HT1198 iPhoto Library Sharing Fail

I'm trying to share the iPhoto library across two accounts, but following the step-by-step directions in this article yields complete failure at Step 6, when it announces "The disk image should automatically mount" which means nothing to me. Double-click what if it hasn't mounted? Where? And, you can't drag the iPhoto Library anywhere from the Finder list, so how do you drag it at all to a new location?
Yet another example of an Apple walkthrough that doesn't work.

Amusing. You don't understand concepts like mounting disks and don't know how to drag the iPhoto Library, yet it's Apple who have created a walkthrough that doesn't work? No chance that it might be a lack of basic knowledge on your part? No?
A disk is said to mount when it becomes available in the Finder so you can drag things to or from it.
And the iPhoto Library is as draggable as any other object in the Finder, so I have no idea what you're referring to there.
Perhaps this is beyond your computer comfort zone and you might need to take a class.
Regards
TD

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Hello! I recently replaced my tragically crashed Macbook Pro 2008 with a newer model and transferred my volumous iphoto library of 20 000+ photos to my new machine. To be able to use my iphoto '08 library with Aperture I had to upgrade the library in the iphoto '11 version. I left the computer on during the day, and when I got back it seemed to work fine. I browsed my library in Aperture and could see all the thumbnails, but looking closer I noticed a small yellow warning triangle with an arrow in the corner of some pictures. Turns out all pictures from before ~2010 are lost! When I wiev the photos I see nothing but the infinite black of the data void.
Here's how I've tried to fix the problem:
1. Opening the iPhoto Library package in Finder. All the folders for the earlier dates are there, but they are empty. I notice no incorrect or impossible dating, which seemed to be a common problem among users who's libraries where corrupted during the upgrade process.
2. Rebuilding the iphoto library in iphoto. No effect.
3. Recovering the iphoto library from my Time Machine Backup. SInce my old hard drive was just 200 GB, I stored all pictures older than one year on my external hard drive (note that about half of those pictures were successfully imported/upgraded). Both the internal and the external hard drive where backed up using Time Machine on a NAS from Seagate (Black Armor 110, 3TB). I was able to access backed up files on my external drive through Time Machine on my old computer, but since it is now rendered unbootable I tried using Migration Assistant to let my new computer inherit the old backup. However, I could not find the backup of the external drive in Migration Assistant, just my old internal drive. When I tried to access the backup volume on my NAS through Finder it didn't show up (I could find it that way on my old computer).
4. Googling "iPhoto library upgrade failed", or "Inheriting Time Machine backup of external drive", and similarily desperately specific phrases - Nothing useful. Other people seems to have had problems with corrupt Libraries, but I'm not sure that's the case here.
My pictures must exist somewhere on my computer and in a backup on my NAS. I just can't find them! Do anyone have a clue to what may have gone wrong? I'm afraid the computer might have gone to sleep during the upgrade, because I didn't thinkabout adjusting the power saving settings before starting it. But since pictures 1-8000-something are missing, it doesn't seem to have worked properly during the whole beginning of the upgrade, not just during the middle. As I knew I had a backup of the library I didn't worry about upgrading the single functional copy. From now on I will think thrice before doing anything as serious as this.
I am eternally grateful for any answers that might help me recovering my photos!
//Teodor Nilson

b) I split up my photo collection into two iphoto libraries. One for the new photos stored on my internal HD            and one for photos older than one year stored on my external HD
And exactly How did you Split up your iPhoto library?
c) I used Migration Assistant in an attempt to access the Time Machine backup of my old MBP from my new      MBP (by inheriting the backup). When I made my backups, I made sure Time Machine included the external      HD. But Migration Assistant could only find the backup of my Internal HD with the library of new photos!
And again
You should not use Migration assistant on an iPhoto library - it generally does not work
and
     d)   When signing in and mounting the NAS in Finder, I used to be able to see a Time Machine backup      folder/icon. Now I was unable to locate it.
I believe you are using your NAS for your Time Machine backup. If your Time Machine backup and/or your iPhoto library is on a NAS you will have problems - both need to be on Mac formatted volumes - the least troublsome is a volume formatted Mac OS extended (journaled)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Manually preparing a new disk for Time Machine
If you want to erase a disk before using it with Time Machine, follow these steps:
Open Disk Utility (located in the Utilities folder).
Connect the disk if it isn't already attached.
In the left side of the Disk Utility window, select the disk you want to use with Time Machine.
Optional: If you want to partition the disk, click the Partition tab and select a layout. Make sure "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" is selected in the Format menu for the partition that will be used for backups. Click Apply.
Click the Erase tab.
Optional: If you want to securely erase the disk, click Security Options to configure, then click OK.
Click Erase.
After erasing, open Time Machine preferences in System Preferences and configure as described in the section above.
Are the iPhoto libraries kept on an external drive formated Mac OS extended (journaled)? Or are they on the NAS? - If you are using the NAS for iPhoto and/or Time Machine that is the source of your problems
LN

IPhoto Library Sharing by Multiple Users on Same Computer

Is there a "tried and true" way to set up iPhoto08 to allow my wife and I to share/access the Photo Library? I prefer not to set up external drive for library. It appears that photos I download from camera to iPhoto on my "login" do not load to the library on my wife's login and vise/versa.
Any help would be appreciated. Hopefully not too technical please. Thanks.
Jeff

There are two ways to share, depending on what you mean by 'share'.
If you want the other user to be able to see the pics, but not add to, change or alter your library, then enable Sharing in your iPhoto (Preferences -> Sharing), leave iPhoto running and use Fast User Switching to open the other account. In that account, enable 'Look For Shared Libraries'. Your Library will appear in the other source pane.
Remember iPhoto must be running in both accounts for this to work.
If you want the other user to have the same access to the library as you: to be able to add, edit, organise, keyword etc. then:
Quit iPhoto in both accounts
Move the iPhoto Library Folder to an external HD set to ignore permissions. You could also use a dmg.
(Some people have had success putting the library in the Users/ Shared folder. If you do this make sure the file permissions are set to allow read/write access to everyone.)
In each account in turn: Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting dialogue, select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new library location. From that point on, this will be the default library location. Both accounts will have full access to the library, in fact, both accounts will 'own' it.
However, there is a catch with this system and it is a significant one. iPhoto is not a multi-user app., it does not have the code to negotiate two users simultaneously writing to the database, and trying will cause db corruption. So only one user at a time, and back up, back up back up.
Regards
TD

IPhoto Library sharing in raw format

I share my iPhoto library on a MacBookPro in my local network. They are mostly in raw format. However, on my iMac, when looking at pictures from my MacBookPro, they are shown as jpegs, not raws.
Can I somehow modify the sharing preferences - or whatever it is that makes this happen - to share raw photos in their original format?

yeah, I can follow you there, it may not make sense for a lot of people to share raws. On the other hand, the option to do that would do no harm as far as I know so from my point of view it comes as lack of functionality.
I could understand it if apple says, this option is reserved for our pro app and not the consumer one, that's why I was asking about aperture.
It's just that I don't want to organize my library and that of my wife that much. It would be quite handy if I could just share my pictures as they are and where they are and not having to export / import / convert them.
So this might not be my way then. I think I'll have a look into iPhoto sharing a library among multiple users, maybe that works for me.
Thanks for your insights, i appreciate you taking the time.
Cheers,
SonicBusty

Duplicate Photos and iPhoto Library Sharing

My first question is about sharing my iPhoto library. I would like to buy a Time Capsule to back up all of my computers. I've been told not to use that to store all of my pictures, only to use it for backups. I wish there were an easy way to share my iPhoto library between users on the same computer, and combine libraries between computures. If you know of any easy solution to this please let me know. Most of my pictures are on my iMac with one account. My macbook pro has two accounts set up. I'd like to be able to put them all in the same place, or at least select many to have in just one account for all users to access. Is there an easy way to do that? Could I connect a USB hard drive to my Time Capsule soly for iPhoto? My other question is, when I put pictures in my account iPhoto, and then put the same pictures into my wife's account on the same computer (because she'd like to see them also,edit them ect.) am I using twice as much space on my hard drive?

I wish there were an easy way to share my iPhoto library between users on the same computer,
For iPhoto 09 (version 8.0.2) and later:
What you mean by 'share'.
If you want the other user to be able to see the pics, but not add to, change or alter your library, then enable Sharing in your iPhoto (Preferences -> Sharing), leave iPhoto running and use Fast User Switching to open the other account. In that account, enable 'Look For Shared Libraries'. Your Library will appear in the other source pane.
Any user can drag a pic from the Shared Library to their own in the iPhoto Window.
Remember iPhoto must be running in both accounts for this to work.
If you want the other user to have the same access to the library as you: to be able to add, edit, organise, keyword etc.
Quit iPhoto in both accounts. Move the Library to the Users / Shared Folder
(You can also use an external HD set to ignore permissions, a Disk Image or even partition your Hard Disk.)
In each account in turn: Double click on the Library to open it. (You may be asked to repair the Library Permissions.) From that point on, this will be the default library location. Both accounts will have full access to the library, in fact, both accounts will 'own' it.
However, there is a catch with this system and it is a significant one. iPhoto is not a multi-user app., it does not have the code to negotiate two users simultaneously writing to the database, and trying will cause db corruption. So only one user at a time, and back up, back up back up.
and combine libraries between computures.
You can merge Libraries with the paid version ($20) of iPhoto Library Manager
Could I connect a USB hard drive to my Time Capsule soly for iPhoto?
Yes... but.
Would this be a wired or wireless connection to the Library? WIred is fine. Wireless is fine for viewing.
However: A strong warning: If you're trying to edit the Library (that is, make albums, move photos around, keyword, make books or slideshows etc.) or edit individual photos in it via Wireless be very careful. Dropouts are a common fact of wireless networking, and should one occur while the app is writing to the database then your Library will be damaged. Simply, I would not do this with my Libraries.
when I put pictures in my account iPhoto, and then put the same pictures into my wife's account on the same computer (because she'd like to see them also,edit them ect.) am I using twice as much space on my hard drive?
Yes.
Regards
TD

Iphoto library sharing from remote imac

I have an external drive physically attached to my main iMac. I got my kids an iMac for Xmas. Currently, my iPhoto library is on the external drive and I would like to share it with my kids iMac so they can add and view photos from their iMac. I've turned on sharing in every place I can think of but continue to get an error on my kids iMac that says:
Caution
The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it.
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There is no way to do it. It's not designed for networked access.

Need help with File Sharing and iPHOTO Library sharing........

I recently upgraded my imac and my macbook pro to Mavericks.
I have some problems now.
Previously using iPHOTO when running I was able to see the other computers iphoto library on the left side bar. I was able then to access the other computers iphoto library. This is no longer showing the other computers library from either computer.
When I try to access the other computers files using file sharing I get a message that permisions are missing.
It then asks if I want to fix permisions , I say yes....it will run for an hour and do nothing...I need to force quit.
I really dont want to use the cloud to do this sharing....why should I upload into the internet when I have the computers on same network.
Is there any place I can go to find how this is now done? Before I didnt need to look up a thing....was just intuitive . Now Im running into walls every way I try to share the iphoto libraries across computers.

The iPhoto sharing that was in the previous version doesn't seem to exist. There is now iCloud Photo Sharing.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5902
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Archiving iPhoto Library: DVD fails

I am trying to burn part of my iPhoto library to a DVD but each time I go through the process, it gets near the very end and then fails.
I've been using TDK DVD-R disks. Is there another format and/or brand I should be using?

Hey. Thanks for all your help. Got 6.0.4 and was able to import my photos. Had to KEEP the existing library AND create a new library using my backup, then import. Crazy. Yeah!

HT1198 iPhoto Library amond multiple users

I followed the above steps. In the second user that I have created,when I open iPhoto, it still says, "iPhoto Library is on a locked volume. Reopen iPhoto when you have read/write access". I have followed each and every step as given on the Apple support page.
Please help me on how to resolve this issue.
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I am experiencing the exact same problem. However, in my case, moving the iPhoto library to a disk image (as opposed to where it was, on my hard drive in the /Users/Shared area), was done in order to allow multiple users to access the library (not at the same time of course). So Bill's solution, of moving the library to another location, won't really solve my original problem.
Originally, I just made the library permissions r/w for everyone, and that seemed to work for a while. But then iPhoto started acting strangely and I suspected permission issues so I searched for a way to do it "properly" and found this article. However the Disk Image (where you can "ignore ownership") doesn't solve my issue because the other user still cannot access the library.
The only alternative I can see is to move the library back to the /Users/Shared folder and set the permissions as r/w for everyone... unless someone else has clarifications or suggestions?
iPhoto version 9.4.1 on Mac OS 10.7.5.
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Does anyone know how to solve this problem:
I want to have a single, global iPhoto library on my machine which is shared among all local users. In other words, I want to have a library where each user sees the same photos in it and where each user is allowed to add, remove or modify the photos within the library.
What do I have to do to accomplish this?
Kind regards,
Michael

I have done this for several years, using both iPhotos 4 and 5. My method wasn't very complicated, though, so maybe I did somehting wrong!
Anyway, I took my iPhoto library from its original location, moved it to the "shared" folder found inside the "users" folder and reset the access privileges to the folder and all subfolders to enable free access for all users. That's it. In order to activate the shared library for each user you will have to delete the iPhoto folder inside each separate user's folder (make sure these are empty or backed up first, of course!). When you launch iPhoto it will give you the opportunity to find the library -- all you do then is to point it to your iPhoto library in the shared folder. Since you are now sharing the same library between users you shouldn't use iPhoto with several users active at the same time.
As I said, though, when I saw that other reply with all the complicated stuff (I didn't read through it all, but it looked really impressive) I started fearing that I have done something wrong all along. But it has worked!
Now I'm having difficulties, though -- I'm trying to use one library over my home airport network and that seems to be just way too slow for comfort.
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IPhoto library update fails after Yosemite install

I have installed Yosemite 10.10.2 and iPhoto Library upgrade is required when I try to open iPhoto. Upgrade process runs but does not complete. Progress meter gets within a gnats nadger of completing, but then stops. I have done all the usual things to try and restart etc. but to no avail. I have tried accessing Time Machine to go back and unravel the Picture files but it also seems that I can't go any further back than yesterday in time machine. As things stand I cannot see any of my some 20,000 images stored in the Library. I hope someone can help. Mel A.

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.

IPhoto library upgrade fail

Hello,
First , i have a
iMac (24-inch Mid 2007)
Processor 2.4 GHz intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 4GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Storage Capacity 32.23 GB free of 319.21 GB
I haven't try any temporary fixes other than restart and download again.
Problem: I update from Mavericks to SO Yosemite without back-up. Everything is great but now iPhoto will not open even after I downloaded the iPhoto Library Upgraded available from Apple.
Question: Anyone else having the same problem and if so how do i fix this?
Problem: I have an external hard drive of 500 GB for my Time Machine but afraid to use it because it might delete my previous work and photo.
Question: How can i recover my photos?
Thanks,
Eric

Do you mean iPhoto App or iPhoto Library? These are two different items. Your iPhoto Library is kept in your pictures folder. If you having issues installing iPhoto App then I would reinstall from the App store.

IPhoto library sharing doesn't work

I have two accounts on my iMac and I wanted to make the pictures from iPhoto on one account to be visible to the other account's iPhoto. Following another post I used iPhoto's library share feature, left iPhoto running on the account with the pictures and tried to access the library from the other account's iPhoto after fast-switching to it.
The source library (the one with the pictures) is visible in the target account's iPhoto but as soon as I click on it iPhoto freezes for a couple minutes then the shared library disappears from the left panel.
I have quite a few pictures in the source library (over 15 000). Is there some limitation or something I'm missing here or is this a bug?

As a Test:
In the Source account - create a new library and try share it instead.
Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?

IPhoto library sharing

Is there a way of setting up a library or file within iPhoto, so that I can access the photos within it easily from another application.
Basically I am using lightroom for manipulation of my photos but iPhoto for cataloging. Therefore if I could set up a default file within iPhoto and then drag the good photos that I want to adjust into it and then access them easily from within lightroom.
Any pointers are gratefully appreciated.
Mac book pro Mac OS X (10.4.7)

I'm glad it worked.
One tip: it used to bother me that with this workflow, I could not tell which photos I had edited. So I added a key word for edited photos. I also add a comment to edited photos for quick identification. If I want all my edits pulled together, I can simply create a Smart Album for them. You could create one keyword for photos that you plan to edit, and another for after you edit. It might have a similar effect to what you were requesting in your original question.

Ask Apple for better iPhoto (Aperture) Library sharing!

*Some Background...*
My wife and I each have our own Mac and iPhone and we share a digital camera. Between the three camera devices we snap a lot of photos and we want easy access (over the network!) to each other's photos so we can both maintain a shared library. iPhoto 8.1.2 (iLife '09) allows some rudimentary sharing, but it's very basic and not centralized. So, all photos are accessible only when both Macs are on the network and iPhoto is running on each. If you search for "iPhoto sharing" in the forums or Google you'll see a LOT of people have the same needs.
http://www.google.com/search?q=iphoto+sharing
*My Humble Suggestion...*
How do I think iPhoto should work? You should have an option of establishing a "Master iPhoto Library". Either locally to share among users of the same computer or on the network for users to share between multiple computers. Whatever photos are added to a user's iPhoto Library may optionally be merged into the Master Library for all to see/edit etc. If the user wants they can move them to the Master or copy them (to retain their own version for editing as they see fit). They may also copy from the Master to their local library if they have a MacBook and want to take them on the go...
If Apple truly wants to provide a digital "hub" for it's users, they must provide this sort of sharing for their services. Families share contacts, photos, calendars, movies and music. This concept should be applied to iTunes, Address Book, iCal, Aperture etc.
+If you agree with this or have any of your own ideas please post here and PLEASE let Apple know+ ==> http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html
*Some forum posts/articles on suggested iPhoto Library sharing workarounds...*
http://bit.ly/aqh2Qv
http://oreil.ly/cBasBE
http://bit.ly/jA3NV
http://bit.ly/88yVbL
http://bit.ly/9lCqPq
http://bit.ly/7Vmmyq
http://bit.ly/bZz58Y

By all means make a feature request. Absolutely nothing will change unless you do.
But some points to ponder:
As I often point out when this one comes up, averaged out of the cost of iLife, iPhoto is a $16 application. For that you get a lot - and with a bit of work, you can even do much of what you want to do - but you don't get everything.
There are apps that will do as you want. They start around the $200 mark.
As to specifics:
You should have an option of establishing a "Master iPhoto Library".
Easily done.
Either locally to share among users of the same computer
Put it in the Users/Shared Folder.
or on the network for users to share between multiple computers
Go out an buy a NAS device. Put the iPhoto Library on a disk image formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) stored on the NAS. On a NAS it will not require another computer to be available. You might even be able to put in an USB HD attached to an Airport device.
Whatever photos are added to a user's iPhoto Library may optionally be merged into the Master Library for all to see/edit etc.
You can do this - along with all versions, metadata etc - with iPhoto Library Manager.
If the user wants they can move them to the Master or copy them (to retain their own version for editing as they see fit).
You can do that with either iPhoto Library Manager or basic iPhoto Sharing.
They may also copy from the Master to their local library if they have a MacBook and want to take them on the go...
Ditto.
Regards
TD
ps. Some of these links are well out of date. For instance, with iPhoto 09 there is no longer a need to manipulate ACLS to share Libraries. One of those links is labelled "10.4 only" and you need a minimum of 10.5.6 for iPhoto 09.
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