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<blockquote data-quote="galvinize" data-source="post: 1783615" data-attributes="member: 210170">Thank you for your reply, and I apologize for the confusion.Running High Sierra 10.13.2. I will start by revealing that my new macBook cannot access the TM backups from my 2009 MacBook. That was a subject of another post, and has been scrutinized and confirmed by Mac Support technicians.But to return to the photos: As I have determined that there is no choice but to try to retrieve my various TimeMachine-saved files manually, I proceeded as indicated in my initial post: connecting the external HD (the TM from my old laptop) to my laptop, click on the external HD icon on the desktop&gt; Backups folder &gt;etc., etc.&gt;Pictures&gt;iPhoto Library. At this point, a window opens saying &quot;Cannot import items. These items cannot be added to your library because file format is not supported by Photos&quot;. So next, I go back&lt; to Pictures, then choose&gt;the &quot;Photos Library&quot; folder.&nbsp; Having clicked on this folder, the iPhoto application opens and says a repair is being performed (I assume the repair is being done to the photos on the external HD, to make them compatible with the new version of iPhoto??). The old photos are then accessible in iPhoto. But with a few photos missing... which is the part which most mystifies me! Hope. this is a bit more clear!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="galvinize, post: 1783615, member: 210170"] Thank you for your reply, and I apologize for the confusion. Running High Sierra 10.13.2. I will start by revealing that my new macBook cannot access the TM backups from my 2009 MacBook. That was a subject of another post, and has been scrutinized and confirmed by Mac Support technicians. But to return to the photos: As I have determined that there is no choice but to try to retrieve my various TimeMachine-saved files manually, I proceeded as indicated in my initial post: connecting the external HD (the TM from my old laptop) to my laptop, click on the external HD icon on the desktop> Backups folder >etc., etc.>Pictures>iPhoto Library. At this point, a window opens saying "Cannot import items. These items cannot be added to your library because file format is not supported by Photos". So next, I go back< to Pictures, then choose>the "Photos Library" folder. Having clicked on this folder, the iPhoto application opens and says a repair is being performed (I assume the repair is being done to the photos on the external HD, to make them compatible with the new version of iPhoto??). The old photos are then accessible in iPhoto. But with a few photos missing... which is the part which most mystifies me! Hope. this is a bit more clear! [/QUOTE]

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