Sharing and saving iphoto libraries

My MacBook is about to die. I have found my iphoto library under shared libraries on my iMac. How do I save my whole iPhoto library to this computer?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
By default, the iPhoto Library lives in the Pictures Folder. Drag it from there to the iMac.
I have found my iphoto library under shared libraries
That's not a Location, it's just a list of Libraries. Work from the Pictures Folder.
Regards
TD

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TD

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More simple.
Wait until you get the new machine. Copy the two libraries to the new machine. Open them, this will upgrade them to the same version. Then merge them.
Obviously, don't move them to the same folder, or rename one, so they don't overwrite each other.
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Link the two Macs together: there are several ways to do this: Wireless Network,Firewire Target Disk Mode, Ethernet, or even just copy the Library to an external HD and then on to the new machine...
But however you do choose to link the two machines...
Simply copy the iPhoto Library from the Pictures Folder on the old Machine to the Pictures Folder on the new Machine.
Then launch iPhoto. That's it.
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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.
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If you want to use an external drive, if only temporary, make sure the drive has the correct file system. The drive needs to be formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled). See: iPhoto: Issues with FAT32-formatted drives
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Alright,
I want to share my iPhoto library between several users on my Mac. I have found an Apple article that explains how to set up a disk image to store the iPhoto library in. This article is at
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1198
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This is a little more simple that all that.
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If you want the other user to have the same access to the library as you: to be able to add, edit, organise, keyword etc.
Quit iPhoto in both accounts. Move the Library to the Users / Shared Folder
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No need for dmgs at all. No need for Syncing software.
Note: No Syncing software can run on an iPhoto Library. Period. There is none that can parse the Library database. Attempting to sync two Libraries will lead to damage to at least one of them.
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TD

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Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
You're going to need to explain things a little better.
Are you running a Managed or a Referenced Library?
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