Transfer iphoto library to my mac

I would like to move my iphoto library with thousands of photos to my new mac.
Can anybody suggest how best I would go about doing this easily?
Thanks

Helen
First you need to hook the two machines together. The easiest way to do this is to use Firewire Target Disk Mode</a.
Then simply copy the iPhoto Library Folder from the Pictures Folder on the old Machine to the Pictures Folder on your New machine.
Then Launch iPhoto. It will update the library to the work with the version on your new machine.
That’s it.
Regards
TD

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