Iphoto 8 - thumbnails have gone AWOL in event folders.

I can see all of the events and all of the albums. When I hover over each event/album, I can see the photos. When I double click to open an event or an album, there are no thumbnails, only a single large photo (able to scroll - but not able to see all at the same time).
How to correct this?!?!?!

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IPhoto thumbnails have gone?!?

When I open iphoto, where it normally shows my events there are just the shapes of the events with no pictures on them and I can't skim...when I go into an event there are no thumbnails of my pictures...just boxes and when I click on a box my picture comes up? The photos are still there I just can't "see" them.

Mark:
If rebuilding doesn't resurrect your library you may have to start over with a new one and import the Original folder from the current one like this:
Creating a new library while preserving the Events from the original library.
Move the existing library folder to the desktop.
Open the library package like this.
Launch iPhoto and, when asked, select the option to create a new library.
Drag the Originals folder from the iPhoto Library on the desktop into the open iPhoto window.
This will create a new library with the same Events as the original library if you have the Finder checkbox unchecked in the Events preference pane.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto 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), 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 08 libraries 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.

I photo images have gone AWOL

I recently had a brief power outage. My Imac G5 was asleep at the time. When it rebooted, the photo library was empty. I downloaded a test version of file salvager, which found the missing files. Before purchasing this software, is there a way to reclaim the photo files and why would this happen? Do I need to repair Iphoto before attempting the file recovery? Thanks.
imac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

If you did a search for the folder names Originals, Modified and Data and nothing came up, then I don't know what to tell you.
Usually when someone opens their iPhoto Library and it is empty, it is usually because the data files got messed up in the old library and iPhoto can't read them to open the library. It will then create a new library when it opens. In the new library there will be no Originals, Modified or Data folders until photos are imported.
In your case, if doing a search for the Originals, Modified and Data folders comes up empty, it means either those folders got deleted somehow along with the photos in them. If the data rescue software comes up with jpeg files, the files it comes up with are files that have been deleted from the hard drive, but have not been overwritten yet. It can recover all the files that have not been overwritten.

Thumbnails have gone gray. Multiple cameras/file names could be issue

I uploaded some photos to iphoto the other day and then, all the photos went gray and are blank when I open each event. I do a search, and the photos still exist on my external hard drive (where they live permanently). I am concerned that the two cameras I have, have just overlapped in file naming and this may be the issue? I don't want file names to be the same, but don't know what to do. I took some more pics and uploaded to iphoto today, these photos show up, but the whole library is still gray, yet showing all the events and how many pics in each event. I rebuilt iphoto a few times, this did not help.
Any ideas??

Welcome to Apple Discussions,
I do a search, and the photos still exist on my external hard drive (where they live permanently).
Does this mean you are keeping your images on that drive and not within the iPhoto Library itself by using the iPhoto > Preferences > Advanced > Copy to library... option turned off?
photos went gray and are blank
Is it a solid grey window when you double-click the picture or is there an exclamation point in it?
Any ideas??
Yes.
Where is your iPhoto Library stored? The default location is Home > Pictures > iPhoto Library
How much space is available in the location where you have your iPhoto Library?
If you create a new iPhoto Library by holding down the option key and launching iPhoto, does this new library import pictures without issue?
Once you know where your iPhoto Library is stored try the following (Note: If your library is not in the default location Home > Pictures > iPhoto Library, you will need to hold down the option key and choose the library you wish to view after removing the iPhoto.plist.):
Ensure all your software is up to date (Apple Menu > Software Update).
Remove the following to the trash and restart the computer and try again:
Home > Library > Caches (I remove the whole folder. It will be re-generated upon restart.)
Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.iPhoto (There may be more than one. Remove them all.)

Thumbnail previews gone awol

I have been using aperture 1.0, 1.0.1 and 1.1 quite happily with my 20D.
On Friday I upgraded to the latest update, 1.1.1 and on Saturday swapped my 20D for a 30D.
Now when I import RAW images from the 30D, I don't get a preview of the images. They do import, and once into aperture they are fine, but it's frustrating losing the preview. The 30D is listed as a support camera.
Thoughts - is it the 30D, a setting on the 30D that escapes me, or a problem with Aperture and/or the 1.1.1 update?
Has anybody else seen/not seen the same effect with this combo?
Help!!!!!!
Also, Lightroom doesn't seem to accept the 30D images at all, imagine they haven't updated their RAW support list yet to support it.
Cheers
Mike

Hi Mike,
Are you importing directly from the camera? This might be a known problem via previous thread. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=448746&tstart=0#2159477
If so, have you tried importing from the card with a card reader? Or have you tried importing from the desktop after copying your images over from the camera?

Can Time Machine retrieve Keynote presentations that have gone AWOL in the cloud?

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Tonight I panicked and switched off a lot of DATA using settings in Settings.
But now I find I havent got SAFARI or the APP STORE anymore, which are two items that cannot normally be removed from the Menu, there might be more items missing as well, but I can't think what they might be.
Does anybody know please what I have done ? and how can I get Safari etc. back again PLEASE
Tim

Swipe down on the home screen and type in a search for each app. If the apps somehow ended up in a folder, it will indicate which one.
Check any alternate home screens by swiping left-right
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Settings App > General > Reset > Reset Home Screen Layout
Try a reset: Simultaneously hold down the Home and On buttons until the device shuts down. Ignore the off slider if it appears. Once shut down is complete, if it doesn't restart on it own, turn the device back on using the On button. In some cases it also helps to double click the Home button and close all apps BEFORE doing the reset.
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IPhoto events folders have disappeared...

Hi. Some of my events folders seem to have disappeared from iPhoto (any folder containing photos from before October 2008). Does anyone know how I can retrieve them?? I'm freaking out - I haven't deleted anything, so I'm not sure where they've gone. Thanks!

Hi Terence,
I did a little research and the loss of all my event folders occurred on Oct. 23rd. That must be when I upgraded to iPhoto '11 v 9.2.1. Sounds about right to me as that is about the time we got our iPhone 4S's
If I restore the library from a Time Machine back up before Oct. 23rd in order to reclaim all my event folders, it will be a backup with the earlier version of iPhoto.
Because of that, do/can/should I:
1. First go into Time Machine and confirm I have a previous working version of iPhoto and all my pictures up to Oct. 23rd. (Assume it never hurts to double check these things.)
2. After confirming I have all my pics from before Oct. 23rd and a working previous version of iPhoto, delete iPhoto '11 v 9.2.1 from my MacBook Pro's Application folder and the iPhoto picture library in "Photo" in the Finder. Then bring back the earlier version of iPhoto with its pictures from a Time Machine backup before Oct. 23rd?
3. Upgrade to iPhoto '11 v 9.2.1 again from the Mac App Store (I assume it will cost nothing as I alreay bought it).
4. Hope that this time the upgrade doesn't result in removing all my events as happened the first time I installed iPhoto '11 v 9.2.1
I am thinking my only other option is to keep what I have, go into iPhoto and choose "Autosplit Events" (maybe choose 1 week as the event time span instead of 1 day). Connect my Time Machine backup harddrive to another computer that has the older version of iPhoto. Open my iPhoto library on that second computer and place it side by side with my computer move through the events on that second computer's iPhoto library and copy the event title and tidy up the events based on that second computer. Sounds pretty tedious, but my library goes back 11 years and there is no way I will remember what some of those earlier photos are about without some help.
I hoping, of course, your backup idea, will work despite the different versions of iPhoto I will have to deal with.
Thanks for all your help.
Mr. Luigi

Turned on sharing in iPhoto on my iMac. My MacBook sees all the photos but not all events or albums appear. I have many albums in several folders. Any suggestions?

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Hvaing the same problem on my iPad since iTunes and ios5 upgrade - hoping for some updates from Apple to resolve problem - research has shown we are not alone!

HT201250 When restoring Time Machine after a failure, does it also restore the files to the same order, for example - within iPhoto I have pics/ videos in folders and sub folders organised as family/events etc - will it go back to this exact order after a

When restoring Time Machine after a failure, does it also restore the files to the same order, for example - within iPhoto I have pics/ videos in folders and sub folders organised as family/events etc - will it go back to this exact order after a restore?

Hi Stavros0203,
When restoring your entire system from a Time Machine backup, it is restored to the state it was when that backup was made. See this article for reference -
OS X Yosemite: Recover your entire system
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Brett L

IPhoto Event Folders now have weird encrypted looking titles?

Many of my iPhoto (also Aperture of course) event folders now have these encrypted looking folder titles and some may contain only one or two pictures.
There's a massive amount of them and I don't understand what created this mess? I have used some iphoto duplicate file location software just in case it may have been part of the problem.
Screenshot example enclosed.

I've run tests on the Gemini app and it found all of the duplicates in my test library except those HDR and normal files taken by an iPhone shooting in the HDR mode.
However, I wasn't able to test it's removal capability to see if it did it all within iPhoto and didn't damage the library structure. You can answer that.
OT

What if I already have my photos organized in folders outside of iphoto?

I already have all my photos stored in a year folder/event subfolder structure, outside of iphoto. How do I get my photos into iphoto and preserve this year folder/event subfolder structure? I tried dragging the 2008 folder into the iphoto source list window, but it just imported all the photos from that year into one giant mess....it didn't honor my subfolders.
I have iphoto's prefs set to NOT copy files to the iphoto library folder, but this does not make it use my existing folder structure...and the online help gives no clue how to do the import so that my existing folder structure will be preserved in iphoto. Is this even possible, or is iphoto out of control, like the U.S. Government?

If you want to duplicate your Folder Tree in iPhoto:
Start at the bottom of the hierarchy and drag a folder of images to the Album Heading in iPhoto. The pics will be imported and an Album of the same name created.
You can then create the Enclosing Folders in the iPhoto Window (File -> New Folder) and drag the Album to it. Folders can contain other Folders (Nested Folders) and Albums.
However, is your folder system date based? Then this form of organisation is a bit pointless in iPhoto when Smart Albums or the Calendar tool (Click on the wee magnifying glass in the Search Box) mean you can find the photos taken on any day, month or year at a click. With Smart Albums it's easy to find photos from specific range - say, June 3 to August 25, 2009 etc.
If your folder system is theme based - Xmas pics, Birthday pics etc, then you'll find Keywords are much more flexible, and can be used in conjunction with other criteria for making Smart Albums and searches.
I have iphoto's prefs set to NOT copy files to the iphoto library folder, but this does not make it use my existing folder structure..
You misunderstand what that's for. iPhoto is a Database, not a simple photo viewer. It's about organisng Photos. What you have there is an structure of files. The point of iPhoto to offer enormous flexibility organising your Photos regardless of the file location.
When you run a Referenced Library (with that option unchecked) iPhoto will not copy the files, but rather simply reference them on your HD. To do this it will create an alias in the Originals Folder that points to your file. It will still create a thumbnail and, if you modify the pics, a Modified version within the iPhoto Library Folder.
*Some things to consider:*
1. Importing and deleting pics are more complex procedures. You have to to put the files where they will be stored before importing them. When you delete them you'll need to remove the files from the HD yourself.
2. You cannot move or rename the files on your system or iPhoto will lose track of them on systems prior to 10.5 and iPhoto 08. Even with the later versions issues can still arise if you move the referenced files to new volumes or between volumes.
3. Most importantly, migrating to a new disk or computer can be much more complex.
4. Because iPhoto has no tools for managing Referenced Files, if, for some reason, the path to the photos changes then you could find yourself resolving aliases for +each photo in the Library+ one by one.
My own opinion:
I've yet to see a good reason to run iPhoto in referenced mode unless you're using two photo organisers
If disk space is an issue, you can run an entire iPhoto Library from an external disk:
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library as an entity from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
If you're concerned about accessing the files, 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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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.
Regards
TD

What to do when you have a power outage and my iphoto photos are gone

I was workng in iPhoto on a photo book when the power went off. After the power came back on, I turned on my computer and returned to my project in iPhoto, and every photo was gone....disappeared. It looked like I just installed iPhoto with nothing in the events or photos. What do i do???
My photos are backed up, but the book does not back up. So, that means I have to start my book from scratch and import the photos again!! I cannot get back all the hours I've worked on this project.
Question: Is there a way to retrieve my photos and all my previous projects in iPhoto?
--Elaine

For iPhoto v7
Try 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. (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.
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.

I burned iPhoto to a folder and now my folders/albums are gone in iPhoto

I decided to burn a folder of all my photos in iPhoto as I was having a problem with iPhoto creating new,untitled subfolders everytime I put photo's in a folder. I thought that I should back everything up and then take the next step to reloading iPhoto. I have had a problem with iPhoto since I bought my computer and took it into the genius bar twice and they they remotely came into my computer. It seemed to stump all of them, although the remote session was the best help. Since I have over 32,000 photos, I think it is time to find out what is really going on with this particular iPhoto. I have been using iPhoto for a very long time on previous computers and never had a problem. I need help before I regret doing something I can't reverse.

I am asking what happened to my folders and albums after backing up my photos by burning a folder to my desktop.
Part of the problem is confusing use of language - since we only have words to communicate with it is critical to use the correct words properly
In iPhoto are you speaking of folders and albums in the source pane on the left? Those are for organizing and are not places but albums are ways of viewing yoru photos and folders are ways of organizing your albums
Not sure what you mean by "burning a folder on the desktop? You "burn" CDs and DVDs - you "export" photos to finder folders on the desktop - is this what you did?
Then exactly what did you do next?
This makes no sense
Just went back to iPhoto and all of the albums and folders are gone. All the photos are present.
Exporting photos does nothing to a finder folder does absolutely nothing to the source photos within iPhoto
And export (if htat is what you did) is not a way to backup iPhoto - it does backup your photos but not yourorganization
So to help it is critical to know exactly what you did do
And do you have a good current backup of the iPhoto library - you may very well need to use it
LN

Annoyed by iPhoto's lack of event folders

Hey Everyone,
Typical Apple......some things are absolutely amazing, some things are absolutely stupid.
Love iPhoto. Hate iPhoto.
I love the concept of Events, I hate how rigid they are.
I want to make ONE event entitled "Summer Vacation" that encompasses several days, locations, and activities. When I click that event, I want several "sub" events that appear that separate my photo collections logically under the hood of one experience.
Is it a practical method of organization? Absolutely. Is it possible in iPhoto? From what I have attempted and researched, NO!
I can sub-categorize my music collection beautifully in iTunes and access it in any capacity using the browser view. Why can't iPhoto be built the same consistent way?
How hard is it to offer 3 methods of view: 1. All Events 2. All Photos 3. Event Folders (aka Smart Events, Event Playlists, Whatever)
I don't want workarounds, title tricks, album massage, etc. I want simple old fashioned quick and easy drag and drop. X number of related Events into one with the entities sub categorized and preserved.
So simple. Somebody PLEASE tell me this is possible and make me an idiot, I will wear the title with pride.

You can do what you want with the virtual folders that can be created in the left hand pane. Virtual folders can contain albums, smart albums, books, slideshows and other virtual folders like this. The smart albums can be configured to span a specific time line or any other criteria of the photos. You can also use keywords or multiple keywords assigned to a photos to help with your organization.
That's what you'll have to use if you're going to use iPhoto. It's the nature of the beast. if you want to maintain your own, hierarchical folder structure and have that represented in the image management tool you're using you'll need to use something link iView MediaPro which is now Expression Media.
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TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto 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), 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 08 libraries 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.

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