How to move an iPhoto Library into Photos for Mac os?

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Many users when set up the Photos app in OS X, they miss and initial setup screen which allows you to import pictures into Photos from apps like Aperture and iPhoto.

  1. Quit Photos as well as iPhoto app if you haven’t closed already.
  2. Holding the option key on your keyboard, relaunch the Photos app until you see the 'Library' selection screen, then choose one of the following options:
    - If you see the iPhoto library in the list, simply select it and choose “Choose Library” to open it within Photos app.
    - Otherwise, select “Other Library” and navigate to the location of the iPhoto library you wish to import into Photos app, then open it as usual
  3. Let Photos app import the iPhoto library, it should happen almost immediately but very large libraries or those stored on slower external volumes may take some time

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