HT5037 How do I use the iPhoto Library Upgrader? I've downloaded it, now what??

I have just downloaded the iPhoto Library Upgrader how do I use it to upgrade my Photo Library?

Just open the app and follow the steps. It should look for your library and upgrade it. Make a backup of the iPhoto library before using the application

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I just upgraded from IPhoto7 to 9.5. Now I can't open iPhoto without a downloaded tool to bridge the gap bewteen versions. I downloaded the tool and I still get the message "To prepare the library, use the iPhoto Library Upgrader available from Apple."

I had to upgrade to Mavericks to send off the iCanendars I made in iPhoto. Then I had to upgrade my IPhoto from 7 to 9.5. Now when I go to open iPhoto I get the message "To prepare the library, use the iPhoto Library Upgrader available from Apple." Well, I installed the Upgrader, but I still get the message and can't open iPhoto. I have tried restarting the computer, but that didn't help. How do I get the computer to recognize the Upgrader?

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Can't open iPhoto "To open your library with this version of iPhoto, it first needs to be prepared. To prepare the library, use the iPhoto Library Upgrader available from Apple." Doesn't work...

I've tried to open my iPhoto and a message box opens up and reads "To open your library with this version of iPhoto, it first needs to be prepared. To prepare the library, use the iPhoto Library Upgrader available from Apple." I update this and this message continues to pop up. I've even tried to rebuild it, but no matter what I do the same message appears and iPhoto still wpn't open. Can somebody please help me?!

i'm having the same problem with my iMac (Mac OS X 10.7.5) . i haven't really made any updates to it and yesterday when i tried to access the iPhoto library of my MBP (from my iMac) is when problems started. The iPhoto on the iMac initially said I need to install the recent version of the iPhoto. Since I can't find a 9.0 download, I went to buy the iPhoto on the App store.
When I tried to install iPhoto (version 9.4.3) to the iMac, I got this message:
The iPhoto Library Upgrader is a tool that prepares libraries from iPhoto 5 or earlier, so you can upgrade them with the current version of iPhoto. You can download the tool here.
Note: If your library is from iPhoto 6 or later, this tool is not required."
I then installed the iPhone Library Upgrader, but I got the same prompt:
'You can't open your current photo library using this version of the iPhoto. You have made changes to your library using a newer version of iPhoto. Please quit and use the latest version of iPhoto."
I guess this takes me back to square one? I am inclined to buy the iLife on eBay with the iPhoto 9.0 version, but needed to know if this is the case before I unfortunately bite the bullet.

Iphoto 9.5 won't import photos from iPhoto 7.5. Library will not update using the iPhoto library upgraded application.

iphoto 9.5 won't import photos from iPhoto 7.5. Library will not update using the iPhoto library upgrader application. Repeatedly says it can't locate photos even when told to cancel. I think the photos in question are in Nikon RAW format.

iPhoto 9.5 immediately tries to "upgrade" my library using the upgrader.
iPhoto 9.5 asks you to run the upgrader to prepare the library for 9.5. It then will update the library to its format.
You need to do the following:
1 - go to your Applications/Utilities folder and double click on the iPhoto Library Upgrader 1.1 application.
2 - select Choose Library, navigate to your iPhoto library, select it and let the upgrader do its thing.
3 - launch iPhoto 9.5 to open and finish the conversion of the library.
OT

My iPhoto library won't open because "it first needs to be prepared," but running the iPhoto Library Upgrader does not change anything. What gives?

I'll try to be as detailed as I can:
I have a mid-2010 iMac. I backed-up and then wiped my Mountain Lion hard drive so that I could have a clean install of Mavericks. I am now in the process of importing my backed-up files, like iTunes and documents, from my external back-up to my new Mavericks machine. Everything in this process has worked so far. I moved the iPhoto library over from the external back-up to the proper location (Users->Pictures->iPhoto Library). Two hours later when the transfer was complete, rather than having a normol iPhoto Library icon (stack of pictures with a photo of a flower), the library appeared as a folder with a half done progress bar and an "x" close button in the corner.
This library would not open so I deleted it and started the whole thing over. Two hours later, same thing. I then restarted my machine and got a regularl looking iPhoto Library icon, but now when I try to open it I get a prompt that says "To open your library with this version of iPhoto, it first nees to be prepared: to prepare the library, use the iPhoto Library Upgrader avaliable from Apple." I downloaded the iPhoto Library Upgrader from Apple, ran it, and it says that the library has been updated and can now be used. But when I try to open iPhoto, I hit the same problem, iPhoto doesn't open and I instead get a prompt saying that the library needs to be prepared.
One more thing, when I run the iPhoto Library Upgrader, there is a un-progressing progress bar (a sideways barber shop poll) that says the program is building thumbnails, but then Upgrader gives me a prompt that the library has been upgraded (even though the progress bar is still cranking along). PLEASE HELP.

What version of iPhoto were you running prior to Mavericks? First boot into Revovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down) and repair the disk and disk permissions. Then reboot back into Mavericks.
Two hours later when the transfer was complete, rather than having a normol iPhoto Library icon (stack of pictures with a photo of a flower), the library appeared as a folder with a half done progress bar and an "x" close button in the corner.
There was a problem with copying the older iPhoto library from the backup. Delete the library and drag it once again from the backup drive to the Pictures folder. Run the upgrader again. Is this what you see when your first launch the upgrader?
OT

How do you apply the iphoto library upgrader to iPhoto?

I just upgraded to Mountain Lion which was fine. However, afterwards I upgraded to the latest iphoto version and now it says that I need the iPhoto Library upgraded. So I downloaded that application. However, I have no idea how to make the "upgrader" do whatever it needs to do to the iphoto application? Any ideas? I tried dragging the iPhoto Library Upgrader application onto iPhoto but that did not work.

Hello, I have the same problem...but when I go to Applications/Utilities/iPhoto Library Upgrader - then double click on it, it gives me this message.
When I try to open my iPhoto it still gives me this message:
I really don't know what to do. I tried everything possible.
Maybe someone has experienced it also?
Thank you in advance for any suggestions!

IPhoto 9.5 keeps asking me to use the iPhoto Library Upgrader

I have a 2008 MacBook Pro it had iPhoto 7. something, I don't remember all the numbers. I upgraded to Mavericks then decided that I wanted to take full advantage of iCloud. I want to use the PhotoStream app so sync my photos from my iPhone. In order to do so, the computer told me I need the latest version of iPhoto(9.5). I bought the app for 14.99. I installed it, but when I try to open it tells me I need to prepare the iPhoto library in order to upgrade. I downloaded the Upgrader and ran the program. It goes through successfully (the icon changed from the old iPhoto to the new iPhoto icon). I try to open it but it keeps asking me to upgrade the iPhoto Library.
Can someone please help me fix this issue?

I know you say you ran the program but we've seen folks on here who install the app and think they're run it. You need to go to your Applications/Utilities folder and double click on it. Apologies if you have.

I cant open my iphoto. It says "To prepare the library, use the iPhoto Library Upgrader available from Apple." but when i download the upgrade it still wont open. Please help fist Mac iv owned

I cant open my iPhoto

You have to run the upgrader first then launch iPhoto - the upgrader is in Applications ==> utilities
LN

What can I do? Every "iPhoto Library Upgrader" I've downloaded fails to prepare the my iPhoto Library, so I can't open iPhoto any more.

What can I do? Every time I download & run "iPhoto Library Upgrader" it fails to "prepare" the my iPhoto Library, so I can't open iPhoto any more.
(My MacOS & iPhoto are the latest versions.)
Ever since my last upgrades, every time I try to open iPhoto, a Alert box pops up saying, "To open your library with this version of iPhoto, it first needs to be prepared. To prepare the library, use the iPhoto Library Upgrader", and it gives 2 options: a "Learn More" button or "Quit" (iPhoto) button. The "Learn More" button links to Apple's "iPhoto '11: About the Library Upgrader" page (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5037), but whenever I then download and run that page's linked app, the same thing happens all over again.
It does no good to rebuild the iPhoto Library (holding down the command & option keys while reopening iPhoto): the same thing happens.
It does no good to use iPhoto Library Manager (http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/) to rebuild the iPhoto Library, as was suggested elsewhere: the same thing happens.

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

How do I get to iPhoto library upgrader?

Hi there.
Here what my system tells me when I want to open iPhoto:
"To open your library with this version of iPhoto, it first needs to be prepared."
"To prepare the library, use the iPhoto Library Upgrader available from Apple."
I run Yosemite on my Mac mini and I already have iPhoto in my application. This message appears after I switched from Maverick to Yosemite.
I went to Apple store and didn't find the "iPhoto Library Upgrader"
How can I get it?
Thanks

Download the iphoto library upgrader and RUN it - it will install in the utilities folder of you Applications of - go there and double click on it to RUN it and ten launch iPhoto 9.6 to complete the upgrade
LN

How can I access the iphoto library using windows pc? Upgrading to aperture solves my problem?

How can I access the iphoto library using windows pc? Upgrading to aperture solves my problem?
My home network is used both by my macbook and my wife's windows pc. Considering that, I would like to know if we can share our pictures with each other (specially because I intend to store all of them into a NAS storage - WD My Cloud, probably).

No you can not - neither iPhoto nor Aperture has any cross platform capability
You can share photos with the PC using MyPhotoStream or Shared PhotoStreames
You can not share the iPhoto library
And you can not put the iPHoto library on a NAS - it MUST always be on a volume formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) and mube on a fast wired local connection - it can not be on a Network
There are Digital Asset Managers that can do what you want - iPhoto and Aperture can not
LN

HT5037 I have installed the iPhoto Library upgrade, which confirms it was successfully installed, however when ever I try to open iPhoto 11, it refers me back to the bloody library upgrade again, so I can't use iPhoto any more.

I have installed the iPhoto Library upgrade, which confirms it was successfully installed, however when ever I try to open iPhoto 11, it refers me back to the bloody library upgrade again, so I can't use iPhoto any more.

Thanks, it worked first time that I double clicked as you suggested.
Why do Apple make it so hard to upgrade some programs? They could make the follow through instructions a lot clearer.
Now I have it open- it works and..................... it does look pretty neat.

I am not able to open iPhoto, when I have used the iPhoto Library Manager, I get the message that "the iPhoto Library folder could not be found" Help!

Help! I can't open the iPhoto! I have os x 10.5.8 and I have tried using the iPhoto Library Manager only to find out that the folder for the iPhoto Library could not be found.
I have also tried the Fix #1 from the user Old Toad who said to delete the preference file :com.appleiPhoto.plist - I could do that, but I couldn't figure out how to delete iPhoto's cache fie, Cache.db because I couldn't find it? I'm not sure how to find the file by it's directory path name of HD/User/Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto .
Help is very much appreciated!
vernawithav

Download and use Find Any File to search for "Library6.iPhoto". It's a file that is present in every iPhoto library. If you don't find one on your hard drive then your library has gone missing entirely.
Another thing you can try is to use the Search For - All Images feature in the Finder window to see if you can see any of your photos.
That will tell you if they are on your hard drive but somewhere other than the library.
What do you see when you insert the DVD into the optical drive? Can you open it and any folders on the disk? If the disk is titled iPhoto Library then open the disk, the the iPhoto Library folder and finally the Originals folder. Check the subfolders to see if your photos are there.
Your original photo files will be in the Originals subfolders.

How do I set the iPhoto library as the Aperture default library?

I missed the opportunity on first opening Aperture to set the iPhoto library as the one that Aperture uses as the default, and now cannot find out how to do that after that point (it was getting late by the time I had found, installed and updated a copy of Aperture for my Mavericks based system).
How can I set the iPhoto library as the default, I don't want to have to select the iPhoto library every time I open aperture, but even knowing how to do that would be an improvement on my current knowledge!
TIA

That's what I read, but aren't they the minimum specs? Do you know what the upper specs are for using them together? Eg 3.4.5 won't work with iPhoto x.x etc?
I bought a Retail copy of Aperture 3.0.2 then downloaded the latest Maverick copy of Aperture I could as an upgrade (3.4.5) from the Apple Support site. But there was a newer version 3.5.1 which will also run on Mavericks, but is not currently available either as a retail copy or as an electronic download as Apple will only sell 3.6 now as Yosemite came out a few weeks ago. I really don't want to get Yosemite as then I won't be able to run Filemaker 11 at home for the office. And I can only upgrade Filemaker by getting a whole new set of licences for all the other computers in the office, costing about €2,000 altogether. Then I will have to buy two new Apple Mac minis costing another €1,000. And there are potential issues with other software that I will have to "up"grade to including iWork's watered down products. Wherever I look, Apple is making my life difficult.

How do I rename the iphoto library on one computer before importing it to another location with other iphoto libraries?

How do I rename the iphoto library on one computer before importing it to another location with other iphoto libraries?

How do I rename the iphoto library on one computer before importing it to another location with other iphoto libraries?
Quit iPhoto.
Select the Library in the Finder, click the name, and edit the name like for any file.

HT5037 How do I use the iPhoto Library Upgrader? I've downloaded it, now what??

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