How do you merge iphoto libraries without duplicates and maintaining events?

I have a few iphoto libraries on my computer that I need to merge, without duplicates, and maintaining the seperate events. Does anyone know how to do this efficiently?

"Terence Devlin" does not work for Apple, for the makers of Library Manager and has no beneficial interest in whether or not you use or purchase this or any other app. If "Terence Devlin" did have such an interest the terms of use of the Forum would require that he add such information to the post. No, Aperture cannot merge iPhoto Libraries. Aperture can convert them to Aperture Libraries and merge them, but that would be of no use to an iPhoto user, as iPhoto can't open an Aperture Library.
And the fact remains that the paid version of Library Manager is the only way to merge Libraries
Regards
"TD"

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I have three iphoto libraries, one which just has the beach ball that continues turning...is there an easy way to merge the libraries into one and eliminate duplicate photos?

Hmmm... an easy way. Easy? That's a tall request.
(Sorry, Luckyjenn, sometimes I just can't help myself.)
It sounds like the first thing you want to do before you merge libraries is to determine why the beach ball has taken a liking to that particular iPhoto library. If the library has been damaged somehow, you don't want to merge it with other undamaged libraries.
Start by making sure your data is backed up... then take a look at this... IPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the Iphoto Library
If that stops the beach ball, then you might look at this thread next regarding merging libraries...
merging libraries in iphoto?
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How do I merge iPhoto Libraries which use different versions of iPhoto?

I have three Mac computers and would like to merge the 3 iPhoto Libraries and put them in one library on an external hard drive, so that all 3 computers can access the library if possible, although it is a priority for my newest MacBook to access all the photos, including the older photos on my older Macs. Doing it in such way that I preserve metadata and edits would be deirable too--all my photos are jpegs. Right now my iMac is runnning OS 10.6.8 with iPhoto 7.1.5, my older MacBook is also running OS 10.6.8 with iPhoto 7.1.5 and my newest MacBook runs OS 10.7.5 with iPhoto 9.4.3. Is it possible to merge these 3 libraries without upgrading operating systems and iPhoto versions on the older computers? I have read that the best way to merge libraries is to use the paid version of iPhoto Library Manager which I'd like to use, but its latest version requires a newer version of iPhoto than the one on the older computers and I don't see a download for an older version of iPLM that might possibly do what I want. Any suggestions?

I am still curious if it would be a good second option to export the photos out of the older libraries into the newest one. I know this would convert them as you have said and also lose metadata and edits in the process, which is preferale to me over upgrading the older computers.
More simple.
Copy those libraries to the new machine.
Open them with the newer iPhoto - that will upgrade their libraries. (And leave the originals untouched on the other machines)
Merge them into the third library. Less work, less dataloss.
Regards
TD

How can I merge iPhoto libraries?

How can I merge two iPhoto libraries?

Use Aperture - or iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ -
LN

How do you make multiple libraries WITHOUT replicating similar directories?

I have two ipods and one ipad
On each, I have some of the same music, and more importantly, many of the same movies AND podcasts.
I can't figure out how to use multiple libraries that share files (on a SINGLE COMPUTER).
For example, my three libraries ALL seem to want to create a directory for the exact same podcast, which then stores the files three seperate places, killing my hard drive space.
How can I tell each seperate library to only look in one location for the podcast / movie / music files?
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For some reason, I could only add items IF the ipad was hooked up, is that correct?
No.
You don't need anything connected to create playlists.
If you selected the iPad and created playlist directly on the iPad through iTunes, yes you would need it connected to edit those playlists.
But don't do it that way.
Just create them without the device connected.
Also, you don't need playlists for everything. Mainly music.
In iTunes, you can select the device (when connected) and click the Movies, Podcasts and *Music Videos* tabs and select what to sync. You can make different selections for each device.
For music, create a playlist for each device to have differnt music on each device.
Connect the device, click the Music tab, tick *Sync music*, then *Selected playlists* and tick the playlist you want on that specific device.

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How to easily merge 2 iphoto libraries (with duplicates)

Hello,
I would like advice on an easy way to merge my iphoto library with my husbands. I am concerned for the following reasons. We have many pictures and events that are on both computers, but also have many pictures that just reside on one computer.
I'm concerned as each computer has varying amount of faces/locations identified on it, and they are different between both computers (some pictures have had faces identified on both computers, and then some on one and not the other). Also, for common pictures on both computers, the event name is often different between both computers.
What is the best way to merge both our libraries together, while preserving faces and locations specified, event names, and avoiding duplicates?
Thank you so much for your help!

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. The only way to do what you want is with the paid version of iPhoto Library Manager.
Connect the two computers so when iPLM is launched on one it can see both libraries. Then select one of the libraries and go to the File menu and select Merge Libraries. You can set the iPLM preferences to not copy duplicates and maintain Events, etc. Keywords, faces, places and titles will automatically be kept.
You select the location and name of the new, merged library.
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Slideshows, books and other keepsakes will not be copied. If you need them to be included then select the library with the least important books, slideshows, etc. and copy it into the the other library. That will keep the keepsakes of one library intact.
OT

I have multiple iPhoto libraries w/ duplicates in several. How can I consolidate and find the dupes? Some photos are versions of the original.

I have multiple iPhoto libraries w/ duplicates in several. How can I consolidate and find the dupes? Some photos are versions of the original. On my iMac, I also have many folders containing some of the same photos. My computer is used for both personal and business purposes. My libraries should be separated, one for each.

To merge libraries use iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - or Aperature
To find duplicates within an iPhoto library use iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ -
Photos that are not in an iPhoto library can be imported telling iPhoto not to import duplicates (an imperfect procews) and then IPLM can find the duplicates
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LN

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Yesterday I merged 3 libraries into Aperture. Today I opened a different iPhoto library and then looked for my merged library.
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I am not sure how you have tried to merge your iPhoto Libraries. Have you seen this help text?
Aperture 3.3: How to use Aperture to merge iPhoto libraries
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Hi, I have iphoto manager but can't figure out how to merge iphoto libraries
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I imported my old iPhoto Library via firewire (from Mac mini 1.6 10.6 to Mini 2.53 10.10)
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Now ... next thing I want to do is merge this Library / import into the one I have on my 2.53 mini (1000 or so images)
iPhoto cannot merge libraries.
You can just switch between the libraries and view them in turn.
If you try to import one library into the other you will create a mess of duplicates - thumbnails, previews, etc. You should be glad, that iPhoto did not let you do this. It would have wrecked your iPhoto library.
To merge iPhoto libraries you can use the full, paid version of iPhoto Library Manager: Fat Cat Software – iPhoto Library Manager
It s a very useful addition to iPhoto and has rescued many libraries.
The other option is to export the photos from library 1 and import the exported photos into library 2.
I select one of the iPhoto Library and then iPhoto says needs to repair but not enough disk space ...
If you are short of storage do all merging and preparing your libraries on the external drive. It is risky to update or work with iPhoto libraries, if you are in danger of running out of storage and having iPhoto crash. That may corrupt your iPhoto library beyond repair.
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Format external drives to Mac OS Extended before using with Aperture
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See this document: It will tell you, which Aperture and iPhoto versions are compatible with the new, unified library format:
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