IPhoto titles lost in conversion to Photos

The conversion to Photos seem to have gone rather well in my case, except that about 25% (roughly 6,000 images) of my photos lost their titles in the process. Anyone else experienced this?
Or better yet, a solution beyond copying and pasting every missing title from iPhoto?

Hi, Léonie,
The titles were not the original file names, I have very diligently given all of my photos "proper" titles (so the file names are typically IMG_xxxxx). I have double-checked a number of the affected photos, and the "proper" title shows up fine i iPhoto. For the 75% of the rest of the library, the titles were carried over to Photos (and show when I choose the title metadata to be displayed).
I look at the thread with the automator workflow, and it seems that would have worked nicely if my titles also were file names... When that is not the case, I might have some days work ahead of my copying and pasting manually?

Similar Messages

I just accepted an upgrade on my iphoto and lost most of my photos. How can I get them back?

I just accepted an upgrade for iphoto while I was using it and lost most of my photos? Is there a way to get them back?

Time machine. Went back to c=when it worked last and now I can't update old version as it has error saying I have updated version. THE UPDATED VERSION DOESN'T HAVE MY O;D STUFF. I HAD THOUSANDS OF PHOTOS. TAGGED AND ORGANIZED THAT TOOK A LONG TIME TO DO. THIS UPGRADE IS VERYY DISPOINTING FOR AN APPLE PRODUCT. THIS REMINDS ME OF WINDOWS STUFF I LEFT.

Iphoto 08 lost archives of one photo

Every time I open iPhoto this happens. I think lost archives of one photo and now I get a message coming up on the screen saying 'iPhoto library found a photo that was not imported' 'Would you like to import it?' Whether I say yes or no another message comes up 'the photoes are in the pictures/iphoto Library Recovered photos_' then it is filed as folders in iphotos. When I open them in Finder 'show info', they are locked. It is really annoying.

Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right (or Control-) Click on the icon and select 'Show Package Contents'. A finder window will open with the Library exposed.
Look there for a Folder called 'Import' or 'Importing'.
Drag it to the Desktop. *Make no other changes*.
Start iPhoto. Does that help?
If it does then look inside that folder on your desktop. Does it contain anything you want? If not you can trash the folder.
Regards
TD

Iphoto slideshow photo titles lost in idvd6

I am creating a dvd project using iphoto slideshows.
When I play the slideshows in idvd6 the photo titles are missing except for the first and last photo in each slideshow.

Hi, Léonie,
The titles were not the original file names, I have very diligently given all of my photos "proper" titles (so the file names are typically IMG_xxxxx). I have double-checked a number of the affected photos, and the "proper" title shows up fine i iPhoto. For the 75% of the rest of the library, the titles were carried over to Photos (and show when I choose the title metadata to be displayed).
I look at the thread with the automator workflow, and it seems that would have worked nicely if my titles also were file names... When that is not the case, I might have some days work ahead of my copying and pasting manually?

I upgraded to iPhoto 11 and I lost all of my photos. What can I do?

I upgraded to iPhoto 11 and I lost all of my photos. Only empty thumbnails show up. I don't have anypther backup. What can I do?

Open your iPhoto Library package as shown in this screenshot,
and look inside the subfolders in the Masters folder to see if you orignal files are still there. If they are try the following: make a temporary, backup copy (select the library and type Command+D) and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #1, followed by #3 and then #4 as needed.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
If neither of the above help you'll need to:
Start 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 Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from the open iPhoto Library package into the open iPhoto window.
Click to view full size
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

I have lost nearly all my photos and events. I received a message effectively saying that I need to upgrade from an old base. I think I may have tried to open an event that was stored in iPhoto Buddy a few days ago.

I have lost nearly all my photos and events. I received a message effectively saying that I need to upgrade from an old base. I think I may have tried to open an event that was stored in iPhoto Buddy a few days ago. iPhoto Buddy is not supported in Lion. How can I retrieve my phjotos?

What version of iPhoto?
Assuming 09 or later...
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 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 09; Lost/misplaced photos?

I don't use iPhoto on my iMac too much but opened it today to search for possible old pix of a relative who just recently passed away. Much to my surprise, it only shows one Event present with two images. The event is labelled "Jan 28 2012" though I know those two images it contains are from years ago, though I can't say exactly what date.
Can someone explain what might be going on? This is very odd as I expect there should be many GB of photos present. I've read some other posts where people have lost their only copies of pix but thankfully, I'm not in that category as I mainly use Lightroom and archive to an external drive, but I do like the 'immediacy' of iphoto for sharing or quick/dirty edits of snaps. I have previously imported the library of photos to LR
But what gives? I haven't changed/upgraded the OS (10.6.8) and I haven't been reorganizing files on the drive or stuff like that. 24" imac from ~2007. It seems as though the program has lost a link to the photos location maybe? FYI, the iphoto library info says the file is 17.8MB size.

Sorry for the long delay between posts. I may have found the problem. I discovered an iphoto library on my external drive where I import photos from SD/CF cards and inside a "My Lightroom Photos" folder.
What I don't know is whether I accidentally moved this here or how or when. Anyway, I seem to not have lost any photos. As an aside, I'm wondering if iphoto couldn't find the library (a month ago when I posted) b/c the external drive may not have been attached. Would iphoto then create a new library or should it have posted an error about not finding the library or something similar?
Moving forward, I think I won't try to restore this 'discovered' iphoto library. I'll import photos to the external drive and backup via Lightroom and then import 'keepers'/'best of' to iphoto. I do like the household sharing & display to a big TV screen via apple TV & a shared library.

HT201386 many of the functions of iPhoto are lost in Photos. Why delete it? its better to remove Photos than iPhotos.

many of the functions of iPhoto are lost in Photos. Why delete it? its better to remove Photos than iPhotos.

Please use the feedback form to let the Apple developers know:
Apple - iPhoto - Feedback
Brushes, tags, captions, info panels are all essential for a photo library.

I am running iPhoto version 9.6 on a 2012 iMac using OS X Yosemite 10.10.1. One event in iPhoto has lost all photo information, and the photos are viewed very small.

One event in iPhoto version 9.6 has lost all the original photo information, and views the photos as very small.

started in 2007 and transferred to my latest Mac in 2012.
How did you transfer the library to the new Mac?
How did you upgrade the iPhoto application and library after upgrading to Yosemite?

Good evening, after upgrading Iphoto 9.5 a page opened requiring to upgrade my library. As it did not work out,for fear of losing all my pictures I loaded Iphoto 9.4.3 with Time machine but I had lost quite a few photos. As a matter of fact, after searc

Good evening,
after upgrading Iphoto 9.5 a page opened requiring to upgrade my library. As it did not work out,for fear of losing all my pictures I loaded Iphoto 9.4.3 with Time machine but I had lost quite a few photos. As a matter of fact, after searching , I found them In Photo library in 'images' on my hard drive. When I double click, 9.5 appears with all my pictures. Therefore, I would like to use 9.5 just by by clicking on the icon down my finder and not by being obliged to open my hard drive.
Would you please tell me what I should do. Thank you.
Best regards,
Robert

Huh?
As it did not work out,for fear of losing all my pictures I loaded Iphoto 9.4.3 with Time machine but I had lost quite a few photos. As a matter of fact, after searching , I found them In Photo library in 'images' on my hard drive. When I double click, 9.5 appears with all my pictures.
So, you have restored 9.4.3 from Time Machine but can see all your pictures in 9.5?
Do you have two version of iPhoto on your Machine?
And if you didn't update the Library, ("as it did not work out,") how can you see things in 9.5?
So, whatever set up you have is confusing.

When I try to export photos from iPhoto, why does it truncate the title I have given the photo? For example, I have labeled it 2013RoxyCarousel. When saved to desktop, it reads 2013. The rest is omitted.

When I try to export photos from iPhoto, why does it truncate the title I have given the photo? For example, I have labeled it 2013RoxyCarousel. When saved to desktop, it reads 2013. The rest is omitted.

iPhoto 7.1.5.
I chose these settings:
Kind: JPEG
Quality: medium
Include title and keywords (checked)
Size: small
File name: use title
I guess that is what you meant. Thanks for replying.

IPhoto 08 "Lost Photos?" folder

I recently upgraded from:
iPhoto 05 on a G4 Mini running 10.4 (early 2005 model)
to
iPhoto 08 on a core 2 Duo MacBook running 10.5.7 (late 2008 model)
Initially iPhoto 08 would not open the 05 library until I had rebuilt it on the mini then it upgraded OK.
However once I opened it I noticed about 1/3 of my photos where missing along with most of the video files. Having searched around I found them at the start of the photos view missing information such as dates. When I got iPhoto to show me the location of the files they are all in "iPhoto Library -> Originals -> 2001 -> Lost Photos?" showing a date of 1/1/2001 (My earliest photos date to Nov 2001)
Does any one have an idea how to correct this? I've tried a rebuild of the library (in iPhoto 08) but that has not fixed it.

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. The items are in the "Lost Photos" Event, right? I don't know if reimporting them will correct the Date issue but you could try with a test library and see what you get. Here's what I would do:
1 - create a new library.
2 - open the current library in the Finder like this and COPY the Lost Photos folder to the desktop.
3 - open the new library with iPhoto and drag the Lost Photos folder into it. Before you do go into the iPhoto/Events preference pane, set the Autosplit into Events menu to what you want and check the checkbox Inported item from Finder. That will create Events based on the time frame you establish and not put them all in one Event.
If the dates are correct you can do one of two things:
1 - open your primary library, delete the Lost Photos event from your primary library, set the Event preferences like in the test library, and drag the Lost Photos folder from the Desktop into your open primary library.
2 - open your primary library, delete the Lost Photos event and use the paid version of iPLM to copy the events from the test library into your primary library. IMO iPLM is well worth its cost.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier versions) 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 or later), 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. There are versions that are compatible with iPhoto 5, 6, 7 and 8 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. 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.
NOTE: The new rebuild option in iPhoto 09 (v. 8.0.2), Rebuild the iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup" makes this tip obsolete.

Iphoto has lost event titles

When I did my last back up I also upgraded iTunes. I now find that iPhoto has lost all the event titles - originally merging all events into one, but AUTOSPLIT has separated them, although not into the original list, and dates only - no titles. I have a copy of the originals on a back up drive. Is it possible to restore from that and recover the titles?

I have a copy of the originals on a back up drive. Is it possible to restore from that and recover the titles?
The Event titles? You can't restore them unless you have a back up of the iPhoto Library and not just the original files. Do you?

Iphotos has lost all my photos

Iphotos has lost all my photos, I've tried importing them from the libary but it keeps telling me it doesn't recognise it or the files can't be imported???? Ive also tried Iphone libary manager to retrieve the photos with no luck.

Sorry but you need to provide details
What version of iPhoto and of the OS? What recently changed?
With no information the only possible solution is to restore yoru backup from just before what ever happened happened
LN

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!!!
Thanks.

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.

IPhoto titles lost in conversion to Photos

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for