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Jan 12, 2020  Apple hides the Library folder by setting a file system flag associated with the folder. Any folder on your Mac can have its visibility flag turned on or off; Apple just chose to set the Library folder's visibility flag to the off state. I just gave my Mac a much needed wipe. I erased the drive and reinstalled the newest Catalina. It feels good to start fresh:) I noticed that the Photos Library in the Photos folder has the extension in the name and the icon is a stack of images, not a circular Photos Library logo with a normal name.

To combine Photos libraries, open the source library and export the photos and videos that you want to keep. Then open the destination library (the one that you want to use as your main library) and import the photos and videos.

Choose a photo library

Here's how to open one of the multiple photo libraries that you might have on your Mac or on a connected external drive:

  1. Press and hold the Option key as you open the Photos app.
  2. Select the library that you want to open, then click Choose Library.

Photos uses this library until you open a different one using the same steps.

Export photos and videos from the source library

Open the source library, then decide whether you want to export your files as unmodified originals or edited versions:

Edited versions retain their edits when you import them. The advantage is that you don't have to recreate any edits; however, these files become the destination library's originals. This means that you can't revert to their earliest pre-import version.

Unmodified originals don't show any edits that you made when they were in the source library. This gives you flexibility for later editing, but recreating your edits might take substantial work.

How to export edited versions

  1. In the Photos app, select the photos and videos that you want to export. To select multiple items, press and hold the Command key while you click. To select a group of items in order, click the first one, then press and hold the Shift key while you click the last one. This selects all of the items between the two that you clicked.
  2. Choose File > Export > Export [number].
  3. An export dialog appears.
    • In the Photos section, set Photo Kind to JPEG, TIFF, or PNG. JPEG recompresses your photos, which may result in smaller file sizes. TIFF and PNG files are higher fidelity and may result in larger file sizes.
    • In the Videos section, choose a Movie Quality setting. This section appears only if your selected items include videos.
    • In the Info section, select the checkboxes if you want to preserve metadata and location data in the exported files.
    • In the File Naming section, set File Name to Use File Name and set Subfolder Format to either Moment Name or None. Moment Name creates a subfolder for each Moment that's represented in your selected items. This is useful if you'd like to create an Album in the destination library for each Moment. The None option exports all of the files directly into the destination folder.
  4. Click Export. A Finder dialog appears.
  5. Navigate to the location where you want to save the files, such as the Desktop or an external drive. Click New Folder if you create a new folder for your exported items.
  6. Click Export.

How to export unmodified originals

  1. In the Photos app, then select the photos and videos that you want to export. To select multiple items, press and hold the Command key while you click. To select a group of items in order, click the first one, then press and hold the Shift key while you click the last one. This selects all of the items between the two that you clicked.
  2. Choose File > Export > Export Unmodified Original.
  3. An export dialog appears.
    • If your photos include IPTC metadata (such as titles or keywords) that you want to keep, select the Export IPTC as XMP checkbox.
    • Leave the File Name setting on Use File Name.
    • Next to Subfolder Format, choose Moment Name or None. Moment Name creates a subfolder for each Moment that's represented in your selected items. This is useful if you'd like to create an Album in the destination library for each Moment. The None option exports all of the files directly into the destination folder.
  4. Click Export. A Finder dialog appears.
  5. Navigate to the location where you want to save the files, such as the Desktop or an external drive. Click New Folder if you create a new folder for your exported items.
  6. Click Export Originals.

How to import photos and videos into the destination library

Open the destination library, then drag the folder that contains your exported items into the main area that shows your other photos and videos. When a green plus sign appears on your pointer, you can release the folder.

The photos in the folder are sorted into Moments based on their creation dates and locations. The videos are sorted based on the date you exported them from the source library.

If you created subfolders when you exported the items and you want to create an Album for each subfolder, follow these steps:

  1. In the Finder, open a subfolder.
  2. Select all of the photos and videos within the subfolder.
  3. Drag the items onto My Albums in the Photos sidebar.
  4. Name the Album in the highlighted text box that appears in the sidebar.
  5. Repeat for each subfolder.

Save space by deleting the source library

If you're sure that you've exported all of the photos and videos that you want to keep from the source library, you can delete it to save disk space on your Mac.

First, open the Finder and find the source library that you want to delete. By default, photo libraries are stored in your Pictures folder. If you can't find the library, follow the steps to choose a library; the path to the selected library's location appears in the Choose Library window.

Next, move the source library to the Trash. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash to permanently delete the files.

Learn more

You can quickly insert a shape from the iWork shapes library into your document.

  • On your Mac, click the Shape button , then choose a shape.
  • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap the Insert button , then tap the Shapes button . Tap a shape.
  • On iCloud.com, click , then choose a shape.

After you add and position the shape, you can break it into parts, or combine it with other shapes to create a custom shape. When you’ve finished editing your shape, add it to your shapes library for later use.1

Break a shape into parts

Some shapes have multiple pieces. When you break apart a shape, you’re able to change the color, edit the shape, or delete the individual pieces of a shape.

  • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, select the shape you want to break apart, then tap the Format button . Tap Arrange, then tap Break Apart.
  • On your Mac, Control-click on the shape and choose Break Apart.

Some shapes in the shapes library include other potential shapes you might want to use. For example, if you wanted to use the shape of California, you could insert the complete map of the United States and enlarge it. After you break apart the shape, you can use the California shape by itself. If you want to be able to use that shape again in the future without breaking it apart from its parent shape, add the shape to your shapes library.
After you break apart a shape, you can make each piece a different color. For example, you could change the color for each state in the map, or change the color of a piece you've isolated from the remaining parts of the shape.

Create new shapes

You can combine and subtract shapes from each other to create new shapes. There are four different ways to create new shapes from existing shapes: Unite, Intersect, Subtract, or Exclude.

  • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, select the shapes you want to use, then tap the Format button . Tap Arrange, then choose how you want to combine the shapes.
  • On your Mac, select all of the shapes that you want to use, click the Format button , click Arrange, then choose how you want to combine the shapes.

Unite
When you unite multiple shapes, they combine into one shape.

Intersect
When you intersect multiple shapes, it creates a shape out of the overlapping areas.

Subtract
When you subtract a shape from another, it removes the part of the shape that’s layered on top of another shape.

Exclude
When you exclude two shapes, it creates a shape that excludes the overlapping area between the shapes.

Add styles to your shape

After you add a shape to your document, you can change the following styles of your shape:2

  • Fill You can fill shapes with an image, a solid color, or a gradient (two or more colors that blend into one another).
  • Border You can add a border, such as a picture frame or a dotted line, then modify the border’s thickness, color, and other attributes.
  • Shadow You can add up to six different preset shadows to your shape, then adjust the blur, offset, and opacity of your shadow.
  • Reflection You can add a reflection to your shape and adjust its visibility.
  • Opacity You can create interesting effects by making objects more or less opaque.
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If you want to change the style of your shape:

  • On your Mac, select the shape, click the Format button , then click Style. Click the disclosure triangle to expand any individual style and see advanced options.
  • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap the Format button , then tap Style. Turn on an individual style to see advanced options.
  • On iCloud.com, click > Style. Select an individual style to see advanced options.

Save and set default styles on your Mac

On your Mac, you can save a style and change the default style for new shapes in your document.

Here's how to save your style:

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  1. Click the Format button , then click Style.
  2. Click the arrow to the right side of the style thumbnails to go to the last group of styles.
  3. Click the New Style Preset button .

After you save your style, you can redefine it at any time. Select the shape with the style changes, then Control-click on the style template and choose 'Redefine Style from Selection.'

Here's how to change the default style for new shapes in your document:

  1. Click the Format button , then click Style.
  2. Click and hold the style that you want to move.
  3. Drag it to the top left of the first page of styles.

Add text and other objects within a shape

To add text inside a shape, double-tap (on iPhone or iPad) or double-click (on Mac) the shape, then enter the text.

You can also place objects like shapes, images, videos, text boxes, and equations inside a shape, so they're nested. If you type inside the outer (parent) shape, the inner nested object moves with the text as you edit:

  • On iPhone or iPad, add the new object to your document. Select the new object, then tap Cut. Double-tap the shape in which you want to nest the new object so the insertion point appears inside the shape, tap it again, then tap Paste.
  • On Mac, add the new object to your document. Control-click the new object, then choose Cut. Control-click the shape in which you want to nest the new object, then choose Paste.

Add a shape to your shapes library

You can add customized shapes to your shapes library. When you save a custom shape, the shape’s path, flip, and rotation properties are saved; size, color, opacity, and other properties aren’t.

  • On your Mac, Control-click the shape and choose Save to My Shapes.
  • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap the shape, then tap Add to Shapes.

To use iCloud to sync your custom shapes across your devices, here's what you need:

  • An iOS device with iOS 11.2 or later, an iPad with iPadOS 13 or later, or a Mac with macOS 10.13.2 or later
  • Sign in to iCloud with the same Apple ID and turn on iCloud Drive on all your devices.

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You can use your custom shapes in the same app on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. For example, if you add a shape in Pages on your iPhone, you can use it in Pages on your other devices.

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1. Custom shapes are supported on Mac, iOS, and iPadOS only. You can't create or use custom shapes on iCloud.com.

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2. Some styles are only available in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.