I've been researching best way to move my photos and catalogue from my current iMac to my new iMac. I'm using Elements 11. Both iMacs running Yosemite. I know I need to deactivate the current computer's version of Elements if putting it on the new one runs me over the license limit - I don't think it will. I want the easiest way to get the photos on the new iMac, in the same folders, and preserve the catalogue. Will Migrate work? Time Machine restore? Or is the best way to install Elements 11 fresh on the new iMac then restore the catalogue? (I have stored the most recent version of the catalogue, with all photos reconnected, on an external drive.)
When I went from Windows to Mac 3 years ago - I lost the catalogue and all ratings. When I upgraded from Elements 9 to Elements 11, I lost the catalogue and all ratings. I do NOT want to ever go through that again.