Sharing iphoto on 2 computers: imac and macbook pro

So I got a new iMac and was able to load all photos from iphoto on my laptop and now I would like to know if the desktop and the macbook pro iphotos can "sync"--that is if I load photos on my laptop iphoto then the photos will also appear on the imac. Not sure if this is the right forum for this question but the basic activity is iphoto. thanks! kate

What do you mean by "Sync".
The general term means when two Libraries (A and B) are compared and files in Library A are copied to Library B, while files in Library B are also copied to Library A so that both Libraries are identical.
This is bi-directional copying and you cannot do this with automatically with iPhoto. No Syncing software is capable of parsing the iPhoto Library in this manner. One or both of your Libraries will be damaged if you try this.
You can have uni-directional copying - files in Library A are copied to Library B - this is essentially backing up. Obviously you can also copy from Library B to Library A.
The nearest you can get to syncing is to use iPhoto Library Manager to move files/ALbums/Events plus assoicated metadata between Libraries. This process cannot be automated.
Regards
TD

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