

Use only locally mounted volumes for the Photos Library: Just like iPhoto or Aperture, the Photos Library cannot be stored in a Cloud storage like Drop Box, iCloud Drive, Google Drive ( Updating from iPhoto to Photos for OS X - Apple Support).Even if you do not want to use iCloud Photo Library, the migration will only work on a correctly formatted drive. Move your iPhoto Library to a correctly formatted locally mounted volume, if necessary. If you are planning to use the library with iCloud Photo Library, the drive must be formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled).
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Photos may have problems accessing the drive, if it is on a network volume and not locally mounted. Prepare the volume: If your iPhoto Library is not in your Pictures folder, but on an external drive, check the drive for compatibility.Repair the permissions, and repair the database. Prepare the library: Ensure that your iPhoto Library has no issues before the migration.Make a Time Machine backup or a bootable clone.
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