest and your answers.Cheers, Brad

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I am wondering how to export iPhoto library to external drive as a normal folder with jpeg files to be opened also on PC (no iPhoto app). Do you have any ideas?
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If you export with Kind=Original you retain your Created date, Modified date, Latitude and Longitude. You lose all edits and a Description field.
That's what the Original means. No added metadata, no edits.
If you export with Kind=jpeg the Created and Modified dates are set to the export date, you lose the location data, but you retain a Description field.
The Created and Modified dates are correct for that file. There are two kinds of metadata involved when you consider jpeg or other image file.
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When you export from iPhoto to the Finder new file is created containing your Photo (and its Exif). The File date is - quite accurately - reported as the date of Export.
However, the Photo Date doesn't change.
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So, your photo has the correct date, and so does the file, but they are different things. To sort on the Photo date you'll need to use a photo app.
Also you don't lose any metadata - including the location material - if you choose the correct export settings
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Managing iPhoto Library with multiple accounts

I want to share my iphoto library with multiple user accounts on the same machine. Any suggestions how to do this so when new photos / events are added & created they are accessible to all?
Thank you.

I have another question, do you know anything about using the "referenced library" approach instead? Would this work better?
When you use a Referenced Library you are responsible for file management of your photos, not iPhoto. So when you say "work better", what do you mean?
How to do it:
Simply go to iPhoto Menu -> Preferences -> Advanced and uncheck 'Copy Files to the iPhoto Library on Import'.
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There are a number of potential pitfalls using this system.
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2. You cannot move or rename the files on your system or iPhoto will lose track of them on systems prior to 10.5 and iPhoto 08. Even with the later versions issues can still arise if you move the referenced files to new volumes or between volumes.
3. Most importantly, migrating to a new disk or computer can be much more complex.
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I've yet to see a good reason to run iPhoto in referenced mode unless you're using two photo organisers.
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3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
If you're concerned about accessing the files, There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
*For Users of 10.5 and later*
You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Command-Click for selecting multiple pics.
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You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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*For users of 10.4 and later* ...
Many internet sites such as Flickr and SmugMug have plug-ins for accessing the iPhoto Library. If the site you want to use doesn’t then some, one or any of these will also work:
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This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. However, if you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
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TD

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Hey guys,
I have following problem. I´m creating our variable price list for our customers. "variable" means an interactive pdf for our customers where they can edit the prices, product discription etc.
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Aperture is not an pixel editor like Photoshop, you cannot use it as an external editor for iPhoto.
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
1. Is there a simple way to share my iPhoto library with the PCs on our network?
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2. Is there an application for PC that is like (or just is) iPhoto that will allow me to share with a PC?
Google's Picasa is frequently mentioned a similar to iPhoto, but it doesn't have a Mac version.
3. Is there a better solution? (Unfortunately, we're not getting any new computers...)
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