Cant reimport my iPhoto Library because not enough Diskspace ???
I had to get an older Version of my iPhoto Library 200Gb in size, so i made a backup and restored the old version. Now i want to get back to the original version, but i cannot load the backup ob this file via Time Machine because there is not enough Diskspace, so i am told. And thats where it gets funny. Finder tells me i have 330GB free, the Harddiskutility tells my i have 90Gb free. I had checked the harddisk and it is okay, no error reported. Still Finder says 330GB and the other tells 90GB. *** is going on here.?? OmniDisksweeper reports also 180Gb in use on a 500Gb disk, so where are the 240Gb free space ?
With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a solution. We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
what version of iPhoto are you using?
what system version are you running?
what are you seeing the exclamation point? When you double click on a thumbnail?
what fixes have you tried?
where is your library located?
did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
are you running a "managed" or "referenced" library?
what type of Mac?
how much free space on your boot drive?
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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
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☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
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from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
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from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take an action that isn't working the way you expect. Select any lines that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2529
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218.83 GB available
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... and yet EVERY time I attempt a backup to my computer since getting my 5S it says:
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It's very clear that there's a bug given how much space I have available, and it's been present for 2+ months. :/ I had been able to back up my iPhone 4S.
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