Iphoto '08 database completely gone (including Originals folder)
My daughter was using Openoffice when her desktop background suddenly reverted to the default "blue burst" instead of a picture she selected from her iPhoto library. She opened iPhoto and all photos were gone. I looked in the iPhoto library and the Data, Originals, and Modified sub-folders do not exist. The AlbumData.xml file is basically empty (size 4kb).
It's as if iPhoto has completely wiped/reset it's database.
If this is the case, is that database dangling somewhere in the file system? Or are we out of luck?
And no, we do not have a backup - <begin rant> we have several TB of RAID NAS backup storage, used for backup of the other 4 (PC) machines in the house, but I have not figured out how to back up from a Mac. Timemachine does not work on NAS storage, it seems, and the Mac philosophy of "do-the-thinking-for-the-user" means that DIY backup is hard to figure out.<end rant>
Yes it is normal behavior. Those few clicks can really do lots of damage. Remember iPhoto is a database and for a database to work correctly it needs to know exactly where all the files it needs are. If one of these files gets misplaced or move the database has problems. People messing around in the finder is one of the mail reasons why Apple in Iphoto8 changed what consumers can see in the files. With iPhoto 7 (iLife 08) the old iPhoto Library Folder is now a Unix Style Package File. The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves.
Old Toad's and TD's Standard Warning should be headed: Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos. You can find out more info from this older discussion
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9040586#9040586
You also might want to check out Old Toad's software. He has some great ones, including his software that makes a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier versions) database file and keep it current. That way 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.
Good luck
JUdith
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Putting Iphoto Originals folder back into Iphoto
I was looking for my imported photo files in iPhoto and found them using spotlight. I moved the "Originals" folder in order to access it more easily and was unable to return it to its original place in iPhoto. This is because the icon in my HD is not a folder icon, but the iPhoto Library application icon. Because the folder is moved, when I open iPhoto and go to my library or events, all of the pictures are gone. The Events are still outlined and the names are still there, but the pictures aren't. Does anyone know how to get the originals back into the right place so iPhoto can find it and put everything back in my library? Is there a "iPhoto Library" folder that is actually a folder and not an application icon? Does anyone know the file where the imported pictures are actually located? Any help is appreciated.
Scallen
Congratulations. Now you understand why we say
*It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss*.
It sounds like you're using iPhoto 08 not v6 - I mention this as you're using the v6 forum.
Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right click on it and go 'Show Package Contents' from the resulting menu. Drop that Originals Folder in there and it might work.
There is never a need for you to access the iPhoto Library via the Finder.
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
For 10.5 users: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Apple-Click for selecting multiple pics.
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To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. If you're using Gmail you can use THIS
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto. With 10.5 you can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
Other options include:
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
Regards
TD -
Photos Appear in Originals Folder but not in iPhoto
How do I get iPhoto to recognize ALL of my files in the "original" files folder. All the sudden my library is missing years 2006 and 2007... years 1999-2005 are loaded properly. I don't see years 2006 and 2007 in iPhoto Libary/(years) -where (years is the individual folder of years-1999,2000,2001 etc.
I've repaired permissions, rebuilt the library. I tried to copy the "originals" folder to the Library icon inside the application but it wouldn't let me.
The only work around I can think of is to copy those 2006 and 2007 original files to a new location and then re-import them... but the links to any albums will be gone.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
G4 Dual 1.25 Mac OS X (10.4.8) Iphoto 6.0.5 All newest software updates completedKohler
As you have already tried rebuilding this sounds like your library file has become corrupted.
It might be best to look to your back up. If you have a current one, then copy the library6.iphoto file from your back up to the iPhoto Library Folder.
If that's not possible, then take the relevant rolls from the Originals folder to your desktop, then trash the pics from the iPhoto Window. (move them to the iPhoto trash and empty the trash.) Then re-import them. However, if the library has been corrupted, it is likely that you will have further problems.
Therefore, you might 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 -
Hello -
I am having a problem associated with iPhoto 11. in iPhoto 09, I used to go to Originals folder and find my events as folders sorted by yearly folders.
It is till the same, except that originals folder now point to Masters folder AND
1. the years folder do not contain correct year events e.g. 2002 year folder might contain 2005 taken pictures and vice versa.
2. earlier, within each year, all events used to be neatly organized as a single folder for each given event in the iPhoto, however, when I opened the latest 2010 folder this time, I see folders with event names and also many other folders with date (e.g. August 2,2010) as the name of the folder. Bottom-line, it seems that some events are no longer contained in one folder and some pictures show up in these random date folders.
Have other folks seen this problem, is there a fix for this problem? I will like my originals folder to be neatly organized by one folder per event, especially since I don't keep other copies of the pictures (except backup copies) on my macbook pro.
Any help will be good!
Thanks
AkshayYou do have chronological order of photos. It's from inside iPhoto and not inside the library package. Events can be sorted by date either ascending or descending. The photos within the events also.
If you want to group all of the 2010 events together create a Folder in the left hand pane of iPhoto. Then drag each event from 2010 onto the Folder icon at the left. This will create albums of each event inside the folder.
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If you need to access a specific photo for use outside of iPhoto then follow this file access treatise.
The following is from one of Terence Devlin’s posts on file access for use outside of iPhoto. It’s the definitive treatise on the subject.
Since iPhoto 7 (iLife 08) the old iPhoto Library Folder is now a Package File. This is simply a folder that looks like a file in the Finder. The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves.
Accessing the iPhoto Library Folder directly has never been supported in any version of iPhoto.
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
For Users of 10.5 and later
You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Command-Click for selecting multiple pics.
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(Note the above illustration is not a Finder Window. It's the dialogue you get when you go File -> Open)
You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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For users of 10.4 and later ...
Many internet sites such as Flickr and SmugMug have plug-ins for accessing the iPhoto Library. If the site you want to use doesn’t then some, one or any of these will also work:
To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. However, if you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
If you want to access the files with iPhoto not running:
For users of 10.6 and later:
You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the iPhoto Library from your Services Menu. Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
For Users of 10.4 and later:
Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Other options include:
1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. Show File: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
All of the above are a: faster and b: Safer than rooting around in the old Library Folder.
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Iphoto Library: Data Folder versus Originals Folder
Hi. I've been trying to save some space. I realized that I have the same photo stored in 3 different folders: my personal file folder (from where I imported), and within the "iphoto library" in 2 different folders: Originals and Data Folder.
I got rid of the first one (the personal folder - the source). I still have them duplicated in the data and originals folder within the iphoto library.
While reading thru this forum, many people recommend not to mess up with this folders. Thougts?....I still have thousands of duplicates.
Also, how can I share this library with other account on the same computer....without duplicating again??? Thanks.Carlos
Move the iPhoto Library Folder to the Users/Shared folder OR an external HD.
Set the Permissions on the iPhoto Library Folder to allow everybody read/write access.
In your account - and each account in turn - hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. Select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location you have for the iPhoto Library Folder.
From that point on the iPhoto Library Folder will be the default location for each account, so each use shares access and ownership of the library, and any change made by one user is visible to all.
Now for the caveat: iPhoto is NOT designed for multiple users It simply does not have the code to support more than one person accessing the library at the same time. If more that one person manages to access it, (and that can happen) then the chances of database corruption is increased exponentially. If both users try to write to the database file - by changing something, for instance - then the db will be corrupted. So backing up is the order of the day.
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 lost pictures in my iPhoto. We moved my iPhoto to a external hard drive and I believe since then, I have random pics missing. Some pics will show up in the "photos" and some show with a title and a blank picture. When I click on "package contents" in iPhoto, I have found the "Originals" folder where all the pics are pulling from and the file is there but won't open. However, in the DataXML folder under package contents, I can open the file but it is much smaller (supposed to be 1 MG, but showing in the data folder as 63kb). How can I get these pics restored in the Originals folder? I've rebuilt the library several times and I just ran the iPhoto Library Manager and it won't pull from the data file. Help!!
Make a temporary, backup copy (if you don't already have a backup copy) of the library and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Select the options identified in the screenshot.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
OT -
Where is the originals folder in iPhoto 08?
I am looking at my iphoto library icon in my pictures directory and i thought this is where I would usually see the "Originals" folder, or at least some other folder other than the iPhoto library file. Did they do away with these folders in iPhoto 08? I just want to know how i would find my pictures from the finder, that's all, and I can't find them for the life of me. I can find them through spotlight, but it is almost like the originals folder is marked as hidden or something. Please advise.
Control-click on the iPhoto library and choose Show Package Contents from the menu which appears.
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1. Will broken images in Originals folder hinder making a backup copy, rebuild, or other attempts at repair? I have Time Machine, never used it, and don't know when when iPhoto became referenced library (due to bad advice) 2. Is it OK to delete broken aliases from the Originals folder (white squares with arrows, jpeg tags, and a Quicktime logo)? 3. Would it make sense to select undamaged images in the Orginals folder for copying to a new library? I am cleaning up Events and exporting healthy photos from iPhoto before trying to copy the entire iphoto library folder. Thanks for your help.
What do you mean by "broken images"?
Never delete anything from the Originals folder, ever.
Try
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. -
Can I find files in "Originals" folder which aren't showing in iPhoto
I have found some corrupted photos in some events in my "Originals" folder. I think they came from when I tried to import some files from a corrupted CD, and I have since reimported them from a good copy of the CD. They are corrupted in that they are smaller in file size than the 'real' photos (1-4mb as opposed to 7-8mb) and they don't open with preview.
My question: Is there any way I can select / scan / search / discover / list all the files that are in the "Originals" folder but that aren't anywhere in iPhoto itself?
ThanksNot that I know of.
You could try the following: launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed to rebuild the library. Select the last four options.
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Can you delete "Originals" folder after importing photos from iPhoto to LR3?
Hello,
I just imported all my photos from iPhoto to LR3 by making an Alias folder (copy) of my iPhoto Originals folder. Shortly after that I received a message that my Start-up disk is nearly full, which I presume is because I duplicated my iPhoto library. I want to free up my storage and curious if it's okay to delete my iPhoto Originals folder. Or will that delete or cause problems with the Alias folder that LR3 is reading?
Any insight would be appreciated.
Cheers
BillBill,
I wouldn't do anything rash, if I were you. "Alias" sounds like not a real copy, but some kind of virtual copy, with just pointers to the originals. In that case, deleting the originals will leave you without any images. Try renaming one of the images in the folder you want to delete. If that image shows up in Lightroom with a "?" on its thumbnail, then you most definitely don't want to delete that folder.
Hal -
NEVER delete your "originals" folder and ALWAYS back up--now I need advice!
Don't even ask. Well, actually, I'll just quickly explain. I was following some directions in a recent-ish copy of MacAddict magazine, and I might have deleted some of what is in iphoto's "Originals" folder. I was trying to delete original photos (unturned-around, un-edited etc.) and it turns out that the structure of the 5.0 iphoto library is slightly different from 6.0 library. I started opening photos in my library and getting the grey question-mark screen and freaked out.
Okay. So this is by far the silliest, most stupid thing I ever did. Don't even give me grief, I feel dumb enough as it is.
BUT I do back everything up regularly (I even keep 2 copies of my hard drive backed up every week)! However, I only recently upgraded to 6.0. My most recent back up was useless (it was last night, deleted photos were already gone) but the one from last week is perfect!! I have my entire iphoto folder, pre-deletion, but also pre-6.0 update. So it is all iphoto 5 file structure.
How do I import that old library into iphoto 6.0? Without wiping my whole iphoto database out entirely (I loaded a few hundred photos from my camera onto iphoto today). I don't want to screw this up, so I want to be very careful about how I go about this.
Lesson-- back up!!gg:
Do you want to just resurrect your library from last week as your primary library? If so, move to your Pictures library and launch iPhoto. It will open and convert it over to the V6 format. That's all you need to do.
However, if you have pictures in your current library that you don't have in the older backup, then you can do the following:
1 - open you current library and assemble the new photos that are not in the backup into a new roll or album, either will do.
2 - quit iPhoto and rename the current library to anything other than "iPhoto Library".
3 - copy your week old library folder into your Pictures library.
4 - launch iPhoto. It will open the newly arrived backup library and update it to V6.
5 - quit iPhoto.
6 - download and run iPhoto Library Manager, selecting the two libraries you have.
7 - click on the renamed library and select the rolls or albums that are displayed that represent the photos that are not in the week old library (the one named "iPhoto Library".
8 - drag those items onto the other library's icon to copy those files, complete with keywords, etc. into it.
The free version of iPLM will only copy 20 photos at a time so if you have lots more you'll need to get the paid version.
Once the transfer is complete launch iPhoto and check out your primary library. If all is well and there you can delete the renamed library folder. Good luck.
Do you Twango?
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ALL pictures in iPhoto *and* PhotoBooth are gone :( please help
Hello,
I have a bit of a dilema here. On 6-27-07 (actually 6-28 cause it was after midnight), my daughter and I were taking pictures in photobooth. I selected the iPhoto icon from the PhotoBooth picture to send a copy of those pictures to iPhoto.
PhotoBooth froze up after doing several of them and wouldn't work. I am trying to remember from memory (which is swiss cheese from the MS), but I think I had to do a hard shut down. When I tried to go to iPhoto, it acted like it was my 1st time using it and it began asking me questions as if I was setting it up for the 1st time. ALL pictures are GONE. Everything in iPhoto and PhotoBooth are GONE I don't know what I did or how (if I can) to fix it.
Can anyone possibly help me? Lots of precious memories gone. I was recently going to read how to do a back-up right before this happened. Now I wish I hadn't gone to sleep that night until I learned how to do it and actually did make a back-up
My husband called Apple and they told him to do something and now that has created approximately 3 copies of random pics and not all of them, or I would just delete the extras. My husband may have done something wrong to have it make extra copies of the pictures it has now, I don't know.
My husband didn't seem like he was happy with the help that he was getting at the time. So, I found my way here again!!! I have been to the discussions boards once before, but I forgot how to get here (serious swiss cheese memory from MS). I have to save ALL websites that I like to my favorites or I should say 'Bookmarks' or I will probably never find it again. <embarassed>
**I will tell you a little about me and the use of my mac....... I have Multiple Sclerosis so my husband purchased the lap top to make it easier for me to get online and not be stuck to one chair which makes me hurt bad. I am new to Mac and have always used a PC.
Anyway, when we purchased it we explained that I would mainly be using it for Internet use and for the pictures that I take (I am disabled, so that is about all I can do but I thoroughly enjoy it), which happens to be more than the average person since I have a new Grandson
Any help that anyone can give me, I would TRULY APPRECIATE!!!!!!
Thanks,
New2HimBrenda,
You're quite welcome.
That does sound like your original library. It makes sense to me; your husband was probably told to drag it to the Desktop by the Apple help desk person. Look inside your Pictures folder for the other two iPhoto Library folders. If you don't find them there, do another Finder Search. Click once on a found item in the Search window to see its path at the bottom of that window. That should help you locate those folders.
After you find and rename or delete the other libraries, you will be ready to create a new library. (You might not want to delete those other folders yet - in case some photos are missing from your main library. But if you are sure that nothing in them is original, go ahead and Trash them to free up the space.)
To create a new library, Option-launch iPhoto and click "Create Library." By default it will be located in your Pictures folder and named "iPhoto Library." You can change the name if you want - say, "iPhoto Library New" before you click "Save." A new, empty library will open. Drag the right corner of the window up so that it fills only about half of your screen. Do iPhoto > Preferences > Advanced and make sure that there IS a check in the boxes beside "Copy files to iPhoto Library folder when importing to library" and "Add ColorSync Profile".
On the other half of your screen, open a Finder window. Set it to column view and navigate this path: Desktop/ iPhoto Library/ Originals/ 2007/ (Film Roll folders). It is these Film Roll folders that contain your photos. Select all of the Roll folders and drag them as a group over the iPhoto window until the cursor shows you a green plus symbol. Drop them in the main viewing area of the iPhoto window. iPhoto will indicate to you that it is importing. A film roll will be created for each folder that you dragged. [Tip: if you want an Album to represent each film roll, then drag them to the Source Pane (left column) instead of the main viewing window. This will create an Album and a film roll, both with the same name as the imported folder.]
I have read that the film roll date can be wrong after importing, so you may want to check the dates as you go. Open the Info Pane in the lower left corner of the iPhoto window (click the little i). When you select a Roll, its info will display in the Info Pane. You can edit the Roll's title and date, if you wish.
When the 2007 rolls have all been imported, switch to the Originals/ 2006 folder, select the roll folders, and drag to your iPhoto window. Repeat for each year in your Desktop library.
This will recover your Original, unedited photos in the same film rolls as before. What cannot be saved is your Albums, Slideshows, Books, titles, keywords, ratings, and other metadata. These were contained in the database file that was damaged during the iPhoto hang or subsequent hard shut down.
If you had spent significant time editing your photos, then you may want to have a look in Desktop/ iPhoto Library/ Modified to see if you wish to save any of the edited versions. There is no way to reconnect the edits with their Originals; that info was also stored in the database file. But if you want to import them to your library you may. Be aware that this will cause the appearance of duplication, much like you had in the library your husband created. If you can part with your edited versions, then it is much easier to discard them. (If not, be selective.)
I'll look forward to hearing your progress. Regards,
Shelly -
Last night as I downloaded some pictures from an SD card, iPhoto appears to have crashed. Only the photos from the last download are there. Albums, events, keywords, photos are all gone. When I go to 'all images' in the Finder it seems that my pictures are there but they are missing from the iPhoto library along with all of my organization. I have backed up via Time Machine regularly but have never tried to bring anything back using it. This is the first time I've had this happen. Can someone help me restore my iPhoto library?
Thank you
--patTry these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords 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.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new *iPhoto 08* library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders 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 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 -
IPhoto crash - then photos gone!
Hi,
I have just imported a few photos off my SD cards as I do often, after importing I deleted the photos off the SD card as normal. Then I was editing one of the newly imported photos and then iPhoto wasn't responding so I "force quit" it. But when I reopened iPhoto the photos are gone!!
Went to 'Last Imported' and it shows my load of photos from previous SD card import!
Please help I have lost the photos!
ATB
Daniel
(Running on MacBook Pro with OS X Mavericks, latest software)You Possibly have lost yoru photos unless you purchase data recovery software like media recover - the free trial download will tell you what is possible to recover
First try Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your iPhoto library database
For the future a best practice to is to never have any computer program (including iPhoto) delete the photos from the card but to import the photos and keep them and then after at least one successful backup cycle has completed and then reformat the card -- I use three very large (32 GB) cards in rotation so I do not reformat for typically a year or more giving me one more long term backup of my photos
LN -
Can't locate RAW images in Originals folder
I shoot in RAW+JPEG.
Well, I uploaded two batches of photos (two separate "Events" in iPhoto) a couple of months ago and am now looking to edit them in Lightroom. In iPhoto, these "Events" show both the JPEG and the Nikon RAW image. Each photo is labeled accordingly in the Information box.
However, when I look in the iPhoto Library packages, these two events do not show up in the "Originals" folder. They only show up in the "Modified" folder, and only as JPEGs! Where have my originals gone??
All of my other RAW images are present in the "Originals" folder. It seems as though only my last two uploads are missing.
Help!What you're viewing in iPhoto are jpgs that iPhoto created for viewing the image. You're not looking at the the raw file itself.
To determine if you have any raw files in your library search in spotlight for the extension of your raw files. Like ".cr2" or whatever it is. If you don't get any hits that will indicate that the raw files have been removed from the hard drive.
Are you using a managed or referenced library?
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If you're running a reference library is there any chance it could have been a managed library when the raw files were imported. That would explain having the jpg file for viewing and no raw files.
I would also download and use Find Any File to search for the file extension. FAF can search inside packages and areas of the hard drive that spotlight can't.
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