How can I change my partially referenced library to entirely managed?

Hello,
When I first got my MacBook four years ago, I started a referenced iPhoto library of about 4,500 photos, but over the following years I added my photos directly to iPhoto, meaning 75% of the library is referenced and 25% is managed.
How can I modify my library so that it is 100% managed? I would just open up iPhoto with ⌘+⌥ held down and choose rebuild library but I don't know if that will delete any or all of my library.
Thanks in advance!

There really is no way to do this with iPhoto.
Your options are:
1. Hack the SQL database
2. Use Aperture's Consolidate Masters command
3. Rebuild the Library with iPhoto Library Manager: (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.

Similar Messages

  • How can i change the number referenced facetime?

    how do i change the phone number referenced with my apple id and factime?

    Hi,
    Use the Apple ID site to Manage your ID to remove any details that you want from the info held.
    If you mean your My Card in your Address Book or Contacts app  has both the Apple ID and the iPhone number listed then you can edit that.
    Also delete com.apple.imservice.FaceTime.plist from your Home folder/Library/Preferences
    In Mountain Lion you need to use the Finder > Go Menu > Go to Folder and type in ~/Library/Preferences to access the Folder as the Library is Hidden.
    You may need to set up your registered Apple ID in FaceTime again.
    8:21 PM      Wednesday; May 15, 2013
      iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mountain Lion 10.8.3)
     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
     Mac OS X (10.6.8),
     Couple of iPhones and an iPad
    "Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

  • How can i change the iTunes music library file location

    Hi, I have installed the latest version of iTunes6.0.4, by default my music library files are storing in "c:\documents and ettings\administrator\myDocuments\myMusic\iTunes\iTunes Music". It's nothing but my H:\ drive and it will be shared by a group of pepole. I would like to move this location to "C:\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music".
    I tried by changing the location in the below specified way.
    iTunes preferences --> Advanced --> iTunes Music Folder Location --> Change.
    But still it's iTunes is storing the music libraries in"c:\documentsandettings\administrator\myDocuments\myMusic\iTunes\iTunes Music".
    Could you please let me know how can change this location permanantly from ""c:\documents and ettings\administrator\myDocuments\myMusic\iTunes\iTunes Music" to "C:\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music".
    Thanks,
    Chetan.

    The music library files are hard-wired to the My Documents folder. The only way to move the files is to move the My Documents folder, which affects the entire system.
    Related links:
    What are the iTunes Library files?
    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx - TweakUI, used for moving My Documents, etc.

  • How can I change my playlists and library on my ipad back to list from icons?

    After the update to itunes 10.5.1.42 all my lists on my ipad appear as icons instead of lists.
    Specifically, I want to change my library back to a list, as well as my playlists.  It's too tedious to scroll through pages and pages of icons to find the playlist I'm looking for when it's so much easier to find in the old alphabetized list format.
    The ituens display on my computer is lists, same as before,  but on the ipad they're now icons.
    If there are preferences settings for this, I'm missing it...
    Thanks

    https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/  ....manage apple ID.. Here you can change your email.
    You tried in the App Store, at the bottom of main page, selecting your apple I'd and hitting view apple id? Then you can change payment information.

  • How can I change my iTunes home library for my iPhone?

    I initially synced my iPhone with my desktop computer's iTunes, and thus that becomes its "home library", and it won't let me sync with any other computer (which is understandable). However, what if I want to change the "home library"? Like if I buy a laptop, and then I want to only sync with my new laptop (I don't want to sync with my old computer anymore). I'm hoping there is an easy way to do this without deleting any data. Thanks!

    F3AR3DLEGEND wrote:
    ... what if I want to change the "home library"? Like if I buy a laptop, and then I want to only sync with my new laptop ...
    From your OLD computer...
    Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
    Full Details Here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751

  • How can I change the path location for an entire album?

    Hi everyone:
    If I move a folder containing an album to another location for organizational purposes, every song in the album is now lost in the library. As I know it there are two options:
    1. Manually open each individual song info and find the location one at a time. Insanely slow, tedius and painful when repeating for many albums.
    2. Delete the lost songs and re-add them. While this is faster for finding locations it eliminates Rating and playlist information for the songs because the songs are now new dictionary items in the library. Which is probably even more painful.
    I am looking for 1 or 2 more options:
    3. Manually select multiple songs (or an album from the album list) and edit the path to the song locations (minus the filenames which would remain as before). This is still a pain but much more manageable.
    4. A feature that automatically finds missing songs. It wouldn't be that difficult. Add a tag to the song file with the unique db ID. Whenever a song is lost search the designated directory structure for the iTunes media. You could even import existing ID tags when creating a new library in case you are rebuilding your library or some other such activity.
    My question is for #3. #4 would be a fairly simple, effective and very useful feature, so I concede it's a pipe dream. If anyone can answer #3 I would GREATLY appreciate it!!
    Thanks,
    Raiden

    Type about:config in the address bar. Find browser.download.dir and change it to the path you want. Remember that Android has a linux base so the path will similar to /mnt/sdcard/downloads/

  • All photos in portrait format are displayed blurred in the preview mode "fill" of the library. In all other modes e.g. "fit"or "1:2" the photos are sharp. How can I change this, so that the photos are still sharp when displaying them in the mode "fill"?

    All photos in portrait format are displayed blurred in the preview mode "fill" of the library. In all other modes e.g. "fit"or "1:2" the photos are sharp. How can I change this, so that the photos are still sharp when displaying them in the mode "fill"? My Lightroom release is 5.7.1.
    Thanking you in anticipation!

    I'd like to get all these '-1 suffix' files together with their associated Develop adjustments into one folder (if they aren't already) so I can see them in Grid view in the Library module, which I use as my basic starting point for everything else at this early stage of my Lightroom 'career'.
    To see what folder these are stored in, right-click on a photo and select "Go to Folder in Library".
    Advice: if you are going to use Lightroom effectively, you probably want to stop using folders as your method to create a grouping of photos that are already in Lightroom; there are plenty of built-in tools, such as keywords, collections, color labels, etc.
    I don't understand why the search on the entire catalog picked up apparently the same two file versions but also got the Develop adjustments when going to the relevant Folder didn't show the adjustment black squares against each image in Grid view nor were they there when the images were opened in the Develop module.  Perhaps if I understood this, I'd be a bit more confident of moving forward myself.
    These are most likely different versions of the same photo, in different folders. Lightroom stores the edits in its own catalog, and so it knows that one folder's photos have edits, and the other folder's photos do not have edits. Please understand that Lightroom is a database, it knows where the photos are at the time you import them (or add them to the catalog by synchronize), and then if you move things around in your operating system, Lightroom does not know anything about that and problems begin. Thus the advice to organize using Lightroom tools and methods and not operating system tools and methods.

  • How can I change the order in which songs appear in my iTunes Music Library?

    How can I change the order in which songs appear in my iTunes Music Library?

    Kay,
    If you are looking at the entire music library ("Music") you can sort by any of the columns by clicking the column header.  If there is a column you can't see, enable it by going to View > View Options.
    Within a playlist, you can do the same, and in addition you can click above the column of sequence numbers, which will then allow you to drag tracks up or down to get any order you wish.

  • How can we change delivery document while doing shipment

    Hi all,
    How can we change delivery document in background while changing shipment document.My requirement is to change the netweight in delivery while doing shipment.Actually it gets blocked when we open the shipment.
    Thank You,
    Regards,

    Hi,
    if you have done the PGI(Post Goods Issue), you can't change the delivery.
    If you want to change the devlivery Qty, you should create the delivery with Partial Split (= X) and you can deliver the splitted qty with a new delivery.
    Regards,
    Baburaj

  • How can I change where an iTunes download is saving?

    My iPod has a larger capacity than my computer's hard disk, so I bought an external drive to store my music on. I moved my iTunes library folder to this G: drive and instructed future downloads to be sent there as well. This has worked well.
    Problem--I'm downloading a whole season of Grey's Anatomy from iTunes, but I had forgotten to turn on the G: drive until about 10 minutes into the download. I think the TV shows are being saved to my computer, because the computer keeps crashing every 5 minutes when I try to resume the download (because of not enough space on my hard drive.) Question: How can I change the save location of a purchase that has already been started?

    this will help
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301748

  • 2 different iphones have the same Apple ID, how can I change the apple ID on one of them but not delete the other iphone's data and media?

    2 different iphones have the same Apple ID, how can I change the apple ID on one of them but not delete the other iphone's data and media?

    You don't have to do anything with the first iPod that you don't use anymore. If you are planning on keeping it, put in a drawer in your house and forget about it.
    You don't need a second account to use with the new iPod. I use one Appl e ID and iTunes library for two iPods, and two iPad. I have different content on all four devices. You can select exactly what you want to sync to each device and it can be different content on all devices.

  • How can I change a standard webservice

    What steps are necessary for me to change the SAP webservice from SAP ESR?
    I WANT to do this in ABAP.
    I know that there are some BADIs and Enhancements spots available . But how does this fit into the whole Wesbservice interface.
    For example :
    I want to add a new field to the input structure in the WSDL. This field will then have to be mapped to the BAPI and so on. How can  do this. have you come across anything like this? How does BADI work in this case.
    Details :
    http://esoadocu.sap.com/socoview/render.asp?packageid=DBBB6D8AA3B382F191E0000F20F64781&id=2828AC800DDD11DC2B24000F20DAC9EF
    I want to be able to modify this service.
    Add a parameter like DocumentStructure to the input which will let me create a document inside the folder.
    I know that there is a proxy class in the backend CL_DMS_DOCUMENTCRTRC1 or something like that which calls the BAPI BAPI_DOCUMENT_CREATE2. This BAPI has the additional fields I am looking to map to.
    How can I use BADI to accomplish my goals? how can I change the WSDL interface ?
    How is this service tied to a Proxy class in the backend?
    Am I getting ahead of myself? Is this do-able  or should I start from scratch ( expose my BAPI as a new WS )?
    Thanks for any pointers.

    Did you read the "Enterprise Service Enhancement Guide" at https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/c0bb5687-00b2-2a10-ed8f-c9af69942e5d  ?
    - julius

  • How can I change which computer taht is my main?

    How can I change which computer that is my main without loosing all my APPS, all my music etc when I sync?
    When I first used my iPhone i was on my work computer, but now I can't sync it on my home computer without loosing all data? That isn't a good design solution at all.
    Is there any way to change the authentication from my work computer to my home?
    There should really be a better way to solve this, instead of forcing alot of users to "Choose" only 1 computer, I mean I believe many have maybe 2 or 3 computers that they want to use there iDevices on... Please help me!
    /Henric

    See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
    tt2

  • HT4113 How can you change my passcode if I forgot it?

    How can I change my passcode to get into my ipod.  I forgot the psss code.

    Forgotten Screen-Lock Passcode
    Connect the iOS device to your computer and try to make a backup
    iOS: How to back up
    Then restore via iTunes. The iOS device will be erased. Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode if necessary to allow the restore.
    If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
    How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
    For how to restore:
    iTunes: Restoring iOS software
    To restore from backup see:
    iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
    If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
    You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store   
    If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.

  • HT1766 HOW CAN I CHANGE MY BACKUP FOLDER FROM THE C DRIVE TO ANOTHER?????

    HOW CAN I CHANGE MY BACKUP FOLDER FROM THE C DRIVE TO ANOTHER????? because my c drive in the windows computer gets filled and i need to back up my ipod to a portable hard disk.. bt i dont know how to do it.. plz help

    you can't change the backup folder as far as I know, but you can choose to move backups. The information you need can be found in this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946
    Where iTunes backups are stored on your computer
    The folder where your backup data are stored varies depending on the computer's operating system.   Make sure the backup folder is included in your periodic data-backup routine.
    iTunes places the backup files in the following places:
    Mac:  ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
    Windows XP:  \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
    Note: To quickly access the Application Data folder, click Start, and choose Run. Type %appdata% and click OK.
    Windows Vista and Windows 7:  \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
    Note: To quickly access the AppData folder, click Start. In the search bar, type %appdata% and press the Return key.
    Hope this helps
    Regards,
    Stijn

Maybe you are looking for