HT204478 How do I migrate? My Photos library is empty after upgrade.

How do I migrate? My Photos library is empty after upgrade.

I read here that I need to start while holding Option Key to select my iPhoto library. Seems to be "Preparing Library"
photos won't import from iPhoto to photos app

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    Hi guys,
    I know that there has been hundred of questions regarding lost photo's after installing ios 5 but I am struggling to find anything that relates to my situation.
    I installed ios 5 onto my iPhone 4 on saturday afternoon, but before I did this I backed it up. Everything seemed to work ok, I backed up to my mac rather than iCloud as I hadnt yet installed Lion.
    When I went to use my phone I noticed that everything was still there (apps, contacts, camera roll etc) except for another photo library that was in my photo app (the library was the photo's from my previous iPhone). I cant find these pics anywhere. I have tried using the back up twice but they still arent there!!
    does anyone have any idea of where they might be or have they been lost forever?
    any help would be greatly appreciated.
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    The photo sync is one way - computer to iphone.
    You ould have to e-mail them to yourself.  When you sync photos to your iphone the current pics will be deleted.
    The iphone is not a storage device, it simply mirrors the selected content of your computer.

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    Hi all,
    Yesterday I decided to upgrade to iPhoto 11, basically because I eventually want to go to Aperture. Although I have been reading about all the problems around iPhoto 11, I decided to give it a try. For one of my libraries the upgrade caused a lot of problems, but I got it working at the end. The second library, though, will not upgrade at all. Instead it is showing an empty library, as if you are using iPhoto for the first time. The library isn't empty, though, because I can still access it with iPhoto9.
    So there must be something preventing iPhoto11 from doing its thing, but I haven't the foggiest. I have tried all sorts of things I came across in fora (except rebuilding the whole library) but to no avail.
    Does any of you have a brilliant idea as to what I could do to get iPhoto11 working ?

    Since you still can open the library in question in iPhoto '09, iPhoto '11 cannot have opened the library at all. Once a library has been opened in iPhoto '11, no earlier version will be able to open it.  The empty library you are seeing when trying to open that library in iPhoto '11, must be a new default library, that iPhoto '11 is creating, since it cannot open that library.
    I suggested to try to launch iPhoto in Library First Aid Mode, to force ito open that library. Quite often does this trick iPhoto into opening a library, that it will not open otherwise.
    This is a general issue: it does not seem to be possible to set a standard program to open a certain filetype.
    Have you tried to use the "Change all" button? Then all ".photolibrary" libraries will be opened in iPhoto '11.

  • How can I safely migrate my photo library from Photos 1.0 back to iPhoto 9.6.1?

    When I updated to the 10.10.3 update, it removed iPhoto from my dock, replacing it with the new Photos icon.  I assumed wrongly that I could no longer use iPhoto & allowed Photos to migrate my photo library to itself. My photo library is huge, over 25K photos, and I've since realized I'd prefer if I'd kept the library in iPhoto, starting a new library with the Photos app, but I don't know how to put things back safely. Any suggestions?

    Thank you. The original warning message about launching iPhoto had put me off, the language suggesting any iPhoto edits not being viewable in Photos a little concerning, but now I understand better.
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  • How can I migrate an Aperture library from an external HDD with Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) format?

    How can I migrate an Aperture library from an external HDD with Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) format?
    I used to store my pictures on an external hard drive using the latest version of Aperture. Now I tried migrating my Aperture library to Photos. However, after a short moment an error message popped up telling me that "Photos was unable to make a copy of your library before preparing it. Photos does not have the necessary permissions...".
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    My guess is that the encryption is the problem for the new app.

  • How can I migrate my photos to another Mac ?

    How can I migrate my photos to another Mac preserving the same structure of events on the original Mac ?
    I have 2 Mac Book Pros and want to migrate photos from one computer to another, however I want to preserve the current events organization as is today. Who can help me ?

    Use an External Hard Drive...
    It is important that the External Hard Drive is formatted as Mac OS Extended (journaled)
    Quit iPhoto if open.
    Open your Pictures folder and select the iPhoto Library.
    Drag the iPhoto Library folder or package to the External Hard Drive
    iPhoto: How to move the Library to an EHD
    Once on the EHD... Drag the iPhoto Library folder to the Other Mac...

  • How do I delete photo ALBUMS from my iPHONE 4? I sync via icloud and I can not see any folders selected in itunes. I searched the internet and basically there is no one who has the answer to how you delete the iphone photo library and misc albums

    how do I delete photo ALBUMS from my iPHONE 4?
    I sync via icloud and I can not see any folders selected in itunes.
    I searched the internet and basically there is no one who has the answer (so far)
    to how you delete the iphone photo library and misc albums
    I have also had every iphone and I am not stupid.
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    Replying to my own post - heh. I downloaded iExplorer (http://www.macroplant.com/iexplorer/) which allowed me access to the files on the phone and there was the phantom movie in the DCIM folder. Deleted it, and all is well - although I still have 0.65gb of Other in iTunes.....

  • How do I import my photo library to iPhoto?

    I recently got a new mac and a new iPhone, so I imported my photos from iphoto which was my old camera roll and transfered it to my new iPhone. On my iPhone I now have three albums, Camera Roll and Photo Library and another album that is the same as photo library. First can I delete photo library or the other album? Second my more important question, how do I import my photo library from my iphone to my new mac? Thanks

    It has said this for about a month now and I would just hide iPhoto since I could not close it. I have not needed to turn off my computer until now. But now it is a problem because I can not upgrade my computer

  • How can i delete the photo library in my iphone 4 with ios6

    how can i delete the photo library in my iphone 4 with ios6

    go to settings > general > usage > music app under the storage section > slide across the bar that says 'photo library' and a red delete button will appear
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  • TS1503 How do I delete the photo library on mu iphone4

    How do I delete the photo library on mu iphone4?

    You don't.
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    You can delete the pics by deselecting them in itunes and syncing.

  • Hello, My Iphone is full with photos as it has my Photo library on it, I guess from Syncing it with my computer... How do I remove the photo Library and just keep the photos I take on my phone on my phone?  Hope that is clear.... :)

    Hello, My Iphone is full with photos as it has my Photo library on it, I guess from Syncing it with my computer... How do I remove the photo Library and just keep the photos I take on my phone on my phone?  Hope that is clear....

    Same way they got on your phone, through the iTunes sync process. With your phone connected, iTunes running, under the "Photos" tab, deselect the albums/folders/photos you do not want on your phone. Hit the "Apply/Sync" button & they will be removed from your phone.

  • Photo library damaged; cannot be upgraded

    When I open iphoto, an pop-up says photo library must be upgraded to work with this version (6.0.5). When I click "ok", it says "Photo library is damaged and cannot be upgraded". I tried rebuilding, using the alt and command buttons when opening iphoto, but get the same pop-up.
    How can I repair the photo library so version 6.0.5 can upgrade it?

    jmc200:
    Welcome to the Apple Discussions. First download and run BatChmod on the iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, putting your administartive name in the owner and group sections. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field. See if that will help.
    Next launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. Select the first three options.
    Do you Twango?
    TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
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  • How do i get my photos back on usb after editing in iphoto. i used export but after checking my photos were not back on usb?

    how do i get my photos back on usb after editing. i used export but after checking my photos were not back on usb?

    You're really going to need to explain that. What's "USB"? Do you mean a Disk, Drive or volume connected by USB? How is your iphoto set up? What version are you using?
    Regards
    TD

  • When trying to open iPhoto the computer says: 'The photo library needs to be upgraded to work with this version of iPhoto.'  So I click 'upgrade' Then it says: 'You can't open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto.' Etcetera...

    When trying to open iPhoto the computer says:
    ‘The photo library needs to be upgraded to work with this version of iPhoto.’
    So I click ‘upgrade’
    Then it says: ‘You can’t open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto.’
    Etcetera...
    What to do??
    Theo

    Is your Apple Intel-based, poppelmacbook?  If not, you should consider treating yourself to a new Mac. Last December I gave up my old because it just could not update...anything because it was not Intel-based.  Updating everything on this OS to 10.9 has been confusing for me, but I just could not work with that old Mac because the updates were too smart? for my 10.6.  It is upstairs now...for visiting family:  games, garage band, etc.--things I never did use.  Apple refurbished and purchase the extended warranty.  Apple loyalist since late 1980's.

  • I get a message that my photo library needs to be upgraded and my photo library will not be readable by previous versions of iphoto after the upgrade.  I don't dare do anything.  Please help

    I keep getting a message when I try to open iphoto that says that my photo library needs to be upgraded and my library will not be readable by previous versions of iphoto after the upgrade.  What do I do??

    Depends - you first off need to suypply us with information since we only know what you tell us
    Like what version of iPhoto are you using? Have you recently installed any iPhoto (or iLife) updates or upgrades? Do you plan to use this iPhoto library with two or more different versions of iPhoto (no possible so stop now if you do)? Where is your iPhoto library?
    Anything else that you can tell us that might let us give you a good answer to your question
    LN

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