I need to renumber all my Photos in iPhoto Please help..

I have many duplicate numbers on my digital photos due to my camera settings.
When I try and back them up on an external drive, it does not let me tranfser
the duplicate numbers.
I need to renumber all my photos in iPhoto so I can transfer back them up on an
external drive.
Does anyone have any idea how i do this?
Is there software that can do this.
I have 3000 photos on iPhoto.
Thanks for your help!
I-Book Mac OS X (10.4.3) Understand Idiot Terms

You may want to try posting in the iPhoto Forum.
Someone there may have an idea for you.

Similar Messages

Need to transfer all my photos from iPhoto app in my computer to another one, which files do I need to copy?

Need to transfer all my photos from iPhoto app in my computer to another one, which files do I need to copy?

You need to find your iPhoto Library and copy this package to your other computer.
By default the library will be called iPhoto Libary.photolibrary and located in your Pictures folder. YOu will recognize it by the typical "fan of pictures" icon. The color of the icon wil depend on the iPhoto version. What is your version of iPhoto?

HT4906 I have installed OS X version 10.9 mavericks to put the cloud on my computer and it has removed all my photos from iPhoto. please advise

Can someone help me understand how I retrieve 10 years of photos!

Please explain - what happens when you are launching iPhoto?
What iPhoto version created your iPhoto library? Was it iPhoto '11 or an older version?
What is your current iPhoto version? When you installed Mavericks, did you upgrade iPhoto to iPhoto version 9.5, or do you still have an older iPhoto version installed?

Does installing mavricks delete the photos in iPhoto please reply fast thanks.

im in the middle of installing mavricks after you restart your computer but I want to know if It delets your photos from iPhoto please help. And if it does how do I cancel the mavricks installation

Hello Enzofranklin,
A Mavericks update should not remove any of your user data. BUT... things can go wrong and you should always have a backup. Do you have a backup? If not a Time Machine backup is very easy to set up. All you need is an external drive with enough space. This article has more info: Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac
I don't have an install running in front of my to confirm this but I am pretty sure that you should have a restart option in the top left of the menu bar drop down choices. If you see the option to choose your start up disk, then choose Macintosh HD. You will need to back out of your install and log back into your machine normally to set up Time Machine.
I hope this helps.
Morgs

I did something stupid, and lost all my photos in iPhoto

So, I thought I was in a specific Album with 5 photos in it I wanted to remove from iPhoto. I hit Apple-A to select all and hit delete. It wasn't until a moment later that I realized I must have actually been in my Library, and removed ALL my photos from iPhoto.
Now, all the Albums still appear in the left of iPhoto (6.0, BTW), but when I click on the albums, no photos appear. I went through my hard drives and dragged the appropriate photos back to their original Albums to reimport them into iPhoto. This worked fine with old photos I had organized BEFORE I switched to importing everything in iPhoto.
When I try to import those newer photos, the ones imported through iPhoto over the past couple of years, I keep getting the following error: "The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type or the files may not contain valid data)." The files are fine...I'm just trying to import them from their organized roll folder in the iPhoto folder under Photos. Sometimes, I will also get an error that says the file is "already in the iPhoto library."
Is there some kind of preference or something I need to delete so I can reimport these photos from the iPhoto folder into iPhoto again?

EditThis:
If you did not empty the iPhoto Trash via the iPhoto menu the photos will still be in the iPhoto trash container in the Source pane. Click on the trash icon, select all of the photos and drag to the Library icon at the top of the Source pane. They will be returned to their rolls and albums.
The reason you're getting that message is you're trying to import photos that are within the iPhoto Library folder. That can't be done.
Do you Twango?

Will i loose all my photos if iPhoto isn't working?

will i loose all my photos if iPhoto isn't working? my computer just got updated by my iPhoto is saying it isn't compatible? will i loose my photos if they were in folders on iPhoto?

my computer just got updated by my iPhoto is saying it isn't compatible? will i loose my photos if they were in folders on iPhoto?
What is your MacOS X version and your current version of iPhoto?
if you just updated to a newer MacOS X version, for example MacOS X 10.9.x, your version of the iPhoto.app may be no longer compatible and you need to update or upgrade iPhoto to a newer version. Check at the App Store if there is an update for iPhoto. If not, post back with the versions you are having installed. You may need to buy an upgrade.
will i loose my photos if they were in folders on iPhoto?
The photos in your iPhoto library are save, even if you have to upgrade to a newer version, but it is always wise to make a backup before updating or upgrading, just in case.

HT3412 I recently moved all my photos from iphoto to Aperture. I had several iphoto books and cards in my project file. When everything was moved to Aperture I can't find any of the books or card projects. Are they gone or can they be restored?

I recently moved all my photos from iphoto to Aperture. I had several iphoto books and cards in my project file. When everything was moved to Aperture I can't find any of the books or card projects. Are they gone or can they be restored?

1 - without specifics I have no idea how to help
2 - the question was "are you trying to use them in iPhoto? " - it sounds like you are - to do so you will have to export them from Aperature and import into iPhoto
3 - for information on how to use them in Aperature then you need to ask about how to use Aperature in the Aperature forum as it does not involve iPhoto
LN

I have a new laptop and have installed itunes onto it, but i am worried if i plug my iphone into it i will loose all my contacts apps and photos!! please help!!!

hi there
i have just bought a new laptop and have installed itunes onto it but i am worried that if i plug my iphone into it, that i will loose all my apps, contacts and photos!!
please help!!

I will try and be helpful unlike the the first two posters!!
When you say installed iTunes I am guessing that its just the program and not your old library? in which case when you connect your iphone you will get a message warning you that you will be replacing the data on the iphone with the library on the new laptop i.e. an empty itunes.
If this is the case what you need to do is on your old laptop,
1: open itunes and go into preference/settings and go to advanced and make sure that consolidate and keep organised are checked.
2: Then go to file and click consolidate library.
3: close itunes and then go to start and open "My Music" folder.
4: Drag the iTunes folder out of My music and put it on an external drive or network the 2 laptops.
5: on the new laptop open "My Music" folder and drag out to the desk top the itunes folder
6: from the external drive or network drang and drop the old iTunes library into the "My Music" folder on the new laptop.
now close it and restart iTunes and your old library should be visable and when you connect your iphone it will identify its the correct library to sync with.

Also lost all my photos on iPhoto. Where'd they go???

Hey
I've been following a topic for a while now, as someone was having a similar problem, however mine is slightly different.
I kept all my photos on iPhoto, with albums and photobooks created on it.
I was attempting to copy some of my photos into new albums to burn onto a cd, but was told those photos were still in use.
When I couldn't find what their use was, I restarted the computer. When I reloaded iPhoto after restart, all the photos, albums and photobooks were gone.
I went to user/pictures/iphoto library and can see the data/modified/originals folders are all still there, all containing the photos.
Also performed a search on Finder for jpg images over 500kbs and found them all once again.
The question is, why are they no longer in iPhoto, and where did my photobooks and new albums I created go?
Please help!

melly
1. Try rebuild the database: Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys and launch iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.
2. IF that doesn't work then you may have a corrupted database file. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, then copy the library6.iphoto file from your back up to the iPhoto Library Folder, allowing it to overwrite the file there.
3. If you don't have a back up, then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same film rolls and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, books, calendars etc.
Move the iPhoto Library Folder to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library Folder on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual rolls to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library Folder on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.
Regards
TD

I have a iPhone 5. In usage, it says i have 2.1 gigs used because of photos and camera. I have deleted all my photos via iPhoto and now reset the phone back to factory settings in order to try to solve this problem, to no avail. Help!

I have a iPhone 5. In usage, it says i have 2.1 gigs used because of photos and camera. I have deleted all my photos via iPhoto and now reset the phone back to factory settings in order to try to solve this problem, to no avail. Both iTunes and the phone say that 2.1 gigs are being used, even though the phone now has nothing on it. What is going on?

Yeah it works fine over wifi the problem is when I try to use it over my 3G. It's really stressing me out now.

I Lost all my photos in iPhoto by upgrading and clicking on the wrong Library when restarting.... I also deleted iLibrary on accident because I thought it was just a pointless Logo in my Pictures folder! How do I get them Back?!!

I was trying to clean up my computer and put things on my exteranl hard drive and then delete the items off my computer. When I was going through the pictures I saw a file named "iLibrary" and just saw a little picture for it, so I deleted that as well..... Later on, when I was trying to show my events in the Finder There was a problem and no pictures were showing up, just empty Events. So I went to the dock and quit iPhoto. When I re-clicked it to open again iPhoto asked me if I wanted to upgrade iPhoto, So I clicked yes, then hesitated. "What if all my pictures get deleted' I thought. Then it asked me where I wanted to re-open from and I just click open to the Library that was the 'default'. It was also the ONLY option to click! When it opened I didn't have any of my photos any more. Just a couple events it had selected from my external hard drive!!! I heard I could recover all my photos by going to the Finder and clicking on Pictures then right clicking on iLibrary then go to "Show Package Contents". Unfortunently like I mentioned earlier I had just previously DELETED that!!! It doesn't end there either, just to make matters worse, I "Emptied" the TRASH CAN TOO!! Now what do I do?? I just had a baby 8 weeks ago and ALL ALL ALL the pictures were on there! I was starting to save them to my external hard drive when all this happened! Someone PLEASE help me!!

Do you have a back up?
If not you're into using file recovery software like File Salvage - you can download a free trial and it will scan the disk for you and tell you with might be recoverable. Actual recovery will require that you purchase the app. There may be many files with the same or similar names. Always recover the largest file size.
There are other such apps. Search on Macupdate or the App Store

Lost all my photos in iPhoto after rebuilding iPhoto libraries is there a way to get them back?

Lost all my photos in iPhoto after rebuilding iPhoto libraries is there a way to get them back?

What if you've just learned an expensive lesson?
File Salvage

Why won't all the photos from iPhoto sync onto my iPhone 5?

I am trying to put all the photos from iPhoto on my Mac onto my iPhone 5. Through iTunes, I select sync photos with iPhoto, then sync all photos, albums, events and faces. There are 285 photos in my iPhoto library and I would like to sync them all, but after the sync when I look at the photos on my phone, only 187 synced. What am I doing wrong?

I find the easiest way to transfer photos from iphoto or your computer in general onto your iPhone is to select the ones you want and click share then either iMessage or email them to yourself, its much faster and I don't know about you but i find iTunes to be a real pain when you sync photos because it always messes up your albums on your phone!

HT1229 how do i save all my photos in iPhoto to a USB?

How do I save and transfer all my photos in iPhoto to a USB?

Do you want to save the photos or your complete iPhoto Library?
To backup the library on an USB thumbsdrive, select it in the Finder and drag it to the icon of the thumbsdrive. Only make sure, the drive is formatted correctly. By default it will be formatted for windows systems and not MacOS Extended (Journaled) as required for photo libraries, see: Format external drives to Mac OS Extended before using with Aperture or iPhoto.
See this User Tip: iPhoto and File Management

How can I find out the total number of gigabytes of all my photos in Iphoto?

How can I find out the total number of gigabytes of all my photos in Iphoto?

In the Event mode open the Info window at the bottom left (Command+i or click on the blue i button). Then select all of the Events. The number of photos and size will be shown in the Info window at the right.
OT

I need to renumber all my Photos in iPhoto Please help..

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for