Transferring Albums

Is there any way to transfer the album and folder structure (with correct location markers) from one computer to another?
I copied the iPhoto Library, preferences folder and ALL of my original photos, and put all in the same location on the new computer as on the old.
In iPhoto on the new computer I can see the album/folder structure and thumbnails of the photos all in the right place. But when I double click to see the photo in normal resolution, I get an error message saying that the photo can't be located.
So: how can I transfer and preserve a useable album/folder structure ?

But if the album/folder structure was created on the first computer with the copy preference unchecked, is there any way to make it work on the second computer?
I think I have put everything in the same place (the library, preferences, and originals photos) so that they have the same path.
Not that I know of - but possibly - I do not use a referenced library and have only limited actual experience with it
One possibility (which may be an overall improvement - I do not know why you chose to use a referenced library - it seldom is a good solution) would be to convert your original library to a managed library - you can backup, check the import items option and use alias herder - http://www.rorohiko.com/aliasherder.html - to move your actual photos into the library - then (after testing the managed library) if you copy it to your new computer you will be set and all of your photos will live happily ever after
LN

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