How do I view the photos ? I backed up with iPhoto closed as is recommended , when I enter time machine and click on iPhoto library is calculates there is 11gb so photos are there when I click on view using iPhoto nothing happens ????

how do I view the photos ? I backed up with iPhoto closed as recommended but when I enter the Time Machine and click on iPhoto library it calculates there is 11gb in there so files must be present but when i click on open with iPhoto nothing happens ? any help welcome please !!??

The external hard drive must connect to your Mac using a USB or FireWire connection.
Note that the hard drive must be formatted in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) to work correctly with the iPhoto Library and be backed up to the Time Capsule and with the backups of your Mac.
We are really talking about iPhoto uses here, so you should post in the iPhoto Support area for more details about this. The link is just below.
iPhoto for Mac

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I have never seen it but then I run SL which is much more reliable than Lion..
See
http://pondini.org/TM/E4.html
Check the master guru of all TM problems.

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nichols wrote:
New to TM, when I ''enter time machine'' the only windows I have access is my desktop... How can I have access to my HD???
click on the hard drive in the sidebar and the view will switch.
What about going back in Mail???
start TM while Mail is the front application.
Thank you

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Take a snapshot of this issue and send it to Apple. I think it may be a small glitch.

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This excellent support article may help you with that:
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http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/partitioning_tiger.html
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Thanks to Pondini, Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks...
http://Pondini.org/OSX/DU.html
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