Iphoto froze then lost all photos-Help!

Iphoto froze so I forced it to quit several times. Then i did a safe boot and restated machine. It would then open but all photos are gone. How do I restore them?

If you were able to locate the file called 'iPhoto Library' in your Pictures folder then now is a good time to make a copy of it just in case. I lost my hard drive once and the only thing I cared about were the lost pictures of my kids. Now I keep multiple backups.
You can view the files in the 'iPhoto Library' file by holding down the control key when you click on the 'iPhoto Library' file. A menu will appear. Select 'Show Package Contents' and you'll be able to view all of the files in your iPhoto library. You should see a folder called 'Masters' which has subfolders based on year, month, day that contain your images. Hopefully you'll be able to recover easily, but in a worst case scenario you should be able to pull the original images.
You may want to post your question in the iPhoto forum where you're more likely to find iPhoto experts who can provide more in-depth assistance.

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i just updated my iphoto to the newest version and when i tried to open it all of my photos were gone. i still have them saved in my iphoto library but when i try to import them back onto iphoto it will not work. this is very frustrating and i would appreciate it if someone could help me out here because i am on vacation in europe at the moment and cannot access my photo albums i have been updating!

natasharileyparish:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. If Terence's suggestion regarding rebuilding the library does not bring your library back you'll probably have to start with a new library and import the Originals folder from the old library. Here's how:
Creating a new library while preserving the rolls from the original.
Move the existing library folder to the desktop.
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 rolls as the original library. However dates on the rolls may be different but can be edited as you would the roll title.
Once this is completed you can delete the iPhoto library folder from the desktop. If desired, you can keep the older library folder to try other fixes on it.
In the future I recommend you make a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto file after each import and after doing a lot of editing and organizing in the library. Then if you experience a similar crash all you need to do is replace the damaged database file with the backup copy and you'll be back to the same place in the library as when you make the backup. See the tip at the end of my signature.
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 written 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. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

IPhoto Library's Lost All Photos

OS 10.4.10
Ibook G4
1.5 GB Ram
iPhoto 5.0.4
Hi,
My first time on iPhoto group.
I've been using iPhoto successfully since I got my mac, 2 years ago.
I may not be using many of the features available. I download digital
pictures, and I take pictures of web pictures with the key code ctrl/click >
Download to iPhoto.
Today I took a picture and got a couple of windows. I can't recreate them
now, but they said something like "Can't find iPhoto Library"
When I open the iPhoto application, none of some one hundred pictures show
up.
I recall starting a full backup to external HD, and learning the export
part of iPhoto. I did it. Then I had to stop the back up because I had to
do something that the backup interferred with. In an export, don't the
original pictures stay in the application?
I have some things in my Pictures folders. There are a few scatterred
pictures from my collection, but not the whole thing.
Where does "Export"export to?
I see now that many of my photos are scattered in my Pictures folders along
with my .pngs.
There are also lots of files that look like this <DSCF0001.jpg> but they
don't open. A window pops up that says
"Couldn't open the file. It may be corrupt or a file format that preview
doesn't recognize."
Of course, Iphoto doesn't open in Preview, does it?
I have a feeling I messed something up when I "exported".
Any way I can recreate my collection?
I know I've never gotten past just downloading the pictures and having all
of them remain on one iPhoto screen. I've never gotten into rolls or
libraries etc.
Thanks,
Rafael

Is there an item named "iPhoto Library.photo library" or similar in your "Pictures" folder, showing with an icon like a fan of pictures?
Or did you store your iPhoto Library in a different folder, perhaps on an external drive?
if you cannot find your iPhoto Library search for it with Find Any File, as described by Old Toad in this post:
Re: My iphoto library has disappeared. How do I find it?
Old ToadFeb 4, 2014 9:05 PM
Re: My iphoto library has disappeared. How do I find it?in response to onpurpose
Download and use Find Any File to search for a file named "iPhoto6.Library". It's a file unique to all iPhoto libraries.
FAF an search areas that Spotlight can't like invisible folders, packages and system files. If there's another iPhoto library hiding somewhere on your hard drive FAF will find it.
OT

9.1.1 just lost all photos - HELP!

Re iPhoto 9.1.1 (527). iPhoto just prompted to convert/update library. Initial message stated that some files were not accessible and asked to repair permissions. Indicated that process could take an hour or more for large libraries, but zipped through in a few seconds. Resulted in only five events with no photos. Finder indicates 62G library, yet iPhoto not displaying anything. Have recent TM backup prior to conversion. iPhoto requested update but I didn't have time, so 9.1.1 was opened, but didn't update yet. I have this backup. I don't know if it's corrupted.
I hope photos can be recovered - priceless family memories. Earlier backups lost because previous TM LaCie drive crashed.
Thank you very much.

iPhoto requested update but I didn't have time, so 9.1.1 was opened, but didn't update yet.
What does that mean?
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.
Regards
TD

IPhoto library has lost all my landscape photos.

Hi, My iPhoto library has lost all my landscape photos (the thumbnails are there, but no photos when you try to slide show them).
I've tried reverting to original and restoring the library. No luck.
I have them all in a back up outside of iPhoto - as individual jpg files. Can Iphoto help to re-import the missing ones bring them back into the library?
I'm hoping to avoid having to start from scratch!!!
I don't know what caused the issues - I haven't made any changes to the back end!!!
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If that doesn't help...
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In Library Manager it's the FIle -> Rebuild command)
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.

Lost all photos on my iPhoto and get the ERROR WRITING TO DISK when trying to reload from Time Machine. iPhoto cannot import your photos because there was a problem writing to the volume containing your iPHOTO LIBRARY . Looking for solution.

Lost all photos on my iPhoto and get the ERROR WRITING TO DISK when trying to reload from Time Machine. iPhoto cannot import your photos because there was a problem writing to the volume containing your iPHOTO LIBRARY . Looking for solution.

Problems such as yours are sometimes caused by files that should belong to you but are locked or have wrong permissions. This procedure will check for such files. It makes no changes and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
First, empty the Trash, if possible.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
find ~ $TMPDIR.. $ -flags +sappnd,schg,uappnd,uchg -o ! -user $UID -o ! -perm -600 $ 2>&- | wc -l | pbcopy
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear.
The output of the command will be a number. It's automatically copied to the Clipboard. Please paste it into a reply.
The Terminal window doesn't show the output. Please don't copy anything from there.

I updated iPhoto 4 with iPhoto 5 and lost all my photos!

I updated iPhoto 4 with iPhoto 5 and lost all my FRICKIN photos! Anyone else have this problem? If I do a search for img_ I do get about 3800 photos, so they do still seem to exist in various locations with multiple duplicates and/or photos that are different but have the same name. I know if I try moving them all to one location I'll get the message "Do you want to replace?" many many times. Any suggestions?

Mike
This document
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107947
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Hi, I just updated my mac from version10.6 to 10.9.3 os mavericks. i went to open iPhoto and it says "Your photo library will not be readable by previous versions of iPhoto after the upgrade." does this mean I have lost all photos i had in there?

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1. No, you haven't.
2. Back up the iPhoto library(this can be done through Time Machine or by dragging it to a drive, partition, or disk image formatted as Mac OS Extended) and then click Upgrade.
3. Aside from Time Machine and drag-copying items from your home folder, programs such as the Disk Utility, Carbon Copy Cloner, and SuperDuper can make backups.
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I have downloaded the most recent version of Iphoto and it no longer works period. I lost all photos, and the app crashes every time I try to open it. How can this be fixed?

I have downloaded the most recent version of Iphoto and it no longer works period. I lost all photos, and the app crashes every time I try to open it. How can this be fixed?

Post the first 50 lines only of the crash report
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Help, lost all photos and texts while syncing new iphone

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Where did the photos come from in the first place?
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Hi, i can't open photo library on my iPhoto. Now lost all my photos. How to restore al photos on iPhoto?

Hi, i can't open photo library on my iPhoto. Now lost all my photos. How to restore all photos on iPhoto on Macbookair?

With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a potential solution. We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
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what system version are you running?
what do you see when iPhoto opens?
what fixes have you tried?
where is your library located?
did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
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I wanted to syncing my itunes to my ipad 2 (ios 4.3.3) and update to ios 5. but i did not have back up. So i lost all photos other files. Pls help...Txs

Hello,
I wanted to syncing itunes to my ipad2 in order to upgrade ios from 4.3.3 to 5 but lost all photos + all other files...
txs for your help:)

Scroll down and see the "Update Your Device Using iTunes" section here:
HT4623
There is no "update icon" in iOS versions earlier than iOS 5.
The update is very large (over 1.2 gigabytes). You need a good internet connection to download it to your computer. Maybe you'll need to take a trip to a city to get a good enough connection.

Lost all photos after a software update

I really hope someone can help here as I'm pretty desperate!
My iMac, running OS 10.4.11 recently offered a software upgrade on-line to iPhoto, to iPhoto 8 (7.14)
I accepted and when I tried to launch it next it said it couldn't show any photos and quoted that it needed to update the thumbnails. I accepted that it should do so. Nothing seemed to happen and no pictures showed after the supposed re-build stopped.
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I searched for advice and have tried some remedies to library failures posted here but to no avail. All I could do was copy in pictures from my hard disc back-up folder and my iDisk but these stop at July 2008. I'm gutted, my wife will kill me so what on earth can I do?
Plus, to Apple - thanks! How the **** can this happen?

There's no reason to panic. Simply you have a damaged database file.
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. 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.
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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.
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Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
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Hi Brennahunt,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If your iPhone is not recognized by iTunes for Windows, try these troubleshooting steps first:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
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