HT4927 I have been using iPhoto for several years. I tried to open it today and get a "pop-up": What photo library do you want iPhoto to use?

I have been using iPhoto for several years. Today when I tried to open it, I got a "pop-up" message, "What photo library do you want iPhoto to use? Choose a photo library."

How manhy libraries does the "pop up" show? What ahppens when you select the?
Look in your pictures folder (default location) - is there an iPhoto library there?
LN

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I actually just found my photo library in the trash????? I have no idea how they got there, but I have moved them back to the Picture folder and all is well again.
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Is there an item named "iPhoto Library.photo library" or similar in your "Pictures" folder, showing with an icon like a fan of pictures?
Or did you store your iPhoto Library in a different folder, perhaps on an external drive?
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Re: My iphoto library has disappeared. How do I find it?
Old ToadFeb 4, 2014 9:05 PM
Re: My iphoto library has disappeared. How do I find it?in response to onpurpose
Download and use Find Any File to search for a file named "iPhoto6.Library". It's a file unique to all iPhoto libraries.
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OT

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file:///Users/iwood/.Trash/iPhoto%20Library.photolibrary/Thumbnails/Segments/Thu mbJPGSegment_0.data
file:///Users/iwood/.Trash/iPhoto%20Library.photolibrary/Thumbnails/Segments/Thu mbJPGSegment_1.data
file:///Users/iwood/.Trash/iPhoto%20Library.photolibrary/Thumbnails/Segments/Thu mbJPGSegment_2.data
file:///Users/iwood/.Trash/iPhoto%20Library.photolibrary/Thumbnails/Segments/Thu mbJPGSegment_3.data
file:///Users/iwood/.Trash/iPhoto%20Library.photolibrary/Thumbnails/Segments/Thu mbJPGSegment_4.data
file:///Users/iwood/.Trash/iPhoto%20Library.photolibrary/Thumbnails/Segments/Thu mbJPGSegment_5.data
file:///Users/iwood/.Trash/iPhoto%20Library.photolibrary/Thumbnails/Segments/Thu mbJPGSegment_6.data
file:///Users/iwood/.Trash/iPhoto%20Library.photolibrary/Thumbnails/Segments/Thu mbJPGSegment_7.data
file:///Users/iwood/.Trash/iPhoto%20Library.photolibrary/Thumbnails/Segments/Thu mbJPGSegment_8.data
file:///Users/iwood/.Trash/iPhoto%20Library.photolibrary/Thumbnails/Segments/Thu mbJPGSegment_9.data
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I lost all of my iPhoto pictures i think. when i click on iPhoto it says "which photo library do you want iPhoto to use"

the version of my laptop is 10.8.5
there is no photo library anywhere on my computer
the "pictures" folder only has a "photo booth library" which i am not concerned with
i believe this has happened before (couple of months ago) but I'm not sure how i handled it and if it was the exact same situation
bottom line is that something pops up when i click on iPhoto and there is not photo library to choose from.
please help!!

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Did you run new software, for example cleaning applications?
Can it be, that you are now signed into your Mac from a different user account?
Spotlight will not search everywhere.
Search with Find Any File for iPhoto Libraries - download Find Any File here: The trial is free:
http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/index.htmlhttp://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/index.php
You can search everywhere with FindAnyFile, where Spotlight will not search.
I learned this from Old Toad , see his post here:
Re: My iPhoto Library disappeared...how do I get it back?
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Now everytime i plug in my iphone iphoto opens up a box saying
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'Create New'
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It is telling me that the iPhoto Library file size is 10.7 GB so it is obviously there.
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