IPhoto 9.4.3 Library Missing!
Hello,
My wife's iPhoto library seems to have vanished off our computer. I'm actually confident it's still on our iMac running 10.8.5, but I did delete her old Roadrunner email account (from the RR website) and as it turns out THAT was the email address she had in iPhoto as her account. Now that that's been deleted, iPhoto can't seem to "find" her pictures, and upon starting comes up with a window asking to pick which library to use. There's no list in the window. A rudimentary search in "pictures" or "images" found nothing. We DO have a Time Machine backup hard drive if it comes to that. Any thoughts on how to right this situation would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Starting over from scratch with new library
Start over with a new library and import the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from your original library as follows:
1. Open the library package like this.
2. Launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and, when asked, select the option to create a new library.
3. Drag the subfolders of the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from the open iPhoto Library package into the open iPhoto window a few at a time.
This will create a new library with the same Events (but not necessarily the same Event names) as the original library but will not keep the metadata, albums, books slideshows and other projects.
Note: your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.
OT
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IPhoto library missing. Tried "other library", found iPhoto, clicked open, nothing happened library
iPhoto library missing. Tried "other library", found iPhoto library, clicked open, nothing happened.
Restore your backup - obviously no one here has any idea where anything on your computer is located - by default the iPhoto library is int he pictures folder
You can see all available iPhoto libnraries by depressing and holding the option key and launching iPhoto - the select library window will show all available libraries
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Yosemite made all my photos dissapear
Which version of iPhoto did you upgrade from? What happens when you try to launch iPhoto? Do you get any warnings, when iPhoto upgraded the library?
I have tried everything but my library is empty.
What have you tried already?
Where did you store your iPhoto library? On an external drive or your system drive?
iPhoto will create a new, empty library, if it cannot open or find your previous iPhoto library.
If you upgraded from iPhoto '08 or earlier, the iPhoto library needs to be prepared with iPhoto Library Upgrader. See this link: iPhoto '11: About the Library Upgrader
If you got error messages during the upgrade of the library, restore your iPhoto Library from your most current backup. -
Photos deleted from iPhoto, but still in Library folder
iPhoto 9.5.1
Strange behavior in iPhoto : let's say I imported 100 photos. Then, in iPhoto, deleted 80, keeping 20. Emptied trash in iPhoto. Then emptied Trash in Finder.
Let's say the "_DSC1234.JPG" photo was among deleted files. When searching "_DSC1234.JPG" in Spotlight, I find it in the "Master" folder of the "iPhoto Library" folder (Photothèque in French).
I've got a lot of photos deleted, but kept in Library, Not good for privacy, not good for hard drive space.
For exemple, I find 514 ".NEF" photos in the iPhoto searchbox. But when searching in the iPhoto LIbrary folder with Spotlight for files with ".NEF" in their names, I find 1048 ! No duplicates, no previews or "faces" (hey are in JPEG), but photos I deleted, before emptying iPhoto and Finder trash !!
Rebuilding Library didn't help.
I'm using a user account not allowed to administrate the computer. Maybe a link ?
The question was already asked, but never answered :
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Deleted Photos: Why are they still in my iphoto library folder?
Photos deleted from within iPhoto are still in Library folder
Thanks for your help !Strange behavior again, with the original library : If I select NO event and use the menu Information, I've got 14.634 photos. If I select all events, I've got 15.760 photos. How can I have more photos in all events than in my Library ??????
Check, if you have hidden photos.
File > New Smart Album, with a rule: Photo is hidden
In my iPhoto Library the "Hidden" flag accounts for the difference in the Photos count between selecting all events and no events.
Make sure, "View > Hidden Photos" is enabled in the View menu, so you can recognize hidden photos by the X. -
I uploaded pictures from a second camera and my iphoto created a second library, how do i get back to the first library? Can anyone help?
I have no idea what you did or what happened - but I can assure you that loading from a different camera does not create a new library
So you need to supply information and someone here will assist you in sorting this out and figuring out what you really did
What version of iPhoto do you have? What version of the OS? Why do you think that a second library has been created? What do you see when you launch iPhoto with the optipon kep depressed and use the select library option? Where is your iPhoto library normally?
Anything else you can tell us that might help?
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If the Migration Assistant won't do it, move them over as you would any other folder; they're located in the Pictures and Music folders of your home folder by default. The iPhoto library needs to be transferred via a drive, partition, or disk image formatted as Mac OS Extended or through an AFP network share.
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iPhoto asked to upgrade library and has now come up empty even though my iPhoto file is over 130GB. How do I get back my photos? I am using OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 with Mavericks. My iPhoto is 9.6. I am very concerned as this file has all my photos for the last 15 years!
If the iPhoto Library is still 130 GB large, your photos are probably still inside; perhaps the library has a corruption.
Or the iPhoto Library is on drive, that is incompatible with iPhoto. Where is your iPhoto Library stored?
To check for a library corruption: Ctrl-click or right-click the iPhoto library and select "Show Package Contents". This will show the folders inside the library package.
Are there folders called "Masters" or "Old Masters"?
If there is a folder "Old Masters", you are having a problem with recent bug, that corrupts iPhoto Libraries when upgrading. In that case, it would be best to restore your iPhoto Library from a backup you made before you upgraded to Yosemite.
Or, if no backup is available, copy the "old Masters" folder to a folder on your Desktop and create a new iPhoto library and import the Old Masters folder.
If there is no folder "old Masters" try to rebuild your iPhoto Library with the First Aid tools :
Make a backup copy of your iPhoto Library, but don't overwrite any older backups.
To launch the "First Aid Tools" hold down the options-command keys ⌥⌘ while double clicking your iPhoto Library.
Keep the keys held down firmly until the First Aid panel appears.
Select "Rebuild Database". -
I would like to copy my iPhoto (9.4.1) library from my Mac Pro (10.7.5) to a Macbook Pro (10.7.5). Can I drag the iPhoto Library from the Pictures folder to Air Drop and send them to the MacBook? If I then move that to the Pictures folder on the MacBook will that then be a usable iPhoto library on the Macbook?
It would be better if you could connect the two Macs via a hard wired LAN to copy the library from the Mac Pro to the MacBook. Wireless connections can have momentary dropouts which could affect the reliable copying of files.
If you do go with Air Drop be sure to open and inspect the copied library closely to confirm it was a successulf copy.
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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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I need to minimize the space photos take on my MacBook Pro OSx 10.7. They are in iPhoto, Aperture, Pictures/Photo Library, etc. Are they taking space in all of these locations?
Are they taking space in all of these locations?
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iPhoto and Aperture each create their own library files, and the default location for them is in /users/youruseraccount/Pictures
You can configure iPhoto and Aperture to use the same Library file, in which case your photos are only stored once. But if you are using iPhoto & Aperture with independent library files, you may in fact be duplicating your storage.
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Whenever I try to access a program this flashes on the screen ** Library Missing" too quickly to read. and I am not able to access program
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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
a.) - Repair Permissiones
b.) Rebuild Thumbnails
c.) Repair Database
d.) Rebuild Database
3.) Disk Utility --> verify & (later) repair disk permissions.
4.) (after turning off file vault encryption) I ran resetpassword from the terminal and reset permissions exactly as described here: http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/15/repair-user-permissions-in-mac-os-x-lion/
5.) Deleted "com.apple.iPhoto.plist" (and subsequently recreated it at 1st launch of iPhoto)
6.) Verified that my user account is the owner of my iPhoto library
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]>
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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.
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Upgrading iPhoto library to iPhoto '08 corrupted the library
I've seen discussions on a similar topic, but none with quite the same issue. I moved my iPhoto library from my old iBook G4 to my also old (but upgraded) PowerBook G4. The PowerBook G4 had iPhoto '08, so my library was converted/upgraded when I opened it the first time. This corrupted the library. I was able to rebuild part of the library but manually dragging the individual folders in the iPhoto package contents to the iPhoto icon in the dock, saving half of the pictures, but it isn't working for the rest of them. Specifically, those pictures whose organization (album names) were retained in the iPhoto library package contents were successfully imported. But for the rest of the pictures, iPhoto imposed its own organization in the package contents: that is, my album names are no longer there, and the photos are organized in folders with dates (eg, April 1, 2010) for their names. When I try to manually import these pictures by dragging the date-named folder to the dock, I get an error message. What do I do?
I would start by trying again - updating older iPhoto libraries does not normally corrupt them - connect he two systems together and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity to the pictures folder of the new system and launch iPhoto
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IPhoto '09 - Separating large library
Hi,
my iPhoto library has grown over the years and it currently around 76Gb.
In an effort to make it more manageable, I'm splitting it into smaller libraries going by the year that they were taken.
The way I've been doing this is by creating a New Library, showing the package contents of the iPhoto Library in Finder and then dragging and dropping from the Originals - <year> folder into iPhoto. Every new library has two years worth of photos.
Now, years 2000 through to 2008 were easy to do because every event had it's own folder, the event folders had the same name as the events in iPhoto so once imported, all the events were there as in the original iPhoto Library.
Years 2009 and 2010 however, haven't done this. Although in the iPhoto Library they are organised in events, in Finder, some of them are named by the date they were taken and other folders are named by the image name given by the camera. Basically, it's a bit of a mess.
I'm assuming that the change has something to do with upgrading from iPhoto '08 to iPhoto '09 when iLife '09 came out. Is there an easy way to change how the folders are named without having to go through each one or is there another way to accomplish the original task?
Cheers.
Andy.The size of the package file (76Gb) is of no relevance to iPhoto's performance. iPhoto is good for 250,000 images so do you really need to split that Library? Further, as iPhoto can have only one Library open at a time that means that the vast majority of your pics will not be accessible without first quitting iPhoto and selecting a new Library. There is some inconvenience here.
Your method of going about this task is not really splitting a library, it's starting a bunch of new Libraries over from scratch. Your method
dragging and dropping from the Originals - <year> folder into iPhoto.
preserves no work that you have done on these photos: no edits, no metadata added in iPhoto, nothing. It's as though you have simply started over and these photos have never been on a computer before.
If you must split a Library then use iPhoto Library Manager. It will create libraries for you and allow you to move Events/Albums/Pics plus associated versions and metadata from Library to Library. At least this way you will preserve most of any work you've done on the pics.
Yes, since 09 the link between the Events in the iPhoto Window and the folders in the Library package is changed. Try accessing the files via the supported method: File -> Export and set the Kind to Original
Regards
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iphoto 9.5 won't import photos from iPhoto 7.5. Library will not update using the iPhoto library upgrader application. Repeatedly says it can't locate photos even when told to cancel. I think the photos in question are in Nikon RAW format.
iPhoto 9.5 immediately tries to "upgrade" my library using the upgrader.
iPhoto 9.5 asks you to run the upgrader to prepare the library for 9.5. It then will update the library to its format.
You need to do the following:
1 - go to your Applications/Utilities folder and double click on the iPhoto Library Upgrader 1.1 application.
2 - select Choose Library, navigate to your iPhoto library, select it and let the upgrader do its thing.
3 - launch iPhoto 9.5 to open and finish the conversion of the library.
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