Post Iphoto mac to mac transfer issues

I transfered a photo library from one powerbook to another, about 3 years ago, and since then have found that albums created in the earlier version will appear in the finder, and also, arbitrarily, subsequent albums as well, but not all albums. I asked a Mac Genius about getting a better organized library and he told me to create a new library (on my second hard drive) then go the existing library, select rolls and move to the new library. but if you're in one library how do you move rolls to another? Apple tells you not to drag photos from one library to another. So I imported everything into the new library and now there is no album info and the rolls are all jumbled and misnamed. Argh. Is there a simple way to transfer all these photos, just keeping them in roll format and ditching all the old album data?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Do you still have the two original libraries intact? Are they both the same iPhoto version?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

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