Help !! Can't move or copy my library.

Hi all
recently I bought a Macbook Pro, and I wanted to move my iPhoto library from my old G4 to the new book, so I made my MBP a target disk, and try to copy my library to my MBP, but it always end up telling me that I have "a file with the same name on the targe disk except case differentce".
Does anyone know how do I copy the library from on Mac to another ?
I really don't want to import my 10,000 photos from the "original" folder, and redo everything.
Can someone please help me .
Thanks in advance.

Cesarlin
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Try
1. Create a new folder on the MBP and copy to it.
2. If you get the same message, try repairing Permissions on both machines
additionally Download BatchMod from
http://macchampion.com/arbysoft/
And apply it to the iPhoto Library Folder using the settings found here:
http://homepage.mac.com/toad.hall/.Pictures/Forum/BatChmod.png
(Credit to Old Toad for this one).
Regards
TD

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