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		scoot 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iCloud Photos Downloader This looks interesting. Can I use it to back up photos from one (old) photo library, and restore them into another (newer) one?

gerdemb 6 days ago [–]

Yes — that’s exactly what it’s designed for. You can back up photos from one Photos library and later restore them into a different Photos library. The restore process recreates the items in the target library using the data stored in the backup.

scoot 21 hours ago | [–]

Thanks. I'll give it a go

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