Iphoto 5.0.4 library won't open in iPhoto 9.5 (Mavericks)

I copied an iPhoto 5.0.4 library onto an Macbook Air running Mavericks. The copied library appears to be recognized as an iPhoto library but when I try to start iPhoto using that library, it doesn't recognize that there are any photos in it.

You need to download and run the iPhoto Library Upgrader 1.1 on that library before trying to open it with iPhoto 9.5.
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Hello,
I need some help please.
I have not changed any settings on my Macbook. I went to open IPhoto the other day as per usual, the application launched but the library did not open (none of my photos show up).
It does not give me any error messages. The IPhoto menu bar shows up at the top of the screen but the library does not show.
I can see my photos if I go to the All Documents tab in the Finder window, it says they are located in the IPhoto Library/Data. If I click on one to open, Preview is set as the default and IPhoto does not come up as an option to open the photo. If I go to other applications and click open with IPhoto I get the error message:
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The following files could not be imported. The file is in the IPhoto library.
I have not done anything to my computer. It is less than a year old, I do not understand why the library has disappeared.
Thanks,
San

I have also had this problem...all my photos disappeared in my previous version of iphoto, and I just installed ilife 08. My photo library seemed to get all messed up, so I trashed it and reinstalled the photos from my backup HD with Time Machine. iphoto says the library is there (it's in my pictures file in the finder), but they aren't in iphoto. I can't restore any individual photos, because iphoto says they are already there, and if I replace them, they still don't show up (The old version of iphoto, where the photos were still listed in the finder was much easier to use!).
I trashed the preference file. I am not being asked for user options except about the digital camera. What do you mean by 'point iphoto at it again'?
It also said that a lot of photos couldn't be imported because the files were wrong...but they were in my old version of iphoto (pre-ilife). I'm so confused. I have backed up all my photos but can't figure out how to get them on the computer. Arrrgghhhh.
Thanks.

Photo library won't open with iPhoto 5 - asks for iPhoto4

I used iPhoto 5.04 many times. This time, I get a dialog box saying I am using an unreleased version of iPhoto and I need to use iPhoto 4 or iPhoto 2. Any suggestions????

Hi ruth,
it would probably be better to start a new post just for you.
In case you don't, I will tell you that the answer I gave to the previous poster to create a new library is the only solution I found found for this error message.
I will give instructions again;
Close iPhoto
Rename your messed up iPhoto Library to "iPhoto Library_old"
Drag this library to your desktop
Hold down the Option key and launch iPhoto
This is the window you will get
Create a new library or choose a library to open
Choose to create a new library
Once this new empty library is open it is time to import the images from your old library
Go to File>add to library
Navigate to the old library on your desktop and choose it.
iPhoto will start importing the images from your old library
This is what to expect:
Your images will be imported in nice dated rolls. (make sure your view is set to sort by rolls to see it) There are a couple of caveats to this. You will get rolls named "Originals" These rolls will contain your video clips and your original images that you had edited. If you had RAW files they would be in those rolls too (I don't do RAW, so I don't know for sure) Delete what you don't want from those rolls. You will also get the jpeg pointer files to your video clips imported. They will just be jpegs and will not point to the video clips anymore as iPhoto made new ones when the clips were imported again. You can delete those. they should be in a roll right next to the newly imported video clips so they are not hard to find. The thumbnail files don't get imported as iPhoto makes new ones when the images are imported.
Once all you images have been imported, check through the library and make sure everything looks ok.
You can now start making your Albums, and do your keywords or any other organizational steps.
You can also delete the old library on the desktop.
It is also a good time to backup this new library to CD/DVD by burning the iPhoto LIbrary folder in the Finder, or copying the iPhoto Library folder to an external drive formatted for Macs, or copying the iPhoto LIbrary folder to an iPod.
Good luck!
Lori

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With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a potential solution. We need to know the details of your problem and situation, i.e.:
what version of iPhoto are you using?
what system version are you running?
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what fixes have you tried before coming here?
where is you library located?
how long has this been occuring?
did you apple any updates or upgrades just prior?
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what type of Mac?
how much free space on your boot drive?
What do you see when you click on a thumbnail?
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Aperture library won't open after using new iphoto

My Aperture library won't open after accidently using iphoto to view it. It says Aperture is outdated but I run 3.4.5 version which is the last.
Now I CAN'T DO MY WORK thanks to this lunacy.
Anyone any suggestions how to fix this ****?

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Why not? We can not see you so you have to give us details
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My iPhoto library won't open. I click on the icon, and it will try to start iphoto, and will say that it unexpectedly quit a couple of times. Then it will finally pull up a balloon= asking me if i want to open the windows that were open when it crashed. Wither way, THe library won't show up, adn when I tell it to change to my iPhoto library, it does nothing. This started happenning as soon as I upgraded to Mountain Lion. I have run system update, and am running the latest version of all my software.
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I had a similar problem, after upgrading to Mountain Lion on my (2008) MBP with iPhote form iLife'09 on it, it said it couldn't open the database because changes had been made to it with a newer version of iPhoto (?). After trying lots of things, like restoring the library from Time Machine again (first time I used the migration assistant), I finally found my solution: upgrade iPhoto to 8.1 first, using
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Mystically, at first my MBP didn't want to run the update, said the developer was not to be trusted (???), I had to change my security settings temporarily to make it run software 'from any source', but that did the trick. I can now use my old iPhoto from iLife'09 again. Hope it helps for you as well.

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Duplicate cleaner for iPhoto cannot continue as Library is not selected in iPhoto.

I.) Version Information:
iPhoto version 9.6 (910.29)
Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto version 1.8 (1.8.01)
OS X Yosemite (version 10.10.1)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
I have only one iPhoto library. I have launched iPhoto prior to launching 'Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto."
II.) Error message: "Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto cannot continue as Library is not selected in iPhoto. Please start iPhoto and select a library."
III.) What i've tried:
1.) disabled photo stream in iPhoto.
2.) launched iPhoto while holding command & option
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5.) Deleted "com.apple.iPhoto.plist" (and subsequently recreated it at 1st launch of iPhoto)
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7.) Against my better judgement, I called their support. I even participated in the Log Me In Rescue support session. I hung up when their agent told me to reset Safari.
I'd like to think that I'm not an idiot, but I have tried everything I could think of. I haven't been able to find much online. I understand that this is 3rd party software, but I don't know where else to post this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Old Toad,
Thanks for your response. I was just about to try your suggestion when I opened Mail. In my frustration, I emailed their support last night. To my surprise, they offered a solution. I just downloaded this "beta" version, and it worked. I just removed several duplicates. I have posted the resolution that worked for me below. Again, thank you for your suggestion.
Date: December 28, 2014 at 3:18:43 AM CST
Subject: [TUMM #WYO-597-59222]: “Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto cannot continue as Library is not selected in iPhoto. Please start iPhoto and select a library."
From: TuneupMyMac Team <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [ Redacted ]
Dear [ Redacted ]
Thank you for writing to us.
We have a beta version of the program which may resolve the problem you are facing.
If you wish to use it, you can download it from the link below:
http://cloudfront.systweak.com/duplicatecleanerforiphoto/Duplicate_Cleaner_For_i Photo.zip
Please save it on your Mac and then double click on it to install it.
It should work.
Please do not hesitate to contact us, should you have further queries.
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Iphoto default library won't open

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I have iPhoto 7.1 that shows up in my applications folder. Apparently, I upgraded to iPhoto 9.3 according to the App Store but it does not show up on my computer, When I try to install 9.3, it says I need 9.1.
My real problem is that the Library has been upgraded to 9.3 so the 7.1 version won't open it.
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It says in bold:
You can’t open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto.
Under that it says:
You have made changes to your photo library using a newer version of iPhoto. Please quit and use the latest version of iPhoto.
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