IPhoto update & restoring files

Hi, I have update my iPhoto because Aperture would not link with the older version. I managed to lose a lot of photos and have now restored iPhoto library from my Time Machine. Now my Mac is asking me to upgrade to newer version of iPhoto again!! Do I have to buy the new version again?!
Thanks!

I managed to lose a lot of photos and have now restored iPhoto library from my Time Machine. Now my Mac is asking me to upgrade to newer version of iPhoto again!! Do I have to buy the new version again?!
No, that is probably a misunderstanding. If you restored a previous version of your iPhoto library from Time Machine, you need to update the iPhoto Library to the new version of iPhoto that you now are having.
Doube-click the restored iPhoto Library to open it in iPhoto. iPhoto should be warning you, that the library needs upgrading. Confirm this. Then let it ugrade the library. Does that work?
Which versions of iPhoto and Aperture do you have?

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Now it is "writing new iphoto library data."
However, I continually get messages that pop up saying, "The movie file "SANYO776.dv" cannot be found. Without this file, the movie cannot play properly. I have the option of "searching" or "cancelling." I have to cancel because there is nothing on the computer to search yet. When I click on Cancel a message comes up "searching for movie data in file Clip 01.dv. I have to click on STOP, then the previous message comes up again, I click on Cancel. It continually repeats about 4-6 times with EACH movie it is searching for.
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I'll never get 9 hours worth of photos restored having to click on STOP and CANCEL 4-6 times for EVERY video that I've ever recorded since 2007.
This restore process really is quite impossible. I'm not sure I'd recommend doing a RESTORE files to a computer. Might as well start from scratch. I may never accomplish this.

A Volume is a Hard Disk, or a partiton on a Hard Disk.
Hard Disks can be structured in different ways to hold the data, and iPhoto requires a Disk/Volume that is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). If the library is on a disk with a different format then the data won't be stored in an appropriate structure.
I'm 99.999% certain that Crashplan's server is not formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). VIrtually no servers are.
So, when you write the iPhoto Library to that server the data is not structured properly, and that's why you have problems when you restore.
It should be noted that ordinary files won't have a problem, in this sense they are Mac compatible. But an iPhoto Library is not an ordinary file. It's a complex ecosystem of interlinked databases, caches, metadata files plus you images. This is also true of Aperture and 3rd party apps like DevonThink Office and so on.
The best you can hope to do is get everything down from Crashplan first, and then see about cleaning up the mess.

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In regard to "recovery mode" message, you'll most likely just need to restore your iPod. For more details, read here -> Restoring your iPod
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1 - Don’t plug in your iPod yet.
2 - Go to "START -> Control Panel -> Admin Tools (if you don't see this, click on "classic view" button on the left panel) -> Computer Management."
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4 - Now, with "Computer Management" and Control Panel windows opened, reset your iPod, and connect it.
5 - Right-click on your iPod's listing there (after a few moments when it gets recognized in this drive window), and click on "Change Drive letter and Paths". Then the "Change..." button.
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Assign your iPod the letter "M" "N", "O" or the like (further along in the alphabet).
For more details, see this article:
Windows confuses iPod with network device / Changing drive letter
I hope this helps you!
-Kylene
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Is that the exact error message? When do you get this error? will your iPhoto library work properly withou the update?
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TS3694 i have error when i install restore and update in file unknown occurred error 1015

i have error when i install restore and update in file unknown occurred error 1015

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2. *Minor Database corruption*: 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.
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Recover iPhoto 6 /Library Files

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2a: On 10.5: Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.
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1. Put the iPhoto.app in the trash (Drag it from your Applications Folder to the trash)
2a: On 10.5: Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.
2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows: In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type
/var/db/receipts/
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HT1176 I am trying to add my iPhoto library to files to be backed up on time machine. I am told to click on the Options Minus butto, but it is greyed out. What is the solution ?

I have been trying to add my iPhoto Library to files for time machine backup.
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You can "see" the iPhoto library in Time Machine backups, but you cannot "open" the library or "browse" the contents while you are in Time Machine.
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See Pondini's excellent, detailed information on this:
http://pondini.org/TM/15.html
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