Iphoto library location

After upgrading to OS Lion, I do not see anymore photos, where should i look for them?

By default, the iPhoto library is in the Picture folder at the top level of your home folder. If you don't see it there, check the All My Files smart folder in the sidebar of a Finder window. Does it show the images?

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My iphoto library, located on time capsule ( +/- 50G) does not load at all after upgrade to OSX to Yosemite ?

Dear all,
I am guessing, this is not the end for accessing to my iphoto (last update) library, my life memories, but after upgrade to OSX Yosemite, my iphoto library, located on time capsule (+/- 50G) does not load at all. I have sent the report to Apple.
I am, worried to save or see my pictures back.
Thanks fo your help.
Clémentine

eurclem wrote:
Hi Larry,
Sorry, for the delay, in the meantime I have restored my previous OS.
But to answer you, basically , I use the time capsule as both a backup volume and an external drive.
It's a 1 To Capacity.
Best Regards,
Clémentine
That is a bad idea
1 - since you have files on the same disk as your backup you have no backup for those files which apparently includes you photos - having no b means it is just a matter of time until you lose them
2 - The TimeMachine backup grows until it fills the volume it is on - when the TC is full iphoto (and maybe other programs) will stop workig due to lack of space
You need at least two external hard drives - one for the iPhoto library (this one needs to be directly connected with a fast wired connection like Thungrbolt, Firewire or USB and be formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) ) and a separate EHD for you TM backup
LN

Using Time Machine to back up an iphoto library located on an external hard drive.

I'd like to back up my primary iphoto library that currently exists on an external Simpletech hard-drive. I have a separate WD Passport external hard drive also attached to my iMAC. When I turn on Time Machine, it only seems to allow me to choose one of the two hard-drives to receive the back-up, and automatically excludes the Simpletech where my iphoto library is located from the back-up. Am I missing something?

This is normal. If you wish to back up your Hard Drive with the iPhoto library follow these steps:
Open the time maching preferences in system prferences,
Click options,
Choose the hard drive with your iPhoto library,
Click the - button to remove it frok the list. T
Time machine will now back up all the information on this disk as well as that on your hard drive in the computer to your Time Maching Hard Drive.
Hope this helps!!!

Iphoto library located on ext hd will not open

iphoto library is located on ext hd and accessed by old imac. attempted to make it accessible to both computers, but it would not open. now when i point the new mac to ext library it asked to rebuild thumbnails and shows no pictures. please help
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Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 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, 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.
Regards
TD

IPhoto library Location Question

Hello Apple Discussion wizards, though this is my first post, i've used this forum extensively and you have all helped me with many problems.
Anyway, old macbook was killed by humidity, currently on new imac.
old iphoto library was recovered and loaded to an external. my new iphoto library had around 300 pics, old one had around 12000, all organized by albums and such, so naturally i wanted to move the new iphoto library photos into my old one, and make my old library the default on my new computer.
essentially, i dragged the files from my old iphoto onto the desktop, held option while i opened iphoto, seleected the old library, then dragged the 300 pics into it.
now, currently iphoto opens with all my pics. the library location is
/Users/claycohen/Pictures/iPhotoLibrary1
everything seems cool, but im worried about the location/permissions of the library
for example, if i go to change my desktop photo in system prefs, when i browse finder, my iPhotoLibrary1 is greyed out and cant be selected.
MAIN QUESTION:
Is there a way to reset my current library to factory location and settings but keep all my albums/photos etc?
thanks for your help everyone, if that didn't make sense i can try to re explain. to quote thom yorke - i just want "everything in its right place"

Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Include the option to check and repair Library permissions.
Regards
TD

Use Dropbox as iPhoto library location?

I need access to my image files from several computers, and am wondering whether I could simply locate my iPhoto library on Dropbox, and access it as needed. I am, and would continue, backing up to a remote hard drive, so the Dropbox would not be the only location of my iPhoto library.

You can use Dropbox to run iPhoto from multiple computers but, unless you want to purchase additional dropbox space, the library's size must be less than 2 GB in size. See Old Toad's Tutorial #20 - "Syncing" a Small iPhoto Library between Multiple Macs with Dropbox for more info. Be sure to read the warning in the tutorial.
You must allow sufficient time for changes made on computer A to be synced to computers B and C (they must be up and online to do so).

IPhoto library location setting

I moved my iPhotos library, but iWeb seems to still be looking at the old location. Does anyone have an idea how to reassign the location of that directory?
(I'm pretty sure this is the issue. The symptom is the Media area of iWeb has not changed since I moved the location, but I left the old iPhotos location intact, and so I think that is what it is looking at.)

Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Include the option to check and repair Library permissions.
Regards
TD

My iphoto library (located on an external hard drive) was open when the hard drive was accidentally disconnected. We plugged it back in, but the library is frozen. Any suggestions on what I can do without corrupting/losing my iphoto library?

The cable to the external hard drive that houses my iphoto library was accidentally disconnected while the library was open and up on the screen. We plugged it back in, but now the screen is frozen. Has anyone experienced this before? If I force quit, will I corrupt and lose access to the library on the external hard drive?

Shutdown the Mac. Disconnect and power off the external drive (if it has its own power supply). Reconnect the external drive and power on (if applicable). Boot Mac. If the external drive is not reading properly, open Disk Utility, select external drive, run Repair Disk.

Backing up iPhoto library located on external hard drive

I recently moved my iPhoto 09 library to a 500gb WD portable hard drive in order to free up space on my MacBook Pro hard drive. What I would like to know is can I back up this external library to another external hard drive so that I have two copies of all my photos. Would it work if I had an external hard drive connected to my airport extreme?
Thanks

Most Simple Back Up
Drag the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to another Disk. This will make a copy on that disk.
Slightly more complex:
Use an app that will do incremental back ups. This is a very good way to work. The first time you run the back up the app will make a complete copy of the Library. Thereafter it will update the back up with the changes you have made. That makes subsequent back ups much faster. Many of these apps also have scheduling capabilities: So set it up and it will do the back up automatically. Examples of such apps: Chronosync or DejaVu . But are many others. Search on MacUpdate

How to manage iphoto library location?

I can have iphoto library either in Mac's SSD (128GB) or external hard-disk. If the whole library is in SSD, it can't grow beyond 128GB or at max 512 GB). If I move the whole library to external hard-disk, I will have to mount it every time I need to look at the photos. Is it possible to split the library between mac's internal SSD and external hard-disk such that favorite and recent photos stay on both SSD and hard-disk and all the photos in external hard-disk? Whenever hard-disk is plugged in, it can sync and show all the photos in iphoto. Is it possible to do this in mac?

Yes. By having two Libraries.
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
Now you have two full versions of the Library.
3. On the Internal library, trash the Events you don't want there
Now you have a full copy of the Library on the External and a smaller subset on the Internal
Some Notes:
As a general rule: when deleting photos do them in batches of about 100 at a time. iPhoto can baulk at trashing large numbers at one go.
You can choose which Library to open: Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'
You can keep the Library on the external updated with new imports using iPhoto Library Manager

I can`t open Iphoto "You have made changes to your iphoto library using a newer version of iphoto.Please quit and use the latest version of iphoto"

HI, I try to open my Iphoto but a message (topic) appears and won`t let me in.

Well you have a problem that you need to address
Note that this response gives you all the possible information about yoru problem based on the zero information that you have proviced
What version of iPhoto? Of the OS? where is the iPhoto library located? What has recently changed? Have you opened this library from a different computer?
LN

How do I upgrade my iPhoto library on Time Capsule?

I am using a 20-inch iMac from mid 2007, iOS 10.10.1, 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB and I have my entire iPhoto library located my Time Capsule (which is connected to my computer via ethernet cable). Since upgrading to Yosemite I upgraded (and subsequently re-installed) the newest version of iPhoto. The small iPhoto library on my computer upgraded just fine and works very well, but the large iPhoto library located on my Time Capsule will not upgrade. When I attempt to open the library located on the Time Capsule, a window appears saying, "The photo library needs to be upgraded to work with this version of iPhoto." I click "upgrade." Then a small window appears that says, "examining photo library." The program freezes at this point, and within just a few minutes, iPhoto closes out entirely. I have attempted this multiple times over the past two months with no success. I moved iPhoto to the trash and reinstalled it, as some had recommended, but to no avail. I don't know which version of iPhoto I previously had. Any thoughts from all you very intelligent people out there?

I have my entire iPhoto library located my Time Capsule (which is connected to my computer via ethernet cable).
An iPhoto Library cannot be on a Networked location.
See this article
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5168
Note the comment:
“Additionally, storing the iPhoto library on a network rather than locally on your computer can also lead to poor performance or data loss.”

My iPhoto library is either in use by another application or has become unreadable - what do I do?

My iPhoto will not open. I get this message My iPhoto library is either in use by another application or has become unreadable. I have tried holing down the option & command keys when I open it and it gives me options to rebuild thumbnails and I get this message when I try to click on that and start

where is your iPhoto library located? What version of iPhoto? try the command-Option-launch and rebuild your database
LN

IPhoto library mapping issues on home network

Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have my iPhoto 8 library stored on PowerMac G4 that acts as media server for the house. Each Mac automatically mounts the media drive when the appropriate user logs in and each copy of iPhoto has been 'mapped' to the iPhoto library located on the media server.
The problem - occasionally, and I can not figure what causes it - but when my wife logs in and opens iPhoto, she gets the good old "Please select the library or create a new one" window. Bless her heart, I've tried to explain how to 'remap' the library - but it's just....well, lets just say I have failed in my communications and explanations.
So - why does this library mapping 'unmap' and how can I force it to stay 'mapped'??? I've tried several Automator actions and even tried the Record function - no dice.
Any ideas would be much appreciated because she's on the verge of firing the home network administrator which equates to a reduced IT budget in the future.
Thanks for your time!
jc

John:
Are all the Macs using the same library? Is this a wireless network or hard wired?
The library can get unmapped if iPhoto is launched with the server not mounted and accessible.
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.

Is it possible to set screen saver to iphoto library on another computer?

I have all my photos on an iMac; I have a mac mini connected to my flat screen tv which we use to watch movies (netflix, amazon video, itunes, etc). I would like to set my mac mini screen saver to the iPhoto library located on my iMac. Is this possible?

Do I need to have iPhoto installed on both computers? On the mac mini, when I select the screen saver source choicelist I only get the pre-installed options and a "choose folder". I can navigate my iMac from this option however, the iPhoto library icon is greyed out...
What am I doing wrong? I do have iPhoto shared on my iMac from the iPhoto sharing preferences.

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