IPhoto 11 (ver. 9.1.1) Consolidating Libraries on Time Capsule

Can I consolidate all my iPhoto libraries?
Can I store them my Time Capsule external HD?

It's strongly recommended to have a minimum of 10 GB free space on the boot drive for optimal performance of both the system and applications. If you use iDVD then that minimum is 20 GB.
So, yes, moving your library to the Time Capsule and removing it from the boot drive could speed it up. HOWEVER, if you connect to your Time Capsule wirelessly DO NOT try it. There are too many possibilities of getting a dropout when working wirelessly and that can and will corrupt the library.
If you're hard wired to the TC then it's the same a an external HD and would work very well.
I'm running iPhoto 11 and also get slow performance from iPhoto 11 when first opening and when opening a book.
Try rebuilding the library occasionally with just Option #1 to see if that makes any difference. If not they try a gain with Options #1, #2 and #6. I'm not sure which option does the trick but do notice that it does speed iPhoto 11 a little.
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ITunes & iPhoto Libraries in Time Capsule?

For months I've been considering buying a Time Capsule. I have several questions before I spend the money and I'm finding contradicting points in the discussion groups and other websites.
I have a MacBook with a 60GB HD and I'm rapidly running out of space, buying another computer with a bigger HD is not an option right now, so my first question is: besides hosting the Time Machine backups, can I use Time Capsule to have a second iTunes and iPhoto Libraries? I know that whatever files I have in the TC wouldn't be backed up with Time Machine, but I mainly want to transfer all the music and pictures that I have on CD's, so I wouldn't mind not having them backed up. Would I be able to access those pictures and music files from my laptop?... How about from the Apple TV (if I ever get one)?
With the new TC you are supposed to be able to access the drive over the internet (with a MobilMe account). If the answer to my first question is YES and it's possible to have iTunes and iPhoto libraries in the TC, can those be reached over the internet too? If I'm away, could I work with pictures and listen to music stored in the TC back in my house?
And my last question is: if you can't partition the drive in the TC, would it be possible that eventually it's 500 GB HD gets full with the incremental backups of my Macbook therefore not leaving any extra space for file sharing?
Thank you very much for your help

First thing I would say is make sure you buy the new Time Capsule - I bought the old version and had a ton of connectivity issues - the new one has been great. You are right that you cannot partition the Time Capsule harddrive via disk utility (you can do it if you open the capsule, remove the harddrive, etc - but this voids the warranty), and you can't allocate time machine disk space either so it will eventually fill up the entire tc harddrive. However, you can attach a usb harddrive and then use that as a file server - it acts just like the built-in drive and can be shared/accessed over wan as well. So in this setup you would have the TC drive for backup and the usb drive for files/pictures/music - you could do the reverse of this too (usb for backup, tc for files).
As far as moving itunes and iphoto folders - that's pretty easily done and works well enough. You may notice more sluggish performance though since you will be streaming over wifi and anything that you add will be copied over the network.
I haven't tested the mobileme stuff so i can't say whether that works or not. I'd say the potential is there, but in my opinion the mobileme implementation and performance is not up to par. I don't think you'd be able to do what you want to do in this situation since your itunes and iphoto directories would be set to a local shared folder (eg \\Time Capsule\...\iTunes music\) whereas the mobile me would be a web folder.

IPhoto and iTunes libraries on Time Capsule?

I just bought the 1TB Time Capsule today and am busy copying things over. So far the setup has been very smooth except it took a while for me to realize that my MobileMe account name had to be all lower case. (Why?)
I know that iTunes lets you specify the location of the iTunes Music folder, but I don't see an equivalent option in iPhoto.
My MacBook Pro's HD is full of my development work so I need to offload 25GB of photos onto the Time Capsule. I'm hoping iPhoto can handle this indirection (like iTunes) without tanking performance too much. Any experience with that, guys? I suspect that iTunes supports this because music files are typically streamed whereas photo files are not.
Also, I'm curious why the Time Capsule is set up with a Data drive but you can't write at the top level. How do I create multiple "air disks" that are password protected for multiple users? Do I treat the Time Capsule like any other drive that can be partitioned and assigned access privileges or what?

Turns out my whole first day of setting up Time Capsule was wasted, because of its half-baked user account model and misleading instructions. I had copied 250GB of data or so, and then tried to set up two user accounts plus the default "Data" volume which I intend to rename to "Shared". I naturally assumed that because I'm the administrator, I'd be able to move files around at will.
But no, AirPort Utility utterly fails to handle this scenario. As soon as you create a user account, even if you're the admin, you can no longer see any of the files that you previously copied to the AirDisk. They're still there, but you have to revert to the default settings in order to see them again.
This is asinine!
So, I'm stuck deleting everything and starting over. And what's worse, deleting seems to take as much time as copying the files did in the first place! Even if you restore the default settings, there's no way to quick-format the drive. So beware people, do your research first, set things up the way you want (or as close as this thing will allow)-- BEFORE you start copying over your digital life. And then make sure you don't delete your sources until you're sure things are working the way you expect.

Managing Two Libraries With Time Capsule

Hi,
I just got a Time Capsule and an iPhone. I already have an iPod. The space on my Hard Disk is running low - mainly due to a large iTunes music selection and large number of photos.
My question is this. Is there any way for me to manage two libraries - a small one (that will merge with my 8GB iPhone) that remains on my mac, and a large one (that merges with my 60GB iPod) on the Time Capsule? I know that I can create these two libraries, but every time I rip a new album, or download something from iTunes, I would like them to download to both libraries.
Is there a simple solution to sync certain sections of two libraries?
The same goes for iPhoto.
Thanks,
Matt

I have a similar situation. I have a 8gb ipod touch and a 30gb ipod video. I only have one library and what I did was to have the video sync with my entire library (about 25 gb). For the touch, I have it sync only playlists that I select. (You can edit how a ipod syncs when you connect to the computer) this setting is under the music tab.
If you want to move the library off the computer, make sure you follow apple's instructions.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1449
For the photos, each ipod can be setup to either sync the entire library or selected events. the settings for this are under the photo tab.

Backing up iPhoto Library from external hard drive through ChronoSync to Time Capsule

I have a 2008, 2GB Mac Mini. I moved my iTunes library, which is mostly movies, to a 4 TB My Book Studio, as it exceeded the space on my Mac. I back up my computer to a 2 TB Time Capsule. I exclude the My Book Studio from being backed up on the Time Capsule as it takes up all the space due to the iTunes library. I am wanting to move my iPhoto library as it is starting to take up to much memory on my Mac also.
My question is, if I move my iPhoto library to the My Book Studio, then get an application such as ChronoSync (or an App that will do incremental back ups & not do a completely new back up each time) to automatically back up my iPhoto library to my Time Capsule, can I set it to specifically bak up the library off the external hard drive, or will it only back up info that is stored on my Mac?
Thanks!

Thanks Terence!!! I received a reply back from Chronosync. I will be purchasing their app......it sounds pretty slick
Here is their reply to the same question I asked here:
ChronoSync Express will back up the contents of whatever volume or folder you target as your source target to the volume or folder you choose as the destination target. As long as you can access the volume or folder via Finder of your Mac, ChronoSync Express can access it as well. You can create a sync document that targets your iPhoto library and nothing else on the My Book Studio and backs it up to the Time Capsule then schedule it to run automatically.

How do I restore iphoto on mac mini from macbook air restored on time capsule.

The iphoto library from the macbook air (10.8.5) to the mac mini (10.6.8) from time machine seems to install just fine. When I try to open it I get a message telling me that no apps are available to open. So I attempted to get iphoto '11 from app store. Says I need 10.9 or later to do this. Installing 10.9 search took me to developer help and xcodes and other terms over my head..... I feel it should be easier and I'm missing something. Please help.

I see. I'm downloading now. Will see where this gets me and update. Thank you very much.

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I am currently keeping my itunes and iphoto libraries on a permanently connected external drive. Question, will time machine backup these libraries to time capsule? Or do they need to be on the same drive as the OS.

Question, will time machine backup these libraries to time capsule?
Time Machine will backup the entire drive.....IF...
1) The drive is connected via USB or FireWire to your Mac
2) The drive is formatted for Mac in Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
3) The drive has not been excluded from Time Machine backups. By default, surprisingly it is excluded, so you must go into Time Machine Preferences and change the setting for the drive so that it will be backed up.

Time capsule for iPhoto and time machine

My iPhoto library is 80Gb and I have no space on my mac. I would like to move the iphoto library to two external hard drives and a time capsule. I would like to know if it is possible to put an iPhoto library on a time capsule and access it occassionaly, aswell as using the time capsule for time machine backups.
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No offence taken at all, and Pondini is definitely the expert on TM.
However, his question:
3. Can I use my TM disk for other stuff?
leads to this answer...
Yes. Time Machine will not delete anything you put there.
But it's much, much better to partition an external drive into 2 (or more) parts, also called volumes. Assign one to Time Machine, for its exclusive use for backups; use the other partition(s) however you want.
Which is what I was aiming to say...
Regards
TD

I am using Iphoto 11 ver 9.4.3 on mac using oxs 10.8.5 i want to export calendar projects to an external hard drive. what is the easiest way to do this? i have tried export and import but it didn't seem to work.

I am using Iphoto 11 ver 9.4.3 on mac using oxs 10.8.5 i want to export calendar projects to an external hard drive. my goal is to store them in an external hard drive so it doesn't use up memory on the mac hard drive. is it possible to copy the specific projects without copying the entire library? what is the easiest way to do this? i have tried export and import but it didn't seem to work.

What do you not understand?
You can duplicate the iPhoto library (command - D ) and delete everything except the project and its photos from the copy and move that
Or
However the calendar takes very little space - it is simpy database entries - it is the photos in the calendar that take space - and for most people you would wnat to keep those photos in your library
you can use a photo in 50 calendars and it still is only one photo in your library - as I explained calenders do not exist as such - they are simply database entries telling iPhotop how to display the calendar - they take almost no space at all
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Unable to open iphoto after ver 11 upgrade

Unable to open iphoto after ver 11 upgrade.

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 Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords 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

When I try to import a folder of jpeg files into iPhoto, only some are imported. I get the message "The following files could not be imported. (The file is in an unrecognized format.)" I am running iPhoto '09 ver. 8.1.2 on OSX 10.5.8. They are all RGB.

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Is there a photobook ordering option in iPhoto '11 vers. 9.1.5 (615)?

A friend of mine made a photobook with her Mac. I'd like to do the same. The instructions I've found on the web don't match the menu items in my iMac (vers. 10.7.3). Anybody know what I should do?
Matthew

Your question makes not sense
Is it
Is there a photobook ordering option in iPhoto '11 vers. 9.1.5 (615)?
Then the answer is yes
AS to what your friend did - with no information no one can tell you if you can do the same
and as to ordering with a different version (since 9.1.5 does not run under OS X 10.7.3 which you say you have) then no one can answer unless you tell us wha tyou actually have
And not that there are 5 or 6 versions of Iphoto that run under OS X 10.7.3 so once again for an answer you actually have to provide information
So the answer to your headline question is yes and to your continued rambleing is who knows - not enough information to answer
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Project deleted in iPhoto 11 ver. 9.1.1 After spending three months building a twenty six page Book Project in iPhoto i added a page and later decided to delete the page. I selected the page, pressed the delete key and confirmed the delete dialog box ( i

Project deleted in iPhoto 11 ver. 9.1.1
After spending three months building a twenty six page Book Project in iPhoto i added a page and later decided to delete the page. I selected the page, pressed the delete key and confirmed the delete dialog box ( i didn't read, dummy) by pressing the delete button. The whole project was gone, the undo menu was grayed out and there was nothing in the iPhoto trash about my Book.
Surly I can find this if I knew the path to find the project in a library on a back column I have of my hard drive.. Could anyone help me?

Sorry I'm having a hard time getting this.
If I go to my hard drive BIGMAC>Library>Application Support>iPhoto>the only thing in this folder is Themes.
However, when I "Get Info" it's 580MB for 24,421 items. iPhoto says I have 35,977 photos. I would think the database would be into the GB for this many photos.
If I go to BIGMAC>system>Library>I find nothing about iPhoto
Is the iPhoto file in the Application Support the one I need to replace with my backup?
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HT1553 I want to do a clean install of Mountain Lion. Can I do this without a DVD version of the OS, and can I restore only specific things like iPhoto and iTunes libraries from Time Machine backup.

I want to do a clean install of Mountain Lion. Can I do this without a DVD version of the OS, and can I restore only specific things like iPhoto and iTunes libraries from Time Machine backup.

Mountain Lion is only available as a download, so there is no DVD to purchase. What you can do is download ML and then stop it from installing as soon as it's on your drive. From there you can make your own bootable ML flash drive.
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2) A folder will open on the desktop. Drill down to Contents > SharedSupport and double click the disk image InstallESD.dmg to mount it on the desktop.
3) From here you can either burn a DVD, or copy the contents to a flash drive. Personally, I would strongly suggest using an 8 GB flash drive formatted as Mac OS Extended. You will be able to boot to it in about 30 seconds instead of at least 10 minutes off of a DVD, and it will install MUCH faster. Make sure the flash drive is empty, or you've copied anything off it it you need as it will need to be erased.
4) Don't just drag and drop the contents you see in the open disk image to the flash drive. It won't boot that way as it will be missing some hidden files. Open Disk Utility. You will something similar to this:
5) To accomplish the above, highlight either the flash drive's single partition (as I did), or the item at the bottom (Mac OS X Install ESD), which is what you will see with the Lion disk image mounted. It doesn't matter which one you pick. You'll then have the option to select the Restore tab towards the upper right. Drag and drop from the left column into the Source and Destination fields as shown above. If you've already erased the flash drive, you can uncheck the box. Click the Restore button.
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