<p>Find the Library in finder (e.g. ~/Movies), and double click it.</p>

<p>You can be sure that it's the only open Library by using the drop down menu in Projects:</p>

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<p>I'm <a href="https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/25932/imovie-workflow-for-creating-different-versions-or-snapshots">creating different libraries</a> for each of my projects. When I attempt to open a new library via File > Open Library, it has both the old library open and the new one open.</p>

<p>I want to close the old one so I don't accidentally create projects within the old library. </p>

<p>File > Close Library is disabled. If I try to close iMovie and re-open it, it remembers the last library that was opened.</p>

<p>How do I open just a new iMovie Library?</p>

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I was able to right-click on the library name and choose 'Close library ...'. I had to make sure the library I was trying to close *wasn't* the active library. When I had the editing windows up for the library I was trying to close, the 'Close library' option was greyed out. -- Thanks for your insightful solutions! Three of your posts have helped me now :)
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How do I open only one library in iMovie?
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# How do I open only one library in iMovie?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-11)

I'm [creating different libraries](https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/25932/imovie-workflow-for-creating-different-versions-or-snapshots) for each of my projects. When I attempt to open a new library via File > Open Library, it has both the old library open and the new one open.

I want to close the old one so I don't accidentally create projects within the old library.

File > Close Library is disabled. If I try to close iMovie and re-open it, it remembers the last library that was opened.

How do I open just a new iMovie Library?

**Tags:** imovie

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I was able to right-click on the library name and choose 'Close library ...'. I had to make sure the library I was trying to close *wasn't* the active library. When I had the editing windows up for the library I was trying to close, the 'Close library' option was greyed out. -- Thanks for your insightful solutions! Three of your posts have helped me now :)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2019-02-11. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Find the Library in finder (e.g. ~/Movies), and double click it.

You can be sure that it's the only open Library by using the drop down menu in Projects:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/d9u8K.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/d9u8K.png)


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