If I backup iPhoto library am I backing up my picture files?

To simplify my photo backup I backed up my Iphoto library.  Will thre backup file I created contain my photos?

If you are using the default settings (in the iPhoto preferences the preference to "copy imported items to the iPhotolibrary" is checked) then all imported photos are copies to the iPhoto library and are backed up when you backup the iPhoto library
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  • Best way to backup iphoto library to another computer

    Hi,
    I am looking for most efficent method  to backup iphoto library from one iMac27(running Lion) to another iMac21(running Snow Leopard).
    My iPhoto library is approx. 20GB.  So I am also concerned with performance too.
    Also, I only want to backup if iphoto library on iMac27 changes.  There is no point to keep backing up all the time if the library has not changed.
    I would also like to be able to schedule backup at certain time of the day. (Primarily overnight when I am not using the computer)
    I have looked at Chronosync.  It looks like it has the features I am looking for however I am concerned if it performs well. 
    What would you recommend for a solution to this process?
    Thanks and I look forward to your reply.
    ...Bruce

    Let me inform you of some things if I may.
    A lot of people "run out of room" or want to make a backup and naturally look to their other machine as a source of space they are not utilizing, this isn't the best approach.
    So let me inform you of your options.
    1: You can backup your entire boot drive contents in a rotating in time fashion with Apple's built in TimeMachine, which only restores, it's not bootable. You use a external storage drive for this. Just hook it up and go.
    2: You can make a hold option key bootable clone backup of your entire boot partition contents (not Lion Recovery Partition) in a permanent fashion that only changes if you change it or schedule it to change making a clone drive. Carbon Copy Cloner and you use a external drive for this. (best method as it's bootable in case your computer fails to boot normally)
    3: You can manually or automatically use software that "syncs" the contents of two folders to a storage drive (even in either direction). SyncTwoFolders
    What your asking to do is publish a shared folder on your network that resides on the Snow Leopard machine, you access it from the Lion machine over the Local Area Network and save your Lion iPhoto Library there using SyncTwoFolders like software.
    You can do this, however it's not advised, first off network transfers are slow and cumbersome to setup and maintain. Second your taking up precious drive space on the other computers drive.
    If this is what you want to do, then repeat your question again in a new topic, as my other machine is down and haven't done that in quite some time to remember the details exactly.
    The larger picture I see is it appears to me you have no backup plan at all, and I think a separate storage drive for each computer, which if you hook it up to OS X, will ask to make a TimeMachine drive, will then do so, copying and backing up your entire drive so you have a constant backup of everything.
    Also you should maintain a extra separate storage drive for each machine to keep a extra copy of your files in a permanent fashion, or to free up room on oyur boot drive, like what your trying to do with the other Mac.
    With each computer with it's own backup, they are not so dependent with each other if your needs change for instance and the machines have to be separated.
    The golden rule of backups is to maintain two seperate, easy accessible, hardware backup copies of your data at all times.
    TimeMachine is ok and works mostly, but not if it gets messed up if your machine gets messed up, or if your TM drive mechanically or software fails without your knowledge. So maintaining a another copy of your data on a storage drive in a pernament fashion is also advised.
    You can learn about TimeMachine here
    http://pondini.org/OSX/Home.html
    And I've written a rather complicated advanced post here as a rough draft, but packed with information
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/16276201#16276201
    A bit much, but I hope that helps.

  • How to Time Machine backup iPhoto library stored on external drive

    Hi Mac users.
    Can you kindly teach me how to backup iphoto library stored on an external drive to my external time machine drive. My internal drive is full so I moved my iPhoto library to a separate drive and deleted the library to create space. Thank you.

    Actually there's nothing to do.  TM backs up all connected volumes automatically.  One has to exclude a volume or folder(s) to keep them from being backed up in the TM preferences.
    If you find that the EHD is not being backed up exclude it and the "unexclude" it and force a new backup.
    OT

  • I'm not sure if my iPhoto library is being backed up by Time Machine. I am backing up to a LaCie external hard drive. I can open photos that are in folders but not those that are in iPhoto.

    I'm not sure if my iPhoto library is being backed up by Time Machine. I am backing up to a LaCie external hard drive. I can open photos ont the hard drive that are in folders but not those that are in iPhoto.

    Do a restore from Time Machine. That will tell you.

  • How do I recover the original jpg photo files from my computer? They are embedded in the iPhoto Library and I cannot see the actual file.

    I am trying to locate the original jpg or photo files that I uploaded from my camera. I know that the photos are there, because they show up in my iPhoto Library. Where can I go to find the original file ex: DSCN1242.jpg or OLM4564.jpg ?

    Select the photo in iPhoto and use the command "File > Export" and set the "Kind" in the Export panel to "Original". That will write a copy of the original to a folder you can access in the Finder.
    The command "File > Reveal in Finder" will show you the original inside the iPhoto Library, but you must not access the files this way. If you access them from other apps using the Finder, you will corrupt your library.
    See Terence Devlin's user Tips:
    iPhoto and File Management
    How to Access Files in iPhoto
    To what purpose do you need to find the files? Is there a problem and iPhoto giving an error message about missing originals?

  • HT3275 2 problems: All files are locked - how to globally unlock on the backup drive? I am backing up large video files 500GB on a 2 TB machine. Time Machine repeatedly copies everything using up all of disk space. I only need 1 copy not, twenty. What to

    2 problems: All files are locked - how to globally unlock on the backup drive? I am backing up large video files 500GB on a 2 TB machine. Time Machine repeatedly copies everything using up all of disk space. I only need 1 copy not, twenty. What to do?

    2 problems: All files are locked - how to globally unlock on the backup drive? I am backing up large video files 500GB on a 2 TB machine. Time Machine repeatedly copies everything using up all of disk space. I only need 1 copy not, twenty. What to do?

  • I need to know how to get a particular photo from my iPhoto library that is backed up on Time Machine.

    I just backed up my whole computer on an external drive with Time Machine.  I wanted to clean off my old files from my computer, but I didn't want to erase them until I knew I could go back and get particular items from the back-up.  For example if I clean out my iPhoto libraries, how would I go get the libraries once they are on the external drive.
    I want to clean out my photos without having to put them all on CD's.  Can I use an external drive as my drive I save everything to not just for a system back-up.  Or is there a better way to store my photos rather than CD's so I can clean-up some memory space on my internal drive.

    ttown wrote:
    I just backed up my whole computer on an external drive with Time Machine.  I wanted to clean off my old files from my computer, but I didn't want to erase them until I knew I could go back and get particular items from the back-up.
    No, No, No, a thousand times, no!
    Pardon the dramatics, but don't do that.  Time Machine will, sooner or later, delete the backup copies of anything that's no longer on your Mac. 
    Plus, of course, if you delete the originals, you no longer really have backups (backup = an extra copy in case something happens to the original). 
    Your best bet might be to get a larger internal HD for your Mac.  Second best would be to get another external HD, format it for a Mac, and move some stuff (perhaps your entire iPhoto library) to it, and let Time Machine back up both your internal HD and the new external.

  • Can't backup iPhoto library to external drive

    I've tried three times today to backup my iPhoto libray to an external hard drive.  The file is 22.2 GB in size. Using Firewire the transfer is supposed to take about 45 mninutes.  Each time at around :25-:30 it suddenly stops and I get an error message that it can't complete the transfer due to corrupted data.  But it doesn't say where in the file the corrupted data is located.  Any ideas on how to get around this problem?  Do I need to export every photo I have and then re-import and even then how will I know that the new file won't be corrupted?  I tried to open the backup iPhoto file to see if I could see which photos didn;t tarbsfer and work back from there.  Unfortunately I think it opens the original library on the computer instead since all the photos can be seen.  Any ideas/help?

    What version of iPhoto?

  • Backup IPhoto Library

    I appologize for the basic nature of this question......but....
    How do you backup the IPhoto library to an external HD or CDs? Do you need a backup utility or is there some piece of software in the basic OS somwhere?
    Can IPhoto use these backup files without importing the file back into the original library?
    I need the confidence of backup, and more HD space on the computer.
    Thanks

    Hi JGGiant38,
    Backing up your iPhoto Library
    1. Burn the iPhoto Library folder in the Finder to a CD or DVD
    This method will give you a burned iPhoto Library folder that can be copied back to your computer to replace a damaged library. You can also use this method to backup an old library when you want to create a new Library to use as your current library.
    insert a blank CD into your internal or external CD-RW drive and copy the iPhoto library to the CD icon on your desktop. When you drag the CD icon to the Trash/Eject button in the Dock, you are given the option to burn the CD. Click Burn and the CD is created. To burn a DVD backup of your digital images, use a DVD and a SuperDrive-equipped Mac
    The easiest way to burn an iPhoto Library folder in the Finder that is larger than 4.7 gig to fit on one DVD is to burn sections of the folder.
    Drag the iPhoto Library folder to the desktop
    Double click the folder to open it.
    Drag each Year folder to the desktop.
    You should be left with the iPhoto Library folder containing all the data files, and the Year folders.
    Combine whatever year folders that amount closest to a DVD burn size on one DVD. Make sure that you have burned all the Year folders, then the iPhoto Library folder with all the data files.
    If you ever need to use this backup, insert the DVDs into your computer and copy the folders to the desktop. Put all the Year folders back into the iPhoto Library folder. Then put the iPhoto Library folder back into the Pictures folder.
    2. Copy the ENTIRE iPhoto Library to an external drive formated for a Mac. Do not use this as your only back up as the external can also go bad.
    3. Copy the ENTIRE iPhoto Library to your iPod in disk mode
    4.Creating your own CDs and DVDs for viewing in iPhoto
    This method is a great way to back up Albums of older photos or even your entire library if it is small enough to fit on a DVD. This method will give you a library that will mount within iPhoto in the source column to be viewed. To import any images from this library they need to be dragged into your library in the source column.
    If you just want to backup the images in your library:
    1) Within iPhoto select the images, albums or rolls you want to backup. Go to Share>Export and export them to a newly created folder on the desktop. Follow the directions in the next link.
    Creating a CD or DVD to be viewed in Windows or by a photo processing company
    1.. If you backed up the entire iPhoto Library by burning within iPhoto or burning the folder in the Finder, make sure the burned copy is a good working copy before you delete the iPhoto Library folder in the Finder. You delete the iPhoto Library in the finder by dragging it to the trash when iPhoto is closed. When you next launch iPhoto it will create a new empty library for you to start anew.
    2. If you burned just the images, be aware that that is all you are archiving. No metadata will travel with the images such as comments, keywords, etc.
    You can then delete those images within iPhoto by highlighting them and hitting the delete key, then empty iPhoto's trash. Do this often and in groups so iPhoto will not choke on too many images.
    Moving your iPhoto Library to an external to use as your working library:
    Copy the ENTIRE iPhoto Library folder to a Mac formatted external drive.
    Launch iPhoto while holding down the Option key.
    At the prompt, choose to open another library.
    Navigate to the library on the external and highlight it.
    Hit the "open" button
    iPhoto will open the library on the external and from now on will use this library to import images too. This will now be your working library. Make sure everything is working correctly and everything is fine in the library.
    You can then delete the library on the internal if you wish.
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93037

  • Need to reinstall my system, how do I backup iPhoto library?

    I have a very large iPhoto library and now need to reinstall my system. I dodn't want to loose the library but how can I make a save backup that I can import later again?

    Drag the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to another Disk. The disk should be formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) This will make a copy on that disk.
    Test this to make sure it works. Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and open the copied Library.
    Really, the amazing thing is that you say you have a "very large library" and claim you don't want to lose it but you don't already have a back up?

  • Backup iphoto library or just pics

    I have searched the forum and i believe my question is a little more simple than what I have been finding.  I am currently running version 8.1.2 of iphoto and version 8.0.6 of imovie.  I have two identical external hard drives that I back up my pictures and video to, the same stuff on both drives in case one crashes.  I will label my events in iphoto as April pics, April video - May pics, May video and so forth.  My iphoto libraries are saved by year (2013 iphoto ect.)  I also have video that i have imported into imovie backed up under a imove events folder.  These events show up in my imovie when the hard drive is connected.  My question is:
    Is this the best way to be backing up?  I have thought I may need to just put all the pics into folders and back that up on the external hard drives.  I am worried that if I update iphoto it will no longer open the old backed up iphoto libraries.  Also, is it a good idea to have my video backed up as imove events or should i pull these out into its own folder as .mov files?  I do not like the fact that I cannot look at photos on the external hard drive hard drive, I need to open iphoto to view the pics on my externalhard drive.
    Thank you for your input.

    Newer versions of iPhoto will open earlier versions of the library. It's always backward compatible.  If you don't backup the entire library you'll lose all metadata added to the photos, i.e. keyword, titles, descriptions, etc. as well as your organizational efforts, i.e. albums, smart albums, slideshows, etc.
    To open another library launch iPhoto with the Option/Alt key held down and select the library you want in the window that appears.
    OT

  • Finder Error -36 when trying to backup iPhoto Library

    I am unable to backup my iPhoto Library to another drive. This is the error I get in the Finder "The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in “iPhoto Library” can’t be read or written.
    (Error code -36)". I have done a complete rebuild of the iPhoto library, but the Finder won't identify the corrupt data inside the iPhoto library. Since the Finder is telling me "some data" can't be read or written, any suggestions on how to find the corrupted file(s) inside the library so I can remove them from the library?

    Solved the problem. I browsed the iPhoto Library/Originals folder to determine which photos I imported today, since I was able to back up the library file yesterday. I exported the 56 various photos that I imported today, then deleted them from iPhoto. Afterwards, I was able to copy the iPhoto Library file. So one or more of the 56 files is corrupted, even though they all open fine with a graphics program, such as GraphicConverter.

  • Export IPhoto Library from Aperture back to IPhoto

    I imported my IPhoto Library into Aperture, I would like to put the IPhoto Library back into IPhoto how do I export the Iphoto Library back to IPhoto?

    Restoring from your backup would be the fastest way.

  • Backup iPhoto Library to iDisk

    I tried to backup my 2.4 gig iPhoto library to iDisk via the finder. It was so slow as to be unusable. I tried to backup via the browser but it has a 1 gig limitation. Is there any way to split up the iPhoto library to get under the 1 gig limit? It appears on the onset that using iDisk via the Finder for uploading large files is not a viable option. Other than the 1 gig limitation and the inability to backup anything other than a file (no folders), the browser option of uploading seems fine.
    Ken

    Have you tried Apple's backup utility Backup 3.1.2? It's on your iDisk in the Software folder.
    Also once you get the library on the iDisk you can use a backup application like Synk Standard to make incremental backups to it. It will copy only those new or changed files making the incremental backup much faster.
    Another possibility is to use Transmit. It uses the WEBDAV process for uploading files and can back items also. It's much faster than using the Finder. But always be sure to not sync but to backup. You don't want to copy both ways, only from your Mac to the iDisk.
    TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) 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.
    I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
    Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

  • Backup iPhoto library to cloud

    Hi
    I now use iPhoto to put all my photos in, treasured memories. I do use Time Machine on my iMac, and also manually backup the iPhoto library file manually to a separate external HDD as well, so that makes a copy on the iMac, copy in TM, and copy on external HDD, enough I think..except.
    What happens if the worse happens and I get my iMac and external HDD stolen, lost etc? I do keep my external HDD in a different place in the house but worse could happen and the house could get trashed etc.
    So, does anyone backup their iPhoto library to the cloud somewhere? To be honest my photos (and probably my music-iTunes library) are the 2 things I treasure most. Anything else I could get back I think.
    I wont be running the iPhoto (or iTunes) library from the cloudl, its just for a backup.
    1) So is this a viable option? to backup the iPhoto (and iTunes) library to the cloud for safe keeping
    2) Is it security safe? I don't want others looking at my pics etc
    3) I realise it will take an age to upload to the cloud, as the iPhoto is a "one lump of data" kind of file, eg not a folder of pics at a time
    4) what happens when you add more pics to your library, how can you just upload what's needed and not the whole library everytime?
    5) where is the best? I'm in UK, but obviuosly the cloud is anywhere.
    hope someone does this, or what other options is there please?
    cheers

    I don't think it's really feasible to back up a large library to the Cloud unless you have a enormous bandwidth. I would make two suggestions to your back up routine:
    1. You need an off-site back up.
    2. Back up your Photos to the cloud, not your Library.
    My routine:
    My Library lives on my iMac. It’s Backed up to  two external hard disks every day. These disks are permanently attached to the iMac. These back ups run automatically. One is done by Time Machine, one is a bootable back up done by SuperDuper
    It’s also backed up to a portable hard disk when ever new photos are added. This hard disk lives in my car. For security, this disk is password protected.
    I have a second off-site back up at a relative’s house across town. That’s updated every 3 or 4 months.
    My Photos are backed up online. There are many options: Flickr, Picasa, SmugMug etc. However, check the terms of your account carefully. While most sites have free uploading, you will often find that these uploads are limited in terms of the file size or the bandwidth you can use per month. For access that allows you to upload full size pics with no restrictions you may need to pay.
    Every couple of months I test the back ups to make sure they are working correctly. It’s very easy to mis-configure a back up application, and the only way to protect against that is to do a trial restore.

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